Macquarie University
Wallumattagal Campus NSW 2109
Outstanding research that's well above world standard
Macquarie University's Faculty of Science and Engineering is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for a flourishing Australia and planet.
The Faculty has targeted strategic investment for award-winning research excellence across three core areas:
- digital frontiers and intelligent systems
- sustainable technologies and planetary health
- bioengineering and health innovations.
Our researchers have access to outstanding research facilities through the Macquarie Analytical Fabrication Facility (MAFF), the unique capabilities of the synthetic biology facility at the Australian Genome Foundry (AGF) and the OptoFab Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). We have our own Fauna Park, Plant Growth Facility, indoor drone flight testing centre and a Cybersecurity Hub.
We are home to the ARC Centre of Excellence for Synthetic Biology and the national host for the Australian Harmony Centre for Ecosystem Futures. In addition, Macquarie's School of Mathematical and Physical Society has its own astronomical observatory.
Research centres and groups
The Faculty of Science and Engineering includes many research centres and groups, and is home to over half of Macquarie University’s Centres of Research Excellence.
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Synthetic Biology (SynBio)
- Facilitated Advancement of Australia's Bioactives (FAAB)
- The birthplace of Risk Frontiers
Former national centres
- Analytical Glycoimmunology Group
- Analytical Palaeobiology Lab
- Australian Genome Foundry
- Avian Behavioural Ecology Group
- Behavioural Ecology Lab
- Biotechnology Hub
- Cognitive Neuroethology
- Data Science Lab
- Diamond Laser Group
- Freshwater Ecology and Ecotoxicology Lab
- Molecular and Optical Physics Laboratory
- MQ Photonics
- Nanobiophotonics Group
- Nanosensors
- Neurobiology Lab
- Nipperess Lab
- Plant Invasion and Restoration Ecology Lab
- Synthetic Biology Consortium
- The Intelligent Systems Group
- The Lizard Lab
Faculty visiting researcher scheme
Visiting Research Fellowships are targeted at researchers of very high standing relative to their career stage, and who are invited by a Faculty academic staff member for a short period of time. The Faculty may provide up to $5000 for each visitor to help cover costs of the visit, depending upon length of stay and travel costs. Larger amounts may be requested in exceptional circumstances and/or in combination with other schemes.
Faculty safety net
The University runs a safety net scheme to assist researchers who have been ranked in the top 10% of unsuccessful applications in the ARC Discovery and Linkage Programs, and Category 6 NHMRC Project, Development and Partnership applications.
The Faculty of Science and Engineering also offers a safety net scheme for applications that fall into the 10–25% band of unsuccessful applications. The Faculty scheme provides up to $10,000 for anything that will make the proposal more competitive in subsequent rounds. Following the announcement of results for eligible funding schemes, the Faculty will contact you if your application fell within this band.