Research Institutes & Centres

The University has established a number of world-class research institutes in partnership with government and industry.

The institutes, comprising a research community of approximately 1200 staff and students, bring together worldleading researchers, supported by modern infrastructure and an innovative culture, to tackle state and national research priorities.

Research Institutes

The Environment Institute
The Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources (IMER)
The Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
The Robinson Institute
The Waite Research Institute

The multi-disciplinary focus of our institutes and centres provides a collaborative platform for research partnerships across the University and with other research organisations.

The University is also an active participant in Commonwealth-funded research centres - being the site of three national research centres and a participant in a significant number of Cooperative Research Centres. It is also home base for many specialist research centres and units in a wide range of disciplines.