Science & Technology Research
UNE is internationally recognised and we're renowned for our research of particular significance to rural and regional communities. We are the nation's university of choice for research into regional issues of global significance.
UNE again achieved outstanding results for its research quality as published in the latest Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) rankings. UNE continues to demonstrate international leadership in a number of established and emerging areas of strength. UNE and the School of Science and Technology in particular received 'Well above world standard' rankings for research in the fields of Mathematical Sciences, Pure Mathematics, Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry and Human Movement and Sports Science.
Research strengths
The School of Science and Technology offers a unique combination of pure and applied sciences, encompassing physics, chemistry, biomedical sciences, mathematics, computer science, statistics and exercise and sports science.
Our staff contribute to a wide range of 'flagship' areas across of the University including environmental and rural sciences, health and medical science, psychology and education.
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Our research groups
UNE has a strong tradition of research and teaching in chemistry across the breadth of the discipline. We are proud that in the 2015 ERA (Excellence in Research Australia), chemistry at UNE was recognised as above world-class in macromolecular and materials chemistry. Find out more. Computational Science is a multidisciplinary, young and exciting field. It can be thought of as a convergence of mathematical modelling, advanced computing and data analysis techniques for the understanding and solving of complex real-world problems. Unlike traditional approaches in science and engineering that depend heavily on theory and laboratory experimentation, computational science relies on high-performance computer simulation and other forms of computations, including numerical analysis and theoretical computer science, to come up with novel solution to problems found in various scientific disciplines. Computational science research at UNE spans a number of related areas. We focus on intelligent vision systems and remote sensing technologies, differential equations and applications in science and engineering, individual-based and hybrid modelling approaches, computational neuroscience, machine learning, computational statistics and big data analytics. Find out more. UNE has a proven record in supporting and producing high quality mathematical research, as evidenced by ERA (Excellence in Research for Australia) 2018 ratings of 5 (well above world standard) in Mathematical Sciences and Pure Mathematics. This research group, with particular research strength in partial differential equations and geometry, performs research across a broad range of theory and applications, covering topics of multidisciplinary nature using methods from mathematics, statistics and computational science. Research of this group has been supported by several ARC discovery grants and involves intensive collaboration with leading researchers around the world." Find out more.
