Facilities

UNSW Engineering is associated with numerous research centres but also has an impressive collection of laboratories and facilities. The purpose of these facilities is to support Faculty research and enhance graduate and undergraduate education.

Laboratories & Facilities

The Faculty is peppered with state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities that enhance the learning environment for our students – with hands-on practical experience being one of the major focus areas of our programs. Our researchers are surrounded by all the facilities they need to be able to focus on the ground-breaking innovations which we are known for.
Each school has its own specific requirements for the types of facilities which are required by their students and research teams.

Explore our facilities:

• Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering 
• Civil and Environmental Engineering 
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications 
• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering - Ainsworth Building and Willis Annex 
• Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering (MERE)
• Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering - Tyree Energy Technologies Building 

Research Centres

UNSW Engineering is associated with many national interdisciplinary and cooperative research centers. These include: 

National Research Centres

• Australian National Fabrication Facility
• ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems
• ARC Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials
• Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T)
• DATA 61ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics & Photonics
• ARC Training Centre in Advanced Technologies in Food Manufacture
• National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training
• National Centre of Excellence in Desalination

Co-operative Research Centres (CRCs)

• Advanced Composite Structures
• Australian Poultry
• Capital Markets
• Cotton Catchment Communities 
• Greenhouse Gas Technology 
• Polymers
• Smart Services
• Spatial Information 
• Advanced Manufacturing
• CRC Low Carbon Living
• Bionic Vision Australia (BVA)

UNSW Research Centres

• Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design
• Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets 
• Centre for Interactive Cinema 
• Water Research Centre 
• Connected Water Initiative 
• The Australian Centre for NanoMedicine (ACN) 
• The Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER)
• The Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices (ACSMP)
• Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT)
• Centre for Infrastructure, Engineering and Safety (CIES)
• Research Centre for Integrated Transport  Innovation (rCITI)
• UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology