Research labs, networks & clusters
In addition to our centres and institutes, our schools are home to research labs, networks, hubs and clusters which advance knowledge and advocacy across a diverse range of thematic areas.
Research labs
3DVAL
The 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab (3DVAL) is an award-winning multi-disciplinary research lab that explores art & design-led approaches to visualising clinical & scientific data.
Creative Robotics Lab
Founded in 2011 at the School of Art & Design, the Creative Robotics Lab is a collaborative research and educational space that advances interaction between humans and machines.
Empirical Musicology Laboratory
The Empirical Musicology Laboratory applies interdisciplinary methods to understand the phenomenon of music and human interactions with it.
EPICentre
Located at the School of Art & Design, EPICentre (Expanded Perception & Interaction Centre) undertakes visualisation research in the fields of art, design, science, medicine and engineering.
Interactive Media Lab
The Interactive Media Lab (IML) at the School of Art & Design researches and teaches emerging media technologies and their application in creative work.
Research networks, hubs & clusters
Children & Youth Research Network
A university-wide research organisation with members from the social sciences, humanities, law, architecture and STEMM disciplines. They are united by their interest and commitment to enhancing the lives of children and young people.
Forced Migration Research Network
The Forced Migration Research Network advances debate and knowledge translation on the multifaceted nature of human mobility and displacement.
Gendered Violence Research Network
The Gendered Violence Research Network unites the significant domestic and international research expertise of UNSW to respond, prevent and end gendered violence in Australia and beyond.
Globalisation & Governance Research Network
The Globalisation and Governance Research Network represents UNSW academics who research the complex relationship between globalisation and governance.
High Performance Architecture Research Cluster
The High-Performance Architecture Research Cluster aims to deliver research innovation in design, planning and management of high-performance buildings and cities.
History & Theory of the Built Environment Research Cluster
The History and Theory of the Built Environment Research Cluster focuses on history and theory of architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, interior architecture, industrial design.
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.
Media Futures Hub
Media Futures Hub is a collection of scholars at UNSW researching justice, media, and emerging technologies.
People & Place Research Cluster
The People and Place Research Cluster focuses on understanding the relationship between people and their environments, with 'place' being defined as broad as region and as small as a room.
Other research groups
Critique Now
Critique Now in the School of Humanities and Languages brings together academics and students working in critical theorising and its applications across multiple disciplines.
Drawing Research Group
Drawing is an important tool in the communication of ideas, and we research theories, practices, methods, and processes across many disciplines - visual thinking through drawing is an essential cognitive skill for the future.
Geospatial Research Innovation Development
GRID's research involves using unique geographic identifiers and efficient 3D indoor navigation to record and monitor complex environments.
