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In spite of more than a decade of policy and discussion around research impact and industry engagement, the prevailing paradigm for career progresion and researcher KPIs in Australian universities is still focused on retrospective - ex-post - counting of outputs, such as the number of publications, grants received, and scholarly

This is a revised version of the article that appeared in Campus Morning Mail on April 3rd, 2023. “Why do all Australian university research strategies look the same?” This question from a university research centre director was recently put to us in a research strategy masterclass we were running. We

The concept of the knowledge-based economy emerged as a critical driving force behind economic growth since at least the 1990s. Economies like Australia have invested heavily (at least rhetorically) in the idea an economic system where knowledge creation, dissemination, and application are the primary contributors to wealth generation and societal

In the Australian university research landscape, the pursuit of funding often takes precedence over the objectives of research: generating new knowledge, driving innovation, and creating real-world impact. Researchers often find themselves devoting significant time and effort to securing the necessary funding to sustain their research endeavours. Consequently, the focus on

Navigating university-industry partnerships can be tricky, especially when it comes to getting industry partners on board with funding discovery-based research. While this research has the potential to create game-changing breakthroughs that put a company way ahead of the competition, the risks involved can make industry partners hesitant to invest. The