VICTORIA UNIVERSITY emphasises Research and Research training that is relevant to the community, industry and government nationally and internationally and particularly for the western region of Melbourne. A key element of the University's Research Development and Investment Strategy is the development and funding of a limited number of Institutes and University Research Centres recognised nationally and internationally for the quality of their research.

Our Research concentrations are both centres of excellence and groupings that permit multidisciplinary research, in addition to providing opportunities for new researchers to find support and encouragement from mentors and peers. VU develops Research concentrations at three levels: University funded institutes and research centres and Faculty Research units.

University Institutes

• Institute for Community Ethnicity and Policy Alternatives (ICEPA)
• Institute for Sustainability and Innovation (ISI)
• Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM)

• Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering (CESARE)
• Centre for Strategic Economic Studies (CSES)
• Centre for Ageing, Rehabilitation, Exercise and Sport Science (CARES)
• Centre for Tourism and Services Research (CTSR)
• Centre for Telecommunications and Micro-Electronics (CTME)
• Work-Based Education Research Centre (WERC)

The institutes' and centres' strategy is a key instrument for distributing Research infrastructure within the University. Institutes and centres are provided underpinning funding from the central and faculty Research budgets and report annually to University Research Committee (links required here). An additional funding component from the Research budget is provided to each institute and centre in proportion to its success in gaining external funds, publishing results of its Research and graduating Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students. Faculty Research units are managed within faculties and may receive funding from faculties' Research performance funds.