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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AI for Doing Good: Operationalizing Benevolence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolutionizes many aspects of businesses, from decision-making to automation of tasks. Among diverse emerging technologies, it stands out as a powerful enabler, serving as a data-driven approach that supports long-term business sustainability. While its role in driving operational efficiency is well established, there is a growing shift toward applying AI in more human-centric ways - unlocking new opportunities to create meaningful value for people.Recognizing and acting on this shift is not just an ethical choice for business …
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- Faculty of Science
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- School of Information Systems
- Research centre
- Centre for Future Enterprise
Climate-related Reporting and Assurance: What Do We Know, and What Could We Do Better?
Enhancing Climate Risk-Related Disclosure Effectiveness: A Multi-Stream Approach (AASB - Pending)
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- Faculty of Business and Law
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- School of Accountancy
3D scanning in podiatry: Validation of novel 3D scanning and printing technologies
The Biofabrication and Tissue Morphology (BTM) group is a world class multi-disciplinary research team focused on embedding biofabrication into routine clinical use. Based at our state-of-the-art labs at QUT Kelvin Grove Campus, aligned with the Centre for Biomedical Technologies.We innovate 3D printing and scanning technologies across the healthcare sector. On of our targets is podiatry. Here, we are producing novel scanning and printing technologies to improve treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. As a VRES student, you will assist us in …
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- Faculty of Engineering
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Research centre
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies
Critical Outcomes: Understanding risk of death in Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Units
Understanding the drivers of mortality in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is crucial for improving patient outcomes and guiding clinical decision-making. This VRES project investigates the key factors associated with ICU mortality across Australia and New Zealand, using challenging data from the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS). It will develop and compare statistical and machine learning models to identify predictors of patient outcomes, with a focus on clinical, demographic, and operational variables. The project involves data cleaning, data …
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- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Mathematical Sciences
- Research centre
- Centre for Data Science
Modelling of Mass Transfer within CO2 Electrolysis Reactors
CO2 Utilisation is a promising green technology, which may allow clean renewable electricity to be used to recycle CO2, turning it back into useful chemicals like CO or C2H4. The Chemists (bless them) have done a lot of work thinking about electrocatalysts, surface chemistry, etc., but there remain a number of unsolved (or poorly-solved) mass transfer modelling problems in the design of reactors for CO2 conversion. In this project, you will look to advance the field of CO2R, by tackling …
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- Faculty of Engineering
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
Energy Resource Optimisation in the Intermittent South Australian Energy market
This project will investigate optimal deployment strategies for energy storage and conversion technologies—such as batteries and electrolyzers—within the highly intermittent South Australian electricity grid, using AEMO’s 2030 projections. Students will conduct a systems optimisation to explore how best to balance renewable generation, firming capacity, and production of green molecules. The study aims to inform infrastructure planning and policy by identifying configurations that improve reliability, reduce curtailment, and support decarbonisation under future grid scenarios with high renewable penetration. This project is …
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- Faculty of Engineering
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
Environmental Impacts of Major Urban Events: A Systematic Literature Review
Major urban events, such as concerts, sports tournaments, and public festivals, bring significant economic and social benefits to cities, but can also create a wide array of environmental pressures. This project will guide students through a systematic literature review to investigate how such events affect various environmental components, including soil, flora, fauna, water, air, and urban ecosystem services. The review will draw on international examples, including high-profile cases such FIFA World Cups and Olympic and Paralympic Games, to identify both …
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- Faculty of Engineering
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- School of Architecture and Built Environment
Unlocking the potential of Australian native Citrus glauca: development of an efficient micropropagation system
Citrus glauca, commonly known as desert lime, is native to Australia with most recorded populations located in Queensland. While C. glauca is becoming increasingly popular as a gourmet bushfood, its main attraction to the Citrus industry is its ability to tolerate drought, high temperatures and high salinity, and its resistance to nematodes. These unique characteristics place C. glauca as an important genetic resource for Citrus breeding programs. However, limited knowledge has hindered further exploration of this important citrus species. Plant …
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- Faculty of Science
- School
- School of Biology and Environmental Science
- Research centre
- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
Engineering to battle heart diseases
This project investigates the hemodynamic impact of blockages in coronary arteries through the design and experimental testing of silicone artery models, making it highly interdisciplinary across mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and cardiovascular physiology.
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- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Research centre
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies
Design a Coronary Intervention Training Simulator
This project aims to design a Coronary Intervention Training Simulator that integrates engineering principles with clinical needs, making it highly interdisciplinary between mechanical/biomedical engineering and medicine.
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- Faculty of Engineering
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- School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering
- Research centre
- Centre for Biomedical Technologies
Uncovering Pollution Drivers in Urban Catchments: Machine Learning Approaches for Stormwater Quality Prediction
Urban stormwater systems serve as critical conduits connecting land-based activities to receiving waterways, often transporting pollutants such as nutrients, heavy metals, and pathogens. Understanding what drives pollution in these systems is essential for effective waterway protection and catchment management.Traditionally, stormwater quality has been estimated using simplified build-up and wash-off models, which are known to have limited predictive accuracy due to their rigid structure and inability to capture dynamic, nonlinear processes. With the growing availability of high-resolution environmental datasets, machine learning …
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- Faculty of Engineering
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Activating Lazy Wetlands: Developing Multi-Objective Real-Time Control Strategies for Constructed Wetlands
Constructed wetlands have traditionally been designed as passive systems for managing stormwater quantity and improving water quality. However, under the pressures of rapid urbanisation and climate variability, many existing wetlands are increasingly underperforming—often undersized relative to the current flow and pollutant loads they must treat. Reconstructing these systems to meet rising demands is capital-intensive and often infeasible within existing urban footprints.This project forms part of an ARC Linkage Project titled “Activating Lazy Wetlands”, which explores how real-time control (RTC) strategies—driven …
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- Faculty of Engineering
- School
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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