The Vacation Research Experience Scheme (VRES) provides eligible students with the opportunity to participate in a research project. If you're interested in research and thinking of pursuing a research degree the scheme is an opportunity to see if research is right for you. Further information about the scheme is available on HiQ.
QUT offers a diverse range of student topics for VRES. Search to find a topic that interests you.
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Material reuse: Data capture using lidar and photogrammetry
According to the recent Australian government report entitled 'The Circular Advantage', the built environment accounts for roughly one-third of all resource consumption, with construction waste alone making up 38% of Australia's landfill. Furthermore, the built environment accounts for 40% of Australia’s energy-related carbon emissions – approximately 25% of which stems from the manufacture of materials and construction processes used. And, the trend is going in the wrong direction; construction and demolition waste has surged by 61% over the past 13 …
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Research centre
- Centre for Environment and Society
Sustainable Material Futures: Developing Bio-Based Architectural Components from Agricultural Waste
This research project investigates the formulation, performance, and architectural application of biocomposites. It builds on existing processes that convert agricultural waste into sustainable building materials, with a focus on circular design, waste valorisation, and low-energy fabrication.The study aims to optimise material composition, assess mechanical properties, explore moulding techniques, and develop prototypes of architectural elements. Bridging material science, sustainable design, and digital fabrication, the project offers innovative alternatives and supports the advancement and adoption of bio-based construction materials.
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- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Research centre
- Centre for Environment and Society
Laser Engraved Ceramic Plates for Sugar Cane Shredder Hammer Tips
Sugar cane contains highly abrasive components, including fibrous materials such as cellulose and lignin, as well as contaminants like dirt and sand. The shredder hammers—particularly their tips – used to break down these fibers are subjected to continuous wear. This wear leads to frequent replacements, reduced operational efficiency, and increased maintenance costs, making it a significant challenge in the sugar manufacturing industry.Currently, hammer tips are often made from hard alloys and coated with wear-resistant materials. However, these materials degrade over …
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- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Research centre
- Centre for Materials Science
Visualising master plans for GrandSchools (Age-Integrated High School and Senior Living Campuses)
Imagine a future where school campuses are not just for students, but shared spaces where older and younger generations connect, learn, and thrive together. This NHMRC-funded research project brings that vision to life by developing an innovative, intergenerational model for senior living right within school environments.The project is examining both community and multi-generational relationships with health, and lifelong learning. Through collaboration with leading industry partners, we’re creating spaces that support co-learning, co-care, co-creation, and co-fitness, where seniors and students benefit …
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
Sustainable Material Futures: Developing Bio-Based Architectural Components from Agricultural Waste
This research project investigates the formulation, performance, and architectural application of biocomposites. It builds on existing processes that convert agricultural waste into sustainable building materials, with a focus on circular design, waste valorisation, and low-energy fabrication.The study aims to optimise material composition, assess mechanical properties, explore moulding techniques, and develop prototypes of architectural elements. Bridging material science, sustainable design, and digital fabrication, the project offers innovative alternatives and supports the advancement and adoption of bio-based construction materials.
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Research centre
- Centre for Environment and Society
Advancing Ethical Data Practices at Datathons
Datathons are fast-paced events where data scientists, statisticians, and health professionals collaborate, often over a weekend, to explore real-world datasets and answer questions that inform policy and practice. Evolving from the ‘hackathon’ model, datathons are increasingly used to support and empower communities, particularly in contexts involving health equity and Indigenous self-determination. We are conducting a post-event analysis of an Indigenous-focused datathon. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of researchers, Indigenous scholars, and data science practitioners to investigate how …
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- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Mathematical Sciences
- Research centre
- Centre for Data Science
Understanding the Impact of Bushfires on Air Quality Through Data-Driven Approaches
Bushfires are becoming more frequent and intense with climate change emitting large quantities and varieties of air pollutants. These pollutants can worsen urban air quality when impacted air is transported and pose risks to human health. Quantitative evidence about how bushfires affect the long-term air quality in Australian cities is limited. This project will use interdisciplinary approaches to assess the impact of bushfires on air quality using ground station and satellite data.
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Research centre
- Centre for Environment and Society
Advancing Ethical Data Practices at Datathons
Datathons are fast-paced events where data scientists, statisticians, and health professionals collaborate, often over a weekend, to explore real-world datasets and answer questions that inform policy and practice. Evolving from the ‘hackathon’ model, datathons are increasingly used to support and empower communities, particularly in contexts involving health equity and Indigenous self-determination. We are conducting a post-event analysis of an Indigenous-focused datathon. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of researchers, Indigenous scholars, and data science practitioners to investigate how …
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Mathematical Sciences
- Research centre
- Centre for Data Science
Rail network simulation
This project will involve configuring input data, running simulations and analysing results for rail network simulation, using an existing rail simulation platform. It is related to our existing project called DesLearn, which is funded by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Mathematical Sciences
Next generation multi-material construction 3D printing for affordable housing
In-situ Additive Manufacturing (AM) holds an enormous potential to address the increasing demands for affordable housing, and growing requirements for sustainable and circular construction practices. While traditional AM systems typically rely on large, stationary setups, Mobile Additive Manufacturing (MAM) systems are emerging as a promising alternative. Enabled by recent technological advancements, these systems offer scalability for 3D printing through the collaboration of multiple mobile robots working on shared tasks. Their mobility and autonomous capabilities allow for flexible deployment in both …
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Games for Resilience, Optimisation, and Wellbeing
Digital games can be more than entertainment: thoughtfully designed play experiences can help people develop coping strategies, maintain motivation, and improve everyday wellbeing. This project theme explores how interactive systems can foster psychological resilience (i.e. players’ ability to bounce back after setbacks) while guiding them to optimise personal goals such as focus, healthy habits, or social connection. Because it spans creative practice, empirical research, and applied health contexts, the theme suits students from game development, psychology, data science, interaction design, …
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- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Computer Science
Projects in computational Bayesian statistics
Bayesian statistics provide a framework for a statistical inference for quantifying the uncertainty of unknowns based on information pre and post data collection.This information is captured in the posterior distribution, which is a probability distribution over the space of unknowns given the observed data.The ability to make inferences based on the posterior essentially amounts to efficiently simulating from the posterior distribution, which can generally not be done perfectly in practice.This task of sampling may be challenging for various reasons:The posterior …
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- Faculty of Science
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- School of Mathematical Sciences
- Research centre
- Centre for Data Science
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