This page lists our research centres by topic area. 

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Technology and design

Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute

The Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute (AAII) is a world leading research institute in artificial intelligence.

Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

The UTS Centre for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) supports Australian manufacturers on this journey, helping them to embrace digital transformation and drive...

Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial Information Systems

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

Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration

Dedicated to translating innovative blue-sky ideas into impactful discoveries, focusing on novel materials, sensor technologies, and measurement techniques for...

Centre for Quantum Software and Information

The UTS Centre for Quantum Software and Information is dedicated to the development of the software and information processing infrastructure required for...

Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater

We are a leading research centre in the field of alternative water sources. Our team is focused on the development of innovative technologies that deliver...

Data Science Institute

The UTS Data Science Institute has deep experience in helping businesses and government unleash value from their data that supports evidence-based decisions....

Global Big Data Technologies Centre

We are an international centre of excellence for the development of enabling technologies for big data science and analytics, working closely with industry and...

Robotics Institute

Our experts develop customised robotics solutions to maximise productivity, improve quality and safety, and generate efficiencies for our commercial,...

Transport Research Centre

We are global leaders in smart transportation systems – enhancing the design, performance and management of critical transportation infrastructure in modern...

Visualisation Institute

At the UTS Visualisation Institute, we unite cross-disciplinary expertise to create data visualisations and immersive stories that inspire change. Grounded in...


 

Health and science

Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection

Through discovery and applied research, the Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection (AIMI) seeks to build a better understanding of how microbes...

Australian Stuttering Research Centre

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

Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial Information Systems

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

Centre for Clean Energy Technology

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

Centre for Compassionate Conservation

The UTS Centre for Compassionate Conservation (CfCC) is dedicated to transforming conservation actions through transdisciplinary methods, by reimagining the...

Centre for Forensic Science

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

Centre for Green Technology

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

Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation

The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) is a national and international leader in health economics, health services and health policy...

Climate Change Cluster

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...

Climate, Society and Environment Research Centre (C-SERC)

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

Disability Research Network

The UTS Disability Research Network crosses boundaries, combining expertise from business, education, design, health, law, science, technology and data...

Human Performance Research Centre

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

IMPACCT (Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation)

Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT) focuses on interdisciplinary collaborative research optimising...

INSIGHT Institute for Innovative Solutions for Wellbeing and Health

INSIGHT research enables people to thrive across their life course. We do this by creating sustainable models of care and building resilient environments that...

Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices

Transforming advances in photonics and materials into revolutionary biomedical technologies. We are a unique team, carrying out interdisciplinary,...

The Kidman Centre

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...

UTS Ageing Research Collaborative (UARC)

The UTS Ageing Research Collaborative is led by UTS academics working in collaboration with researchers from other universities, aged-care providers, health...

UTS Centenary Centre for Inflammation

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

UTS WHO Collaborating Centre Nursing Midwifery Health Development

The UTS World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development forms part of an international collaborative network...


 

Business and law

Anti-Slavery Australia

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.

Centre for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics

The Centre for Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) is dedicated to developing evidence-based innovative solutions for government, private sector...

Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience

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

Change for Good at UTS

At Change for Good at UTS we're addressing complex health and social problems through transdisciplinary behaviour and social change research. Our team adopt...

Centre for Media Transition

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...

Centre for Indigenous People and Work (CIPW)

Our centre aims to address systemic inequities experienced by Indigenous Australians in the labour and employment markets.

Centre for Sport, Business and Society

The Centre for Sport, Business and Society (CSBS) is committed to working in partnership with industry, community and government to help grow the sports sector...


 

Politics and society

Australia-China Relations Institute

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

Australian Centre for Public History

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

Centre for Research on Education in a Digital Society

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

Institute for Public Policy and Governance

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


 

Sustainability

Centre for Compassionate Conservation

The UTS Centre for Compassionate Conservation (CfCC) is dedicated to transforming conservation actions through transdisciplinary methods, by reimagining the...

Institute for Sustainable Futures

ISF brings together expertise from a diverse range of disciplines to deliver practical solutions for our partners, and to empower our students to effect...

Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research

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