It brings together laboratory scientists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, clinical psychologists, physiotherapists and other health professionals to tackle the major research challenges in neurology.

In addition, our researchers supervise a growing number of PhD students from Australia and overseas and collaborate with leading universities worldwide.It has affiliations with the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University. The Perron Institute’s researchers and neurologists have links with many universities and hospitals worldwide such as Great Ormond Street, London and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio. They collaborate with the top universities recognised by The Times Higher Education world reputation rankings. These include Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Oxford.

To address this, the Perron Institute is establishing a state-of-the-art Centre for Restorative Neurology. With the huge leaps we are making in understanding stroke through research and therapy, and the treatments already offered to stroke patients, the Centre’s potential for helping to restore substantial quality of life to patients is extremely promising.