Research organizations in Australia

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 613 research organizations in Australia.

Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Sydney (100), Melbourne (85) and Canberra (37).

Australia scores 68.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 19 of 117 economies.

See Australia on the IEPA ↗

613 research organizations

• RDS Partners
  Research organization · Hobart · rdspartners.com.au
• Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Sydney · cooperfoundation.org.au
• Recfish Australia
  Research organization · Melbourne · recfishaustralia.org.au
• Recfishwest
  Research organization · Hillarys · recfishwest.org.au
• Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW
  Research organization · Matraville · rfansw.com.au
• Reef Ecologic
  Research organization · Townsville · reefecologic.org
• Researcherenye Wappayalawangka - Central Australia Academic Health Science Network
  Research organization · Alice Springs · caahsn.org.au
• Reserve Bank of Australia
  Research organization · Sydney · rba.gov.au
• Respiratory Clinical Trials
  Research organization · Fullarton · rctc.com.au
• Resthaven Incorporated
  Research organization · Wayville · resthaven.asn.au
• Rett Syndrome Association of Australia
  Research organization · Geelong · rettaustralia.com
• Robert Connor Dawes Foundation
  Research organization · Sandringham · rcdfoundation.org
• Royal Adelaide Hospital Research Fund
  Research organization · Adelaide · rahresearchfund.com.au
• Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  Research organization · North Melbourne · raci.org.au
• Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
  Research organization · Brisbane · rbwhfoundation.com.au
• Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
  Research organization · Sydney · rcpa.edu.au
• Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation
  Research organization · Hobart · rhhresearchfoundation.org
• Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation
  Research organization · Parkville · neuroscience.org.au
• Royal Rehabilitation Centre
  Research organization · Sydney · royalrehab-ryde.com.au
• Royal Society of South Australia
  Research organization · Adelaide · rssa.org.au
• Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
  Research organization · Mosman · rzsnsw.org.au
• RoZetta Institute
  Research organization · Sydney · rozetta.com.au
• RPH Research Foundation
  Research organization · Perth · rphresearchfoundation.org.au
• Rural Training Initiatives
  Research organization · Corowa · ruraltraininginitiatives.com.au
• Sanfilippo Children's Foundation
  Research organization · Dormant · Sydney · sanfilippo.org.au
• Science and Industry Endowment Fund
  Research organization · Clayton · sief.org.au
• Science for All
  Research organization · Melbourne · scienceforall.world
• Scope Australia
  Research organization · Victoria · scopeaust.org.au
• Sea World
  Research organization · Southport · seaworld.com.au
• Seafood Industry Victoria
  Research organization · West Melbourne · siv.com.au
• Seafood South Australia
  Research organization · Old Noarlunga · seafoodsa.com.au
• Sextures Institute
  Research organization · Darlinghurst · sextures.net
• Shepherd Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · shepherdfoundation.org.au
• Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Heidelberg West · siredwarddunlop.org.au
• Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith Fund
  Research organization · Adelaide · smithfund.org.au
• Skin and Cancer Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · skincancer.asn.au
• Skin Health Institute
  Research organization · Carlton · skinhealthinstitute.org.au
• Skyrail Rainforest Foundation
  Research organization · Smithfield · skyrailfoundation.org
• Smart Water Fund
  Research organization · East Melbourne · smartwater.com.au
• Smith Family
  Research organization · Sydney · thesmithfamily.com.au
• Snowdome Foundation
  Research organization · South Yarra · snowdome.org.au
• Society for Mental Health Research
  Research organization · Melbourne · smhr.org.au
• Society of Australasian Social Psychologists
  Research organization · Sydney · sasp.org.au
• South Australia Pathology
  Research organization · Adelaide · sapathology.sa.gov.au
• South Australian Grain Industry Trust
  Research organization · Macclesfield · sagit.com.au
• South Australian Museum
  Research organization · Adelaide · samuseum.sa.gov.au
• South Australian Rock Lobster Advisory Council
  Research organization · Glenelg · sarlac.com.au
• South Australian Sardine Industry Association
  Research organization · Port Lincoln · sasardines.com.au
• South Coast Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation
  Research organization · Nowra · southcoastams.org.au
• South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association
  Research organization · Lakes Entrance · setfia.org.au
• Southern Shark Industry Alliance
  Research organization · Melbourne · gummyshark.publishpath.com
• Speech Pathology Australia
  Research organization · Melbourne · speechpathologyaustralia.org.au
• Spencer Gulf King Prawns
  Research organization · Port Lincoln · spencergulfkingprawns.com.au
• St George and Sutherland Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Kogarah · stgeorgemrf.com.au
• St Vincents Institute of Medical Research
  Research organization · Fitzroy · svi.edu.au
• Stan Perron Charitable Foundation
  Research organization · East Perth · perronfoundation.org.au
• State Library of New South Wales
  Research organization · Sydney · sl.nsw.gov.au
• State Library of Victoria
  Research organization · Melbourne · slv.vic.gov.au
• State Trustees Australia Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · statetrustees.com.au
• Statistical Society of Australia
  Research organization · Belconnen · statsoc.org.au
• Stillbirth Foundation
  Research organization · Sydney · stillbirthfoundation.org.au
• Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute
  Research organization · Chatswood · sori.org.au
• Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise
  Research organization · Liverpool · thesphere.com.au
• Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation
  Research organization · Brisbane · viertel.org.au
• TAFE Directors Australian
  Research organization · Bruce · tda.edu.au
• TAFE Queensland Gold Coast
  Research organization · Southport · tafegoldcoast.edu.au
• Taronga Conservation Society Australia
  Research organization · Mosman · taronga.org.au
• Tasmania Mures
  Research organization · Cambridge · mures.com.au
• Tasmanian Community Fund
  Research organization · Hobart · tascomfund.org
• Tasmanian Land Conservancy
  Research organization · Sandy Bay · tasland.org.au
• Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association
  Research organization · Sandy Bay · tsga.com.au
• Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council
  Research organization · Sandy Bay · tsic.org.au
• Tharawal Aboriginal
  Research organization · Campbelltown · tacams.com.au
• The Achieve Foundation
  Research organization · Sydney · theachievefoundation.org.au
• The Aurum Project
  Research organization · Brookvale · aurumproject.org.au
• The Australian Sociological Association
  Research organization · Darebin · tasa.org.au
• The History Teachers' Association of Australia
  Research organization · Osborne Park · historyteacher.org.au
• The Hospital Research Foundation Group
  Research organization · Fremantle · hospitalresearch.org.au
• The Kids Research Institute Australia
  Research organization · West Perth · thekids.org.au
• The Linnean Society of New South Wales
  Research organization · Manly · linneansocietynsw.org.au
• The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation
  Research organization · Parkville · rchfoundation.org.au
• The Royal Society of Queensland
  Research organization · Saint Lucia · royalsocietyqld.org
• The Victorian Nurses and Midwives Trust
  Research organization · Wendouree · vnmt.org
• The William Buckland Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · williambucklandfoundation.org.au
• Therapeutic Guidelines
  Research organization · West Melbourne · tg.org.au
• Therapeutic Innovation Australia
  Research organization · Melbourne · therapeuticinnovation.com.au
• Thomas Foundation
  Research organization · Noosa · thomasfoundation.org.au
• Thoracic Oncology Group of Australasia
  Research organization · Sydney · thoraciconcology.org.au
• Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
  Research organization · Sydney · thoracic.org.au
• Tour de Cure
  Research organization · Eveleigh · tourdecure.com.au
• Tranby National Indigenous Adult Education and Training
  Research organization · Sydney · tranby.edu.au
• Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
  Research organization · Newcastle · trog.com.au
• Transport Accident Commission
  Research organization · Geelong · tac.vic.gov.au
• Tyre Stewardship Australia
  Research organization · Richmond · tyrestewardship.org.au
• Uniting
  Research organization · Sydney · uniting.org
• University Colleges Australia
  Research organization · Glen Iris · universitycollegesaustralia.edu.au
• Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
  Research organization · Edgecliff · usanz.org.au
• Veski
  Research organization · Melbourne · veski.org.au
• Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
  Research organization · Sydney · victorchang.edu.au
• Victorian Bar
  Research organization · Melbourne · vicbar.com.au
• Victorian Cancer Biobank
  Research organization · Carlton · viccancerbiobank.org.au
• Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
  Research organization · Southbank · vifm.org
• Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
  Research organization · Melbourne · responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au
• Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
  Research organization · Sydney · vfff.org.au
• Vision Australia
  Research organization · Melbourne · visionaustralia.org
• Vision Cooperative Research Centre
  Research organization · Sydney · visioncrc.org
• Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service
  Research organization · Coonamble · walgettams.com.au
• Walk Free Foundation
  Research organization · Nedlands · walkfreefoundation.org
• Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
  Research organization · Melbourne · wehi.edu.au
• Water Research Australia
  Research organization · Adelaide · waterra.com.au
• Welding Technology Institute of Australia
  Research organization · Pymble · wtia.com.au
• Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service
  Research organization · Wellington · wachs.net.au
• Wesley Research Institute
  Research organization · Brisbane · wesleyresearch.org.au
• West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute
  Research organization · Nedlands · wasdri.org.au
• Western Australian Fishing Industry Council
  Research organization · Fremantle · wafic.org.au
• Western Australian Genealogical Society
  Research organization · Perth · membership.wags.org.au
• Western Australian Health Translation Network
  Research organization · Nedlands · wahtn.org
• Western Rock Lobster Council
  Research organization · Fremantle · westernrocklobster.org
• Western Sydney Community Forum
  Research organization · Parramatta · wscf.org.au
• Westpac Scholars Trust
  Research organization · Sydney · scholars.westpac.com.au

