Research

OoR Research Institutes and Centres

 
  • Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science is WA’s longest established medical research institute. We undertake cutting edge research on a broad spectrum of conditions including stroke, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, muscular dystrophy, myositis and multiple sclerosis.

  • The Callaway Centre

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    We seek to realise the research potential of the internationally significant collections housed in the Callaway Centre Archive by honouring the investments of and the agreements made with the ARC as well as UWA and its patrons.

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    Bringing together dedicated researchers, educators and industry partners to better explore and develop Australia’s hydrocarbon energy resources, and to sequester greenhouse gases like CO2 in an environmentally responsible manner.

  • Translation and Transcultural Research Cluster

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    Our main purpose is to achieve international research excellence in the cross-disciplinary field of translation and transcultural studies in order to advance the understanding of social and cultural issues of contemporary significance, such as translation and multilingualism, transcultural identity construction and communication.

  • Lions Eye Institute

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Lions Eye Institute is a not-for-profit centre of excellence that combines world class scientific research into the prevention of blindness with the highest level of eye care delivery.

  • Centre for Western Australian History

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The CWAH is unique for its focus on Australia’s histories from regional perspectives. Members engage with WA’s diverse histories and identities through facilitating historical research and presentation to the highest professional standards.

  • West Australian Biogeochemistry Centre

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The WABC is a centralised, stable isotope facility housed at UWA. The Centre brings together a critical mass of researchers in stable isotope science, particularly in its application to environmental and ecological problems in both terrestrial and marine environments.

  • Ecology, People and Place (EcoPeoPle)

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Ecology, People, Place Research Group seeks to create productive synergies among scholars from diverse disciplines who are researching interactions between societies and environments in diverse contexts. It provides a UWA-based hub for academics and practitioners seeking input or collaborators on social-environmental research.

  • UWA Ridgefield Farm

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    Our vision is to foster innovation and provide research-based solutions to food and nutritional security, environmental sustainability and agribusiness.

  • Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    We research interdisciplinary responses to water problems, synthesise diverse research outputs into practical solutions, and influence policy, regulation, and practice to promote adoption.

  • Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    We enable research excellence by providing world-class microscopy and microanalysis facilities and expertise to publicly funded researchers and industry.

  • Population Health Research Network

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    PHRN is a national network of data linkage units, a secure data laboratory and e-research services which support researchers access to linked population data.

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The CMENRL was established in recognition of the importance of both the resources and the commercial sectors to the Western Australia economy, include a wide range of including including a wide range of mining, energy and natural resources law matters.

  • Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    Emotions shape individual, community and national identities. We use historical knowledge from Europe, initially from the period 1100–1800, to understand the long history of emotional behaviours.

  • Centre for Energy

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Centre for Energy at UWA is a dedicated centre for world-class energy research and technology development.

  • Centre for Forensic Anthropology

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The CFA is committed to updating forensic identification standards, developing contemporary population-specific standards and ensuring that the techniques meet evidentiary requirements for legal submission. This comprises formulation of new forensic and archaeological tools based on novel methods, resulting in increased accuracy of skeletal identification in contemporary and historic death scenarios.

  • UWA Africa Research & Engagement Centre

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    AfREC produces research, teaching, training and other collaborations with partners to address sustainable development challenges and responsibilities and to strengthen wider Australia-Africa relations.

  • Centre for Rock Art Research and Management (CRAR+M)

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    CRAR+M aspires to be a leader in rock art conservation and management by research-driven advocacy for its priceless heritage values.

  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology (PEB) is a cutting-edge research centre focused on better understanding the ways plants capture, convert and use energy in response to environmental change, with a view towards improved plant energy efficiency.

  • Zadko Observatory

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Zadko Telescope is a one-metre telescope funded by a generous donation from James Zadko to UWA. The telescope has opened a new window to the “transient universe” - a universe that is filled with fleeting flashes of light originating from the most exotic phenomena in the cosmos.

  • Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine (CCTRM) is a collaborative research space for stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine.

  • Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    COFS mission is to carry out fundamental research at an internationally recognised standard of excellence in the areas of the mechanics of seabed sediments, offshore geohazards and of offshore foundation and engineering systems. It will use its expertise to service the offshore petroleum and renewable energy industries at both a national and international level.

  • Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC)

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    As cities begin integrating sustainable practices into long-term planning, more rigorous and comprehensive measures are needed to understand the complex ties between land-use and transport choices.

  • Migration, Mobilities & Belonging

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Migration, Mobilities and Belonging (MMoB) Research Cluster engages Perth’s rich history and contemporary status as one of the fastest growing and most diverse cities in the world, a centre for global capital and a hub for international labour and education markets.

  • Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The IOMRC is a leading marine science partnership in the southern hemisphere with the largest marine research capability on the Indian Ocean rim.

  • Marshall Centre for Infectious Diseases Research and Training

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Marshall Centre was founded in 2007 to celebrate the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Professor Barry Marshall and Emeritus Professor Robin Warren.

  • Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Lions Eye Institute is affiliated with the Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the University of Western Australia.

  • UWA Institute of Agriculture

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The UWA Institute of Agriculture aims to enhance The University of Western Australia's contribution to the advancement of agriculture and to the management of natural resources in selected international, national and regional settings.

