Collaborative research centres

QUT research informs industry innovation and delivers positive social change through close links with industry, government, and the community. QUT has an established track record in attracting competitive research funding through national funding bodies, including:

• Australian Research Council (ARC), which advises the Australian Government on research matters and manages the National Competitive Grants Program.
• Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program administered by the Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
• National Health and Medical Research Council: Australia's peak body for supporting health and medical research.

Collaborative centres at QUT

Three federally funded collaborative centres are hosted at QUT:

• ARC Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation
• Australasian CRC for Interaction Design
• CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management

Commonwealth-funded research centres

QUT is also a partner in the following Commonwealth-funded research centres:

• ARC Centre of Excellence for Complex Dynamic Systems and Control
• ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology
• CRC for Advanced Automotive Technology
• CRC for National Plant Biosecurity
• CRC for the Australian Poultry Industries
• CRC for Polymers
• CRC for Rail Innovation
• CRC for Spatial Information
• CRC for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology
• National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training
• Smart Services CRC

Industry and government

Applied research conducted in partnership with industry and government produces solutions that inform policy and directly benefit the community:

• Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation
• Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland
• Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education
• Centre for Subtropical Design
• Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities
• Dementia Collaborative Research Centre
• International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health
• Microsoft QUT eResearch Centre
• Queensland Cancer Physics Collaborative
• Stronger Smarter Institute

Other universities

Initiatives with other universities maximise synergies of expertise and facilities:

• Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law
• National Centre for Classification in Health
• The National Centre for Econometric Research