Universities
Cooperative Research Centres (CRC)
The Cooperative Research Centres bring together researchers and research users. They emphasise the importance of collaborative arrangements to maximise the benefits of research through utilisation, commercialisation and technology transfer. They also have a strong education component with a focus on producing graduates with skills relevant to industry needs. See www.crc.gov.au for further information.
Note that this list is subject to change regularly, as CRCs finish their term and/or are renewed. It is correct and complete as of 23rd May 2007. For the official, up to date, list, see www.crc.gov.au/Information/ShowInformation.aspx?Doc=about_CRCs.
- Aquafin CRC
- Australasian CRC for Interaction Design
- Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease
- Australian Poultry CRC
- Australian Sheep Industry CRC
- Biomedical Imaging CRC
- Bushfire CRC
- Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
- CRC for Aboriginal Health
- CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology
- CRC for Advanced Composite Structures
- CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork Industry
- CRC for Asthma
- CRC for Australian Weed Management
- CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
- CRC for CAST Metals Manufacturing
- CRC for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
- CRC for Coal in Sustainable Development
- CRC for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation
- CRC for Construction Innovation
- CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
- CRC for Diagnostics
- CRC for Forestry
- CRC for Functional Communication Surfaces
- CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies
- CRC for Innovative Dairy Products
- CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management
- CRC for Irrigation Futures
- CRC for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration
- CRC for Mining
- CRC for National Plant Biosecurity
- CRC for Oral Health Science
- CRC for Plant-based Management of Dryland Salinity
- CRC for Polymers
- CRC for Railway Engineering and Technologies
- CRC for Smart Internet Technology
- CRC for Spatial Information
- CRC for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology
- CRC for Sustainable Resource Processing
- CRC for Technology Enabled Capital Markets
- CRC for The Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems
- CRC for Tropical Savannas Management
- CRC for Value Added Wheat
- CRC for Viticulture
- CRC for Water Quality and Treatment
- CRC for Wood Innovations
- Desert Knowledge CRC
- Environmental Biotechnology CRC
- eWater CRC
- Innovative Grain Foods CRC
- Invasive Animals CRC
- Molecular Plant Breeding CRC
- Parker CRC for Integrated Hydrometallurgy Solutions
- Predictive Mineral Discovery CRC
- Sustainable Tourism CRC
- The Vision CRC
Centres of Excellence (CoE)
Across Australia a number of Centres, Centres of Excellence (CoE) and Special Research Centres (SRC) exist in order to pool together expertise and resources on specific topics. Many are funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), see www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/ce/ce_outcomes.htm.
- ARC Centre in Bioinformatics (ACB)
- ARC Centre for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control (CDSC)
- ARC Centre for Complex Systems (ACCS)
- ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials (ARCCFN)
- ARC Centre for Kangaroo Genomics (KanGO)
- ARC Centre for Perceptive and Intelligent Machines in Complex Environments (PIMCE)
- ARC Centre for Solar Energy Systems
- ARC CoE for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics
- ARC CoE for Antimatter-Matter Studies
- ARC CoE for Autonomous Systems
- ARC CoE in Biotechnology and Development
- ARC CoE for Coherent X-ray Science (CXS)
- ARC CoE for Coral Reef Studies
- ARC CoE for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI)
- ARC CoE for Design in Light Metals
- ARC CoE for Electromaterials Science
- ARC CoE for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology
- ARC CoE for Integrative Legume Research (CILR)
- ARC CoE for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems (MASCOS)
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems (MASCOS) aims to stimulate research activity in the mathematical and statistical modelling of complex systems, and to encourage the cross-fertilisation and application of ideas and techniques from different areas of mathematics to the analysis of complex systems. With nodes at five leading Australian universities, MASCOS organizes and funds conferences, seminars and courses for students, researchers and industry and maintains a vigorous knowledge transfer program. www.complex.org.au - ARC CoE in Ore Deposits (CODES)
- ARC CoE in Plant Energy Biology
- ARC CoE for Quantum-Atom Optics (ACQAO)
- ARC CoE for Quantum Computer Technology
- ARC CoE in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics
- ARC CoE for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS)
- ARC CoE in Vision Science
- ARC SRC for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE)
- ARC SRC for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR)
- ARC SRC for Functional and Applied Genomics
- ARC SRC for Green Chemistry
- ARC SRC for the Molecular Genetics of Development (CMGD)
- ARC SRC for Ultra-Broadband Information Networks (CUBIN)
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG)
- Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS)
- Australian Food Safety CoE
- Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC)
- Ian Wark Research Institute (IWRI)
- International CoE for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM)
- International CoE in Asia-Pacific Studies (ICEAPS)
- International CoE in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE)
- International CoE in Water Resources Management (ICE WaRM)
- International WaterCentre (IWC)
International WaterCenter (IWC) is a joint venture of four leading Australian universities, The University of Queensland, Griffith University, Monash University and the University of Western Australia. IWC builds on a philosophy of integrated water resource management and builds capacity in the water sector through applied research, education and training both in Australia and internationally. www.watercentre.org - Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science (MACCS)
- National ICT Australia (NICTA)
- Particulate Fluids Processing Centre (PFPC)
- Sport Knowledge Australia (SKA)
Institutions
Other research bodies, including state based institutions and privately funded organisations.
- Australian Synchrotron
- Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)
- Baker Heart Research Institute
- Bionic Ear Institute
- Burnet Institute
- CAMBIA
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research
- Howard Florey Institute (HFI)
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR)
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Peter Mac is at the forefront of international cancer research, integrating research developments in the clinical setting… www.petermac-research.org.au - St. Vincent’s Institute (SVI)
- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (ICHR)
- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI)
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)
- Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI)
- Western Research Institute (WRI)
- Woolcock Institute of Medical Research