The Victorian Universities Regional Research Network (VURRN) brings together representatives from five Universities, all of which have campuses located outside the Melbourne metropolitan area. Member Universities and Research Centres currently represented by VURRN include:

• University Of Ballarat - Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness
• RMIT University (Hamilton) - Regional Development in Global Context
• Latrobe University (Bendigo) - Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities
• Monash University (Gippsland) - Institute for Regional Studies
• Deakin University (Warnambool)- Deakin Regional and Rural Research Network