Universities and research institutes in Australia
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 380 universities and research institutes in Australia.
Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.
The largest concentrations are in Sydney (66), Melbourne (53) and Brisbane (33).
Australia scores 68.9 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 19 of 117 economies.
380 universities and research institutes
- Brisbane School of Theology
University or research institute · Brisbane · bst.qld.edu.au - Cairnmillar Institute
University or research institute · Hawthorn East · cairnmillar.edu.au - Canning College
University or research institute · Bentley · canningcollege.wa.edu.au - Canterbury Institute of Management
University or research institute · Sydney · ciom.edu.au - Caring Futures Institute
University or research institute · Adelaide · flinders.edu.au - Carnegie Mellon University Australia
University or research institute · Adelaide · australia.cmu.edu - Centenary Institute
University or research institute · Sydney · centenary.org.au - Central Institute of Technology
University or research institute · Perth · cit.ac.in - Central Queensland University
University or research institute · Rockhampton · cqu.edu.au - Centre for Accelerator Science
University or research institute · Lucas Heights · ansto.gov.au - Centre for Advanced Microscopy
University or research institute · Canberra · microscopy.anu.edu.au - Centre for Big Data Research in Health
University or research institute · Sydney · unsw.edu.au - Centre for Cancer Biology
University or research institute · Adelaide · centreforcancerbiology.org.au - Centre for Eye Research Australia
University or research institute · East Melbourne · cera.org.au - Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing
University or research institute · Sydney · unsw.edu.au - Centre for Invasive Species Solution
University or research institute · Canberra · invasives.com.au - Centre for Law and Genetics
University or research institute · Sandy Bay · utas.edu.au - Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis
University or research institute · Brisbane · cmm.centre.uq.edu.au - Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences
University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au - Centre for Population Ageing Research
University or research institute · Sydney · cepar.edu.au - Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology
University or research institute · Sydney · cqc2t.org - Centre for Remote Health
University or research institute · Alice Springs · crh.org.au - Centre for Renewable Energy and Power Systems
University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au - Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health
University or research institute · Orange · crrmh.com.au - Centre for Safe Air
University or research institute · Hobart · safeair.org.au - Centre for Social Impact
University or research institute · Sydney · csi.edu.au - Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research
University or research institute · Hobart · cshor.csiro.au - Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood
University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au - Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis
University or research institute · Parkville · cebra.unimelb.edu.au - Charles Darwin University
University or research institute · Darwin · cdu.edu.au - Charles Perkins Centre Histology Facility
University or research institute · Sydney · sydney.edu.au - Charles Sturt University
University or research institute · Bathurst · csu.edu.au - ChemCentre
University or research institute · Bentley · chemcentre.wa.gov.au - Children's Medical Research Institute
University or research institute · Sydney · cmri.org.au - Chisholm Institute
University or research institute · Melbourne · chisholm.edu.au - Christian Heritage College
University or research institute · Mansfield · chc.edu.au - Climate Change Research Centre
University or research institute · Sydney · unsw.edu.au - Climate Modelling Laboratory
University or research institute · Noosa · climatelab.com.au - Collaboration for Australian Weather and Climate Research
University or research institute · Melbourne · cawcr.gov.au - Collaborative Research Group
University or research institute · Sydney · coregroupinternational.org - College of Intensive Care Medicine
University or research institute · Melbourne · cicm.org.au - Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment
University or research institute · Newcastle · crccare.com - Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia
University or research institute · Aitkenvale · crcna.com.au - Cooperative Research Centre for Mental Health
University or research institute · Carlton · mentalhealthcrc.com - Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers
University or research institute · Melbourne · crcp.com.au - CRC CARE
University or research institute · Newcastle · crccare.com - CRC for Spatial information
University or research institute · Carlton · crcsi.com.au - CSIRO BioFoundry
University or research institute · Brisbane · csiro.au - CSIRO Health and Biosecurity
University or research institute · Clayton South · csiro.au - CSIRO Land and Water
University or research institute · Dormant · Canberra · csiro.au - CSIRO Manufacturing
University or research institute · Canberra · csiro.au - CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
University or research institute · Closed · Canberra · cmar.csiro.au - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
University or research institute · Dormant · Canberra · csiro.au - CSIRO Scientific Computing
University or research institute · Canberra · csiro.au - Curtin Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch
University or research institute · Perth · hive.curtin.edu.au - Curtin University
University or research institute · Perth · curtin.edu.au - Cyto Labs
University or research institute · Bentley · cytolabs.com.au - Deakin University
University or research institute · Burwood · deakin.edu.au - Dermatology Institute of Victoria
University or research institute · Melbourne · div.net.au - Digitisation Centre of Western Australia
University or research institute · Perth · uwa.edu.au - Dingo Discovery and Research Centre
University or research institute · Melbourne · dingofoundation.org - Division of Energy
University or research institute · Canberra · csiro.au - Division of Fossil Fuels Energy
