Lowy Cancer Research Centre

Construction has commenced at the site of the Lowy Cancer Research Centre at UNSW, the first centre in Australia to bring together childhood and adult cancer research at the one site.


The $100 million-plus facility will house up to 400 researchers from UNSW and the Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) to be one of the largest dedicated cancer research centres in the Southern Hemisphere. For more information on the building of the Lowy Centre, please visit the building page.


The first sod was turned at the site by N.S.W. Premier Morris Iemma and businessman and philanthropist Frank Lowy. Mr Lowy and family have agreed to donate $10 million toward the cost of the new building - the largest single philanthropic donation ever received by the University. For more information on the Lowy gift, and donating to the project, please visit The Lowy Gift page.

UNSW is a leader in the field of adult cancer research with internationally recognised medical scientists such as Professors Philip Hogg, Robyn Ward and Levon Khachigian.

They will be teamed at the new Centre with CCIA’s renowned childhood cancer researchers, including Professors Michelle Haber, Murray Norris and Glenn Marshall. For more information on cancer research at UNSW and CCIA please visit the Research page.