Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies.

The Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies was established at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, in 1982. Initially known as the Australian Studies Centre and funded by the Australian Government with additional funding from the Menzies Memorial Trust, the Centre assumed its present name in 1988 when the Menzies Foundation took over full financial responsibility. More recently, the Centre has received financial support from the Australian Government, Monash University, BTR, P&O, Rio Tinto and Telstra.

The Centre's object is to promote Australian Studies at British and European universities. In its broadest manifestation, the Centre is an Australian cultural base in London, providing a highly regarded forum for the discussion of Australian issues. The Centre's conferences and seminars attract a diverse audience and help to produce a more comprehensive, detailed and balanced perception of Australian politics, economics, life and culture than is popularly available. The Centre also administers a range of scholarship and fellowship schemes which help cement intellectual links between Australia and Britain.

The Centre offers, as well, an Australian bridge into Europe, both Western and Eastern. Its staff are closely involved with the British Australian Studies Association (BASA) and the European Association of Studies on Australia (EASA). In particular, the Centre's staff frequently lecture throughout Europe and offer informed advice on matters Australian to academics, the media, the business world and governments.

The Centre publishes a Newsletter three times a year, which includes news about the Centre's conferences, seminars and other activities, and about Australian Studies in general. For further information contact the Sir Robert Menzies Centre for Australian Studies 28 Russell Square LONDON WC1B SDS, Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]email: [e-mail]