UNSW Sydney and The George Institute for Global Health sign expanded 10-year affiliation agreement

The George Institute for Global Health and UNSW Sydney have renewed their commitment to transformative health innovation and impactful medical research with the signing of a new 10-year Affiliation Agreement.

The new affiliation, commencing on January 1, 2026, will expand a leading Australian partnership in health and medical research. Building on the achievements of the initial agreement inked in 2017, the partners will focus on amplifying the impact of joint research, education, and innovation to improve health outcomes - not just in Australia, but around the world.

Both organisations are recognised for their innovative approach to health research and emphasis on translating that research to the real world, to improve the lives of people facing some of the world’s biggest health challenges.

To strengthen the partnership The George Institute will move to UNSW and Plenary’s purpose-built Health Translation Hub precinct in September. In an Australian first, the precinct will connect world-leading research with public health and private industry, to change Australia’s approach to health.

UNSW Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Attila Brungs said the new 10-year agreement reaffirms the deep and productive partnership between UNSW Sydney and The George Institute.

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Since 2017, UNSW and The George have collaborated on innovative, high-impact research that tackles some of the world’s most pressing health challenges, particularly in communities facing the greatest barriers to care. This renewed partnership builds on our deep links and great successes but enables us both, together, to make another huge step change forward with this exciting new chapter, one that strengthens our shared commitment to positive societal impact and delivering research that improves lives, now and into the future.

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Professor Attila Brungs

UNSW Vice-Chancellor and President

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We are committed to building on an enduring partnership that will deliver research-driven solutions to the world’s most pressing health problems, particularly in non-communicable diseases and injury. Together we will nurture future health research leaders, expand our research focused on addressing health inequities, and ensuring translation of research outcomes into real-world impact.

We are particularly excited to take up our tenancy in the cutting-edge Health Translation Hub. This will give our research teams even greater potential to collaborate with other key players in health and medical research, and clinical care for improved health outcomes and impact.

By:

Professor Anushka Patel

CEO of The George Institute and Conjoint Scientia Professor at UNSW

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We’re committed to working together with The George Institute over the next decade to translate research into meaningful change for communities in Australia and around the world. From improving stroke care in regional and rural Australia, to SMS-based interventions that support people with chronic conditions and improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – this collaboration continues to deliver real-world impact where it’s needed most.

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Professor Cheryl Jones

Dean of Medicine & Health at UNSW

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It’s evident that the Affiliation has been of substantial mutual benefit for both organisations, measured by increased outputs of high-quality research, many joint projects, increased research funding income, and increased appointments of jointly employed staff. The extension of the partnership will further progress our collective goals, most importantly to significantly improve the health of millions worldwide.

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Dr Paul Schreier

Chair of The George Institute

Examples of successful activity under the strategic partnership include:

• Joint projects in Australia and beyond facilitated by The George Institute’s 400+ active projects in partnership with collaborators across 60 countries
• Jointly supporting the conduct of high-quality clinical trials
• Joint research to advance culturally relevant healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through The George Institute’s Guunu-maana program and UNSW Indigenous Strategy
• Formation of the Centre for Sex and Gender Equity in Healthy and Medicine as a collaboration between The George Institute, UNSW, Australian Human Rights Institute and Deakin University
• Working together to support health and medical start-ups such as Ovum AI and others through the Health10x Accelerator program