University or research institute · Canberra · csiro.au - Ecosystem Sciences
University or research institute · Canberra · csiropedia.csiro.au - Edith Cowan University
University or research institute · Perth · ecu.edu.au - Eidos Institute
University or research institute · Brisbane · eidos.org.au - Emmaus Bible College
University or research institute · Sydney · emmaus.edu.au - Endeavour College of Natural Health
University or research institute · Brisbane · endeavour.edu.au - Energy Pipelines CRC
University or research institute · Wollongong · epcrc.com.au - Envoi Specialist Pathologists
University or research institute · Brisbane · envoi.com.au - Excelsia University College
University or research institute · Sydney · excelsia.edu.au - Federation University
University or research institute · Ballarat · federation.edu.au - Flinders Microscopy and Microanalysis
University or research institute · Bedford Park · flinders.edu.au - Flinders University
University or research institute · Adelaide · flinders.edu.au - Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
University or research institute · Melbourne · florey.edu.au - Griffith University
University or research institute · Brisbane · griffith.edu.au - Hanson Institute
University or research institute · Adelaide · hansoninstitute.sa.gov.au - Harry Butler Institute
University or research institute · Perth · murdoch.edu.au - Health Education and Training Institute
University or research institute · Parramatta · heti.edu.au - Health Sciences and Nutrition
University or research institute · Adelaide · csiro.au - Heavy Ion Accelerators
University or research institute · Canberra · accelerators.org.au - Helpmann Academy
University or research institute · Adelaide · helpmannacademy.com.au - High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia
University or research institute · Melbourne · hbprca.com.au - Hillsong International Leadership College
University or research institute · Baulkham Hills · hillsong.com - Hunter Medical Research Institute
University or research institute · Newcastle · hmri.org.au - IBM Research - Australia
University or research institute · Melbourne · research.ibm.com - Ikon Institute of Australia
University or research institute · Sydney · ikon.edu.au - Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute
University or research institute · Keiraville · ihmri.org.au - Information and Communication Technologies Centre
University or research institute · Sydney · ict.csiro.au - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
University or research institute · Battery Point · imas.utas.edu.au - Institute for Musculoskeletal Health
University or research institute · Camperdown · imh.org.au - Institute for Respiratory Health
University or research institute · Nedlands · resphealth.org.au - Institute for Social Change
University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au - Integrated Marine Observing System
University or research institute · Hobart · imos.org.au - International Education Specialist College
University or research institute · Sydney · iesc.nsw.edu.au - International Space Centre
University or research institute · Crawley · internationalspacecentre.org - James Cook University
University or research institute · Townsville · jcu.edu.au - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
University or research institute · Sydney · jdrf.org.au - Kangan Institute
University or research institute · Broadmeadows · kangan.edu.au - KaRaMinds
University or research institute · Macquarie Park · karaminds.com.au - Kirby Institute
University or research institute · Sydney · kirby.unsw.edu.au - La Trobe University
University or research institute · Melbourne · latrobe.edu.au - Linear Clinical Research
University or research institute · Nedlands · linear.org.au - Lowitja Institute
University or research institute · Carlton · lowitja.org.au - Macquarie University
University or research institute · Sydney · mq.edu.au - MAGEC
University or research institute · Heidelberg · onjcri.org.au - Manna Institute
University or research institute · Armidale · mannainstitute.au - Marine Biodiversity Hub
University or research institute · Closed · Hobart · nespmarine.edu.au - Marine National Facility
University or research institute · Hobart · mnf.csiro.au - Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre
University or research institute · Sydney · unsw.edu.au - Martin College
University or research institute · Brisbane · martin.edu.au - Mater Research
University or research institute · Brisbane · research.mater.org.au - Melbourne Bioinformatics
University or research institute · Melbourne · melbournebioinformatics.org.au - Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication
University or research institute · Clayton · nanomelbourne.com - Melbourne Institute of Technology
University or research institute · Melbourne · mit.edu.au - Melbourne Polytechnic
University or research institute · Melbourne · melbournepolytechnic.edu.au - Melbourne School of Theology
University or research institute · Melbourne · mst.edu.au - Mental Health Research Institute
University or research institute · Dormant · Melbourne · mhri.edu.au - Menzies Institute for Medical Research
University or research institute · Tasmania · menzies.utas.edu.au - Microscopy Australia
University or research institute · Sydney · micro.org.au
Cities
- Universities and research institutes in Sydney 66
- Universities and research institutes in Melbourne 53
- Universities and research institutes in Brisbane 33
- Universities and research institutes in Canberra 31
- Universities and research institutes in Adelaide 25
- Universities and research institutes in Hobart 23
- Universities and research institutes in Perth 18
- Universities and research institutes in Carlton 6
- Universities and research institutes in Newcastle 6
- Universities and research institutes in Armidale 5
- Universities and research institutes in Clayton 5
- Universities and research institutes in Townsville 5
- Universities and research institutes in East Melbourne 4
- Universities and research institutes in Wollongong 4
- Universities and research institutes in Bentley 3
- Universities and research institutes in Lucas Heights 3
- Universities and research institutes in Macquarie Park 3
- Universities and research institutes in Nedlands 3
- Universities and research institutes in North Adelaide 3
- Universities and research institutes in Parramatta 3