IC is a centre of Australian innovation and research excellence, as home to a number of UOW’s leading research institutes working to develop solutions to some of the great scientific, engineering and social issues of the 21st century.
These range from the development of “intelligent” innovative materials with the potential to regenerate damaged human nerves to superconductors that make energy transmission more efficient, to new techniques for sustainable building design and the latest developments in digital media.The Innovation Campus was established with seed funding from the NSW Government and has received ongoing support from the Australian and NSW Governments as well as Wollongong City Council. In 2011 it was awarded Australia’s Best Business and Industrial Park Development in the national Innovation & Excellence Awards.
