Social sciences
Social science research in Queensland is focused on improving economic and social wellbeing for individuals, households, communities and regions in Australia and internationally.
Queensland has internationally recognised social science research strengths in:
- psychology
- health
- indigenous studies
- accident and safety
- criminology
- governance and public policy
- sustainable development
- community resilience.
Leading social science research centres
Queensland has nine universities including three of Australia’s largest. Details of 200 plus research centres in Queensland are available by searching the Queensland science capability directory.
All Queensland universities undertake social science research. Over 120 Queensland institutes, facilities, precincts, laboratories and other research organisations are involved in the social science sector including:
- Adolescent Risk Research Unit (ARRU)
- Animal and Marine Ecology
- Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening (ABRC)
- Australian Catholic University (ACU)
- Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (ACE)
- Australian Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture (ACIPA)
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
- Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP)
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine - Cairns (AITHM)
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine - Townsville (AITHM)
- Australian Rivers Institute (ARI)
- Australian Tropical Herbarium (ATH)
- Bond University
- Cairns Hospital
- Central Queensland University - Brisbane (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Bundaberg (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Cairns (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Gladstone (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Mackay (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Rockhampton (CQUniversity)
- Central Queensland University - Townsville (CQUniversity)
- Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q)
- Centre for Applied Climate Sciences (ICACS)
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS)
- Centre for Children’s Health Research (CCHR)
- Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR)
- Centre for Crop Science (QAAFI CPS)
- Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoralCoE)
- Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED)
- Centre for Governance and Public Policy (CGPP)
- Centre for Health Research (CHR)
- Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems (CHFSS)
- Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research (CIHER)
- Centre for Natural Gas
- Centre for Online Health (COH)
- Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth (StillbirthCRE)
- Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science (TESS)
- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research - Cairns (TropWATER)
- Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research - Townsville (TropWATER)
- Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing (WOW)
- Cities Research Institute (CRI)
- Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CJCADR)
- Cobb and Co Museum
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- Creative Industries Precinct (CIP)
- Cyclone Testing Station (CTS)
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)
- Department of Environment and Science
- Digital Media Research Centre (DRMC)
- Ecology Centre
- Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation
- Global Change Institute (GCI)
- Gold Coast University Hospital
- Griffith Asia Institute (GAI)
- Griffith Centre for Creative Arts Research (GCCAR)
- Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research
- Griffith Criminology Institute
- Griffith Institute for Educational Research (GIER)
- Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT)
- Griffith University - Gold Coast (GU)
- Griffith University - Logan (GU)
- Griffith University - Mt Gravatt (GU)
- Griffith University - Nathan (GU)
- Health and Food Sciences Precinct
- Inflammation and Healing Research Cluster (INFLAME)
- Institute for Future Environments (IFE)
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI)
- Institute of Health and Sport
- Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE)
- Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment (ILSE)
- Institute for Resilient Regions (IRR)
- Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR)
- International WaterCentre (IWC)
- James Cook University - Cairns (JCU)
- James Cook University - Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (JCU)
- James Cook University - Townsville (JCU)
- Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI)
- Land and Water Business Unit
- Language and Culture Research Centre (LCRC)
- Law Futures Centre
- Mater Research
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland (MHIQ)
- Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC)
- The Museum of Tropical Queensland
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF)
- NURTURE - Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine Group (NURTURE)
- Oceans and Atmosphere
- Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence (PACE)
- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS)
- Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT)
- Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research - Brisbane (QCDFVR)
- Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research - Mackay (QCDFVR)
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research - Neurobiology (QCMHR)
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research - Psychiatric Genomics (QCMHR)
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research - Wacol (QCMHR)
- Queensland Childrens Hospital (QCH)
- Queensland College of Art (GU)
- Queensland Conservatorium (GU)
- Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre (QCRC)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - CQU (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - GU (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - JCU (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - QUT (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - UQ (QCIF)
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation - USQ (QCIF)
- Queensland University of Technology - Gardens Point (QUT)
- Queensland University of Technology - Kelvin Grove (QUT)
- RECOVER Injury Research Centre
- Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC)
- Australian Research Centre of Human Evolution (RCHE)
- Research Computing Centre (RCC)
- Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital (RBWH)
- Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (RECoE)
- Sport Performance Innovation and Knowledge Excellence (SPIKE)
- Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience - Thompson Institute (SCMNI)
- Sustainability Research Centre (SRC)
- Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)
- The Cairns Institute (TCI)
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
- The University of Queensland - Gatton (UQ)
- The University of Queensland - Herston (UQ)
- The University of Queensland - St Lucia (UQ)
- University of Southern Queensland - Ipswich (USQ)
- University of Southern Queensland - Springfield (USQ)
- University of Southern Queensland - Toowoomba (USQ)
- University of the Sunshine Coast - Fraser Coast (USC)
- University of the Sunshine Coast - Gympie (USC)
- University of the Sunshine Coast - Sunshine Coast (USC)
- Viertel Cancer Research Centre (CRC)
- The Workshops Rail Museum