Expert Profiles

Established in 2018, UNSW's Centre for Crime, Law and Justice's primary focus is on providing support to multi-disciplinary research on the relationship between criminal justice administration and social justice and human rights; and the relevance of race, Aboriginality, gender, disability and socio-economic disadvantage to victimisation, criminalisation, the criminal process and punishment. Central to this is strong engagement and partnerships with NGO and government organisations for knowledge transfer and advocacy for policy and law reform that enhance social justice.

Founded in 2013, the Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW Sydney is the world's leading research centre dedicated to the study of international refugee law. The Kaldor Centre looks at pressing displacement issues in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and globally, and contributes to public policy by promoting legal, sustainable and human solutions to forced migration.

UNSW's Centre for Law, Markets and Regulation (CLMR)is the premier research centre for the study of the dynamics of market regulation. Centre members produce high quality research on the legal, regulatory and contextual aspects of markets, corporations, finance and business transactions.

Established in 2015, UNSW Law & Justice’s Herbert Smith Freehills China International Business and Economic Law (CIBEL) Centre is the world’s leading centre outside of China for the study and teaching of CIBEL matters, particularly to the Australia-China trading corridor.  CIBEL acts as a long-term strategic initiative to investigate business and economic law issues involving China and Australia, and researches and teaches about CIBEL matters directly relevant to the Australia-China international economic law relationship. 

The Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law in the Faculty of Law & Justice is a focal point for research and discussion of these and other questions of public law for the academic, professional and wider community. The Centre plays a prominent, independent role in public debate on issues vital to Australia's future, particularly concerning rights and interests of the public, refugees, migration law, as well as terrorism.

Housed at the UNSW Business School, the Institute of Global Finance (IGF) brings together the brightest minds in banking and finance from across the world. Members of the IGF come from leading universities, corporations and research institutes.  The IGF’s overall objectives are to conduct high quality policy research, events and engagement on the following four major themes: Interconnectedness, Global Financial Stability, Global Governance and Global Prosperity.

UNSW's Capability Systems Centre provides cutting edge  research and assurance support for  Defence, government and industry. The Centre focuses on addressing shortfalls in crucial areas of organisational capability, particularly systems science, systems thinking, and research around requirements engineering and project management.

The UNSW Institute for Cyber Security provides a multi-disciplinary approach to research and education around Cyber Security for students and staff. The Institute seeks to empower individuals to make more informed choices when using technology, allowing for progress in education, innovation, and commercialisation.

Established in 1981, UNSW's Indigenous Law Centre (ILC) is an integral part of the Faculty of Law & Justice at UNSW, contributing to the recognition, protection and development of the legal rights and freedoms of Indigenous peoples both in Australia and internationally. As the only Indigenous law research centre in Australia, the ILC achieves its goals by conducting and disseminating innovative and high quality research on Indigenous legal issues and providing community legal education on issues of particular significance.