About us

Working across universities, hospitals, research institutes and community partners, recognising no single organisation can do this alone. The UNSW team has identified partners aligned with the key aims of the institute and will continue to work closely with them. Additional partners will be invited to join the consortium to help realise our vision and strengthen our research priorities.

Ensuring high-quality, consistent and timely research through a clear governance structure. A focused approach requires a dedicated team managed by an academic lead, with embedded academics in multiple universities and organisations ensuring our goals are met.

Strengthening Australia’s research pipeline through funded PhDs, postdoctoral roles and international exchanges, reducing barriers created by chronic underfunding. Persistent underinvestment by governments and other funding bodies has limited the generation of high-quality scientific evidence and slowed the translation of research into improved clinical options and meaningful patient outcomes. We propose a structured programme offering supported career pathways at PhD, postdoctoral and senior levels, alongside reciprocal international exchanges designed to expand expertise and progressively build capability. By reducing the need for repeated grant applications with low success rates, researchers will be able to focus on scientific endeavour, significantly accelerating progress.

We place lived experience at the centre of our research priorities, guided by longstanding relationships with patient organisations, charities and peak bodies. With so many people affected by endometriosis, both directly and indirectly, increased awareness has been driven by communities who are tired of being dismissed, poorly managed and offered limited options or inconsistent information. An engaged patient network is ready and willing to provide advice and help shape research priorities. Our team has deep, longstanding connections with multiple patient organisations, charities and endometriosis peak bodies, ensuring that patient voices remain integral to our work.

We translate evidence into improved diagnosis, personalised treatment pathways and better health outcomes. Applying these principles to endometriosis, we adopt a bottom-up approach to foundational science that underpins ambitious goals of early detection and precision-based medicine. This approach has the potential to transform understanding of the disease and fundamentally improve clinical care for millions worldwide.