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.

See Australia on the IEPA ↗

380 universities and research institutes

• Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre
  University or research institute · Perth · minexcrc.com.au
• Mineral Resources
  University or research institute · Canberra · csiro.au
• Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre
  University or research institute · Melbourne · maprc.org.au
• Monash University
  University or research institute · Melbourne · monash.edu
• Moore College
  University or research institute · Sydney · moore.edu.au
• Morling College
  University or research institute · Macquarie Park · morlingcollege.com
• Mount Stromlo Observatory
  University or research institute · Canberra · rsaa.anu.edu.au
• Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia
  University or research institute · North Sydney · msra.org.au
• Murdoch University
  University or research institute · Perth · murdoch.edu.au
• Nan Tien Institute
  University or research institute · Wollongong · nantien.edu.au
• National Acoustic Laboratories
  University or research institute · Macquarie Park · nal.gov.au
• National Art School
  University or research institute · Sydney · nas.edu.au
• National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs
  University or research institute · Sydney · nccred.org.au
• National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance
  University or research institute · Westmeadows · ncirs.edu.au
• National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
  University or research institute · Perth · acses.edu.au
• National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
  University or research institute · Southport · nccarf.edu.au
• National Computational Infrastructure
  University or research institute · Acton · nci.org.au
• National Deuteration Facility
  University or research institute · Lucas Heights · ansto.gov.au
• National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
  University or research institute · Sydney · unsw.edu.au
• National Drug Research Institute
  University or research institute · Perth · ndri.curtin.edu.au
• National Imaging Facility
  University or research institute · Brisbane · anif.org.au
• National Measurement Laboratory
  University or research institute · Canberra · csiropedia.csiro.au
• National Sea Simulator
  University or research institute · Townsville · aims.gov.au
• National Trauma Research Institute
  University or research institute · Melbourne · ntri.org.au
• Nazarene Theological College
  University or research institute · Brisbane · ntc.edu.au
• Neuroscience Research Australia
  University or research institute · Sydney · neura.edu.au
• NeuroSurgical Research Foundation
  University or research institute · North Adelaide · nrf.com.au
• New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry
  University or research institute · Parramatta · nswiop.nsw.edu.au
• Nursing Research Institute
  University or research institute · Sydney · acu.edu.au
• O'Brien Institute
  University or research institute · Melbourne · obi.edu.au
• Open Universities Australia
  University or research institute · Melbourne · open.edu.au
• Optimus Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Kogarah · optimusresearch.com.au
• Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre
  University or research institute · Perth · pawsey.org.au
• Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science
  University or research institute · Nedlands · perroninstitute.org
• Perth Exoplanet Survey Telescope Observatory
  University or research institute · Perth · pestobservatory.com
• Perth Observatory
  University or research institute · Perth · perthobservatory.com.au
• Peter Doherty Institute
  University or research institute · Melbourne · doherty.edu.au
• Phenomics Australia
  University or research institute · Canberra · phenomicsaustralia.org.au
• Plant Industry
  University or research institute · Canberra · csiropedia.csiro.au
• Presbyterian Theological College
  University or research institute · Melbourne · ptc.edu.au
• Preventative Health
  University or research institute · Closed · Adelaide · csiro.au
• QCIF Ltd.
  University or research institute · Brisbane · qcif.edu.au
• QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
  University or research institute · Brisbane · qimrberghofer.edu.au
• Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
  University or research institute · Wacol · qcmhr.uq.edu.au
• Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence
  University or research institute · Dormant · Brisbane · climatechange.qld.gov.au
• Queensland Eye Institute
  University or research institute · South Brisbane · qei.org.au
• Queensland Theological College
  University or research institute · Brisbane · qtc.edu.au
• Queensland University of Technology
  University or research institute · Brisbane · qut.edu.au
• Raffles College of Design and Commerce
  University or research institute · Sydney · raffles.edu.au
• Reformed Theological College
  University or research institute · Geelong · rtc.edu.au
• Ridley College
  University or research institute · Melbourne · ridley.edu.au
• RMIT University
  University or research institute · Melbourne · rmit.edu.au
• Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
  University or research institute · Malvern East · racma.edu.au
• Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  University or research institute · Sydney · racp.edu.au
• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  University or research institute · Melbourne · surgeons.org
• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  University or research institute · East Melbourne · ranzcog.edu.au
• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
  University or research institute · Sydney · ranzco.edu
• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
  University or research institute · Melbourne · ranzcp.org
• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
  University or research institute · Sydney · ranzcr.edu.au
