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Research Centres for Sustainability

Researching Sustainability

UWS Research Centres

Research centres are the flagships of the University and represent our primary research strengths. As the list of these centres below indicates much of their focus is on key aspects of social, economic and environmental sustainability.

  • Centre for Complementary Medicine Research (CompleMED)
  • Centre for the Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies
  • Centre for Educational Research
  • Centre for Health Research
  • Centre for Positive Psychology and Education
  • Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
  • Institute for Culture and Society (ICS)
  • Institute for Infrastructure Engineering
  • MARCS Auditory Laboratories
  • Urban Research Centre
  • Writing and Society Research Centre

UWS Research Sites

  • EuFACE

UWS Research Groups

  • Artificial Intelligence Research Group
  • Disaster Response and Resilience Research Group
  • Family and Community Health Research Group (FaCH)
  • Health Services and Outcomes Research Group
  • Industry and Innovation Studies Research Group (CInIS)
  • Justice Research Group
  • Molecular Medicine Research Group
  • Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Research Group (Nano)
  • Sustainability and Social Research Group (SSRG)
  • Solar Energy Technologies Group (SETG)

For further information on Research as UWS, please visit the Research website.

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