Grants and achievements

We have a very successful track record in producing high-quality research in our key research areas.

Excellence in Research Australia rankings

We are the only Australian university to be ranked 5/5 in information systems research, and also ranked 5/5 in our physical chemistry research according to the 2010 ERA report. During 2008–2010, we ranked higher than any other university in Australia or Europe in terms of our information systems research productivity, as measured by international industry journals.

We ranked 4/5 in:

• applied mathematics
• chemical sciences
• information and computing sciences
• environmental engineering
• library and information studies
• mathematical sciences
• built environment and design
• physical sciences
• building

Australian Research Council grants

• $390,000.00 - A fundamental study into the role of the organic fraction on the toxicity of combustion generated airborne particles to A/Professor Zoran Ristovski from ILAQH.
• $330,000.00 - Modelling cell invasion incorporating the epithelial to mesenchymal transition: Exploring therapies to control wound healing and cancer progression to Dr Matthew Simpson from Mathematical Sciences.
• The Airports of the Future project, led by QUT, received one of the largest ARC linkage grants ever awarded ($2.4 million). This project engages six Australian and overseas universities, 16 domestic and international airports, seven government agencies and four aviation sector service providers including airlines.
• Airport Metropolis Project is a 4 year research program supported under the ARC linkage scheme that has financial and in-kind support from 13 government and industry partners and 4 universities worldwide.
• $375,000.00 - Reconceptualising the information system as a service to Professor Guy Gable from Information Systems.
• $360,000.00 - From genes to organ function: understanding how heterogeneity in tissue modulates cellular behaviour in the heart to Professor Ian Turner from Mathematical Sciences.
• QUT is the top-ranked Australian university for power engineering by research income from the Australian Research Council (ARC).

Other research highlights

• QUT’s International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health (ILAQH) is a World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre on the global burden of disease due to air pollution. The ILAQH is the only research facility in Australia specialising in environmental aerosol science with an emphasis on fine and ultra-fine particles. Director of the ILAQH, Professor Morawska (Physics), received the prestigious Clean Air Medal at the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand 2011 conference in Auckland.
• Professor Peter Bartlett (mathematical sciences), has been awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship, one of Australia’s most prestigious fellowships. The fellowship will provide nearly $2.8 million of funding over five years to advance statistical machine learning research at QUT.
• The CTCB (Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities) is engaged in a $5 million project to provide East Africa with access to bananas that are both disease free and fortified with selected vitamins and minerals. This large project is part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation´s Grand Challenges in Global Health Program.
• We host a leading Australian group in research funding for building energy use and energy efficiency, and have received more than $11 million in energy-specific research funding in the past 3 years.
• Over $16 million in funding received in the last 10 years for our research in nanotechnology.
• Emeritus Professor Ray Frost (Chemistry) recently received a h-index in Web of Science of 50. This is an outstanding achievement that indicates that Professor Frost has 50 publications each with 50 citations. The Herfindahl Index attempts to measure both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar.