The Mathews Building, UNSW

Contact information

For details of individual CCRC staff and students please go to the CCRC Team page.

General Address

Climate Change Research Centre
Level 4, Matthews Building
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052
Phone: +61 2 9385 9766
Fax: +61 2 9385 8969
Email: ccrc@unsw.edu.au

Courier Deliveries

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC)
Botany St
Gate 11
Library Walk
Mathews Dock
Mathews Building
Level 4, Room 459
University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052

Directors

Professor Andy Pitman
Climate Change Research Centre
Faculty of Science
University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
Telephone: +61-2-9385-7075
Facsimile: +61-2-9385-7123
Email: ccrc@unsw.edu.au

Professor Matthew England
Climate Change Research Centre
Faculty of Science
University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
Telephone: +61-2-9385-7065
Facsimile: +61-2-9385-7123
Email: ccrc@unsw.edu.au

Finding us on campus

Refer to the UNSW Interactive Map. We are at the eastern end of the campus, Mathews Building at Ref. F23, located on the 4th Floor.

Information for Visitors

UNSW enjoys corporate rates with several hotels in the local area. Please email ccrc@unsw.edu.au for more information.

Latest news

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Southern Ocean to acidify much sooner than thought
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Bali or bust

The Bali Climate Declaration has made the scientific view on emissions targets patently clear. It is now over to the policy makers to give the planet a decent future.

The Big Engine: oceans and weather

Federation Fellow and 2008 Eureka Prize winner, Professor Matthew England of CCRC, on the latest research into the role oceans play on weather.