Westmead
A global centre of multidisciplinary innovation
Westmead is the centre of transformational health services, research and education in western Sydney, internationally recognised for its depth and scale of expertise.
Our campus at Westmead is home to around 2,000 students who are conducting study, research or clinical placements at Westmead across a number of disciplines and faculties, and close to 1,000 staff members and affiliates.
To date we have invested around $80 million towards greater health, education, research and training at Westmead by providing new education facilities, upgrades to existing spaces, and a suite of new academic programs and initiatives alongside our partners at the precinct.
5 reasons to study honours at Westmead
Study at Westmead
Our staff and students are based across the Westmead Precinct in three major medical research institutes, two large-scale University of Sydney teaching hospitals and the largest pathology service in NSW.
The University’s presence at Westmead, continued for more than forty years since Westmead Hospital was established, provides our students with access to some of the best clinicians and researchers in Australia and internationally.
In 2021 the University opened its new space in Westmead Hospital Block K. The University’s space spans approximately 5000sqm and includes new technology-enabled learning and study spaces for students and a central staff workplace.
As a clearly defined University space and central precinct meeting point, our space here fosters collaboration and communication amongst all our staff and students and increased integration between the University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Sydney Dental School
- Sydney Medical School (The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School)
- Sydney Medical School (Westmead Clinical School)
- School of Medical Sciences
- Sydney Nursing School
- Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Engineering
Our active student societies at Westmead include:
- Student Research Society at Westmead (StResS)
Contact: stress.westmead@gmail.com - Westmead Clinical School Society (WestSoc)
Contact: westmeadclinicalschoolsociety@gmail.com - Sydney University Dental Association (SUDA)
Contact: president@suda.org.au - Sydney University Nursing Society (SUNS)
Contact: SydneyNursingSOC@gmail.com
Students can also apply for a number of scholarships, including:
- Applied Medical Sciences honours program scholarships
- Westmead Innovation Scheme Placement scholarships
- Engineering Summer Scholarships.
Strategic research at Westmead
The University’s research centres in Westmead leverage their unique context in western Sydney, with its diverse populations and prevalence of chronic illness, to address the causes of chronic disease locally, nationally and globally.
By offering a transformational approach to solving problems – both in health and through multidisciplinary collaboration – we go outside the walls of the University into community and society and improve the lives of the communities exist in.
Our four research centres at Westmead contribute to largest and most dynamic translational research ecosystem in Australia, with a focus on person-centred innovation and education: the Charles Perkins Centre, the Brain and Mind Centre, the Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and the Westmead Applied Research Centre (WARC).
The Westmead Research Hub is a collaboration between five organisations with expertise in medical research, health and education.
The hub undertakes projects that encourage collaboration, sharing both physical resources and the brainpower of its members. It aims to grow Westmead as a world-renowned leader in health and medical research through strength in numbers.
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