QUT has been named Australia’s top university for an academic subject that is advancing global healthcare and disease diagnosis.
Biomedical Engineering at QUT secured the top spot nationally in the 2024 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by ShanghaiRanking<https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2024>. It also ranked 16th in the world.
Nursing placed 24th in the world as a subject and sixth in Australia.
QUT acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Robina Xavier <https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/r.xavier> said the results reinforced the role of QUT as the university of choice for students keen to change the future of healthcare.
“The teaching and research we do at QUT has an impact on the quality of life of people all over the world,” Professor Xavier said.
In 2021, QUT opened the Centre for Biomedical Technologies <https://www.qut.edu.au/research/centre-for-biomedical-technologies> that is currently working with around 180 Higher Degree Researchers across the faculties of engineering, health and science to discover, develop and deliver the next frontier of biomedical technologies.
These technologies are improving the treatment of complex medical cases stemming from injuries, infection and age-related issues.
Centre for Biomedical Technologies Deputy Director Associate Professor Paige Little<https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/j2.little> said the ranking recognised QUT as a global leader in academic excellence and research impact in Biomedical Engineering.
Beside placing in the top 50 globally for Biomedical Engineering and Nursing, QUT placed in the top 100 for eight subjects, including Communication, Transportation Science and Technology, Business Administration, Education, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Energy Science and Engineering.
