1. Industry, Engagement and Innovation Presentation to the Universities Australia Conference 12 March 2015 Professor Aidan Byrne CEO, Australian Research Council

2. Current Funding Landscape Networks through Linkage Schemes and Centres of Excellence Discovery vs Linkage Outline

3. (Treasury omitted) 2014–15 Federal Budget (Approx. AU$415 Billion)

4. Australian Government support for science, research and innovation shown in red (Treasury omitted) 2014–15 Federal Budget (Approx. AU$415 Billion)

5. Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2014–15 ($m)

6. Selected research agencies 2003–2015 funding ($m)

7. LP Linkages Australia 2011–14 Higher Education Government Industry/business Non-profit/other

8. ITRP Linkages all rounds Higher Education Government Industry / other

9. Centres of Excellence 2011 and 2014 rounds

10. Linkage Projects—Number of Applications by University

11. Discovery Projects—Number of Applications by University

12. Discovery Projects—return and success rates

13. Linkage Projects—return and success rates

14. Linkage fraction vs Discovery fraction

15. Discussion/questions