Research
Our research creates real-world solutions to today's and tomorrow's challenges.
Our research centres
Our research centres foster high-quality and focused research activity that aligns to QUT’s key research strengths. We investigate areas such as agriculture, bioproducts, clean energy, waste technologies and environmental sustainability.
Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
The Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy delivers profitable, sustainable and resilient agricultural and bioeconomy technologies and systems.
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Centre for Clean Energy Technologies and Practices
The Centre for Clean Energy Technologies and Practices develops innovative and sustainable clean energy generation, distribution and usage solutions for Australia and beyond.
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Centre for a Waste-Free World
The Centre for a Waste-Free World develops technologies and processes to innovate the social, environmental and economic role of waste and transform it into valuable circular commodities.
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Centre for the Environment
The Centre for the Environment brings research, government, industry and community together to create real-world solutions to the most pressing environmental challenges.
Our experts
Our researchers' extensive expertise enables real-world results for our partners in industry, community and government.
Professor Peter Talbot
Program Leader
Energy storage
Centre for Clean Energy Technologies and Practices
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Associate Professor Alice Payne
Program Leader
New economies for waste
Centre for a Waste-Free World
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Associate Professor Charlotte Allen
Director
Central Analytical Research Facility
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Associate Professor Grant Hamilton
Program Leader
Environmental monitoring at scale
Centre for the Environment
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Professor Ian O'Hara
Deputy Centre Director
Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
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Dr Annalena Wolff
Research Infrastructure Specialist
Ion beam microscopy
Central Analytical Research Facility
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Professor Kirill Alexandrov
Chief Investigator
Bioprocessing
Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
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Professor Robert Speight
Program Leader
Industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology
Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
Program Leader
Waste technologies and processes
Centre for a Waste-Free World
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Explore our projects
Our researchers work on projects across our natural, built and digital environments, with a focus on technology and innovation that makes our world more sustainable, secure and resilient.
Our research is focused on developing technologies to convert agricultural and forestry by-products into enhanced animal feeds, biochemicals and biofuels.
We provide knowledge, research excellence, expertise and opportunities for research collaboration in all areas relating to animal production and the livestock industry.
We bring technology, society and biology together and enable the use of data to manage agricultural production systems.
We provide integrated studies of soils, plants and the atmosphere for profitable and environmentally sustainable food and fibre production through innovative management of carbon, nutrients and water.
Our research focuses on future-proofing agriculture and horticulture by producing crops that are more resilient, and able to withstand climate-related changes.
Our research aims for a more thorough understanding the Great Barrier Reef, the types of challenges it faces, and how to effectively protect and restore it to ensure its future.
We analyse why particular societal research, development and innovation-related investments have meaningful impact, and why others fail to deliver real-world benefits.
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Institute for Future Environments
Level 6, P Block
Gardens Point
2 George St
Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
Postal address
Institute for Future Environments
GPO Box 2434
Brisbane QLD 4001
