Research
Advantage

Connecting and empowering researchers

Research Advantage is designed to support researchers through education, training, mentoring and special programs. A unique program that is targeted to assist at all stages of their career, Research Advantage offers support our researchers can rely on.

Special initiatives

Research orientation program

The Researcher Orientation Program provides an overview of the support and services available to all researchers at the University of Newcastle.

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EMCR 'Connect and Empower' network

The University is committed to establishing a collegiate Early Mid Career Researcher (EMCR) community and will facilitate the EMCR ‘Connect and Empower’ Network.

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ECR HDR candidate scholarship

Research Advantage have partnered with Graduate Research to support and develop ECRs research and research leadership, through the provision of PhD candidate scholarships.

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Grant Accelerator program

The Grant Accelerator Program is a series of workshops/seminars that have been developed to run providing information and practical advice about grant writing, access to expert grant application reviewers and grant incubator workshops.

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NEWstar program

The NEWstar Program is designed to complement MCRs’ highly developed research skills with the opportunities, career planning and related interpersonal skills necessary to transition from a leading researcher to a research leader.

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Research Leader program

Providing opportunities for leaders to share their experiences and gain invaluable insight into the likely future research environment and will offer information and practical tools for reviewing and developing leadership potential.

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Innovation with Industry

In line with the Commonwealth Government’s National Innovation and Science Agenda, the University has introduced an Innovation with Industry program.

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Fulbright support program

A Fulbright award is more than a scholarship - it is, in the words of Senator Fulbright, a means of fostering "leadership, learning, and empathy between cultures..."

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John Monash support program

The John Monash Scholarships are postgraduate scholarships awarded to outstanding Australians with leadership potential who wish to study overseas. The John Monash Scholarships are amongst the most important postgraduate scholarships currently available in Australia.

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Research Sponsorship scheme

The University Researcher Sponsorship Scheme is a strategy to support researchers to facilitate career development through engagement with peers and professional leaders in their respective fields to obtain individual guidance and critical feedback.

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Women in Research fellowship

Recipients of the 2020 Women in Research (WIR) Fellowship are empowered to reach their full potential and focus intensively on research, strengthen and fast track their academic careers and nurture research leadership capability.

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Health Professionals Research Education program

The University of Newcastle [via Research Advantage] in collaboration with Hunter New England and the Central Coast Local Health District’s will deliver the Health Professionals Research Education Program

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2021 Fulbright scholarship applications now open

The new round of Fulbright Scholarships for Australian candidates is now open and will close on 6 July 2021. Research Advantage provides our researchers with a competitive edge when applying for a Fulbright Scholarship.

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Research Advantage resource hub

A central platform for staff of the University of Newcastle to access Research Advantage resources, including presentations and recordings from our sessions. You can view our upcoming events calendar and further information on each of our initiatives.

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