About The Ramsay Centre

The Ramsay Centre was established in March 2017 through an extraordinary endowment by the late Mr Paul Ramsay AO.

Mr Ramsay was a leading Australian businessman and philanthropist. He was deeply grateful for the opportunities his country had given him, as one of many nations that had benefited from being part of the long continuum of Western civilisation.

To ensure others – especially young Australians – would appreciate this heritage, Paul resolved to establish a centre dedicated to the study of Western civilisation and asked the Hon John Howard OM AC to become chairman of the Centre.

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News & Media

Tuesday 11 November 2025: The Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship distinguishes itself through its unique multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional approach, empowering Australia’s future leaders and brightest minds to…

By Emilie Ng, Australian Catholic University November 06, 2025: Australian Catholic University (ACU) has celebrated its fifth year hosting the unique Western Civilisation program of…

Monday 03 November 2025: 2023 Ramsay Postgraduate Scholar Yael Lefkovits is a medical scientist and trainee medical oncologist from Melbourne with big ambitions in the…