Welcome to the NRF: NeuroSurgical Research Foundation

The objective of the foundation is directed towards funding research into the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease or malfunction of the brain, spine and nerves.

Brain Tumour - Stroke - Neurodegeneration - Traumatic Brain/Spinal Injury

About us

NRF Neurosurgical Research Grants Now Open

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TBI Awareness Month

Help raise awareness those affected during TBI Month

Strokes Can Happen at Any Age

Neurosurgeon Dr Alistair Jukes discusses Childhood Stroke and the impact of your support.

$4m Investment in Stroke Recovery Research

Prof Renée Turner secures $3.5m NHMRC Grant and $500k NRF Funding.

Vitamin C Brain Swelling Treatment Shows Promising Results Progressing to Clinical Trial

Wednesday 11 March 2026

Encouraging results from NRF-supported research at the Royal Adelaide Hospital are paving the way for a first-in-human trial in...

Neurosurgeon Dr Alistair Jukes discusses Childhood Stroke

Thursday 05 March 2026

Clot retrieval and improved paediatric stroke protocols are saving precious minutes and transforming stroke outcomes for patien...

NRF Supporters Celebrated at Government House Reception After Record $2.1 Million Year for SA Brain Research

Thursday 26 February 2026

Transforming Stroke Recovery: Professor Renée Turner and the SND-FMT team Secures $4M Investment for Groundbreaking Research

Wednesday 25 February 2026

NRF Chair of Neurosurgical Research Prof Renée Turner and the SND-FMT team have secured a major $3.5m Federal Grant to t...

Events

May

Fore Griff | Golf Day Fundraiser

Join us for an Golf Fundraiser in honour of Griff on the one-year anniversary of his passing. Theme: Dress like Griff Support Brain Cancer Research

Mar

March is TBI Awareness Month

Supporting Traumatic Brain Injury Research This March

May

Running for Research

GG is running for research in May 2026 to raise funds for Glioblastoma Research and Clinical Trials

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