Research centres by topic area

Through discovery and applied research, the Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection (AIMI) seeks to build a better understanding of how microbes grow, live, adapt and survive in all environments and as part of complex, interconnected systems.

The team at the Australian Stuttering Research Centre conduct world-class research and provide specialist treatment services.

The Centre for Clean Energy Technology focuses on the development of efficient devices for energy harvesting, storage, and conversion.

The Centre gathers academics and associate industry partners who share the vision that crime reduction, crime solving and national security in general are important for society.

The Climate Change Cluster (C3) provides a deeper understanding of the world’s aquatic plant and microbe ecosystems that are critical to the wellbeing of the global community. We produce new insights that address the challenges of human and ecological interactions with the climate.

Contributing to understanding – and shaping transformations – in the way societies interact with energy, technology and the living environment.

The Human Performance Research Centre is a collaborative, transdisciplinary research centre with world-leading researchers in the areas of sport, exercise science and human performance.

Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT) focuses on interdisciplinary collaborative research optimising the health and wellbeing of individuals living with life-limiting illnesses and their families.

Transforming advances in photonics and materials into revolutionary biomedical technologies. We are a unique team, carrying out interdisciplinary, international and industrial collaborative research that will meet end-users’ urgent needs.

We are a non-profit organisation dedicated to the understanding, prevention and reduction of mental health problems in young people aged 5 to 25, so that they can thrive through their formative years.

Our focus is on investigating the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma, lung cancer and infections using mouse and human tissues.

CAMGIS was established in 2018 to strengthen Australia’s research in spatial information systems focusing on applications and software that can be used particularly in the variety of predictive systems and mapping applications.

The UTS Centre for Compassionate Conservation (CfCC) is dedicated to transforming conservation actions through transdisciplinary methods, by reimagining the relationship between humanity and the natural world.

The Centre for Green Technology aims to develop novel technology for future clean fuels, vehicle emissions measurement, and environmental decontamination.

Our focus is on investigating the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma, lung cancer and infections using mouse and human tissues.

The Human Performance Research Centre is a collaborative, transdisciplinary research centre with world-leading researchers in the areas of sport, exercise science and human performance.

Australian leaders in the anti-slavery movement. The only specialist legal practice, research and policy centre committed to the abolition of modern slavery in Australia.

CBSD is committed to transforming society by connecting research to evidence-based practical outcomes that will create positive social change.

The Centre for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) is dedicated to developing evidence-based innovative solutions for government, private sector organisations, industry peak bodies and not-for-profit organisations.

Our centre sheds light on human behaviour and decision-making at the individual, group and organisational levels to create an evidence-informed base to study policy and market design questions.

At the Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience (CCRR), we’re helping businesses address the physical and transition risks bought on by climate change — developing new strategies for value creation and sustainability.

At Change for Good at UTS we're addressing complex health and social problems through transdisciplinary behaviour and social change research. Our team adopt strategic, participatory and multi-level approaches to develop real-world behaviour and social change.

The Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI) is an independent, non-partisan research institute established in 2014 by the University of Technology Sydney.

We explore the dynamic relationship between technology and learning – across formal, informal, and professional education contexts throughout the lifespan.

The Australian Centre for Public History (ACPH) is a critical hub for public history in Australia.

The Centre for Media Transition (CMT) is an applied research unit based at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Launched in 2017, the CMT is an interdisciplinary initiative of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Law.

The Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG) at UTS brings experienced, senior leaders together with UTS subject matter expertise to create public good.

The UTS Centre for Compassionate Conservation (CfCC) is dedicated to transforming conservation actions through transdisciplinary methods, by reimagining the relationship between humanity and the natural world.

ISF brings together expertise from a diverse range of disciplines to deliver practical solutions for our partners, and to empower our students to effect positive change in the years to come.

The Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research aims to produce the highest quality research on Indigenous legal and policy issues and to develop highly skilled Indigenous researchers.