ARC support for academic–industry interactions

3 June 2015

Dr Fiona Cameron

Executive Director, Australian Research Council

2014–15 Federal Budget(Approx. AU$415 billion)

2014-15 Federal

(Treasury omitted)

2014–15 Federal Budget(Approx. AU$415 billion)

Australian Government support for science, research and innovation

shown in red

(Treasury omitted)

Commonwealth investment in R&D 2014–15 ($m)

Industry R&D Tax Measures

Block Funding (incl. RIBG, JRE, SRO, APA + RTS)

NHMRC

ARC

CSIRO

DSTO

Business Innovation

Rural

ANSTO

CRCs

Energy and the Environment

Geoscience Australia

Other Health

Other R&D

$0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000

Industry

Competitive schemes

Innovation Australia, Commercialisation investment fund etc.

Researchers by sector of employment

Source: OECD, Research and Development Statistics Database, www.oecd.org/sti/rds, June 2013.

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Business enterprise Government Higher education Private non-profit%

National Competitive Grants ProgramDiscovery Programs Linkage Programs

Laureate Fellowships

Future Fellowships

DECRA

Discovery Projects

Centres of Excellence SRIs

ITRP

Linkage Projects

Other Fellowships

Area of box represents $$ awarded over the period 2009–2014. N.B. —Centres of Excellence, SRIs, not awarded in every year. —ITRP & DECRA only funding since 2012.

LIEFOther Linkage

Australian Laureate Fellowships

• ARC has two Laureate awards that celebrate the work of two pioneering women in Higher Education in Australia:- The Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate

Fellowship- The Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate

Fellowship

National Competitive Grants Program Discovery Programs Linkage Programs

Laureate Fellowships

Future Fellowships

DECRA

Discovery Projects

Centres of Excellence SRIs

ITRP

Linkage Projects

Other Fellowships

Area of box represents $$ awarded over the period 2009–2014. N.B. —Centres of Excellence, SRIs, not awarded in every year. —ITRP & DECRA only funding since 2012.

LIEFOther Linkage

International Collaboration on ARC Funded Projects, 2009 to 2014

*Outcomes for 2014 are not complete and do not include funding for Future Fellowships, Australian Laureate Fellowships, Linkage Projects.

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

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Projects without interna-tional collaborationsProjects with Interna-tional Collaborations

LP Linkages: UNSW 2011–2014

Higher EducationGovernmentIndustry/businessNon-profit/other

LP LinkagesAll Australia

2011–14

Higher EducationGovernmentIndustry/businessNon-profit/other

ITRP Linkages

All rounds

Higher EducationGovernmentIndustry/Other

Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Program—the Schemes (1)

• Consists of two schemes: - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs- Industrial Transformation Training Centres

Web: arc.gov.au I Email: Communications@arc.gov.au

Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Program—the Schemes (2)

Overall objectives:

• foster important partnerships between business and universities

• support researchers (higher degree by research and post doctoral fellows) to gain ‘hands-on’, practical skills and experience in important priority areas

Web: arc.gov.au I Email: Communications@arc.gov.au

Industrial Transformation Training Centres (ITTC)To foster close partnerships between university-based

researchers and industry to provide innovative training for early career researchers vital to Australia’s future industry.

• Over the life of the program the ARC will enable:- establishing Training Centres nationwide- support ‘industry ready’ Higher Degree by Research

candidates and postdoctoral researchers - provide a maximum of $1 million per year for up to five

(5) years for each Training Centre.

Industrial Transformation Research HubsObjectives

• Encourage collaborative R&D projects to address challenging industry issues solved through innovative research relevant to the Industrial Transformation Priorities.

• Leverage local and international investment in targeted industry sectors.

Industrial Transformation Research Hubs

Opportunities for universities and industrial partners to focus on significant collaborative R&D projects with outcomes

beyond their independent endeavours.

• The ARC will invest up to $1 million per year in each Research Hub with matching investment by industry partners up to a maximum of five years

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