The Centre welcomes submissions of project ideas for potential inclusion in our research program. Ideas can be for short-, medium- or long-term projects that can be effectively used.

Natural Hazards Research Australia (the Centre) is Australia's research centre for natural hazard resilience and disaster risk reduction. The Centre works closely with the Australian Government and other stakeholders across Australia to deliver a strategic research agenda for the nation.

Natural hazards include bushfire, flood, cyclone, heatwave, storm, inundation and coastal erosion caused by sea level rise, earthquake, tsunami and landslide.

The Centre's mission is to work with partners and the community on research that is useful, actionable and supportive of better decision making to save lives and protect communities. The Centre will generate and support research that is useful, usable and used by the sector and community. As such, the Centre welcomes submissions of project concepts for potential inclusion in our research program. Ideas can be short-, medium- or long-term projects.

The Centre's research plan is outlined in a rolling Biennial Research Plan. These plans are reviewed annually to make sure the Centre is responding to new knowledge needs. Each Biennial Research Plan outlines the Centre's key research focus areas.

The current Biennial Research Plan covers the research for the second half of 2025 through to 2027 and is available to download under 'corporate resources' on the Centre's website.

Research concepts must be submitted by representatives of one of the Centre's Participants: organisations or entities that have been contracted through a Participant Agreement with the Centre. See below for a list of Participant organisations.

The Centre encourages submitting Participants to build collaborations with other organisations across multiple states and territories to demonstrate the national significance of the concept.

Note: The Centre does not accept project concepts submitted by research organisations.

Non-participants

For organisations that are not a Participant please contact the Centre about the Centre's commissioned research program, or about how to become a Participant via email at research@naturalhazards.com.au

Concepts that cover areas related to First Nations peoples, cultures and knowledges must demonstrate partnership and endorsement from relevant First Nations representatives, organisations and/or community members.

• Email: research@naturalhazards.com.au