North Ryde. MOU - Uni and Ryde

Macquarie University and City of Ryde Council announced a new partnership.The memorandum of understanding marks a strengthening of the relationship between the university and the city, and provides greater opportunities for research projects that will benefit the local community. The "town and gown" partnership will allow the City of Ryde to leverage the world-class research capabilities of the university in delivering its 2021 Community Strategic Plan. In return, staff and students will be able to undertake unique research projects and see their results applied to real-world situations in the local community. Projects proposed under the program include research into implementing a domestic waste to energy conversion process, analysis of traffic movement patterns to enable better planning, and design and planning of upgrades to local town centres.