Science research areas

We ranks among the top chemistry departments in Australia. Our mission is to address real-life challenges through research excellence and to educate aspiring chemists to become leaders in industry and society.

Our interdisciplinary research spans the broad areas of geocoastal systems, geography, geology and geophysics.

Our discipline provides the framework to critically engage with the social and cultural significance of the sciences that shape our world.

Our research in ecology and environment, microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology is shaping new approaches to address a range of global challenges.

We are the only Australian university to have received the highest rating (5 out of 5) for research in the mathematical sciences in every Australian Research Council Excellence in Research for Australia assessment to date.

Our collective research interests reach beyond traditional physics and pioneer new ways of thinking and innovative approaches.

We consistently rank among the best psychology schools in the world, attract more than $14 million in competitive research funding annually, and have many researchers supported by prestigious research fellowships.

We have broad and globally recognised expertise in research across animal welfare, infectious diseases and biosecurity, genomics and genetics, wildlife preservation, clinical practice and education.