Departments and Research Centres

Clean Power Cooperative Research Centre
A joint research venture between universities and electricity supply corporations to establish new technologies for clean power from lignite.
Phone: +61 8 8303 3264

Collaborative Centre in OH&S
A joint venture to deliver OH&S accredited courses and a venue for industry to display and conduct OH&S seminars and professional development activities.
Phone: +61 8 8303 4957     Fax: +61 8 8303 4955     Email

Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation & Innovation Centre
The promotion of enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurship through the provision of educational programs in small business management, entrepreneurial management and innovation offered to the higher education sector, secondary school system and small business community underpinned by research and development activities.
Phone: +61 8 8303 7422     Fax: +61 8 8303 7512     Email

Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory
Research facility used by staff and students of the University's School of Mechanical Engineering often in conjunction with industry partners; Research within the research laboratories is conducted in the fields of: Combustion, Welding, Aeronautical Fluid Mechanics, Solar Thermal Furnace Development, Vibration and Acoustics Control.
Phone: +61 8 8303 4597     Email

Physics Laser/Optics Laboratory
Optics workshop, laser laboratory and mirror making facility of the University's Discipline of Physics and Mathematical Physics supporting non-linear optics and gamma ray astronomy research.
Phone: +61 8 8303 8414     Fax: +61 8 8303 4380     Email

School of Psychology
Provides training to postgraduate psychology students as well as undertaking research into psychological disorders. Services offered by the clinic include the treatment of stress and/or anxiety disorders.
Phone: +61 8 8303 4934     Fax: +61 8 8303 4937     Email

Welding Cooperative Research Centre
A joint venture linked to the University's School of Mechanical Engineering undertaking postgraduate teaching and research into behaviour of materials during welding and development of welding processes.