UNSW Defence Research Institute

The UNSW Defence Research Institute is part of UNSW Sydney in Sydney, Australia. It focuses on defence research and draws on the expertise of a large research university. UNSW also has a campus in Canberra, listed as UNSW Canberra.

The institute lists six capability areas. These are quantum technologies, space engineering, AI, machine learning and trusted autonomous systems, information and influence, hypersonics and directed energy, and power and energy. It also describes a UNSW defence research and technology capability portfolio.

The institute runs an education portal. It publishes news and research publications. Other pages explain its key functions and its impact.

UNSW says it combines basic research with applied practice. It has more than 4,000 higher degree research candidates. It has invested in research infrastructure and makes instruments available to partners. UNSW works with industry, government, small businesses and global alliances, and it invites outside partners to work with its researchers.

The wider university has Faculties for Arts, Design and Architecture, Business, Engineering, Law and Justice, Medicine and Health, and Science. The Defence Research Institute sits within the university's research area. UNSW also lists research strengths in areas such as clean energy and climate adaptation.

Services

• Quantum technologies research
• Space engineering
• AI, machine learning and trusted autonomous systems
• Information and influence
• Hypersonics and directed energy
• Power and energy
• Defence education portal