Research impact

RMIT’s Dr Jonathan Kolieb is working with the Australian Red Cross to improve corporate understanding of their obligations and responsibilities to uphold international humanitarian law when operating in conflict zones.

Researchers at RMIT University collaborated with a medical device company and a neurosurgeon to successfully deliver a 3D printed vertebral cage to a patient with severe back pain.

An extensive program of research at RMIT is tackling ovarian cancer through pre-clinical and clinical trial research leveraging immunology, genetics, bioinformatics, novel therapeutics and diagnostics.

Research at RMIT Vietnam is helping to improve access to health services and boost digital literacy for people living with a disability in Vietnam and Indonesia.

Creating real-world impact on climate resilience by building local capacity and enhancing agency.

RMIT’s Professor Penelope Weller is a senior legal academic whose research has helped tackle Victoria’s failing mental health system and introduce a rights-based focus for reform and services.

Professor Rajiv Padhye and his research team developed a new manufacturing method for removable car seat covers that ensures deployment of side airbags, reducing risk of fatality or injury following side-impact collisions.

Nature friendly urban design is being encouraged to make our cities more liveable.

New touch-screen therapy tool for stroke rehabilitation and acquired brain injury.

Non-invasive sensor technology that can monitor aged care residents in real-time will help prevent falls and improve quality of care.

A team of researchers at RMIT is advancing fundamental understanding of nanomaterials to pave the way for new industrial and biomedical applications.

RMIT researchers identified the bacterial species that causes Spotty Liver Disease in chickens and developed diagnostic tools for the serious issue that is affecting global egg production industries.

An extensive program of research at RMIT is tackling ovarian cancer through pre-clinical and clinical trial research leveraging immunology, genetics, bioinformatics, novel therapeutics and diagnostics.

Research at RMIT Vietnam is helping to improve access to health services and boost digital literacy for people living with a disability in Vietnam and Indonesia.

Creating real-world impact on climate resilience by building local capacity and enhancing agency.

Researchers have developed a cheaper and more energy-efficient way to make hydrogen directly from seawater, in a critical step towards a truly viable green hydrogen industry.

An industry-led collaboration is unlocking value in previously mined and discarded earth and rock to help boost Australia’s global position as a clean energy powerhouse.

RMIT’s Distinguished Professor Mike Xie pioneered structural optimisation methods that are being used by engineers, architects and researchers across the globe to create lightweight and high-performance structures and materials.

A team of researchers at RMIT is advancing fundamental understanding of nanomaterials to pave the way for new industrial and biomedical applications.

RMIT researchers identified the bacterial species that causes Spotty Liver Disease in chickens and developed diagnostic tools for the serious issue that is affecting global egg production industries.

Distinguished Professor Andy Ball’s research into pathogen survival and treatment has delivered savings to the water industry and influenced a change in regulation.

A community resource centre in a rural region in Fiji is empowering the lives of indigenous women.

Research at RMIT Vietnam is helping to improve access to health services and boost digital literacy for people living with a disability in Vietnam and Indonesia.

Creating real-world impact on climate resilience by building local capacity and enhancing agency.

RMIT’s Professor Penelope Weller is a senior legal academic whose research has helped tackle Victoria’s failing mental health system and introduce a rights-based focus for reform and services.

A strong partnership between Australia and Japan is improving language education and global experiences for pre-service teachers and enriching school students’ education.

RMIT’s Dr Jonathan Kolieb is working with the Australian Red Cross to improve corporate understanding of their obligations and responsibilities to uphold international humanitarian law when operating in conflict zones.

Elena Campbell and RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice have worked closely with government and the community sector to change the way perpetrators are managed across the justice system.

Nature friendly urban design is being encouraged to make our cities more liveable.

A long-term research project and index is providing vital information about digital inclusion to improve access to and effective use of digital technologies for all Australians.

Ageing is commonly accompanied by an associated increase in the prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal, metabolic and mental health conditions that affects physical capacity and overall decline in quality of life.

The Australian Urban Observatory is a digital liveability planning tool developed for decision-makers and the community to measure and map the liveability of neighbourhoods in Australian cities and create more liveable places through planning.

The alarming prevalence and harmful effects of image-based sexual abuse is a strong focus of RMIT researcher Professor Nicola Henry.

RMIT University research is tackling modern slavery and unacceptable work conditions in global supply chains, including the Australian cleaning industry.

Distinguished Professor Andy Ball’s research into pathogen survival and treatment has delivered savings to the water industry and influenced a change in regulation.

Researchers at RMIT University collaborated with a medical device company and a neurosurgeon to successfully deliver a 3D printed vertebral cage to a patient with severe back pain.

Researchers have developed a cheaper and more energy-efficient way to make hydrogen directly from seawater, in a critical step towards a truly viable green hydrogen industry.

Professor Rajiv Padhye and his research team developed a new manufacturing method for removable car seat covers that ensures deployment of side airbags, reducing risk of fatality or injury following side-impact collisions.

New touch-screen therapy tool for stroke rehabilitation and acquired brain injury.

You can now find your dream job faster thanks to SEEK search engine improvements developed in a major industry collaboration.

Non-invasive sensor technology that can monitor aged care residents in real-time will help prevent falls and improve quality of care.

RMIT’s Distinguished Professor Mike Xie pioneered structural optimisation methods that are being used by engineers, architects and researchers across the globe to create lightweight and high-performance structures and materials.

A team of researchers at RMIT is advancing fundamental understanding of nanomaterials to pave the way for new industrial and biomedical applications.