Research at QUT

Collaborative

QUT has a strong reputation for working together with business, industry and the community to solve real problems. This reputation has seen the University increase the number and value of collaborative research projects funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) linkage program.

Applying this collaborative approach, QUT’s high impact research and development in selected areas reinforces the university’s applied emphasis and secures significant commercial and practical outcomes.

QUT is involved in a number of large-scale research activities, including collaborative research through its four institutes and the Commonwealth-funded Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) program. CRCs bring together researchers from universities, CSIRO and other government laboratories, and private or public sector agencies. Partners include state and federal governments, key infrastructure corporations such as BrisbaneAirport, agribusiness bodies from such sectors as sugar and dairy, and national research centres specialising in such fields as avionics and space technology.

The Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI)

QUT’s research flagship, IHBI brings together some of the world’s finest minds in science, bio-engineering, health and biotechnology to work on global health problems. From trying to find a replacement for joint surgery to the development of a revolutionary product that reduces scarring for burns victims, IHBI researchers are tackling global health problems.

The $55 million new IHBI building at QUT’s Kelvin Grove campus brings more than 400 researchers and staff from complimentary disciplines together.

“Researchers at IHBI work at the interfaces between traditional scientific disciplines,” said the institute’s Executive Director Professor Jonathan Izant.

“They focus on DNA-based diagnostics, disease prevention, injury rehabilitation, tissue bio-regeneration to aid burns victims, vision improvement and plant biotechnology.”

The Information Security Institute (ISI)
ISI builds real information security solutions for government, business and the community through research in technology, legal, policy and governance issues. ISI houses some of the nation’s best IT security experts whose specialties include safeguarding critical infrastructure, people surveillance and detection, and investigating risk exposure in e-health systems.

Formed as a collaborative research undertaking of the faculties of built environment and engineering, business, information technology and law, the ISI consolidates the already acknowledged expertise that QUT had developed in all aspects of information security over the past 15 years.

The Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation (ICI)
ICI’s leadership in creative industries research is highlighted in a world-first project on the creative industries in China, an innovative youth internet radio project and the exploration of new media technologies to enhance cultural experiences.

The Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation aims to be a global hub for excellence in creative innovation, innovation policy, and creative human capital.

In addition, the Centre of Excellence in Cultural and Media Industries multidisciplinary approach ensures it plays a pivotal role in strengthening research and innovation in digital content and creative industries in Australia.

The Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR)

The ISR uses living laboratories – real projects developed with industry across a range of sectors – as a research hub to deliver sustainable growth and renewable resource solutions to Queensland and other tropical and sub-tropical communities. ISR researchers are responding to the call for sustainable and renewable growth solutions through clever sub-tropical housing designs, monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, and smart planning of residential land developments.