St Lucia is the main campus of the University of Queensland. One of Australia’s oldest universities, UQ ranks in the top 50 in the QS World University Rankings. UQ has nine world-leading research institutes, many with a multidisciplinary focus. UQ connects the brightest minds to find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges. Our researchers work closely with local communities all the way up to global partnerships with government and business partners, to solve the world’s most challenging problems. UniQuest is one of Australia’s leading research commercialisation companies whose portfolio includes the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil®, pioneer pain drug developer Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, the internationally acclaimed Triple P Positive Parenting Program, and UQ’s superconductor technology, which is used in two-thirds of the world's MRI machines.

Website

https://research.uq.edu.au/

Organisation type

• University

Number of research staff

700 plus research staff

Address

The University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072

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Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Advanced manufacturing
• Biotechnology
• Defence, aviation and space
• Engineering
• Energy
• Environment and nature
• Food and agriculture
• Health and medical
• Digital economy
• Mining/resources
• Social sciences
• Transport
• Tropical