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Peter Shergold Building

Peter Shergold Building takes out top gong

The University's Parramatta City campus has taken out the inaugural Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue's (WSLD) Project of the Year, at Boomtown! Infrastructure Summit.

Glasshouse opening
New high-tech facility to help meet Australia's growing demand

Australia's first National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre has launched this month thanks to a multi-million dollar joint initiative between Hort Innovations and Western.


Physics Award
Passion for physics recognised with community outreach award

An esteemed Western educator and engineering physicist has been announced as the recipient of the 2017 NSW Community Outreach to Physics Award by the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP).


WGEA data
University welcomes national report on gender equality data

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barney Glover, has welcomed the recent release of the 2016-17 national workforce data on gender equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).


Legal partnership


Legal services partnership a win for Western Sydney businesses

Western's Launch Pad has forged a new partnership with commercial law and corporate advisory firm Madison Marcus.


ARC grants
ARC grants recognise high-impact, multi-disciplinary research at Western

The Australian Research Council (ARC) has announced more than $3 million in funding for eight Discovery Projects and one ARC Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA).


Bronze award for tourism program


Bronze award for University tourism program

Western was awarded a bronze medal at the 2017 NSW Tourism Awards, during a gala event in Sydney this month.




Staff Profiles

60 seconds with Professor Hannah Dahlen

Hannah Dahlen is a Professor of Midwifery and Higher Degree Research Director in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. She has previously been named in the Sydney Morning Herald's list of 100 'people who change our city for the better'.

60 seconds with Ahmed Moustafa

Dr Ahmed Moustafa is an integral part of the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, and MARCs Institue for Brain, Behaviour and Development, as well as a member of the advisory board of The Science Bridge (TSB).