The University of Wollongong (UOW) is one of the best modern universities in the world, globally ranked among the top 250 universities (212th in QS 2020), 16th in the world in 2019 QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings and 29th in the 2019 Times Young University Rankings.
Internationally recognised as a leader in materials research, the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) is situated at the state-of-the art Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM) facility at the University of Wollongong's Innovation Campus. IPRI is a key research strength at UOW.
IPRI draws together researchers from a range of disciplines, including biologists, clinicians, chemists, physicists and engineers. IPRI staff are engaged in development activities to facilitate the realisation of commercial opportunities in advanced materials and fabrication with a special interest in 3D biofabrication.
IPRI competencies lie in the design and synthesis of advanced materials. IPRI is renowned for expertise in the group of multifunctional, stimuli-responsive materials — including organic conducting polymers and nanostructured carbons; used in applications for Energy and Health.