Research and innovation

About

The Australian Technology Network is focussed on research in partnership with industry and the professions which has an impact and makes a difference in the communities within which we operate. Together the ATN spends some $100 million on research each year. For every start-up company it injects $90 million of research money, a rate more efficient than the US rate of $100 million. The ATN has a significantly higher growth rate in Australian Research Council funding than other universities.

ATN universities are leaders in opening up new research fields and disciplines such as in the creative industries, and in bringing together diverse areas of academic research to work on practical problems.

The ATN Research and Innovation Working Groups ensures that the ATN not only takes advantage of the national innovation agenda but assumes a leadership role in driving it.

Its core objectives are:

To pursue a joint approach to developing research and development in newly emerging discipline areas;
To investigate whether complementary research strengths can be identified with a view to pursuing collaborative research grants (government and industry);
To pursue joint approaches in improving the quality of research training and maximising the career outcomes of ATN research graduates.
To focus research into areas that have measurably useful applications in industry and business.
To develop education programs that increases both the learning capability and employability of graduates.

The ATN is particularly active in the research area, and therefore maintains two working groups, ATN P/DVCs Research, and ATN Research Directors.

ATN P/DVCs Research

Convenor:
Professor Caroline McMillen – DVC Research and Innovation (UniSA)

ATN Research Directors

Convenor:
Jeff Francis - Director Research Office (UTS)

ATN/University of Waterloo Researcher Exchange Program (REP)

The ATN-University of Waterloo Researcher Exchange Program was established in 2009 to to provide ATN and UW researchers with incentives to build collaboration in areas of mutual strategic interest.

The Program will provide support for researcher exchange between universities of the ATN and the University of Waterloo (Ontario) to undertake a period of research activity aligned with REP priority areas.

The priority areas identified for 2010 are: renewable energy, environment, climate change, water, health, sustainable engineering and nanotechnology. Other areas will be considered if there is a demonstrated rationale for collaboration.

The Program provides funding for travel, accommodation, living and other research costs associated with proposed exchanges and will normally involve the home institution paying travel costs and the host institution covering in-country costs.

Successful applications will involve exchange visits between Canada and Australia of up to 2 months.

Application for Funds

First round applications apply to the project funding period commencing July 1st, 2010 through to December 31st, 2010.

Each Application must address 1) through 10) as per the REP Guidelines.

Applicants are urged to keep all information relevant and as brief as reasonable.

Download application guidelines

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2010

Applicants will be informed of outcomes by May 31st, 2010

If you have any queries, or wish some assistance in identifying potential partners at participating universities, please contact Emeritus Professor Neil Furlong neil.furlong@rmit.edu.au

Resources

The Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE)
Professor David Johnson
Board of Management, WISE
University of Waterloo

Canadian Research Funding for Australian Researchers
Mr Tony McKittrick
Manager, Academic Relations
Canadian High Commission

ATN/University of Waterloo Researcher Exchange Program - Overview
Emeritus Professor Neil Furlong
Project Manager
Australian Technology Network