Green light

It's all stations go as the Lowy Cancer Research Centre opens its doors for business. In the first issue of Uniken for the year, we step inside the world-class facility and find out how its 400 researchers are making a difference to the lives of adults and children with cancer.

Three drugs will be trialled this year thanks to the Centre, which is officially launched in May.

The facility is named after prominent businessman and philanthropist Frank Lowy, whose family donated $10 million towards the cost of the building. In addition to the Lowy gift and University resources, significant funding was contributed by the NSW and federal governments.

It is one of the largest dedicated cancer research centres in the Southern Hemisphere and the first in Australia to bring adult and childhood cancer research under the one roof.

Also in the March/April edition, we hear about France's bawdy theatrical past, featuring characters from Marie Antoinette to the Marquis de Sade.

Media contact: Susi Hamilton, Editor | 9385 1583 | susi.hamilton@unsw.edu.au