Our areas of research

Across our research, we collaborate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and communities to ensure the strategies we develop are culturally appropriate and underpinned by Indigenous knowledge, practice and perspective.

Finding ways to address environmental challenges, conserve biodiversity and secure the future of sustainable, economical and ethical food production.

Our scientists are advancing new treatments for major chronic diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, inflammatory disorders, heart disease, traumatic brain injury and cancer.

Our research is informing business and government, across human rights, housing, economic growth and prosperity nationally and internationally.

With links to physics, biology and geology, chemical science is driving major advances in medicine, information technology and materials science.

We work closely with industry and government on a broad range of research projects to help ensure Australia’s resilience and security.

Growing advances in digital technologies and data analytics are transforming the nature of business, societal relations and the human experience.

With clean energy uptake accelerating, what are the future energy technologies to look for?

Data collected and linked from a range of care settings is giving health practitioners a clearer picture of population health, and the evidence base they need to provide effective and tailored treatment options.

The Curtin enAble Institute is helping people lead independent and healthier lives in their communities and their homes.

From exploration and environmental assessment to decommissioning and restoration, Curtin has an exceptional track record of research across the spectrum of resources activities.

We’re engineering and operating some of the world’s most advanced radio astronomy technologies, uncovering the origins of the Solar System and exploring the expanses of space.

Structural degradation and corrosion cost the Australian economy more than $30 billion each year, yet much of the damage to materials can be avoided through efficient monitoring and prevention technologies.

We’re developing new materials, new practices and new policies that will reduce our planetary footprint, while improving quality of life for all.