Physics research

Our research is recognised through our leadership in national and international research programs, including Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council Centres of Excellence.

We collaborate on innovative research with domestic and international collaborations researchers in the United States, Europe and Asia, funded through multi-year competitive awards.

We are renowned in Australia and internationally for our high-profile research initiatives, which include:

• major programs in astrophysics and space physics, including University-operated telescopes and links with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)
• leading international projects in both experimental and theoretical quantum physics
• large-scale research into photonics and optical science for next-generation communications technology
• interdisciplinary research in biological and medical physics, spanning computational physics, condensed matter and materials science, brain dynamics and clinical applications
• studying the nature of the Higgs boson and dark matter.