Fields of Research are classification codes developed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Research Council to classify research activity in Australia. All universities – along with businesses, research institutions, tertiary institutions, and other organisations – use the same fields.
Fields of Research are grouped into eight research areas. Each area then divides into sub-fields of research and emerging areas of research.
Click on a research area to find a list of associated researchers.
Biological and Biotechnological Sciences
Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences
- Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
- Animal Production
- Crop and Pasture Production
- Forestry Sciences
- Veterinary Sciences
Biological Sciences
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Ecology
- Evolutionary Biology
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Other Biological Sciences
- Physiology
- Plant Biology
- Zoology
Technology
- Agricultural Biotechnology
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Medical Biotechnology
Biomedical and Clinical Health Research
Medical And Health Sciences
- Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
- Clinical Sciences
- Dentistry
- Immunology
- Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics
- Medical Microbiology
- Medical Physiology
- Neurosciences
- Oncology and Carcinogenesis
- Ophthalmology and Optometry
- Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
- Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Engineering and Environmental Sciences
Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Automotive Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Food Sciences
- Geomatic Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Maritime Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Other Engineering
- Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
Environmental Sciences
- Ecological Applications
- Environmental Science and Management
- Other Environmental Sciences
- Soil Sciences
Humanities and Creative Arts
Built Environment And Design
- Architecture
- Design Practice and Management
- Other Built Environment and Design
- Urban and Regional Planning
History And Archaeology
Languages, Communication And Culture
- Communication and Media Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Language Studies
- Linguistics
- Literary Studies
- Other Language, Literature and Culture
Law And Legal Studies
Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Applied Ethics
- History and Philosophy of Specific Fields
- Other Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Philosophy
- Religion and Religious Studies
Studies In Creative Arts And Writing
- Art Theory and Criticism
- Film, Television and Digital Media
- Journalism and Professional Writing
- Other Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
- Performing Arts and Creative Writing
- Visual Arts and Crafts
Mathematical, Information and Computing sciences
Information And Computing Sciences
- Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
- Computation Theory and Mathematics
- Computer Software
- Data Format
- Distributed Computing
- Information Systems
- Library and Information Studies
- Other Information and Computing Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
- Applied Mathematics
- Mathematical Physics
- Numerical and Computational Mathematics
- Other Mathematical Sciences
- Pure Mathematics
- Statistics
Technology
Public and Allied Health Sciences
Medical And Health Sciences
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Human Movement and Sports Science
- Nursing
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Other Medical and Health Sciences
- Public Health and Health Services
Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences
Chemical Science
- Analytical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
- Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Other Chemical Sciences
- Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural
- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Earth Sciences
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Oceanography
- Other Earth Sciences
- Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Physical Sciences
- Astronomical and Space Sciences
- Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
- Classical Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Optical Physics
- Other Physical Sciences
- Quantum Physics
Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services
- Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
- Banking, Finance and Investment
- Business and Management
- Marketing
- Other Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
- Tourism
- Transportation and Freight Services