Dr Zoe Terpening

As Pro Vice-Chancellor Precincts at UNSW, I provide strategic leadership and oversight of the university's precinct portfolio, including the University's flagship precinct initiatives in Randwick, Greater Sydney (including Western Sydney) and Canberra City.

With extensive experience in precinct development and large-scale projects, I have spearheaded transformative initiatives across diverse sectors, often in non-traditional settings that challenge the boundaries of innovation and collaboration. I have successfully led large-scale strategic projects in health for Go8 universities, playing a pivotal role in shaping UNSW’s prominent health precinct developments. These include the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct, the Liverpool Innovation Precinct, the Murrumbidgee Health & Knowledge Precinct, and several other health and innovation precincts across the State.

A trained clinician and research academic in neurosciences, I joined UNSW in 2018 having been a clinical academic researcher at The University of Sydney exploring mediators of cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in older adults.

My leadership in complex projects has fostered dynamic innovation ecosystems that accelerate translation, drive collaboration, and deliver measurable social benefits, while strengthening partnerships with key external stakeholders.