'The Menzies Centre for Australian Studies was established in the University of London in 1982. Initially part of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, the Centre moved to King's College London in 1999. [...] The Menzies Centre's object is to promote Australian studies in 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 public lectures, conferences, seminars, briefings and literary readings 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 administers a range of studentship, scholarship and fellowship schemes which help cement intellectual links between Australia and Britain. Within the University the Centre offers undergraduate courses in Australian history and literature, an MA degree in Australian Studies (history, politics and literature) and supervises MPhil and PhD research. [...] The Menzies Centre publishes a newsletter three times a year, the annual Menzies and Reese lectures, conference proceedings and the London Papers in Australian Studies series.'
(Source: Menzies Centre for Australian Studies website, http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/menzies/ sighted 2004)
