Be a part of our research community

  • Research ethics and governance

    How to apply for ethics approval and governance authorisation, and how to report on your project.

  • Partner with us

    Partnering with us in research can lead to results that shape the future of health.

  • Take part in research

    Health and medical research helps us to find new ways to prevent, diagnose, treat or manage diseases and conditions.

Our research

We're focusing on 4 areas of research to help people in our community stay healthy and well, and improve health care and services.

Equitable access to health care

We're learning better ways to offer culturally safe health care for multicultural groups, and learning about the underlying social causes of poor health in our community.

Digitally driven health service redesign

We're learning more about ways we can design digital health services for the future.

Mental health research

We're learning what causes mental illness and poor mental health, how it affects people's lives, and what we can do to create better treatments, services, systems and policies.

Health services research to drive excellence in healthcare

We're doing research to help us lead health services that enhance patient care.

Our research projects

Find our research projects and other information on the Queensland Health Database of Research Activity (DoRA 2.0) website.

Read our research strategy

Research for better mental health

Working with Queensland's leading mental health research facility.

Studies at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR) are leading to better treatments and services that improve lives and reduce the impact of mental illness in our community.

Learn more about QCMHR

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Research contacts

General enquiries

Our team can help you with general enquiries about research projects, partnerships and taking part in research.

Email: WM_Research@health.qld.gov.au

Research integrity

We're committed to research that is ethical and trustworthy. For concerns or complaints about our research, contact our Human Research Ethics team.

Email: WM_EthicsandGov@health.qld.gov.au
Phone: 07 3413 7475

Clinical trials

You can also contact us for questions about clinical trials.

Email: WM_Clinical_Trials@health.qld.gov.au

Last updated: October 2024