An enviable reputation for research excellence
An exciting course for the future of our research 
We have a driving desire to produce research with real-world impact. Our research discoveries benefit the world by creating bold new solutions for national and global challenges.
Macquarie University operates at the forefront of research practice in several distinct areas. These research strengths are the foundation of our enviable international reputation for research excellence.
Our strategic framework charts an exciting course for our research. It articulates key objectives and research priorities designed to guide and propel our research performance to even greater heights. Learn how our discoveries are paving the way to a brighter future.
Our research
Bringing pioneering minds together and freeing them from traditional boundaries, research at Macquarie invites bold and innovative thinking.
Our research priorities
Building on our areas of current and emerging research strength, we have identified five research priorities that provide a focal point for our cross-disciplinary research.
Pioneering health, integrated healthcare and lifelong learning for wellness in our ageing world.
View Healthy People centresSustaining our interdependent world and exploring our place in the universe.
View Secure Planet centresUnderstanding cultures in our changing world and building ethical, just and inclusive communities.
View Resilient Societies centresAdvancing our interconnected world with frontier technologies, systems, designs and creative practice.
View Innovative Technologies centresStrengthening economic productivity to promote prosperity in our diverse world.
View Prosperous Economies centres