Research centres & institutes
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Our Centres & Institutes achieve global impact by undertaking research, teaching, and engagement through interdisciplinary work across Faculties with external collaborations.
- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
- Australian Centre for Nanomedicine
- Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research
- Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety
- Defence Trailblazer
- Global Water Institute
- Materials & Manufacturing Futures Institute
- Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation
- Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy
- Tyree Foundation Institute of Health Engineering
- UNSW AI Institute
- UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute
- UNSW Energy Institute
- UNSW Institute for Cyber Security
- UNSW Institute for Industrial Decarbonisation
- UNSW Nuclear Innovation Centre
- Water Research Centre
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Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hubs, Training Centres and Centres of Excellence bring together leading researchers, industry partners and end‑users in collaborative, strategically focused environments to drive transformative research, develop skilled talent, and deliver innovations that address Australia’s highest‑priority challenges.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science & Innovation
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Performance and Integration
- ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health
- ARC Research Hub for Fire Resilience Infrastructure, Assets and Safety Advancements in Urban, Resources, Energy and Renewables Sectors
- ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions
- ARC Research Hub for Next Generation Mining Methods
- ARC Research Hub for Photovoltaic Solar Panel Recycling and Sustainability
- ARC Research Hub for Resilient and Intelligent Infrastructure Systems (RIIS) in Urban, Resources and Energy Sectors
- ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy
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Co-operative Research Centres (CRCs) are large-scale, industry-led collaborative research partnerships that bring together industry, researchers and government to solve industry-identified problems and boost the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of Australian industries.