About Us

Funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, NCCRED is made up of a consortium:

• The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (Flinders University)

• The National Drug Research Institute (Curtin University)

• The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (UNSW)

• St Vincent’s Health Australia.

Australia’s national drug and alcohol research centres are:

• National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), Curtin University
• National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University
• National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED), UNSW Sydney
• National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research (NCYSUR), The University of Queensland
• National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney

These centres work together, in partnership with clinical services, policy makers, community organisations, and people with lived and living experience, to address alcohol and other drug issues. Established between 1986 and 2017 across leading universities and health services, and funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, they bring together multidisciplinary expertise in epidemiology, prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and emerging drug trends.

Through coordinated research, workforce development, and evidence translation, the centres partner with services to apply findings to support policy development, clinical care, service delivery, and workforce capability. Together, the centres provide evidence to inform national, state, and territory policy and practice, and support international responses. They work with governments, services, and communities to strengthen research capacity, incorporate lived experience into program design, and improve health outcomes across Australia.