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Our school is at the forefront of civil, environmental and geospatial engineering research, working annually with over 100 industry and government organisations. We're committed to advancing a more prosperous, safe and just society while forging ahead with innovative research fields. 

Our UNSW researchers collaborate with engineers, scientists, managers and policymakers from small innovative start-ups to global organisations to find innovative solutions to future challenges. Our research covers:  

  • transport futures 
  • driverless cars 
  • on-demand public transport 
  • bio-secure mobility 
  • water futures – such as quantifying uncertainty and sponge cities 
  • restorative engineering 
  • global connections  
  • construction futures  
  • super drones 
  • timber futures 
  • concrete futures 
  • people-centric engineering 
  • the logistics of hunger 
  • creating virtual cities 
  • geospatial revolutions. 

Read about our research insights and visions for local and global futures in construction, environmental, geospatial, infrastructure, transport, and water engineering in the new digital, disruptive diverse world.