Fostering innovation
Expert advice and support for our researchers - and their funding sponsors and partners - ensures our research teams can deliver the excellence and impact our regions need to thrive.
Featured research services
The Research and Innovation Division provides expert advice and support to our researchers and their funding sponsors and partners. This helps ensure our research teams can deliver the excellence and impact our regions need to thrive.
Grants and funding
We help our researchers identify, apply for and manage their research grants.
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Human ethics
Research that is conducted with or about people, their data or tissues must receive human ethics approval.
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Animal ethics
Any research or teaching activity that involves the use of animals must receive approval from our independent animal ethics committee.
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Research performance
We coordinate institutional research reporting and provide insights that can help teams better understand and improve their research performance.
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Research integrity
We help ensure all research carried out at the University of Newcastle complies with university policies, state and federal legislation, and best-practice codes.
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Research safety
Research activities can come with health and safety risks. We can help you mitigate those risks to support a safe work environment for all.
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Professional development
We’re committed to supporting our researchers at every stage of their career.Our development programs help researchers navigate the dynamic research and innovation system, build their capabilities, and advance their careers. We also fuel the success of innovators and entrepreneurs by connecting them to community, customers, coaching and capital.
Research advantage
Research Advantage connects researchers to development opportunities that support their ongoing success.
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Integrated Innovation Network (I2N)
I2N helps researchers make valuable connections, build their entrepreneurial skills and create new businesses.
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Engagement and impact toolkit
We provide tools and resources to help researchers boos their engagement and impact know-how.
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Supporting industry engagement
Teams across the Research and Innovation Division can help researchers improve the industry engagement and commercialisation skills, and connect them with partners to give them real-world experience solving some of today’s most pressing challenges.
Knowledge Exchange & Enterprise
We can help researchers navigate issues associated with intellectual property, commercialisation, and other services associated with partner engagement.
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Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources
NIER facilitates activities that enable our research community to drive impact and deliver next generation resources to support resilient regions.
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The University of Newcastle Research Associates (TUNRA)
The strength of the TUNRA operating model is our ability to engage directly with industry and government to provide research services that contribute further to the University’s research and innovation objectives.
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Integrated Innovation Network (I2N)
I2N helps researchers make valuable connections, build their entrepreneurial skills and create new businesses.
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Research scholarships
Our research is focused on global solutions. Innovation, with real-world impact. If you’re ready to push beyond what’s been done before, we offer a wide range of research scholarships to help make it happen.
Industry scholarships
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Research advantage scholarships
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PhD scholarships
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Events
Join the Dots - Cleantech
Hear from founders and business leaders as they share how they're harnessing technology to dramatically reduce environmental impact.
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Infographics 101 - Communicating your Research in other ways
Join this session to learn some new skills in using infographics to communicate your research in other ways.
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Australian Research Council: Linkage Project Grants
Join this extraordinary session delivered online by Doctor Mary Kelly, Executive Director with the Australian Research Council (ARC), who will provide an overview and information on Linkage Project Grants.
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Australian Research Council: Industrial Transformation Training Program
Join this extraordinary session delivered online by Doctor Mary Kelly, Executive Director with the Australian Research Council (ARC), who will provide an overview and information on the Industrial Transformation Training Program.
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Australian Research Council: The Broader Outlook
Join this extraordinary session delivered online by Doctor Mary Kelly, Executive Director with the Australian Research Council (ARC), who will provide an update on the ARC The Broader Outlook.
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Australian Research Council: Future Fellowships
Join this extraordinary session delivered online by Doctor Mary Kelly, Executive Director with the Australian Research Council (ARC), who will provide an update on the ARC Future Fellowships.
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Join our research community
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