1. Some Research Perspectives
RMIT
Profiles 2003
Some Research Perspectives
Neil Furlong
February 2003

2. Research and Innovation @RMIT
Profile Conversation Starters – Research Students
Feeding the research student cohort
* ‘honours programs’ ? * UROPS ?
Energising undergraduates to research and research training
* UG/PG Projects ? * Research Methodology ?
Capturing through (eg) articulation
* PG Coursework to HDR ?

3. Research and Innovation @RMIT
Profile and the RMIT Research Agenda ?
Growing critical mass
* University-wide ‘foci’
* Local ‘research Centres’
* Partnerships …………….
Virtual Research and Innovation Institutes (VRII’s)
RTS
Emerging areas ?
* Knowledge management
* Nanotechnology
* Bioinformatics
* Digital Design
* New Learning …….
* …………

4. VRII’s@RMIT R&I @ RMIT ICT Interactive Information I-Cubed@RMIT
Biotechnology
Global Sustainability
Globalisation

5. R&I @ RMIT The National Research Agenda : Research Priorities
Undoubtedly likely to consume an increasing proportion
of Govt $$ available to support university R&D
– and sooner rather than later
Can we also see them as areas where future
employment might be strong ?
1. An Environmentally Sustainable Australia
2. Promoting and Maintaining Good Health
3. Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries
4. Safeguarding Australia

6. An Environmentally Sustainable Australia
RMIT
National Research Priority 1
An Environmentally Sustainable Australia
Priority Goals
Water - a critical resource
Transforming existing industries
Overcoming soil loss, salinity and acidity
Reducing/capturing emissions in transport and energy generation
Sustainable use of Australia's biodiversity
Developing deep earth resources

7. Promoting and Maintaining Good Health
RMIT
National Research Priority 2
Promoting and Maintaining Good Health
Priority Goals
A healthy start to life
Ageing well, ageing productively
Preventive healthcare

8. R&I @ RMIT National Research Priority 3
Frontier Technologies for Building and Transforming Australian Industries
Priority Goals
Breakthrough science
Frontier technologies
Advanced materials
Smart information use

9. Safeguarding Australia
RMIT
National Research Priority 4
Safeguarding Australia
Priority Goals
Critical infrastructure
Protecting Australia from invasive diseases and pests
Protecting Australia from terrorism and crime
Transformational defence technologies

10. RMIT
Please Consider
More
Again
Differently