Research Centres and Institutes

University of Melbourne Research Centres and Institutes hosted by the Faculty of Arts.

  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures

    Transformational Indigenous and community led research

  • Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies

    Furthering our understanding of China's ongoing transformation and the impacts within and beyond China.

  • Robert Cripps Institute for Cultural Conservation

    Transforming the cultural health of our nation and our region by responding to emerging threats to cultural legacies.

  • Language Testing Research Centre

    An international leader in research and development in language assessment and language program evaluation.

  • Melbourne Biodiversity Institute

    The Melbourne Biodiversity Institute is a collective of researchers, innovators and problem-solvers from across the University of Melbourne dedicated to addressing Earth’s biodiversity crisis. We work together with our partners and with the living things of the Earth to turn our expertise into solutions and actions to protect the richness of all life.

  • Oceania Institute

    The Oceania Institute has been established to enhance connection and collaboration between the University of Melbourne and people and institutions throughout Oceania.