News and Events

4 October 2015
NICM PhD student, Mike Armour, was awarded best poster for his research presented at the annual International Scientific Acupuncture and Meridian Symposium (iSAMS).

21 August 2015
Congratulations to NICM PhD student and naturopath, Susan Arentz recipient of the inaugural ATMS and Nature and Health Award for 2015 Student of the Year.

3 August 2015
The Australia-China Council (ACC) awarded funding to 30 projects in the strategic priority areas of Arts and Culture, Education and Economic Diplomacy and Australian Studies in China.

14 August 2015
Media Release: Higher Degree Research students in the field of nutritional and herbal medicine are set to benefit from three new scholarships announced today by the National Institute of Complementary Medicine.

The Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) recently announced in Singapore at the 17th ARMS 2015 Conference and AGM its newly elected Executive for 2015/2016, with NICM's Managing Director, Janice Besch appointed as President-Elect.

We are very pleased to report that NICM has won the Export category of the inaugural Macarthur Business Awards.

18 July 2015
Media Release: The National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) has received a $2 million funding boost from renowned philanthropic organisation The Jacka Foundation of Natural Therapies (JFNT)

News Limited's Daily Telegraph recently wrote a feature piece on Western Sydney and a bold plan to create an innovation corridor through the region, and becoming Australia's own Silicon Valley.

Host, Linda Mottram, discussed with Professor Bensoussan the developments and signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine to set up a new Chinese Medicine research-led clinic in Sydney.

The NICM and its achievements were spoken of highly by the House of Representatives and the Members of Parliament from Macarthur, Throsby, Bennelong, Kingsford Smith, and Lindsay.