UNSW Defence Research Institute
Stand: H8-130
UNSW is a research-intensive university ranked in the world’s top 20 universities. We aspire to be Australia’s global university, improving and transforming lives through excellence in research, outstanding education and a commitment to advancing a just society.
Headquartered in Sydney, with campuses across NSW and ACT, UNSW is the only Australian national academic institution with an integrated defence and security focus. Its strength is in defence, national security and engineering research.
UNSW key facts and statistics:
• 6 Faculties, 1 College, 45 Schools and 7,800 researchers across 4 main campuses in Sydney and Canberra
• R&D focused university – 57 Centres and Institutes
• 73,000 students from 132 countries
• Annual turnover: $3 billion AUD / over $1.9 billion USD
• Annual research revenue: approx. $600 million in externally commissioned R&D
• 19th globally in 2024 – QS World University Ranking
• =18th globally in 2023 – Times Higher Education Ranking
• UNSW Engineering is ranked 1st in Australia – QS and THE