'By combining civil and environmental engineering, our school offers interdisciplinary expertise to improve the world around us with safe, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure. We are recognised for our high-quality education and leading academics who make significant contributions both locally and internationally to the Australian Research Council, the Australian Network of Structural Health Monitoring, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
'Our world-class research covers structural, geo-technical, construction, transport, and water engineering, addressing critical environmental impacts throughout infrastructure lifecycles with evidence-based solutions - both now and into the future.'
Shimul Haque, Head of School
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Our people
Our award-winning staff collaborate on projects that lead to real-world impact and help shape the future.
Our research
Our research mission and professional services cover the breadth of civil disciplines, exploring new technologies, safeguarding our resources and environment, and making important advancements in policy and planning.
Structural and geotechnical engineering
Our structural and geotechnical engineering research focuses on disaster resilience and advances in infrastructure safety, including masonry, wind and fire research, soil-structure interaction, geotechnical monitoring, and the development of sustainable, long-lasting road pavements.
Transport engineering
We're making important advancements in transport infrastructure systems with real-time multimodal traffic and transport data, combined with state-of-the-art experimental and computing capacity.
IOT Water Hub
We are advancing real-time monitoring and control systems to enable smarter water management, enhance sustainability, protect ecosystems, and empower communities through data-driven decision-making.
Water and environmental engineering
Our researchers are exploring new ways of safeguarding one of our most precious resources, with water quality studies, and investigation into climate change adaptation and improved water treatment.
Our facilities
WISE Lab
We focus on smart, sustainable solutions for water treatment and environmental challenges, with a commitment to energy-efficient and resource-conscious approaches.
Wind and Fire Engineering Lab
Our research in structural wind and fire engineering is focused on enhancing building safety against wind and fire disasters, and in general disaster resilience of buildings, infrastructure and community.
Courses
Our students learn how infrastructure systems impact the world around us, how to build smarter cities, and how to create a sustainable future.
News and events
Seven ARC Linkage projects receive more than $3.6 million funding
QUT is celebrating the success of seven ARC Linkage Projects 2025 Round 2 applications totalling $3,668,784.
Hello QUTie! QUT’s new humanoid robot takes on the real world
Meet QUTie – the small humanoid robot who is the newest member of the QUT Centre for Robotics and already out meeting people around Brisbane and Queensland to help researchers better understand human-robot interactions.
QUT educators honoured at the 2025 Australian Awards for University Teaching
Five QUT educators have been recognised at the 2025 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) announced last night.
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