Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources
Solutions for global challenges
At NIER, researchers are working with industry partners to solve some of the resource challenges of the world. Our transformational solutions are helping improve environmental, social and economic outcomes across the critical sectors of energy, resources, food and water.
NIER explained 1:29
Take a glimpse at the work NIER is doing by watching this short video.
Visit our About page for more information
How NIER works
Research
NIER facilitates activities that enable our research community to drive impact and deliver next generation resources to support resilient regions.
Research centres
NIER hosts a number of research centres with dedicated focus areas of research. Discover the diversity of research happening at NIER or to find academic contacts in research teams here.
Read more
Capabilities
The research at NIER covers diverse focus areas across sectors of global priority. Find out more about the breadth of NIER's research and capabilities here.
Read more
Roadmaps
Research development and strategy at NIER is guided by a series of Research Roadmaps. View our roadmaps to see how our research capabilities align across sectors of global significance.
Read more
Partnerships and engagement platforms
NIER’s engagement model activates our multidisciplinary framework for addressing complex and critical global challenges.
Publications
A series of publications and materials have been developed to showcase the breadth of our thematic research areas, technical capabilities and collaborative research innovations.
Sign up
To receive our newsletter
News
Beauty without barriers
At Startup Stories on Wednesday 4 September, Storm described how a broken hand exposed the hidden design flaws in everyday makeup products.
Read more
Beauty without barriers
At Startup Stories on Wednesday 4 September, Storm described how a broken hand exposed the hidden design flaws in everyday makeup products.
Read more
Collaboration commitment to support Hunter wine industry’s future
A bold vision to secure the long-term sustainability of the Hunter Valley wine industry was the focus of the first Hunter Insights Series event for 2025, hosted by the University of Newcastle’s Institute for Regional Futures.
Read more
National TRaCE Showcase spotlights clean energy commercialisation
The Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) Program—led by UNSW Sydney and the University of Newcastle—marked the halfway point of its four-year initiative with a major technology showcase and the official opening of two new state-of-the-art facilities at the University of Newcastle today.
Read more
$1.5m grant to boost world-leading mineral processing technology
University of Newcastle Laureate Professor Kevin Galvin has been awarded an Australian Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovation grant of more than $1.5m to advance technology that is critical in the mining and mineral processing industry.
Read more
Big beanie day at the Bar on the Hill
The Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research at the University of Newcastle took to the Bar on the Hill on Monday June 16 for a massive Mark Hughes Foundation Beanie for Brain Cancer beanie day.
Read more
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.