Changing the national mental health conversation: Professor Ian Hickie AO

Meet Professor Ian Hickie AO — Co-Director, Health and Policy at The Brain and Mind Centre at The University of Sydney and winner of the 2025 Chancellor's Award for Exceptional Alumni Achievement. Ian is a leading psychiatrist and mental health reformer whose pioneering work in early intervention, digital innovation, and personalised care has transformed the way Australia supports people’s mental health and wellbeing. Meet our winners: unsw.to/alumni-awards-2025 ----- At UNSW Sydney, we take pride in our heritage of fostering progress and innovation. For 75 years, we've been at the forefront of education and research, dedicated to leaving our world better than we found it. Our alumni are pivotal to this mission—sharp minds that have taken brave ideas and turned them into actions with momentous impact worldwide For more videos like this subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/unsw?sub_confirmation=1 We're the official channel of UNSW Sydney, a brilliantly located university between the coast and the city. UNSW Sydney is one of Australia's leading research and teaching universities. We're a welcoming community, promoting lasting knowledge and creating an academic environment where outstanding students and scholars from around the world can be inspired to excel in their programs of study and research.