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Research precincts and stations

From reef to outback – discover UQ's many places of impact.

UQ's teaching, research and other facilities in Brisbane and Queensland include:

Heron Island research station

Heron Island Research Station

Heron Island Research Station is a world-class teaching and research facility on the Great Barrier Reef, renowned for ecological, marine and climate change research.

Native animal in the Hidden Vale Research Station

Hidden Vale Wildlife Centre

Hidden Vale Wildlife Centre offers facilities for wildlife research, including a vet clinic, lecture spaces, animal housing and breeding facilities, and access to 8000ha of land.

Julius Kruttschnitt minerals research

Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre

The Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre is Australia’s largest in its field and collaborates globally as part of the Sustainable Minerals Institute.

Long Pocket

Long Pocket

Long Pocket is a research-oriented precinct in Indooroopilly in Brisbane's west.

It's home to the Institute for Social Science Research and Advanced Spinifex Biofuture Materials Centre

Two researchers inspecting samples collected from Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay Research Station

The Moreton Bay Research Station on North Stradbroke Island houses a wide range of marine and terrestrial research activities, as well as facilities and accommodation.

Pinjarra Hills research facility

Pinjarra Hills Research Facility

A 282-hectare facility in the western outskirts of Brisbane, Pinjarra Hills provides space and facilities for research activities that are impossible at other UQ sites.

Dr Sarah Meale at the Queensland Animal Science Precinct

Queensland Animal Science Precinct (QASP)

The QASP is a world-class facility for training, teaching, validation and commercialisation of animal research, supporting the development of animal industries.

Seismograph readout

UQ seismograph stations

The UQ Seismological Observatory runs seismograph stations across SE Queensland to detect earthquakes, mine blasts, and other geological signals.