Our Research

Local and global concerns about worsening injury trends in a number of key areas including road transport and natural disasters saw demand for MUARC research and expertise grow strongly in 2024. Research income to the Centre was over $7 million in 2024, growth of over 30% compared to recent years. Of particular note was MUARC’s success in receiving five Category 2 National Road Safety Action Grants from the Commonwealth Government, valued at over $1.5 million, to be delivered over the next 2 years. Tender success for MUARC in over 70% of submissions also highlights the esteem in which our researchers and their broad experience are held.

MUARC’s road safety related research profile continues to excel with major projects being conducted across Australia and internationally, particularly in the areas of driving with dementia, automated enforcement evaluation and strategic modelling for road safety optimisation. Impact from this program has been evidenced through numerous mentions of MUARC in state and national road safety strategies and evidence from public inquiries, and implementation of policy including Australian mandates for autonomous emergency braking and acoustic vehicle alerting systems for electric vehicles.

Click through below to read about our research team highlights in 2024.