# Research centres, institutes and initiatives

**Source**: https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes-and-initiatives
**Parent**: https://www.mq.edu.au/study/admissions-and-entry/apply/international/international-academic-requirements

## Interdisciplinary research excellence and impact

Our national research centres, research institutes, flagship research centres and research initiatives represent the power of our collective strengths and interdisciplinary expertise.

Our research prioritises consilient outcomes that foster healthy people, resilient societies, prosperous economies, a secure planet and innovative technologies.

We partner with communities, government, industry and academic collaborators on innovations that create practical solutions to the challenges facing society today.

Discover our:

- [flagship University research centres and research initiatives](https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes-and-initiatives#flagship-centres)
- [national centres and research institutes](https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes-and-initiatives#national-centres).

## Featured research collectives

### Performance and Expertise

Realising human potential in a changing world.

[Learn more about this centre](https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes-and-initiatives/performance-and-expertise)

### Hearing

Working together to transform hearing health.

[Learn more about this centre](https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes-and-initiatives/hearing)

## Flagship University research centres and research initiatives

Macquarie University research centres and research initiatives harness our research strengths at scale to drive innovation and research training excellence with a focus on the highest quality research and real-world outcomes.

We are advancing the science and practice of consilience – the dynamic process by which leaders support experts to combine their capabilities within and across disciplines and domains to achieve outcomes more than the sum of their parts.

[See all flagship University research centres and research initiatives](https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes-and-initiatives#search)

## National research centres and University research institutes

Macquarie University’s researchers lead and contribute to national and international research collectives. These wide-ranging collaborations drive change and develop solutions to emerging challenges.

[See all national research centres and University research institutes](https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-institutes-and-initiatives#search)

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### Our faculties

Learn more about the research undertaken in our four faculties.

- [Faculty of Arts research](https://www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-arts/our-research)
- [Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences research](https://www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-medicine-health-and-human-sciences/our-research)
- [Faculty of Science and Engineering research](https://www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/our-research)
- [Macquarie Business School research](https://www.mq.edu.au/macquarie-business-school/our-research)