Research
Discover more about our dedication to producing internationally recognised research with a focus on transforming industries, shaping lives and creating positive change.
With outstanding researchers and facilities, specialist institutes and centres, and a focus on high-quality and ethically sound research, Swinburne is ranked among the top 300 research-intensive universities in the world. We’re focused on delivering research that creates economic and social impact, and our researchers are producing innovative solutions to real-world problems across a range of disciplines and sectors. Our research degrees give students access to world-class researchers, first-rate facilities, training and support.
Learn more about our vision for the future and our strategy to be a leading university in science, technology and innovation, with real impact that transforms industries, shapes lives and communities through the Research and Innovation Strategy 2020 [PDF].
Our research achievements and rankings
$47.1m external research income1
191 research degree completions2
1,832 indexed publications in 20203
16 five-star discipline areas4
Search for a researcher
Whether you’re looking for a potential collaborator, PhD supervisor or expert to provide a media comment, our database will help you find who you need.
Research institutes
Our five research institutes drive multidisciplinary collaborations with industry, business and community to maximise research impact. They tackle big challenges across the fields of health, data science, social innovation, smart cities and the future of manufacturing to produce innovative solutions to real-world problems. Building on the depth and excellence of our discipline-specific research activity, our research institutes are agile and aligned with state, national and global priorities for growth and development.
Research centres and groups
Our faculty-based research centres drive deep, discipline-based research. They are the engine room of our research performance but are also collaborative environments that support and develop our research talent, from early career researchers through to senior professors and research leaders. They are integral in enabling Swinburne to achieve research excellence and international reputation.
Our research groups are the foundation level of our research ecosystem. They are established when the quality, scale and impact of research grows beyond the capacity of an individual researcher. Ongoing development and peer support is of paramount importance with our research groups.
Facilities and equipment
We support innovative and cutting-edge research through strategic initiatives such as our Innovation Precinct, the Design Factory Melbourne and Factory of the Future. We also have a range of state-of-the-art, specialist facilities and equipment that make discovery and impact possible. Our researchers and students have the opportunity to work with these to find solutions to some of today's most pertinent questions, they are also available to partners to benefit their community, organisation or business.
Explore more of our research
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Indigenous Research
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Ethics and integrity
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Research publications
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Entry into Research Degrees
Our research degrees give you access to specialist facilities, world-class researchers, training and support. Learn more about what we offer and how to apply.
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Partnership opportunities
Partner with Swinburne and access a range of services designed to help your business or organisation.
Download your copy of the Research Impact magazine
Discover stories from a wide range of disciplines, including digital health, chemistry, artificial intelligence, materials science, urban sustainability and public policy.
Subscribe to Swinburne Research Quarterly
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Our latest research news
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- Social Affairs
Pet-inclusive housing will help tenants and landlords
New research has found people living in private rental housing are much more likely to have had to give up a pet due to their housing circumstances than people living in other tenancies.
Friday 19 February 2021 -
- Astronomy
- Science
- Aviation
- Engineering
Swinburne’s new space institute blasts off
Swinburne’s new Space Technology and Industry Institute will bring together world-class research, education and technology capabilities to tackle challenges at the edge of human understanding and imagination.
Friday 29 January 2021 -
- Technology
New catalyst produces green hydrogen from seawater
Researchers develop single-atom platinum catalyst that offers new opportunity for solar light-triggered hydrogen from seawater.
Thursday 28 January 2021 -
- Technology
- Science
Swinburne-led research team demonstrates world’s fastest optical neuromorphic processor
An international team of researchers has demonstrated the world’s fastest and most powerful optical neuromorphic processor for artificial intelligence, which is capable of processing ultra-large scale data
Thursday 07 January 2021 -
- University
Global expansion for Swinburne Venture Cup in 2020
This year’s Ventre Cup pitching competition for start-ups featured nine teams from Melbourne, Sydney, Sarawak and Hanoi.
Wednesday 16 December 2020
Our latest research events
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Research
- Diversity
- Arts and Humanities
Digital Cultures of Care: SIRI Digital Inclusion Webinar March 2021
Our March webinar focuses on care and the politics of inclusion in health and policy research.
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Research
- Innovation
- Technology
- Sustainability
- Built Environment and Architecture
Workshop: It’s Time: Transitioning onto a Smarter Campus
In this session we will focus on contributions that individuals can make in establishing transdisciplinary research opportunities around a smarter, sustainable campus, as we transition back to a campus operating under the “new normal”.
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Research
- Innovation
- Industry 4.0
- Business
- Engineering
Supply Chain Resilience in SMEs
This session will examine the experiences of Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) in tackling supply chain challenges linked to the current Covid-19 pandemic, recent geopolitical tensions, and environmental considerations.
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Research
- Innovation
- Sustainability
- Arts and Humanities
- Built Environment and Architecture
Workshop: Citizen Participation in Climate Change Action
You are invited to participate in a Swinburne Smart City Research Institute codesign workshop.
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Research
- Innovation
- Technology
- Research Impact
- Built Environment and Architecture
Urban Futures: Designing the Digitalised City - In Conversation with Mark Burry AO
Join Professor Mark Burry AO, guest editor for the prestigious, Architectural Design (AD), who will discuss his work on the issue.
Register now (Urban Futures: Designing the Digitalised City - In Conversation with Mark Burry AO)
1 Total external research income for 2020
2 Higher degree by research completions (Oct 2019 – Oct 2020)
3 Scopus indexed publications in 2020
4 16 discipline areas ranked 5 stars (well above world-standard), 2018 ERA report
Contact the Swinburne Research team
Want to know more about the world-class research taking place at Swinburne University of Technology? Call +61 3 9214 4859 or email research@swinburne.edu.au to speak with the team.