  • Western Australian Centre for Rural Health

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    WACRH aims to improve rural, remote and Aboriginal health through education, student placement support, research and community service activities, as well as to facilitate quality allied health, nursing and pharmacy clinical placements for students from all Australian universities.

  • UWA Modern Slavery Research Network

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    Through the conduct of interdisciplinary research and partnerships with key stakeholders the MSRC will analyse and contribute to theoretical, historical and contemporary applied frameworks for understanding and tackling modern slavery.

  • Institute for Respiratory Health

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    We are a charitable organisation and Australia's only integrated scientific and clinical research institute dedicated specifically to investigating respiratory disease.

  • Medieval & Early Modern Studies Research Group (MEMS)

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The MEMS research group draws upon UWA's nationally acclaimed research and teaching expertise in the area of Medieval and Early Modern Studies.Our primary research mission is to create new models of collaborative interdisciplinary enquiry within this broad field.

  • Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx CRC)

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The FEnEx CRC will execute cutting-edge, industry-led research, education and training to help sustain Australia’s position as a leading LNG and Hydrogen exporter.

  • Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre is enabling the growth of battery industries to power Australia’s future.

  • Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy addresses complex, multi-faceted environmental problems through quality research, engagement and training.

  • CRC for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC-TiME)

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    CRC-TiME will drive transformational change to enable regions and communities to transition to a prosperous and sustainable post mine future.

  • Digital Humanities Research Cluster

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Digital Humanities Research Cluster a forum for bringing together researchers from many disciplines across the whole University who are doing work related to ‘digital humanities’.

  • Westerly Research Group

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Westerly Research Cluster brings together leading researchers in Australian literature, creative writing and creative pedagogy at UWA. Westerly hosts visitors and conferences, and publishes Westerly Magazine, founded in 1956.

  • International Research Collaborative Oral Health and Equity

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The multi-national International Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity develops innovative solutions in oral health education, research and service to address the global challenges associated with social inequities.

  • Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research is a leading Western Australian medical research centre, dedicated to tackling some of the world’s biggest health issues. Our world-class teams accelerate the delivery of life-saving breakthroughs to improve the health of all Western Australians both today and for our future generations.

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    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The National Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility (NGCF) is a world leading geotechnical centrifuge modelling facility that brings together six Australian universities working on a wide range of geotechnical problems, both offshore and onshore.

  • Ear Science Institute Australia

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    A not-for-profit organisation providing the West Australian community with a multidisciplinary approach to ear and hearing health. The Institute is composed of four pillars, which systematically address our key areas of audiology practice and science.

  • International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    An equal joint venture between Curtin University and UWA. ICRAR is an internationally renowned, multi-disciplinary research centre for science, engineering and data intensive astronomy.

  • Telethon Kids Institute

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

  • Animal Care Services

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    Animal Care Services (ACS) supports teaching, biological and biomedical research projects in a range of contained housing environments and research facilities for laboratory animals, large animals and selected native species.

  • Centre for Evolutionary Biology

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Centre for Evolutionary Biology is a University of Western Australia Centre of Excellence, delivering excellence in research, and research training.

  • UWA Oceans Institute

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The UWA Oceans Institute brings together the University’s multidisciplinary research strengths across areas including oceanography, ecology, engineering, resource management and governance to address key ocean challenges.

  • Africa Research and Engagement Centre (AfREC)

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    AfREC produces research, teaching, training and other collaborations with partners to address sustainable development challenges and responsibilities and to strengthen wider Australia-Africa relations. The Centre drives innovative and ethical collaborations between Australia and Africa.

  • Centre for Social Impact

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Centre for Social Impact UWA (CSI UWA) creates and delivers education that transforms, research that informs best practice, and public engagement that inspires and mobilises change makers.

  • Cooperative Enterprise Research Unit

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    CERU is a multi-disciplinary unit with skills that encompass the business, economic and social aspects of these unique enterprises. Our global research network offers a broad range of skills and expertise.

  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies undertakes world-best integrated research for sustainable use and management of coral reefs.

  • Centre for Human & Cultural Values

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The Centre focuses on research and training in understanding and appreciation of the variety of human and cultural values and how they relate to big social issues in society.

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    At CCRN, we generate scientifically valid databases to assist us in conducting advanced research into the aetiology of mental disorders, their management and treatment.

  • International Centre for Plant Breeding Education

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    Our activities are focused on research into improving knowledge of and uses for legumes and other crops, to that end we regularly publish our research results, including those from the work of our partner organisations.

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

  • Centre for Rock Art Research & Management

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    CRAR+M aspires to be a leader in rock art conservation and management by research-driven advocacy for its priceless heritage values. While we focus on Australian rock art we produce research outcomes of international significance.

  • Australian Urban Design Research Centre

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    The AUDRC is an independent, not-for-profit, interdisciplinary research centre, and part of UWA School of Design, with Postgraduate courses in Urban Design.

  • Centre for Muslim States & Societies

    • Every Saturday
    • University Club Lawn

    We are committed to conducting research that provides a better understanding of the beliefs and practices of Muslims in the Indian Ocean Rim countries and their interaction with global trends and narratives in other regions.