Characterisation and analysis of chemicals and materials are the building blocks of innovation in manufacturing, and encompasses environmental science, geochemistry and processes including neutron techniques. The aim of this cluster is to accelerate the expansion and impact of advanced characterisation capabilities to meet the future needs of industry.

A strong collaboration with research partners and industry is essential to innovate and address manufacturing challenges - focusing on issues across the entire product lifecycle from initial design, through manufacture, in-service and finally to end-of-life and recycling.

We are working across geography, ecology, earth sciences and environmental management to further our understanding and develop tools guided by scientific evidence necessary for the protection, restoration and responsible development of coastal communities and ecosystems.

Our molecular initiatives centre on the genetics of complex traits, conservation and evolutionary genomics, organelle genome, anti-cancer compounds, biotechnology and molecular engineering.

All terrestrial and coastal environments face unprecedented and escalating stressors. This cluster brings together a cross-disciplinary group of researchers seeking to advance the conservation and sustainable use of earth resources, using novel approaches and cutting edge analytics.

We leverage a truly unique synergy of complementary research to produce novel insights about the environmental condition of iconic landscapes globally. Our researchers have an extraordinarily broad coverage of landscapes, ranging from tropical shores to high mountains.

Focusing on developing new innovative technologies for Australian industries in areas such as agriculture, aquaculture, defence, health, transportation, robotics, smart grid, coastal monitoring, forestry, fisheries, farms, and urban and regional services.

The K’gari Research Cluster brings together research efforts that focus on the island’s World Heritage values, its biosphere reserve status, and its deep, enduring Butchulla cultural heritage.

Our pure research on biology, physiology and ecology also provides the building blocks to advance our understanding of marine and terrestrial megafauna.

Focusing on climate adaptation in applied settings such as fisheries sustainability, marine spatial planning and biodiversity conservation, aiming to innovate a climate-smart future.

Bringing together multidisciplinary UniSC expertise in AI, IoT, Big Data, Security and Digital Citizen Science around a research development framework, to address the growing demand for computational research. The aim is to facilitate collaboration between private, academic and public sector organisations within our region, nationally and internationally on smart computing applications.