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List of all current UNSW Centres
UNSW REGISTRY OF CENTRES
The list below (last updated May 2009) shows UNSW's current involvement in centres of different types, with contact points for further information. Information about centres is also available through the Centres Secretariat (phone 9385 9736).
National Research Centres
Australian Solar Institute (new centre, no website yet)
Director: Dr Bruce Godfrey
Dementia Collaborative Research Centre
Director: Prof Henry Brodaty
International Centre of Excellence in Mathematics Education
Director: Prof Garth Gaudry
National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
Director: Prof Jan Copeland
National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training(new centre, no website yet)
Director: Prof Criag Simmons
National Centre for Language Training
Director: Mr Rob Wendon
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
Director: Prof David Cooper
National Centre in HIV Social Research
Director: Prof John de Wit
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Director: Prof Richard Mattick
National ICT Australia
Director: Dr David Skellern
Co-operative Research Centres
Advanced Manufacturing CRC
Director: Dr Mark Trigg
Australian Poultry CRC
Director: Dr Mingan Choct
Bushfire CRC
Acting Director: Mr Gary Morgan
Capital Markets CRC
Director: Prof Alex Frino
CRC for Advanced Composite Structures
Director: Prof Murray Scott
CRC for Cotton Catchments Communities
Director: Dr Guy Roth
CRC for Environmental Biotechnology
Director: Dr David Garman
CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technology
Director: Dr Peter Cook
CRC for Polymers
Director: Dr Ian Dagley
Smart Services CRC
Director: Mr Warren Bradey
CRC for Spatial Information
Director: Mr Peter Woodgate
CRC for Sustainable Tourism
Director: Mr Ian Kean
ARC Centres
Centre for Complex Systems
Director: Prof Peter Lindsay
Centre for Kangaroo Genomics
Director: Prof Jenny Graves
Centre for Quantum Computer Technology
Acting Director: Prof Gerard Milburn
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics
Director: Prof Stuart Wenham
Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems
Chief Executive: Operations Ms Olga Sawtell
Research Director: Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte
Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation
Director: Prof Stuart Cunningham
Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals
Director: Prof Barry Muddle
Centre of Excellence for Functional Nanomaterials
Director: Prof Max Lu
Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems
Director: Prof Tony Guttman
UNSW Research Institutes
Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research
Director: Prof John Piggott
Brain Sciences UNSW
Director: Prof Phil Mitchell
Centre for Energy Research and Policy Analysis
Director: Prof Rose Amal
Creative Media Institute
Convenor: A/Prof Dennis Del Favero
Institute of Health Innovation
Director: Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite
UNSW Research Centres
Asia-Pacific Ubiquitous Health Research Centre
Director: A/Prof Pradeep Ray
Australian Human Rights Centre
Director: A/Prof Andrea Durbach
Centre for Accounting and Assurance Research
Director: Prof Ken Trotman
Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design
Director: Prof Tom Davis
Centre for Applied Economic Research
Director: Prof Kevin Fox
Centre for Clinical Governance Research in Health
Director: Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite
Centre for Contemporary Art and Politics
Director: Prof Jill Bennett
Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets
Joint Directors: Dr Regina Betz and Dr Iain MacGill
Centre for Health Assets Australasia
Director: Ms Jane Carthey
Centre for Health Informatics
Director: Prof Enrico Coiera
Centre for Infection and Inflammation Research
Director: Prof Andrew Lloyd
Centre for Interactive Cinema Research (i-Cinema)
Director: Prof Jeffrey Shaw
Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law
Joint Directors: Prof Martin Krygier and Prof Adam Czarnota
Centre for Infrastructure Engineering and Safety - CIES
Director: Prof Mark Bradford
Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation
Joint Directors: Prof Staffan Kjelleberg and Prof Peter Steinberg
Centre for Pensions and Superannuation
Director: A/Prof Hazel Bateman
Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity
Director: Prof Mark Harris
Centre for Refugee Research
Director: Dr Eileen Pittaway
Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology
Director: Prof Veena Sahajwalla
City Futures Research Centre
Director: Prof Bill Randolph
Climate Change Research Centre
Joint Directors: Prof Matt England and Prof Andy Pitman
Connected Waters Initiative
Director: Prof Ian Acworth
Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre
Executive Director: Mr David Vaile
Academic Director: Prof Graham Greenleaf
Defence and Security Applications Research Centre
Director: Prof Hussein Abbass
Disability Studies and Research Centre
Acting Director: Ms Rosemary Kayess
Evolution and Ecology Research Centre
Director: A/Prof Richard Brooks
Gilbert and Tobin Centre for Public Law
Acting Director: Dr Andrew Lynch
Indigenous Law Centre
Director: Ms Megan Davis
Industrial Relations Research Centre
Director: A/Prof Lucy Taksa
Injury Risk Management Research Centre
Director: Prof Paul Barach
Journalism and Media Research Centre
Director: Prof Catharine Lumby
Korea-Australasia Research Centre
Director: Dr Chung-Sok Suh
Social Policy Research Centre
Director: Prof Ilan Katz
UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology
Director: A/Prof Vicki Chen
UNSW Cancer Research Centre
Director: Prof Phil Hogg
Water Research Centre
Joint Directors: Prof Richard Stuetz and Dr Bill Peirson
UNSW Community Centres
Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Director: Mr Chris Witt
Centre for Gender-Related Violence Studies
Director: Dr Jan Breckenridge
UNSW Program Centres
Gifted Education, Research, Resources and Information Centre
Director: Prof Miraca Gross
Institute of Environmental Studies
Director: Dr John Merson
Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Centre
Director: A/Prof Sue Green
Joint Research Centres
Australasian Legal Information Institute
Director: Prof Graham Greenleaf
Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
Director: Prof Philip Broadbridge
Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute
Director: Dr John Merson
Centre for Immunology
Director: Prof David Cooper
Centre for Vascular Research
Director: Prof Levon Khachigian
Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Function Analysis
Director: Prof Ian Dawes
Securities Industry Research Centre of Asia-Pacific Limited
Director: A/Prof Michael Briers
Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Chief Operating Officer: Mr Paul Hallam
UNSW/UWS AHURI Research Centre
Director: Prof Bill Randolph
Affiliated Medical Research Institutes
Black Dog Institute
Director: Prof Gordon Parker
Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research
Director: Prof Michelle Haber
Garvin Institute of Medical Research
Director: Prof John Shine
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
Director: Prof Peter Schofield
Skin & Cancer Foundation Australia
Director: Dr Lisa O'Brien
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Director: Prof Robert Graham
Affiliated Community Centres
Diplomacy Training Program
Director: Mr Patrick Earle
Kingsford Legal Centre
Director: Ms Anna Cody
National Children's and Youth Law Centre
Director: Mr James McDougall
National Pro Bono Resource Centre
Director: Mr John Corker
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