Research centres & institutes
Offering evidence-based solutions for some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
At UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture, we host and participate in a number of world leading research centres and institutes recognised for their high impact research and engagement, both locally and globally. Our investigations advance our understanding of cities, people, place and technology. We conduct critical social enquiry into the intersections between inequality, wellbeing and justice, or use arts-led approaches and thinking to generate new insights into globally important issues.
Centre for Social Research in Health
The Centre for Social Research in Health aims to increase understanding of the individual, social and structural factors that influence health-related behaviours, experiences and outcomes.
City Futures Research Centre
The City Futures Research Centre is a national leader in scholarly applied urban research based in the School of Built Environment.
Gonski Institute for Education
The Gonski Institute for Education seeks to address inequity in Australian education as well as improving access for students to high-quality education.
iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema
A cross faculty centre spanning Arts, Architecture, Design, Engineering, Science and UNSW Canberra, it focuses on the creative development of AI visualisation to address pressing issues such as wildfires.
National Institute for Experimental Arts (NIEA)
As Australia's leading institute for experimental collaboration in art, science and emerging technologies, NIEA uses arts-led thinking to generate new insights into globally important issues resulting in real-world outcomes.
Social Policy Research Centre
SPRC tackles critical social issues through research with a focus on poverty, inequality, wellbeing and justice.
The Laureate Centre for History & Population
The Laureate Centre for History & Population asks how, where and why population policies emerged over the 19th and 20th centuries, and what their present legacies are, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
Research networks
In addition to our research centres and institutes we have a number of research networks, labs and clusters across our schools.