Research strengths

We've invested in areas of research identified as priorities for the world, the nation and the state. In each of these areas we're continuing to build on the strength and experience of our experts.

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Architecture and built environment

We bring together government, industry and community to create real-world solutions to built environment 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

Ranked the leading research institution in Australia for the fifth year in a row.

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.

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Max Planck Queensland Centre

Research from the Max Planck Queensland Centre for the Materials Science of Extracellular Matrices.

Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

We are the leading hub in Australia for research-based knowledge in entrepreneurship.

STEM Education Research Group

STEM Education Research Group collects evidence to improve our understanding of how young people and their teachers engage with science, technology, engineering and mathematics

Indigenous research

QUT is helping develop and grow Indigenous Australian research excellence and innovation, by supporting Indigenous Australian researchers and building a world-class Indigenous Australian research environment.

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Some Australian research funding is now a lottery. And that’s actually good news

16 October, 2026

Some Australian research funding is now a lottery. And that’s actually good news

16 October, 2026

Professor Adrian Barnett from QUT and Professor Philip Clarke from The University of Melbourne explain why leaving some funding decisions up to luck can save everybody time and effort – and help understand what the funding actually does.

It’s true, Australia won’t ban ‘sock puppet’ accounts on social media. Here’s why

7 October, 2026

It’s true, Australia won’t ban ‘sock puppet’ accounts on social media. Here’s why

7 October, 2026

Professor Daniel Angus and Associate Professor Timothy Graham from the QUT Digital Media Research Centre explain how Australia's proposed Digital Duty of Care bill will protect university researchers using fictitious accounts for online safety research.

An AI model has found a new ‘CRISPR‑like’ biological system. Here’s what it means for science

25 September, 2026

An AI model has found a new ‘CRISPR‑like’ biological system. Here’s what it means for science

25 September, 2026

AI agents may become another tool for researchers and even transform biological research, but there are also questions around how the technology can be kept safe, writes Associate Professor Dimitri Perrin, Co-Director of the QUT Centre for Data Science.

We're making real progress

We're delivering solutions to the challenges of today and the future. Be part of research that has real impact, locally and on a global scale. See just some of the current projects that are establishing our researchers as international research leaders.

QUT researchers named AAHMS Fellows
9 Oct 2026

QUT researchers named AAHMS Fellows

Distinguished Professor Lyn Griffiths AM and Distinguished Professor Yuantong Gu have been named Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).

Simple scale improves understanding of how empathy influences our behaviour
30 Sep 2026

Simple scale improves understanding of how empathy influences our behaviour

Empathy is more than simply understanding how another person feels, according to new research from QUT.  

QUT researchers celebrated at Women in Technology Awards
29 Sep 2026

QUT researchers celebrated at Women in Technology Awards

Two researchers and educators from the QUT Faculty of Science have been honoured for their groundbreaking work at the 2026 Women in Technology (WiT) Awards, held Friday night in Brisbane.