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Industry engagement: University support

This guide is to assist with finding support at the University around industry engagement
Who? Support offered? More information

BioResearch Facilities

  • Supports biomedical and biological research that involves animals
  • Manages the University's animal-based research facilities

Web: BioResearch Building

Research Hub: SharePoint

Contact: Key contacts

Careers and Employability
  • Collaborating with industry to build student employability
  • Internships

Web: Careers Service

Contact: CareerHub

Central Analytical Facilities
  • Gives researchers and research student access to a range of highly specialised, multi-disciplinary scientific equipment
  • Instruments are supported by expert staff

Web: Central Analytical Facilities

Research Hub: SharePoint

Contact: CAF@newcastle.edu.au

College Development Officers
  • Where to start with engaging with industry

College of Engineering, Science and Environment: CESE-Research@newcastle.edu.au 

College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing: CHMW-ResearchAndInnovation@newcastle.edu.au 

College of Human and Social Futures: CHSF-Research@newcastle.edu.au 

Copyright Advisor
  • Copyright advice
  • Open licensing
  • Moral rights
  • General IP questions

Web: Copyright Support

Contact: Copyright Request

Graduate Research
  • Funding for and supervision of industry-engaged HDR students
  • Research training advice, workshops and seminars
  • Managing changes to candidature and associated scholarship funding
  • Managing the thesis submission and examination processes
  • Developing and implementing strategic initiatives, including connections to industry and internships

Web: Graduate Research

HDR HQ: SharePoint

Email: graduate-research@newcastle.edu.au

HMRI
  • Comprehensive suite of services designed to accelerate research and research translation
  • Broad range of research programs
  • Focus on turning scientific breakthroughs into real-world changes in hospitals, policy and communities
Web: HMRI
I2N
  • Connects innovators and entrepreneurs to community, customers, coaching and capital
  • Developing enterprise skills
  • Getting an idea to market
Web: Integrated Innovation Network I2N
Institute for Regional Futures
  • Partner with governments, industries and communities to drive the development of sustainable strategy, policy and programs
  • Advisory approach in building capacity, working in partnership, and forming relationships
Web: Regional Futures
Institutes/centres aligned to Colleges
  • Networking events relevant to your field that are being  held with industry

Web:

KEE
  • Translating research outcomes to impact
  • Business development
  • Intellectual property commercialisation, including patents and trademark support
  • Funding opportunities
  • Spin-outs
  • Relationships with industry partners and networks

Web: Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise

 

Email contacts

General enquiries: kee@newcastle.edu.au

IP: innovationip@newcastle.edu.au

Legal Portal
  • ServiceNow > Legal Advice & Support includes legal agreement templates that can be accessed and used by staff

Web: Legal

Access templates: ServiceNow

Library
  • Resources that support industry engagement
  • Resources for advertising, media, design, and marketing research
  • Industry reports
  • Company data
  • Country and company case studies
  • Business case studies
  • Australian Standards
  • Research metrics
  • Research data management

Web: Teaching and Research support

Contact: Research Liaison Librarians

NIER
  • Collaboration with industry partners
  • Focus on energy, resources, food, water
  • Facilitates multdisciplinary problem solving
  • Access to large-scale specialised research infrastructure

Web: NIER

Contact: nier@newcastle.edu.au

Office of Philanthropy and Alumni (OAP)
  • Finding philanthropic funding
  • Engaging with alumni
  • Working with community and industry

Web: Engage

Email: donor-relations@newcastle.edu.au

Research Advantage
  • Education, training, mentoring and special programs
  • Professional development to build skills to engage with industry

Web: Research Advantage

Email: Research_Advantage@newcastle.edu.au

Research Grants
  • Identifying and applying for grants and funding opportunities
  • Establishing successful grants
  • Administration and management of research grants

Web: Grants and Funding

 

Email contacts

Pre-award/application: research-applications@newcastle.edu.au

Post-award: research-grants@newcastle.edu.au

TUNRA
  •  Connects business, industry, and government with experts on consulting and contract research projects
  • Specialised testing services
  • Industry training and short courses
  • Geotechnical services and bulk materials solutions for industry
  • Offers a platform for hosted projects
Web: TUNRA