Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence

The Australian Research Council (ARC) (opens an external site) has established Centres of Excellence (opens an external site) to create the scale and focus necessary to maintain and develop Australia’s international standing in the designated priority areas:

  • nano-materials and bio-materials,
  • genome/phenome research,
  • complex/intelligent systems, and
  • photon science and technology.

Through highly innovative research that addresses challenging and significant problems within the priority areas, these centres will build national research capability and produce outcomes of economic, social and cultural benefit to Australia.

UTS is a member of two ARC Centres of Excellence established in 2003: