UNSW Clinches $61M in NHMRC Investigator Grants
UNSW Sydney has been awarded $61 million in NHMRC Investigator Grants to support 33 diverse health and medical research projects. The funding covers a five-year period and focuses on areas including nanotechnology for cancer treatment, addiction medicine, and women's mental health.
Why it matters
This significant investment enables long-term, high-impact medical research that addresses critical public health challenges and patient outcomes.
33 researchers from across UNSW Sydney receive funding for health and medical research.
Developing nanoscale 'robots' to target the deadliest form of breast cancer, exploring the potential of GLP-1 drugs to treat methamphetamine addiction and uncovering links between the menstrual cycle and mental health are among the UNSW projects funded through the 2026 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants .
A total of 33 projects from the faculties of Medicine & Health, Science, Engineering and Arts, Design & Architecture were awarded more than $61 million over five years as part of the scheme.
NHMRC Investigator Grants support high-performing researchers at all career stages to pursue important research across the four pillars of health and medical research - biomedical, clinical, public health and health services research.
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