Parramatta. $4 million seed funding

The University of Western Sydney has received a $4 million grant from the Federal Government to help develop a multi-million dollar science education and research precinct for the Parramatta campus. The grant will be used as seed funding to begin the first phase of its larger $40 million precinct project, which will include the staged re-development of existing facilities, as well as the construction of new, purpose-built laboratories and teaching spaces. "When completed, the precinct will triple the science, technology, engineering and mathematics student capacity, at Parramatta, in undergraduate and research degrees. It will also provide a critical pathway for students into research careers and help bolster the nation's capacity for science and technology research and innovation, “ said Vice-Chancellor, Professor Janice Reid