As debate about lockout laws continues, researchers from across Australia are working on the most comprehensive studies ever conducted into reducing alcohol-related injuries.

They'll examine closing times, preloading, education, policing, ID scanning, patron banning and a host of other option in research stretching for four years.

Crowds in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley on a weekend. Credit:AFR

The health experts started gathering early data at the beginning of this year but weren't expecting to have initial results available until early next year.

Respected sociologist Professor Peter Miller is leading the research along with researchers from James Cook University, the universities of Queensland and Newcastle and several others.