Welcome to UNSW Bushfire

Bringing together experts across a range of fields, UNSW Bushfire is developing scientifically rigorous models to integrate with bushfire safety and risk management systems, as well as conducting fundamental and applied research into bushfire behaviour and propagation.

Looking for simplified insights? Discover how cold fronts, ember storms, and more impact bushfire behaviour via our series of short articles. 

With your collaboration and support, UNSW Bushfire will literally fight fire with maths, generating vital new knowledge and innovations to mitigate the increasing Australian and global threat of extreme bushfire behaviour.

UNSW Bushfire is driving breakthroughs in fundamental and applied research into bushfire behaviour and propagation, including coupled/dynamic effects. We're developing scientifically rigorous models that integrate with fire safety and risk management systems.

From peer-reviewed journal articles, reports and our research displayed in poster format, UNSW Bushfire has released a wide range of publications.