Research Snapshot

Research snapshot

About Research at RMIT

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Research Centres and Groups

RMIT is making a global impact in research through collaborations with local and international partners to deliver advanced multidisciplinary solutions.

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Research facilities

RMIT’s focus as a global university of technology, design and enterprise is supported by a range of research hubs such as the Advanced Manufacturing Precinct and the MicroNano Research Facility.

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Enabling Impact Platforms

Unlike conventional discipline-based research structures, the Enabling Impact Platforms connect researchers from multiple disciplines and from across Colleges under a thematic umbrella.

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Research fellows

Our Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowship program is internationally acclaimed for its applied, interdisciplinary research. We are proud to influence partnerships that help to commercialise research knowledge and scale up effective innovations.

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Research and Innovation

RMIT is currently making a step change with significant investment in our people, systems and processes. Our global university includes a vibrant campus with outstanding facilities in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. We have a creative environment that fosters collaboration and inspires innovative thinking that empowers our people to pursue cutting-edge research. To help shape the world, our teams enjoy support from the latest in digital tools, contemporary work spaces, industry networks and communities of practice.

Research and Innovation

Research highlights and impact

Dr Brendan Dyett holding a vaccine patch.

New study advances dry mRNA vaccine patch design

08 Jul 2026

New research could help make future mRNA vaccines easier to store and distribute.

RMIT University Associate Professor Biplob Pramanik in the laboratory where researchers developed a dual-bubble wastewater treatment approach that significantly improves microplastic removal.

New approach boosts microplastic removal from wastewater

06 Jul 2026

RMIT University researchers have developed a more effective way to capture microplastics from wastewater, using a combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles to achieve removal rates of more than 90% before pollution reaches waterways.

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RMIT advances sustainable housing leadership at WSBE26

01 Jul 2026

RMIT University was honoured to recently host the World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2026 (WSBE26) in Melbourne, one of the longest‑running global scientific and technical conference series dedicated to sustainability in the built environment.

Overview of Paris from Pompidou Center with roof tops.

European cities short on shade as heat bites

01 Jul 2026

New analysis of 5.5 million buildings shows 84% fall short of tree canopy levels required for meaningful cooling.

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HR Excellence in Research

RMIT fully endorses the general rules of the European Charter for Researchers and The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers and will be proud to be recognised with the HR Excellence in Research Award as a sector leader in researcher recruitment and development in Australia. The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) supports research institutions and funding organisations in the implementation of the Charter and Code in their policies and practices.

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RMIT is working with industry and other partners to pursue exciting research and innovation initiatives that are changing lives for the better.

Research Industry Partnerships

RMIT delivers solutions for industry through applied research. RMIT’s researchers are committed to supporting our partners to create and capture value through tailored approaches for small business through to research programs in consortiums.

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Multi-partner collaborations

RMIT leads and/or contributes expertise to a number of multi-partner research collaborations. These collaborations bring together researchers from universities, industry and government, both Australian and international to produce high quality research outcomes that contribute to the achievement of national objectives and solve global problems.

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Current Opportunities

Explore career opportunities in research at RMIT.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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