UNE Research Capacity
The University of New England (UNE) is situated in Armidale NSW and was the first Australian university established outside a capital city. UNE has a well-earned reputation as one of Australia's great teaching, training and research universities. The University is heavily engaged with industry through its current research portfolio and its expertise spans its two faculties, the Faculty of the Professions and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences with full complement of research endeavors.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- School of Arts
- School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences
- School of Humanities
- School of Environmental and Rural Science
- School of Science and Technology
Faculty of The Professions
- School of Business, Economics and Public Policy
- School of Law
- School of Education
- School of Rural Medicine
- School of Health
Research excellence
UNE is internationally recognised as one of the great teaching and research universities. The university undertakes fundamental and applied research in many disciplines. Its scholars and scientists have established international reputations through their contributions in areas such as rural science, agricultural economics, educational administration, linguistics and archaeology. Collaborative research with other institutions includes projects with the CSIRO and the high profile Cooperative Research Centres. Through its research UNE assists in the economic, social and cultural advancement of Australia and in the advanced training of undergraduate and postgraduate students. The campus hosts a range of outstanding research institutions and centres including:
- Institute for Rural Futures (IRF)
- The National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR)
- Centre for Applied Research in Social Science (CARSS)
- Centre for Agriculture and Law (AgLaw)
- Centre for Higher Education Management and Policy (CHEMP)
- Centre for Local Government (CLG)
- Heritage Futures Research Centre (HFRC)
- Language and Cognition Research Centre (LCRC)
UNE is currently a core participant in Cooperative Research Centres including: Australian Poultry CRC; CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies; Cotton Catchment Communities; CRC Australian Sheep Industry CRC; CRC for Spatial Information and; CRC for Irrigation Futures.
Strategic Research Priorities
The current Strategic Plan has identified the following themes to focus UNE's research effort:
- Environmental and Agricultural Change - School of Environmental and Rural Science
- Rural Health - School of Rural Medicine and School of Health
- Rural and Regional Education - School of Education Targeted Research Areas
- Environmental and Agricultural Change
- Rural Health
- Rural and Regional Education
- Economics and Public Policy
- Asia Pacific Region
- Frontiers and Boundaries
- Law
- Security
- Water Research and Innovation Network (WRaIN)