Research
The Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering has an outstanding record of research achievement and a wide variety of research interests and opportunities. For information about our research specialisations, visit our school and department websites.
Recent Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) results confirm La Trobe as the leading university in Australia in Microbiology and equal top with just one other university in Biochemistry and Cell Biology.
Staff have a proud history of successful partnership programs with business and other research organisations, achieving valuable research and consultancy outcomes.
Our research staff have access to two state-of-the-art research facilities at the Melbourne campus: a $100 million facility for the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS); and a $288 million world-class centre for agricultural biosciences research and development - AgriBio, the Centre for AgriBioscience.
Featured Research
Learn about some of our research areas and projects.
Research strengths
View the key research strengths the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering contribute to.
Research Centres
Our dedicated research centres include agribioscience, mathematics and statistics, x-ray science, automotive technology, biomarker translation, surface science, water management and autism.
Facilities and technology
The Faculty supports its research, teaching and learning activities with an extensive range of facilities, technology and equipment within the University. Some high-end facilities are available for use by other researchers, institutions and industry.
Find a research supervisor
Discuss your research interest, view potential PhD topics, find a research supervisor in our Schools or Departments.
