Work & CareersEducationUniversity rankingsPrint articleMelbourne named Australia’s best university for scientific researchJulie HareEducation editorJun 22, 2023 – 1.44pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAustralia has four universities named in the world’s top 50 for scientific research.The Leiden ranking, which focuses only on scientific performance, has the University of Melbourne at 28, Sydney University at 36, the University of Queensland at 48 and Monash University at 49.Loading...Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreUniversity rankingsUniversity Of SydneyMonash UniversityUniversity of New South WalesMelbourneChinaUSAJapanUKGermanyTurkeyFrance Executive EducationPowered byLatest In EducationFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Work and careersThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘I would not have survived without laughing’: Monica Lewinsky 30 years onJessica GardnerThe Apple Watch is 10. What’s next for the world’s No.1 wearable?In pictures: AFR Magazine’s 30th anniversary celebrationBOSS Financial ReviewHow this elite child gymnast leapt to the top of SportsbetHannah TattersallWhat 18-hour days on a farm taught this NAB exec about bankingHow a young exec went from university dropout to dream job in ParisLife & LeisureStep inside this modernist penthouse with 360-degree viewsStephen ToddIs all this talk of wine terroir a load of hooey?Want to live longer? Try this new brain enhancement programRich ListThree decades of PMs, fashion icons and the odd person headed for jailBrook TurnerFortescue near settlement with US tycoon after energy deal bust-upAustralia’s 50 Richest Bosses revealed