Heat and Health Research Centre

Heat and Health Research Centre

<p>Reducing the health impacts of extreme heat and hot weather.</p>

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Global leaders in heat and health research

The Heat and Health Research Centre is a multidisciplinary team of researchers striving to understand the causative pathways of – and develop evidence-based solutions for – the health impacts of heat exposure across the human lifespan.

Our purpose is to build resilience to a warming planet across the human lifespan by undertaking research that understands the underlying mechanisms of heat vulnerability. 

We aim to develop and implement evidence-based adaptive solutions to optimally manage the heat-health risks of individuals and communities.

$19 million in research income

We have been awarded over $19.5 million in research funding since 2017.

Published in Q1 ranked journals

Over 96% of our research was published in the top 25% of journals in our specific subject area in 2024.

7 HDR students

We have 7 HDR postgraduate research students undertaking their Honours or PhDs with us.

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Susan Wakil Health Building
University of Sydney
Camperdown, NSW 2006