Research Highlights

Research Highlights

Prostate Cancer Research

Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer for Australian men. It affects a high proportion of males over the age of 60.

The Ingham Senior Research Fellow in Prostate Cancer Research was established by Inghams Enterprises to support research activity in the UWS School of Medicine aiming to reduce the number of men who die each year from prostate and related cancers – a first for South West Sydney.

Professor Raymond Clark at the Liverpool Facility for the UWS School of Medicine is the inaugural Ingham Senior Research Fellow.

Support from Ingham’s is enabling Professor Clark and the team in the School of Medicine to investigate advanced therapies for prostate and other cancers. Their hope is that these therapies will provide a more targeted and less invasive form of treatment to stop cancer before it spreads.

Contact UWS Development to find out how you can support research addressing the health needs of our community.

Men’s Health Information & Resource Centre (MHIRC)
 
Men’s health is now receiving considerable attention, both nationally and internationally.

The Men’s Health Information & Resource Centre (MHIRC) at UWS promotes initiatives and research to address the health and wellbeing of all males.

MHIRC promotes a Primary Health Care view of men’s health, considering the physical, social, political, emotional and spiritual environments and their impact on health issues.
 
MHIRC works with partner organisations on a variety of initiatives to highlight and address men’s health issues, some of which include the rate of male suicide, barriers to health services and access, the role of fathering on men and their health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men’s health and male youth health.
 
MHIRC has been situated at UWS for over a decade and has benefited significantly from the support of donors in that time, with more than $230,000 in gifts to support its work. These gifts provide a critical supplement to government funding.
 
Contact UWS Development to find out more about supporting research at UWS.