UNSW is moving into new space in Campbelltown

A base in the community will enable UNSW faculties to address specific local needs.

In November, as part of UNSW’s Greater Sydney project and our progress for all commitment, the University will move into our first physical space in Campbelltown. The Ingham Institute for Medical Research – which UNSW is a founding partner of – is opening its second major medical research facility in South Western Sydney, the Ingham Institute Macarthur.

Adjacent to Campbelltown Hospital, the Ingham Institute Macarthur premises will enable UNSW Medicine & Health to expand their activities in the region as well as provide opportunity for other faculties to engage with local communities.

“Having a base in the community will enable UNSW to help address local, specific needs. Indigenous health will be a focus,” said Professor Zoe Terpening, Pro Vice-Chancellor Precincts.

“Through our strong links with South Western Sydney Local Health District and the Ingham Institute, and close engagement with other local partners, we hope to make a significant contribution to furthering healthy lives in the region.”

The shared model is a UNSW precinct project leveraging UNSW’s ongoing partnership with the Ingham Institute, the South Western Sydney Local Health District and Western Sydney University. The ‘blended environment’ allows each of the organisations to work more closely for local impact.

Addressing community needs

While UNSW students have undertaken placements in Campbelltown Hospital and some academics have had meaningful engagement with the community, now UNSW will have significant space and presence in the Ingham Institute Macarthur.  

Dr Angela Dos Santos is just one of our UNSW academics based there whose work addresses community needs with her expertise. A Gumbaynggirr and Kwiamble woman in the South West Sydney School of Clinical Medicine, Angela is Australia’s first and only Indigenous neurologist whose research has focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, specifically their experience of stroke. She joined UNSW in 2022 after stroke specialty training at Royal Melbourne Hospital and is also employed by Campbelltown Hospital. 

“Dr Santos’s work is a great example of UNSW’s intent with the Ingham Institute Macarthur, to address gaps and bring our expertise where there are local and community needs that aren’t being met,” said Zoe.