The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) is a premier research institution in Australia and is recognised internationally as a Research Centre of Excellence. NDARC was established at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in May 1986 and officially opened in November 1987. It is funded by the Australian Government as part of its National Drug Strategy. NDARC is situated on the University of New South Wales Randwick campus in the eastern suburbs of Sydney.