Research Centres

The Centre for Ecosystem Science has a strong focus on promoting the viability of wetlands, rivers and marine ecosystems primarily through understanding ecosystem function and developing conservation solutions

Our Mission is to provide the fundamental research and evidence-base underpinning environmental decision-making to ensure sustainable use of marine, coastal and estuarine ecosystems.

The City Futures Research Centre is a national leader in scholarly applied urban research. Research at the Centre spans the interrelated areas of urban planning, housing, health and well-being, design, urban development and social policy.

The multi-disciplinary Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) has expertise in the key areas of Earth's climate, including atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial processes. CCRC researchers apply basic scientific principles to pressing questions on climate dynamics, global climate change, and extremes of weather and climate

The Evolution and Ecology Research Centre provides a cohesive and cooperative environment for the University's effort in evolution and ecology research and research training.

The UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology (UCMST) is one of the only four UNESCO Science Centres worldwide. Membrane Science is key to addressing global needs for food, energy, and water in a sustainable manner. Our focus is to develop enabling technologies through fundamental science and to disseminate knowledge to meet these needs.

The Water Research Centre at UNSW is a multi-disciplinary research centre with a 65-year history of leading Australian water research within a holistic international perspective of water, from catchment to ocean and beyond.

UNSW’s Water Research Laboratory (WRL) is a leading international research and consulting laboratory that can best be described as an expert problem solver in engineering relating to water, the coast, the environment and groundwater.