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Generous UQ donors, Alan and Wendy Grummitt, grew up in a world where life was always a bit of a struggle, facing the challenge in their early lives of making ends meet. But when their many years of hard work and dedication brought them good fortune, the couple knew they had a responsibility to help ease the burden on others.

“When Ian passed away from dementia in 2018, we wanted to do something significant and inspiring that would touch on his legacy. The decision to memorialise him through a scholarship at the Queensland Brain Institute was unanimous and helped us get through our grief.”

Ailsa Gillies passion for science will live on thanks to a generous gift left in her Will to support fundamental brain research at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at The University of Queensland (UQ).

“We feel as though we have the means to make a difference, to invest in the future of our country and planet”, Di says.

"There’s so much about the brain we don’t know anything about, and we hope our involvement with QBI increases our understanding of what really is the most complex organ in the universe” - Garry Waugh.