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Dr Fiona Cameron, Executive Director, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Australian Research Council

Centres – an overview . Dr Fiona Cameron, Executive Director, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Australian Research Council. Topics. Background on Australian Government’s research investment. The National Competitive Grants Program and ARC centre grants

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Dr Fiona Cameron, Executive Director, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Australian Research Council

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  1. Centres – an overview Dr Fiona Cameron, Executive Director, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Australian Research Council

  2. Topics • Background on Australian Government’s research investment. • The National Competitive Grants Program and ARC centre grants • What an ARC Centre of Excellence or ITRP Hub/Centre looks like • General lessons learned from recent selection rounds • Questions

  3. Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2013-14 Source: Budget 2013-2014 Industry and Innovation tables

  4. National Competitive Grants Program Discovery Program Linkage Program • Future Fellowships • Laureate Fellowships • Centres of Excellence • Co-Funded & SRI • ITRP • DECRA • Discovery Indigenous • Linkage Projects • LIEF • Discovery Projects Linkage Program Funding 2013-14 - $332.4 million Discovery Program Funding 2013-14 - $551.4 million

  5. ARC NCGP funding by 2-Digit FoR(%) 2006-2013

  6. Investment in excellence for the longer term • ARC Centres of Excellence $1-4 m a year for up to seven years • Industrial Transformation Research Program • Hubs $500K to $1m a year for five years • Centres $600K to $1m a year for three years • Co-funded and Special Research Initiatives – various funding and duration

  7. The ARC Centres of Excellence – objectives • highly innovative and potentially transformational research that aims to knowledge; • interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches to • develop relationships and build new networks • build Australia’s human capacity in a range of; • postgraduate and postdoctoral training • large-scale problems over longer periodsof • points of interaction between unis, business, govt, private sector

  8. ITRP – Hubs – Objectives • encourage collaborative R&D projects to solve challenging industry issues through innovative research; • attract investmentfrom the local, global and international business community by underpinning the internationally-recognised excellence of Australian universities and their industry partners; and • leveragenational and international investment in targeted industry sectors

  9. ITRP – Centres – Objectives • foster opportunities for Higher Degree by Research candidates and postdoctoral fellows to pursue industrial training and to enhance competitive research in collaboration between universities and organisations outside the Australian higher education sector; and • strengthenAustralia’s Industrial Transformation Training Priorities to supplement the capabilities of industries and other research end-users. Hubs and Centres have Industrial Transformation Priorities that may change from round to round

  10. Co-funded and Special Research Initiatives Often specifically requested by Government in one off research priority areas. Examples include: • NICTA, Groundwater, ACPFG • Stem Cells Australia, Bionic Vision, Policing and Security, Synchrotron, Indigenous Researcher Network, Science of Learning.

  11. What the Centres need to look like • The Centres are the largest investments of the ARC Grants Program • Centres foster frontier interdisciplinary research – with innovative and highly integrated Research Programs • Centres are critical for the next generation of researchers – capacity building • Leading the way – international reputation • Building on important collaborations • Public benefits and research impact

  12. Key lessons learned from previous selection rounds – the best of the best • Do: • The whole must be greater than the sum of the parts • Allow plenty of time to prepare grant applications, organising reviews, and developing strategic and operational plans. • Aim to address all objectives of the scheme – workshop these with your senior team – vision is important – KPIs to support this • think about and address all selection criteria. Focus on the end game as competition is fierce • Mentor your key staff as an inspiration to others – a core institutional responsibility

  13. Key lessons learned from previous selection rounds – the best of the best • Do (cont.) • Know your competitors and collaborate as much as possible. Existing and new networks are highly valuable for future research • Address good governance to enhance the business of your Centre – resource and support your business and operational staff • Think about a diverse centre and how to communicate and manage it effectively • Ensure the whole interview team is across the bid • Ask for feedback • Acknowledge that Centre Directors are the superstars of the research community – we have high expectations of you being an inspiration as highly visible research leaders

  14. Key lessons learned from previous selection rounds – the best of the best • Don’t: • Don’t rely on past success • Assemble bids that appear to be a series of smaller projects with minimal integration fail • At interview a CD should neither answer everything nor delegate everything • Make assumptions as to why your bid did not get up

  15. Do take the opportunity today to network with your peersQuestions?

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