The QAS Centre for Sport Performance, Innovation and Knowledge Excellence (SPIKE) conducts and facilitates a wide range of applied research into high performance sport to assist the Queensland Academy of Sport to develop elite Queensland athletes, teams, and coaches. Research support is provided at an institutional level through project, fellowship and scholarship support, with sport science encompassing a wide range of disciplines such as biomechanics, engineering, medicine, nutrition, physiology, physiotherapy, psychology and management.

Website

https://www.qasport.qld.gov.au/information-for/innovation-research

Organisation type

• Queensland government – agency

Number of research staff

Up to 20 research staff

Address

Level 1 Western Stand, Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC), 468 Kessels Road, Nathan QLD 4111

Strengths and capabilities

• Performance health
• Sports data analytics

Facilities and major equipment

• Instrumented swimming pool
• Biodex
• Running track with in-built Kistler force plates

Achievements of the centre

• Over the Centre's 20-year history, 49 PhD and 6 Master's scholars have been supported in completing their postgraduate qualifications.

Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Health and medical
• Social sciences