Our researchers
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Strengths and projects
Cutting-edge research driven from the heart of our research centres and groups.
Degrees and study
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Partnerships
Connect with our expertise, equipment and facilities, and see real evidence of collaborative partnerships.
Research for the real world starts here
Find out how our collaborative approach to research is helping the world to progress.
Transdisciplinary
We tackle some of the biggest questions facing the planet by combining different disciplines and capabilities. Our transdisciplinary research approach is delivering unique solutions.
Real world partnerships
We work closely with partners across all sectors who will apply our research outcomes to create solutions. We're engaging with government and industry, to translate our research to deliver real-world impacts.
Transformative
We are harnessing our technological strengths across different disciplines to transform research by identifying new opportunities and delivering solutions to real-world problems.
Bold ideas, real impact
Research by study area
Architecture and built environment
We bring together government, industry and community to create real-world solutions to built environmental problems.
Business and law
Our research brings together world-leading academics with industry leaders, and we help current and future leaders to navigate a fast-emerging new world.
Creative industries, education and social justice
We are a world leader in creativity, teaching, and justice research.
Engineering
We are ranked as the leading research institution in Australia for both robotics and biomedical technology.
Health
Our research improves patient treatment options and increases the world's knowledge of human health.
Science
Be part of scientific research that has real impact and discover the projects establishing our staff as international research leaders.
Making real progress
QUT researchers address critical media issues at Woodford Folk Festival
Online safety, the future of cinema, and the digital life of children are the timely topics being tackled by academics from the QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) at the 2024 Woodford Folk Festival.
QUT health research boosted with $5.6M in NHMRC Ideas grants
QUT is celebrating the award of $5,646,097.40 for four projects by the National Medical and Health Research Ideas Grants.
Surgeons hesitant to adopt medical innovations for bone defects
Two million bone transplants are performed worldwide yearly, including half a million in the United States alone. Yet, a QUT-led study has found surgeons are slow to adopt newly developed biomaterials or tissue-engineered solutions.
Why QUT
Our research is focused on progress, pushing the boundaries and developing new ideas through transdisciplinary thinking.
Our facilities
We're committed to providing high quality infrastructure, professional support and facilities for our researchers.
QUT public statement on research assessment
We are committed to supporting high quality and impactful research through responsible research assessment.
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