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One of our advantages as a university is our ability to think long-term about the world’s most challenging questions. Technology like photovoltaics takes years of research and development, as does mapping the human genome and uncovering the next generation of cancer treatments. Professor Martin Green, head of the team who invented the PERC solar cell, began his work in a basement lab in 1974. That tech is now found in over 90% of solar panels worldwide. At »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ, we hold space for ideas that don’t yet have a tangible output because we know that progress, like time, is not entirely predictable nor linear (see: quantum physics).

Another advantage that we continue to develop is our research infrastructure. We’ve invested millions to give our researchers the best tools of the trade, and we make them available to partners because we want equipment put to good use. Instruments like the Magnetom Prisma MRI scanner and the Zeiss Lightsheet 7 not only have great names, but they’re also critical enablers of research. Without 3D cell imaging, we can't do drug discovery; just as without high performance computing there is no artificial intelligence.

Arguably our greatest advantage and most precious resource is our people. They are the ones who dedicate their energy and talent to wrestling with the problems that matter. We have over 3,500 academic and technical staff, alongside a host of affiliated experts and a 4,000+ strong cohort of higher degree research candidates. This diverse network embodies broad and deep expertise that runs the gamut from groundbreaking science to business, law, design, and social sciences.

Together with partners, we’re pitting the might of our research ecosystem against the challenges of the Anthropocene in the long but rewarding pursuit of a better world.Ìý