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.

Research by study area

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.

Real-world research

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Esports Performance Optimisation Wellbeing Research

Dedicated to enhancing the sustainability and growth of the esports ecosystem through pioneering research in athlete wellbeing and performance. As Australian leaders in esports health research, we bring together a multidisciplinary team of academics, research students, industry professionals, and international collaborators. Our research spans key areas of performance, including psychological interventions to optimize focus and resilience, physical activity and exercise strategies to support gameplay endurance, and studies on cognition to enhance decision-making and reaction times. In optimisation, we investigate the effects of caffeine, the role of exercise in boosting gameplay performance, and innovative approaches to support mental health for esports athletes. Our focus on wellbeing includes groundbreaking research on women's health and the menstrual cycle in esports, the impact of nutrition on sustained performance, and the integration of physical activity for overall health and career longevity in competitive gaming. Together, we are shaping the future of esports performance and athlete care.

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.

Learn more about our Indigenous research

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Real Focus

Discover articles about real-world business and law research, with analysis, commentary and news feature stories from our academics who are experts in their field.

The Jim Henson Company reminds us even the synthetic can be joyous and beautiful and beloved

18 September, 2026

The Jim Henson Company reminds us even the synthetic can be joyous and beautiful and beloved

18 September, 2026

The creations of Jim Henson are joyous, beautiful and beloved, but QUT robotics researcher James Lachlan Dwyer argues they are also an extension of the puppeteer in the same way robots are an extension of people.

Why big tech will hate the Australian tax office’s latest ruling

14 September, 2026

Why big tech will hate the Australian tax office’s latest ruling

14 September, 2026

QUT Professor of Taxation Kerrie Sadiq unpacks the ATO’s controversial view that some software subscription payments to big tech should attract Australian royalty tax.

Australia has a housing shortage. So why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?

7 September, 2026

Australia has a housing shortage. So why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?

7 September, 2026

Thinner profit margins and higher risks are making housing less attractive for builders, compared to commercial and infrastructure projects, write Dr Lyndall Bryant and Dr Amanda Bull from the QUT Centre for Justice.

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-led project delivers Australia's first grid-connected sodium-sulfur battery
16 Sep 2026

QUT-led project delivers Australia's first grid-connected sodium-sulfur battery

Queensland researchers have reached a major milestone in powering Australia's critical minerals refining industry, successfully delivering the nation's first grid-connected sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery energy storage system enabled by Queensland-made DC-DC converters.

QUT appoints Inaugural Chenhall Chair in Cancer Therapeutics
16 Sep 2026

QUT appoints Inaugural Chenhall Chair in Cancer Therapeutics

Internationally recognised cancer researcher Professor Si Ming Man has been appointed the Inaugural Chenhall Chair in Cancer Therapeutics in the QUT School of Biomedical Sciences.

Prestigious award for reshaping psychological research on anxiety disorders
14 Sep 2026

Prestigious award for reshaping psychological research on anxiety disorders

Dr Luke Ney has been awarded the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia’s 2026 Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research.