Fact Sheet September 2016

The University of Sydney is

strengthening its partnership

with the Westmead precinct. The

announcement of a $60m investment

at Westmead will provide for new

education facilities, upgrades to

existing spaces, and a suite of new

academic programs and initiatives.

These facilities and programs will be

delivered in partnership with

Westmead Hospital, The Children’s

Hospital at Westmead, and the

research institutes at the Westmead

precinct.

This investment is the first instalment

of the University of Sydney’s

commitment to invest $500m into

Westmead for infrastructure and

programs over the next 15 years. This

will see the number of students at the

campus quadruple to more than

6,000 students.

This investment in the precinct will

enhance the already active

interdisciplinary collaborations

between healthcare, research and

education at Westmead. Patients,

clinicians, researchers and other

innovators are continuing to build on

the culture of innovation and

knowledge sharing at Westmead.

The new contemporary, flexible

technology-enabled teaching,

learning and work spaces will be

equivalent to the best in the world.

It will also expand the expertise and

educational activities available on the

precinct to engineering, physics,

business management, the social

sciences and others.

University of Sydney partnership

with Westmead precinct

History of The University

of Sydney at Westmead

1965—The University of Sydney is

invited to contribute to the design of

Westmead hospital.

1978—Westmead Hospital and

The University of Sydney Westmead

Clinical School opens.

1995—The Children’s Hospital at

Westmead and The Children’s Hospital

at Westmead Clinical School opens

Fact Sheet September 2016

New Investment

The University of Sydney investment includes $60m for:

A new simulation ward, which provides facilities for

educating students in nursing, medicine and allied health,

and training staff at Westmead Hospital and The Children’s

Hospital at Westmead

5,000m² across two floors of the Westmead

Redevelopment’s new acute services building, to become

the central location of the University of Sydney’s

Westmead Campus

An upgrade and expansion of the current Westmead

Education and Conference Centre, within Westmead

Hospital, to provide an innovative and versatile learning

environment for staff and students

Refurbishment of student facilities, to improve the student

experience at Westmead

Completed Projects

In March 2016, the University of Sydney in partnership with the

Westmead Redevelopment, delivered the new clinical simulation

lab and tutorial rooms for the Masters of Nursing program at

Westmead Hospital. The program offers nursing graduates the

opportunity to study nursing at Westmead with access to a range

of clinical placement experiences across western Sydney including

Westmead Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

Westmead Educational

Conference Centre (WECC)

Westmead Educational Conference Centre (WECC) is an

education and training venue at Westmead Hospital. An

upgrade to this space is planned which will create a highly

engaging teaching and learning environment for staff and

students. It will promote interdisciplinary collaboration and

encourage students, researchers and clinicians to exchange

ideas. A mix of formal and informal spaces will allow for a

multitude of teaching and learning approaches.

Refurbished staff room and facilities for WSLHD staff will also

be included in the project on level 1.

*Photos are concepts only and

do not represent the final design