Our research
We aim to transform lives and enhance communities. Industry connection allows our researchers to explore real-world challenges and make a difference, both locally and globally.
Key research areas
Indigenous and reconciliation
Engage in self-determining, reciprocal and ethical partnerships with stakeholders, such as community and industry, to address key regional, national and international matters
Global-regional health and wellbeing
Approaches to prevent disease, manage chronic physical and mental health disorders and promote healthy living across all ages locally and globally
Co-operative industrial transformation
Boosting tech capabilities to improve efficiency (AI, data science, IoT, automation and optimisation), enhance security (energy and cyber) and drive innovation across industries
Sustainable environments
Collaborating with industry to address local environmental and community needs and challenges, including sustainable management of natural resources, net-zero transitions through adoption of new and innovative technologies, climate and disaster resilience and adaptation, and ecosystem conservation and restoration
Advancing society and education
Partnering with regional communities to improve education participation from early childhood to post-secondary, build seamless employment pathways, promote equity and enhance sustainability and liveability
Our academics
Looking for a researcher, supervisor, course coordinator or media comment? Search our academic database by name or field of research.
Our research centres
How we enable research
We ranked #175 in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2024. We’re proud of this achievement, and we know it’s our researchers who make it possible.
We support our researchers every step of the way with access to clear guidance, practical resources, peer networks and professional development opportunities, so they can deliver research that makes a real difference. Our policies and training programs ensure research is carried out responsibly, ethically and with full transparency.
Development opportunities
Research integrity
Ethics requirements
Research excellence
Graduate Research School (GRS)
This is our hub for our graduate research activities – where our community of supervisors, coordinators and research students come together. Explore our latest research projects, meet the staff and find out how we support emerging and early‑career researchers.
Meet our research and innovation leaders
Professor Iven Mareels, Professor Wendy Wright and Dr Mark Potter drive Federation’s research strategy and shape the policies that support ethical research and training. Read their bios.
