The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was ranked among the top 600 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education/QS ranking. UWS has campuses in Greater Western Sydney - Parramatta, Westmead, Richmond, Blacktown, Penrith, comprising Werrington South, Werrington North, and Kingswood, Bankstown and Campbelltown. UWS is a provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and higher research degrees. Many of UWS researchers have an international reputation. In recent years UWS has opened a medical school. If all UWS campuses were to be combined, it would total approximately 1713.50 (ha) hectares. The University comprises seventeen Schools (faculties), which are grouped into three Colleges: The University of Western Sydney has 9 Research Centres: In 2001, UWS published the UWS Research Landscape. The winner of the 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award, Alexis Wright, is a UWS Postdoctoral Research Fellow. UWS is gaining an increasing reputation for teaching and research excellence.