Community and Industry

The University of Western Sydney encourages community organisations and industry to partner with us to undertake collaborative problem solving. We currently have more than 350 partnering organizations.

Overall, 80 per cent of UWS research is directed towards economic and social needs. A notable proportion of this research involves collaboration with organisations in the Greater Western Sydney region.

The Office of Research Services has research grant specialists who will respond to inquiries and foster new research partnerships by linking external clients with researcher expertise.

In terms of collaborative research funding, the University is maintaining  its position in the top 20 for Australian Research Council Linkage funding achievement. 

UWS has four key research themes that align closely to the issues of the region and community in which our campuses are located.

• Water
• Cultures and Communities
• Children's Futures
• Urban and Community Development

All UWS research centres focus strongly on research questions arising from the region, and much of that research also has global relevance as the characteristics of our region and its challenges align closely with key global concerns.

UWS research degrees are designed to enable students to focus on contemporary social issues and scientific problems. Each year the University and industry partners jointly compete for Australian government funding to support high-quality research higher degree candidates to carry out projects with industry linkages.  These scholarships are won by the University and partner for a project in an area of common research interest.