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Australian Cobotics Centre

The Australian Cobotics Centre brings together expertise and experience from industry and research to improve the collaborative robotics capability within Australian manufacturing.

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City 4.0 Lab

We focus on economic, social, technological, and environmental systems that aim to eliminate waste and maximise the reuse of resources and contribute to sustainable development efforts.

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Participate in research

You can help us to discover new knowledge, create innovations and develop solutions for real-world challenges.

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Study with us

Be a part of a more progressive, collaborative approach to research and contribute to your field, progress into academia or grow your career.

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Work with our students

Research student internships bring a fresh perspective, new skills and innovative approaches to your workplace.

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Our facilities

Our research groups and projects

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Institutional quality assurance of WIL

QUT has been a leader on a grant in partnership with RMIT University and the University of Sydney to develop a framework for institutional quality assurance of work integrated learning (WIL). This site provides a repository of resources which have been developed from this project, namely the framework itself, and for the ongoing inclusion of additional / support resources which will be developed post project.

Building Healthy Communities

Research that supports building resilient communities in Queensland that are healthy, innovative and diverse

Structural Engineering

Structural engineering

Australian ePortfolio Project

The project seeks to enhance the use of ePortfolios in Australian universities to benefit individual students, the quality of learning and the value of higher education outcomes, thereby contributing to the competiveness of Australian graduates in a global employment market.

Biofuel Engine Research Facility

Australia's largest biofuel production testing facility, specialising in engine performance testing and biofuels emissions testing.

Net Lenses

Using a phenomenographic approach, doctoral research (2000-2004) has revealed that university students have varying ways of experiencing web-based information searching.

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Research news

1 Apr 2025

Qld Black Summer bushfire study reveals building vulnerability & path to resilience

A QUT study of buildings lost to bushfire on Queensland’s Scenic Rim in the 2019/20 Black Summer has identified key vulnerabilities of homes in bushfire-prone areas and ways communities could increase their homes’ resilience.

29 Mar 2025

QUT Bold: Robotic revolution calls for diverse skills

A robotic revolution is underway thanks to advances in generative AI with two of Australia’s leading robotics experts sharing their future vision as part of World Science Festival Brisbane.

26 Mar 2025

New CSIRO scholarships support QUT roboticists

Three QUT postgraduate students have embarked on robotics research that tackles disaster response and climate change, after being awarded the first scholarships from a major CSIRO scholarship fund.

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