Research Activities

Staff and students in the Discipline of Civil Engineering are actively engaged in research, which aims to tackle some of the most challenging engineering problems faced by our region today. Our work is focused across four major research themes of:

Theme 1: Geotechnical Engineering
Theme 2: Structural Engineering
Theme 3: Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Theme 4: Transport Systems Engineering

Research and Collaborations

Our researchers focus on the significant scientific challenges of our time, including climate change, environmental sustainability and adaptation, and infrastructural development. Often working with key industry partners, our research is reinforced by a deep understanding of regional infrastructural development and challengers
Collaborations and Partnerships between universities and the communities are important in understanding the real life challengers our communities are facing. These allows the university to align our research objectives to solve these challengers.
Partnering with the USP gives you access not only to specialized facilities but access to our research network and subject experts.