Research centres, groups and clinics
Our research centres, groups and clinics cultivate strength in specialist areas by concentrating resources in one place. All of our research centres have an excellent record of scholarship, publication and research funding.
We’re proud of our reputation for high-quality research here at Swinburne. Our research meets the demands of various organisations including industry, government, community organisations, not-for-profits, start-ups and entrepreneurs to improve the way we live and build a sustainable future.
Explore our research
Select one of the tabs below to explore the work being conducted by our ground-breaking research centres and research groups. Alternatively you can check out one of our five focused research institutes that drive multidisciplinary collaborations with industry, business and community to maximise research impact.
Research centres
Our faculty-based research centres drive deep, discipline-based research. They are the engine room of our research performance and are also collaborative environments that support and develop our research talent, from early career researchers through to senior professors and research leaders. They are integral in enabling Swinburne to achieve research excellence and a high-ranking international reputation.
Business and law centres
Health, arts and design centres
Science, engineering and technology centres
Research groups
Our research groups are the foundation level of our research ecosystem. They are established when the quality, scale and impact of research grows beyond the capacity of an individual researcher. Ongoing development and peer support is of paramount importance with our research groups.
-
Bioengineering Research Group
-
Customer Experience and Insight Research Group
-
Design, Manufacturing and Mechanics Research Group
-
Fluid and Process Dynamics Research Group
-
Information Systems for Social Impact Research Group
-
Social and Environmental Sustainability in Organisations Research Group
-
Social Psychology of Innovation Research Group
-
Sport Innovation Research Group
-
Tourism, Hospitality, and Destination Management Research Group
Other research groups
- Cost of Living, Productivity and Inequality Research Group
- Social Media Research Group
Department research
Clinics
Swinburne is home to two health and wellbeing clinics at our Hawthorn Campus. Both provide specialist treatment and advice and are open to members and non-members of the Swinburne community.
-
Partnered research centres and training hubs
Partnered Research Centres and Centres of Excellence are significant activities in areas of national importance. They focus on impactful research and transformative outcomes.
-
Facilities and equipment
We have a wide-range of hireable facilities and equipment including world-class research laboratories, labs, telescopes and theatres.
-
Swinburne Innovation Precinct
The Innovation Precinct is the epicentre of creativity and disruption here at Swinburne. Whether your idea is big or small — this is where your ideas turn into reality.
Looking for a world-class research institute?
Our research institutes drive multidisciplinary collaborations with industry, business and community to maximise research impact. Our flagship institutes build on the depth and excellence of our discipline-specific research activities.
Our achievements and success stories
Our partnerships have been instrumental in effecting change with industry, government, community organisations, not-for-profits, start-ups and entrepreneurs. Learn more about these inspiring stories.
-
Swinburne Sarawak Research Centres and Clusters
Swinburne Sarawak’s designated research centres cultivate strength in specialist areas by concentrating resources in one place. Each centre consists of a group of researchers who collectively have a significant national or international profile.
Our news
-
- Astronomy
- Science
A cosmic romance written in the stars
Astronomers have discovered the intact heart of an infalling galaxy – a significant discovery of a star cluster that is falling into a spiral galaxy.
Thursday 13 January 2022 -
- Business
Strategy absent from hybrid working approaches: new research
Swinburne’s Centre for the New Workforce has released new research into hybrid working, based on their 2021 national survey of knowledge workers.
Tuesday 07 December 2021 -
- University
Global innovator to chair Innovation Precinct Advisory Board
Leading social innovator and entrepreneur Geoff Gourley will be the next chair of the Swinburne Innovation Precinct Advisory Board.
Tuesday 07 December 2021 -
- Business
Hybrid or the highway for Australian workers: Swinburne research
Centre for the New Workforce research shows that almost every worker wants to work flexibly post-COVID, but that hybrid working is already impacting workplace connection and wellbeing.
Wednesday 20 October 2021 -
- Technology
- Science
Swinburne grad enhancing lives through work in MedTech
After completing a 12-month placement at medical technology company Medtronic, Michael Haines landed a role designing medical technologies that are improving the lives of many people.
Friday 03 September 2021
Our events
-
Research
- Technology
- Health
- Psychology
- Science
Constructing and Deconstructing Public Interest Technology: Insights from the Development of ORBIT
In this workshop, we draw on the experience of Professor Greg Murray, who led the development of ORBIT (Online Recovery- focused Bipolar Individual Tool), an online, guided self-help intervention that aims to improve quality of life in people with late- stage bipolar disorder.
Register now (Constructing and Deconstructing Public Interest Technology: Insights from the Development of ORBIT) -
Research
- Sustainability
- Digital Literacy
- Film and Television
- Media and Communication
Mobile Studies Congress - Innovative Planet: Go Mobile - Stay Sustainable
Join us for the second Mobile Studies Congress, which will take place at Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne) and the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. This virtual conference will feature paper presentations, panel discussions, project showcases and workshops.
Register now (Mobile Studies Congress - Innovative Planet: Go Mobile - Stay Sustainable) -
Research
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Business
- Health
CTI Public Event: Commercialising Personalised Medicine
Join Dr Alison Todd, Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, SpeeDx Pty Ltd, who will will discuss the entrepreneurial side of her research and business implementation.
Register now (CTI Public Event: Commercialising Personalised Medicine) -
Research
- Innovation
- Research Impact
- Business
Tom Spurling Oration: The future of work depends on what we value
The Centre for Transformative Innovation invites you to the 2020 Tom Spurling Oration three part webinar series. The series will explore beyond the second Great Depression and discuss restoring employment and prosperity in the 2020s.
Learn more (Tom Spurling Oration: The future of work depends on what we value) -
Research
- Innovation
- Research Impact
- Business
Tom Spurling Oration: Lifting the long tail in post-COVID Australia
The Centre for Transformative Innovation invites you to the 2020 Tom Spurling Oration three part webinar series. The series will explore beyond the second Great Depression and discuss restoring employment and prosperity in the 2020s.
Register now (Tom Spurling Oration: Lifting the long tail in post-COVID Australia)
Contact Swinburne Research
Please direct your general enquiry to the research team on +61 3 9214 4859 or via research@swinburne.edu.au.