Events and Programs
RACE 4 RESEARCH
Think you are the fastest? Think you are the smartest? Find out by taking part in the Race 4 Research!
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI) and UniActive invite you to compete in a spectacular race around the University of Wollongong.
Open to the whole community, you can help raise money for research and have loads of fun along the way.
Teams of four will be challenged with riddles, problems and the pressure of time as they race from check point to check point experiencing activities that will challenge and entertain.
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. With 37 people being diagnosed with the disease each day in Australia, 100% of ticket sales will go towards Parkinson’s Disease research at IHMRI.
Date: 4th April 2020
Registration: 12.30pm
Race: 1pm - 4pm
Celebration at the UniBar from 4pm -6pm
Cost: $100 per team ($25 per person)
Register your team now
Each team will consist of four players aged 12+
All registration fees ($100) will go towards Parkinson’s Disease Research at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI)
Think of a team name and a matching costume! The most creative/best dressed team will win a prize.
Prizes
There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place PLUS a prize for the best dressed team.
Become a sponsor
The event provides great exposure for businesses and corporate teams to get their brand in front of an engaged group of people from the Illawarra.
About Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI):
IHMRI is a not-for-profit organisation that assists health and medical researchers in the Illawarra Shoalhaven. We provide affiliated researchers with a range of services including assistance with grant writing, funding opportunities, promotion and technical support. We encourage collaboration between academics and clinicians to find solutions to our greatest health challenges such as cancer, dementia, mental illness and diabetes. Established in 2008, IHMRI helps our founding partners, the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD), advance health and medical research in our region. For more information visit www.ihmri.org.au
IHMRI’s point of difference, as a health and medical research institute, is its regional context, community-centred focus and commitment to addressing health issues affecting our region and Australia as a whole. The Illawarra is increasingly socio-economically and multiculturally diverse, and because of this, we believe our region provides a snapshot of the health and wellbeing of Australia. This includes the high-incidence of chronic lifestyle-related diseases, such as diabetes and obesity, age-related conditions such as dementia, and mental illnesses.
Parkinson’s Disease is now the 2nd most diagnosed neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s Disease. 37 Australians are diagnosed with the disease each day meaning one in every 308 people in Australia is living with Parkinson’s.
