cancer, infection pain, childhood diseases,
obesity, superbugs, diagnostics, agriculture
and energy. As well as biomedical research,
IMB scientists study green energy,
environmentally friendly pest control, and
information technology.
Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB)
UniQuest Pty Ltd
Institute for Social Science
Research (ISSR)
Using evidence-based social science
research, ISSR addresses society’s “big”
questions, including employment and
education; sustainability and environment;
policing and security; policy analysis;
research methodology and social statistics;
and social wellbeing, health and housing.
Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR)
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture
and Food Innovation (QAAFI)
The newest of UQ’s Institutes, QAAFI draws
together some 100 research teams from
12 UQ and Queensland Government sites
throughout the state. Researchers at its
three centres — Plant Science, Animal
Science, and Nutrition and Food Sciences
— aim to improve the competitiveness and
sustainability of tropical and subtropical
food, fibre and agribusiness industries
through high-impact science.
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food
Innovation (QAAFI)
RESEARCHINSTITUTES
UQ is an international leader in research
and teaching in a comprehensive range
of disciplines, including the biosciences,
nanotechnology, sustainable
development and social science.
In partnership with government, industry
and donors, UQ has developed eight
globally recognised Research Institutes,
many of which offer study opportunities
for students. By combining modern
infrastructure with a culture that champions
research excellence, UQ’s institutes have
attracted a community of more than 1500
scientists, social scientists, and engineers
from Australia and around the world.
Australian Institute for Bioengineering
and Nanotechnology (AIBN)
AIBN focuses its research on nano-scale
science in areas that will alleviate problems
in human health, manufacturing, energy
storage, information technology and the
environment. Some current projects include
needle-free vaccines, early cancer screening
methods, and improved Cochlear implants.
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and
Nanotechnology (AIBN)
Global Change Institute (GCI)
Researchers from all spheres work together
at the Global Change Institute to focus on the
complex challenges we face as a nation and
an international community. Programs include
living with healthy oceans, land use 2050,
food security for the future, clean energy, and
resilient people in a healthy environment.
Global Change Institute
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
(IMB)
Researchers at IMB investigate genes,
proteins and small molecules
in
order to understand disease and
develop new pharmaceuticals,
therapies and diagnostics.
The Institute has a
particular focus on
research into
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI)
QBI researchers aim to discover the
fundamental mechanisms that regulate brain
function in order to better understand brain
development, diseases and neurological
disorders and, with it, the promise of
improved therapeutic treatments for patients.
Queensland Brain Institute (QBI)
Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)
More and more, Australia’s mining industry
has to deal with the concept of responsible
growth – growth that makes economic
sense and is environmentally and socially
responsible. Increasingly, the industry is
turning to SMI for new and unique ways of
addressing these responsibilities.
Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI)
The University of Queensland
Diamantina Institute (UQDI)
UQDI brings together clinicians, clinical
researchers and scientists working on
today’s most important health problems,
including cancer, diabetes, arthritis,
infections (viral and bacterial), bone and
joint diseases, and brain disorders. Its goal
is to develop a better understanding of the
molecular and cellular basis of disease and
to translate that understanding into practical
outcomes for patients.
The University of Queensland Diamantina
Institute
International Undergraduate
UQ Guide 2014
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OTHERUQ SITES
TEACHINGAND
RESEARCHSITES
UQ’s diverse facilities off-campus include:
– marine research stations at North
Stradbroke and Heron Islands
– the University Mine and the Julius
Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre at
Indooroopilly
– seismograph stations at Mount Nebo and
Charters Towers
– numerous veterinary science teaching
and research centres
– agricultural sciences farms at Mount
Cotton and Redland Bay
– the UQ Business School Downtown in the
Brisbane city centre
– teaching hospitals, health centres,
and other medical research facilities
throughout Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and
other parts of Queensland.