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  University or research institute · East Melbourne · racgp.org.au
• S P Jain School of Global Management
  University or research institute · Sydney · spjain.edu.au
• Sax Institute
  University or research institute · Sydney · saxinstitute.org.au
• Schizophrenia Research Institute
  University or research institute · Sydney · schizophreniaresearch.org.au
• SiMERR National Research Centre
  University or research institute · Armidale · simerr.une.edu.au
• SKA Telescope, Australia
  University or research institute · Geraldton · skatelescope.org
• South Australian Research and Development Institute
  University or research institute · Adelaide · pir.sa.gov.au
• South Metropolitan Technical and Further Education
  University or research institute · Fremantle · southmetrotafe.wa.edu.au
• Southern Coastal Research Vessel Fleet
  University or research institute · Adelaide · pir.sa.gov.au
• Southern Cross University
  University or research institute · Lismore · scu.edu.au
• Southern Skies Network
  University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au
• SpinalCure Australia
  University or research institute · Sydney · spinalcure.org.au
• Sports Medicine Australia
  University or research institute · Melbourne · sma.org.au
• Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory
  University or research institute · Stawell · supl.org.au
• Stem Cells Australia
  University or research institute · Melbourne · stemcellsaustralia.edu.au
• Sunraysia Institute of TAFE
  University or research institute · Mildura · sunitafe.edu.au
• Swinburne University of Technology
  University or research institute · Melbourne · swinburne.edu.au
• Sydney College of Divinity
  University or research institute · Sydney · scd.edu.au
• Sydney Institute of Marine Science
  University or research institute · Mosman · sims.org.au
• Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis
  University or research institute · Sydney · sydney.edu.au
• Sydney Missionary and Bible College
  University or research institute · Sydney · smbc.com.au
• Sydney Shoulder Research Institute
  University or research institute · St Leonards · ssri.net.au
• Tabor College
  University or research institute · Adelaide · tabor.edu.au
• TAS Farm Innovation Hub
  University or research institute · Hobart · tasfarmhub.com.au
• Tasmania Law Reform Institute
  University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au
• Tasmanian Behavioural Lab
  University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au
• Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
  University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au
• Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
  University or research institute · Brisbane · tern.org.au
• Tetoora Road Observatory
  University or research institute · Melbourne · rodstubbingsobservatory.wordpress.com
• The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration
  University or research institute · Melbourne · aija.org.au
• The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre
  University or research institute · Ultimo · preventioncentre.org.au
• The George Institute for Global Health
  University or research institute · Sydney · georgeinstitute.org
• The Heart Research Institute
  University or research institute · Newtown · hri.org.au
• The University of Adelaide
  University or research institute · Dormant · Adelaide · adelaide.edu.au
• The University of Melbourne
  University or research institute · Melbourne · unimelb.edu.au
• The University of Notre Dame Australia
  University or research institute · Fremantle · notredame.edu.au
• The University of Queensland
  University or research institute · Brisbane · uq.edu.au
• The University of Sydney
  University or research institute · Sydney · sydney.edu.au
• The University of Western Australia
  University or research institute · Perth · uwa.edu.au
• TissuPath
  University or research institute · Mount Waverley · tissupath.com.au
• Toorak College
  University or research institute · Mount Eliza · toorakcollege.vic.edu.au
• Torrens University Australia
  University or research institute · Adelaide · torrens.edu.au
• Translational Research Institute
  University or research institute · Woolloongabba · tri.edu.au
• Trinity Theological College
  University or research institute · Perth · ttc.wa.edu.au
• UCL Australia
  University or research institute · Dormant · Adelaide · ucl.ac.uk
• University of Canberra
  University or research institute · Canberra · canberra.edu.au
• University of Divinity
  University or research institute · Kew East · divinity.edu.au
• University of New England
  University or research institute · Armidale · une.edu.au
• University of Newcastle Australia
  University or research institute · Newcastle · newcastle.edu.au
• University of South Australia
  University or research institute · Dormant · Adelaide · unisa.edu.au
• University of Southern Queensland
  University or research institute · Toowoomba · unisq.edu.au
• University of Tasmania
  University or research institute · Hobart · utas.edu.au
• University of Technology Sydney
  University or research institute · Sydney · uts.edu.au
• University of the Sunshine Coast
  University or research institute · Sunshine Coast · unisc.edu.au
• University of Wollongong
  University or research institute · Wollongong · uow.edu.au
• UNSW Canberra
  University or research institute · Canberra · unsw.edu.au
• UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute
  University or research institute · Sydney · dgfi.unsw.edu.au
• UNSW Sydney
  University or research institute · Sydney · unsw.edu.au
• Veracity Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Woolloongabba · veracityclinicalresearch.com.au
• Victoria University
  University or research institute · Melbourne · vu.edu.au
• Victorian Cancer Agency
  University or research institute · Melbourne · victoriancanceragency.org.au

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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