Our innovative curricula and exceptional teaching staff and researchers attract the highest calibre of students from Australia and the world. We produce petroleum engineers and scientists who are grounded in the fundamental principles, use critical thinking to solve problems, and are ready to lead their teams, companies and industries into the future.

Inventive and pioneering, our multicultural and multidisciplinary research teams explore and merge
their knowledge to transform the way energy problems are viewed and solved. We challenge industry practice, create intelligent tools and inform thinking about energy around the world. Ultramodern equipment and laboratories facilitate the ground-breaking discoveries by our researchers and graduates.

Strong links with our partners in industry and other leading international centres of excellence fuel the transformation of our discipline and enhance the reputation of industry as a whole. As leaders in our field with unquestionable integrity we are called on to provide expert, impartial and trusted advice to industry, media, government and the international community.

We create environmentally sound technology solutions for the energy suppliers of the future. Social and environmental sensitivities are central considerations during all our teaching and research activities. We stay nimble in the face of changing global realities and keep on the front line of new technologies.