Australian research discoveries improve the quality of our lives and contribute to the economic strength of the nation. Discover the researchers, academies, frameworks and schemes that help maintain Australia’s research reputation.
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National research evaluation
The Australian Research Council’s (ARC) online data portal gives you access to:
- Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)– Australia’s national research evaluation framework
- National Competitive Grants Program
- National reports, impact studies and publications
Promoting higher education research
The Higher Education Research Promotion (HERP) scheme supports activities to promote the importance of Australian:
- Research
- Scholarship
- Science
- Social science or humanities
Pursuing innovation: learned academies
Learned academies contribute to the pursuit of excellence in Australian innovation to help advise government on significant issues.They are supported by the Australian Council of Learned Academies. Go to:
- Australian Academy of Science (AAS)
- Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE)
- Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH)
- Australian Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA)
- Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS)
Get help finding the right researcher
Expert Connect is a public database that can help you forge industry-research collaborations.
- Search for over 70,000 expert profiles
- Over 220 research organisations.
- Claim or update your profile
Collaborate with research partners
The Source IP platform helps create potential collaboration opportunities for businesses seeking to work with public sector research partners.
- Facilitates quick and easy contact
- See available public sector IP
- Find patents and licences
Partner with Australian universities
Review the business case for partnering with Australian universities, who are internationally renowned for their cutting-edge research and expertise.
- Australia’s universities are at the global forefront of research in a vast number of specialist fields
- Almost 90 per cent of our research is rated at or above world standard