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Cities

• Research organizations in Sydney 100
• Research organizations in Melbourne 85
• Research organizations in Canberra 37
• Research organizations in Adelaide 31
• Research organizations in Brisbane 22
• Research organizations in Carlton 16
• Research organizations in Perth 12
• Research organizations in Nedlands 8
• Research organizations in Clayton 7
• Research organizations in Camperdown 6
• Research organizations in East Melbourne 6
• Research organizations in Hobart 6
• Research organizations in North Sydney 6
• Research organizations in Parkville 6
• Research organizations in Darwin 5
• Research organizations in Fremantle 5
• Research organizations in Newcastle 5
• Research organizations in Camberwell 4
• Research organizations in Chatswood 4
• Research organizations in Geelong 4
• Research organizations in Milton 4
• Research organizations in North Melbourne 4
• Research organizations in Port Lincoln 4
• Research organizations in St Leonards 4
• Research organizations in Subiaco 4
• Research organizations in Townsville 4
• Research organizations in Armidale 3
• Research organizations in Bedford Park 3
• Research organizations in Cairns 3
• Research organizations in Crows Nest 3
• Research organizations in Darlinghurst 3
• Research organizations in Fitzroy 3
• Research organizations in Heidelberg 3
• Research organizations in Mosman 3
• Research organizations in Sandy Bay 3
• Research organizations in Wollongong 3