Director of Research: Professor Patsy Yates, RN, BA, DipAppSci, MSocSc, PhD
Focus
A major goal of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Queensland University of Technology is to advance the knowledge and practice of nursing and heath care through excellence and innovation in research. Researchers within the School of Nursing and Midwifery are supported in their endeavours through their membership within the Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI). Research activity within the School focuses on a broad range of nursing and health care issues, with many of our researchers recognised as being leaders nationally and internationally in their fields. Research collaborations which involve commercialisation of QUT intellectual property, technology transfer or other QUT intellectual property transactions are managed by qutbluebox, the commercialisation company for QUT.
The School of Nursing and Midwifery has developed a strong national and international reputation for its excellent research training opportunities for Honours, Masters and Doctoral students. The school offers a number of scholarships and fellowships for nursing students and researchers.
Fields of Research
- Cancer Care
- Ageing and Dementia Care
- Palliative Care
- Mental Health
- Women's Health
- Child Health
- Health Workforce
- Technology in Nursing
Objectives
- Develop collaborative research opportunities with industry, government and multidisciplinary groups
- Collaborate with local, national and international research groups
- Foster an environment that facilitates high quality research
- Undertake high quality research which contributes to improving the health and wellbeing of society
- Extend the social and community impact of research through contribution to health service improvement and health policy at community, state, national and international levels
- Disseminate research outcomes to the academic and professional community in ways which achieve high impact and promote transfer of findings to health policy and practice
- Provide one of the best research training environments in Australia for Honours, Masters and Doctoral students