World Hearing News

Professor Graeme Clark AC has been awarded the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for his pioneering work on the multichannel cochlear implant. Honoured alongside eight fellow laureates, his innovation has helped shape modern neural interface technologies and changed lives around the world!

His vision and determination opened up access to sound, communication and opportunity for hundreds of thousands of people globally.

We’re proud to celebrate this incredible achievement and its lasting impact.

Congratulations, Professor Clark!

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