Research Institutes
RMIT’s Research Institutes are making a Global impact in research.
Research Institutes bring together multidisciplinary teams of academics to undertake high-impact industry-focussed research to solve complex research questions of national and global significance.
RMIT’s four Research Institutes are the flagships of RMIT’s research culture and burgeoning research reputation. They are creating pathways for leading academics to connect across disciplines and build areas of critical mass in key areas of focussed research.
The Institutes have strong public profiles, continue to grow their linkages with industry and the community and influence policy at all levels in Australia and overseas. Supported by outstanding leadership teams and with access to advanced research infrastructure, they provide the environment for RMIT’s brightest research minds to challenge their thinking.
Design
The Institute develops and funds a new transdisciplinary approach to design research in a terrain at the intersection of education, research and industry.
Global Cities
The Institute brings together key researchers working to understand the complexity of globalising urban settings from provincial centres to mega-cities.
Health Innovations
The Institute seeks to better connect the diverse communities around health enterprise to address the changing needs of biomedical research and society.
Platform Technologies
The Institute leads research in the areas of smart materials and systems, linking new discoveries and emerging technologies to applications.
Latest news
- University science delegation visits India 15/05/2013RMIT University has led a high-profile Victorian delegation of science leaders to visit research and industry partners in India.
- Reinvigorating the spirit of globalisation: lecture 14/05/2013Internationally-renowned pioneer of globalisation research, Professor Roland Robertson, will deliver RMIT University’s 2013 Tom Nairn Lecture.
- Pioneering study on ginseng for lung disease expands 08/05/2013RMIT University's groundbreaking research into the use of the traditional Chinese herb ginseng for the treatment of lung disease has been expanded to new hospitals in Melbourne's north and south.
Upcoming events
- Th 37th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Biophysics 24/11/2013This four day conference held by the Australian Society for Biophysics (ASB2013) will bring together biophysics researchers and students from around the world.
- The lymphatic system - how it works 28/05/2013Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden will discuss how lymphatic fluid is collected and returned to the blood stream by instrinsic and extrinsic lymphatic pumps.
- Some thoughts on the complexity of real-world problems 17/05/2013Does the research community focus on problems which are not relevant to real world situations? Professor Zbigniew Michalewicz will discuss the need for a new class of benchmark problems that reflect the characteristics of modern real-world situations.