Foundations
What do scientific excavations in Afghanistan, the study of reproductive efficiency in chickens and the experimental development of photonic chips have in common?
They all owe much to our foundations, established by the Senate to ‘bridge the gap’ between the University, industry and professions to achieve world-class results in a wide variety of fields.
Foundations work in close association with faculties to provide support for teaching and research. Sometimes, they are specifically aligned with departments or research centres.
The support of foundations has become a crucial element in fostering new initiatives at the University and this assistance will continue to be important in a time of decreasing government funding for the university sector.
Current foundations include:
- Accounting Foundation
- Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Foundation
- Ageing and Alzheimer’s Research Foundation*
- Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens
- Australian Lebanese Foundation
- Bone and Joint Research Foundation*
- Brain and Mind Research Foundation
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Foundation
- Civil Engineering Foundation
- Cornforth Foundation for Chemistry
- Dairy Research Foundation
- Dermatology Research Foundation*
- Ear and Allied Research Foundation (EAR)
- Earth Resources Foundation
- Electrical and Information Engineering Foundation
- Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Foundation*
- Foundation for Information Technology
- Inorganic Chemistry Foundation
- Hoc Mai, the Australia Vietnam Foundation
- The Medical Foundation
- The Melanoma Foundation
- Microsearch Research Foundation*
- Moran Foundation for Older Australians
- Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation
- The Nepean Medical Research Foundation
- Nerve Research Foundation*
- Nutrition Research Foundation
- Oral Health Foundation
- Pharmacy Practice Foundation
- Poultry Research Foundation
- Power Institute, Foundation for Art and Visual Culture
- Save Sight Institute
- Science Foundation for Physics
- Sydney Conservatorium of Music Foundation
- Sydney Law School Foundation
- Sydney Peace Foundation
- Sydney University Cricket Club Foundation
- University of Sydney Union Foundation
- The University of Sydney Sports Foundation
- Veterinary Science Foundation
* These Foundations are Divisions of The Medical Foundation.