University of New South Wales

Established in 1949, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university. It is one of the founding members of the Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities, and of Universitas 21, a global network of research universities. It is also home to the Lowy Cancer Research Centre, one of Australia’s largest cancer-research facilities. The centre, costing $127 million, is Australia’s first facility to bring together researchers in childhood and adult cancer. The university has an excellent network of partner institutions, which include names such as: McGill University, Columbia University, and ETH Zurich. UNSW is ranked fourth in Australia, 43rd in the world according to the 2020 QS World University Rankings, and among the 75 best universities in the world by all the other major rankings.