Griffith is one of Australia’s leading comprehensive research universities with research strengths ranging from the physical and natural sciences, engineering, IT, health and medicine through to creative arts, social sciences and humanities. Griffith University ranks in the top 2% of universities worldwide, and also ranks highly in Time Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings– 35th globally in the 2024.

Griffith’s Nathan Campus delivers high-quality teaching and research in aviation, engineering, information technology, environment, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and science. It is also home to Australia’s first teaching and research building, driven by solar and hydrogen energy and state-of-the-art Engineering, Technology and Aviation building.  Griffith’s research continues to focus on key scientific questions and social issues confronting national and international communities by bringing together disciplines to find solutions that create social, health, environmental or economic impact.

The Nathan Campus hosts more than 13, 000 students and over 500 academics who engage in learning, teaching and research-related activity.

Website

https://www.griffith.edu.au/about-griffith/campuses-facilities/nathan

Organisation type

• University campus

Number of research staff

500-700 research staff

Address

Nathan campus Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan QLD 4111

Strengths and capabilities

• Micro-and nanotechnology for diagnosis and treatment of disease
• Materials for energy storage and conversion
• Quantum computing, information security and precision measurement
• Optical and trapped ion techniques
• Attosecond light pulse generation and measurement of attosecond dynamics
• Environmental Biodiversity conservation
• Development sustainable agricultural systems
• Understanding infectious disease ecology
• Understanding the impact of climate change on wildlife
• Building up ecosystem carbon futures
• Machine learning, data analytics
• Cyber security and network security
• Computer vision and signal processing
• Water, Waste Energy and Food
• Planning for Disasters and Resilience

Facilities and major equipment

• Quantum Optics and Information Laboratory
• Ion-trap Quantum Computing Laboratory
• Australian Attosecond Science Facility
• Queensland Microtechnology facilities
• National Hydrogen Materials Reference Facility
• Raman Spectroscopy Laboratory
• Characterisation facility
• Molecular Ecology and Ecology Laboratory
• Microbiology Laboratory
• Sediment Tracing Laboratory
• Coral Reef Algae Ecology Laboratory
• Table Isotope Laboratory
• Ancient DNA Facility
• Palaeontology and Zooarchaeology Laboratory
• Electron Spin Resonance and Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating Laboratory
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Facility and Mass Spectrometry Facility
• Compounds Australia
• NatureBank

Lead researchers

Griffith University (Griffith Experts link)

Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Biotechnology
• Defence, aviation and space
• Digital economy
• Energy
• Engineering
• Environment and nature
• Food and agriculture
• Health and medical
• Quantum and advanced technologies
• Social sciences
• Transport
• Tropical