Swinburne University of Technology
Higher EducationVictoria, Australia5001-10000 Employees
Swinburne University of Technology, based in Melbourne, operates as a comprehensive higher education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs, vocational education, and research qualifications. Its campuses span Melbourne's eastern suburbs—Hawthorn, Croydon, and Wantirna—with a fourth campus in Sarawak, Malaysia, and the National Institute of Circus Arts located in Prahran, while learning is also available online through Swinburne Online and Open Universities Australia. The university pursues social and economic impacts through science, technology and innovation, and it has earned international recognition, ranking among the world's top 250 universities in ARWU 2022 and among the top 50 younger universities in THE's 2022 list. In 2026, Swinburne partnered with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the University of Melbourne to develop the Cancer Risk Thermometer, an interactive decision-support tool to help people understand inherited cancer risk. These collaborations reflect the institution's emphasis on research-driven partnerships that connect learning with real-world health and innovation challenges.