ITRP update University of Technology Sydney 15 October 2015 Presented by Dr Fiona Cameron Executive Director for ITRP Australian Research Council

ITRP updateUniversity of Technology Sydney

15 October 2015

Presented by Dr Fiona CameronExecutive Director for ITRPAustralian Research Council

Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2014–15

National Competitive Grants Programme

Area of box represents funding awarded over the period 2009–2014. N.B. - Centres of Excellence, SRIs, not awarded in every year. - ITRP and DECRA only funding since 2012

ARC NCGP funding by scheme 2006–2014

ARC NCGP funding by Fields of Research 2002–14

Web: arc.gov.au I Email: [email protected]

NSW Universities


NCGP funding—UTS


Researchers by sector of employment

Source: OECD, Research and Development Statistics Database, www.oecd.org, June 2013.


Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme—the Schemes (1)

• Consists of two schemes: - Industrial Transformation Research Hubs- Industrial Transformation Training Centres


Details of the Industrial Transformation Research Programme—the Schemes (2)

• Overall objectives: - foster important partnerships between business

and universities- support researchers (higher degree by research

and post doctoral fellows) to gain ‘hands-on’, practical skills and experience in important priority areas


Industrial Transformation Training Centres (ITTC)

To foster close partnerships between university-based researchers and industry to provide innovative training for early career researchers vital to Australia’s future industry.

• Over the life of the programme the ARC will enable:- establishing Training Centres nationwide- support ‘industry ready’ Higher Degree by

Research candidates and postdoctoral researchers

- provide a maximum of $1 million per year for up to five (5) years for each Training Centre.


Industrial Transformation Research Hubs (ITRH)

Opportunities for universities and industrial partners to focus on significant collaborative R&D projects with outcomes beyond their independent endeavours.

• The ARC will invest up to $1 million per year in each Research Hub with matching investment by industry partners up to a maximum of five years


Changes for IC16* (1)

• “The objectives of the Industrial Transformation Training Centres scheme have been updated ”– drive growth, productivity and

competitiveness within key growth sectors

*Essentially similar changes in Hubs


Changes for IC16 (2)

• “The selection criteria have been updated to reflect the Government’s Boosting the Commercial Returns from Research agenda ”– does the Training Centre demonstrate

meaningful engagement with the relevant Industry Growth Centre(s)?

– is there a clearly identified market opportunity and benefit to Australian industry?


• “if the Industrial Transformation Priorities include a medical research-related priority, Industrial Transformation Research Hubs and Industrial Transformation Training Centres proposals addressing the priority may be submitted, having regard to the objectives of the relevant scheme”



• “Requirement for Training Centre Directors to have a minimum time commitment of 0.5 FTE (50 per cent of Full Time Equivalent) on the activities of the Centre (C9.2.2).”



Previous Rounds and success rates

Round Submitted Proposals

Funded Proposals

Success rate Total funding

Allocation as a percentage of

requestIH12 12 4 33.33% $16,695,193 86.85%IC13 13 4 30.76% $10,437,604 89.10%IH13 Round 1 6 3 50.00% $10,966,884 97.00%IC14 13 7 53.84% $16,141,217 97.00%IH13 Round 2 15 7 46.66% $24,741,067 96.95%

IH14 15 4 $18.7m

IC15 17 5 $20.9m

ITRP Centres and Hubs: Food and AgYear Title Administering Organisation ARC Funding

Combined 'Cash' (all organisations)

Combined 'In-kind' (all organisations)

2012 Dairy Innovation Hub: transformational research to underpin the future of the Australian dairy manufacturing industry The University of Melbourne $5,000,000 $2,210,000 $5,699,961

2012 Pathways to market: transforming food industry futures through improved sensing, provenance and choice University of Tasmania $2,500,000 $3,100,000 $5,807,446

2012 Commercial development of rock lobster culture systems: the cutting edge of aquaculture University of Tasmania $5,000,000 $4,866,183 $7,065,288

2013Agents of change: transforming the food industry for Australia, Asia and beyond University of Queensland $2,695,000 $781,290 $1,810,558

2013 Innovative Wine Production: responding to climate, water, market and economic challenges The University of Adelaide $2,405,204 $637,998 $2,223,537

2013 Biomolecular Frontiers Research Centre: A molecular technology platform for enabling the next revolution in the food industry Macquarie University $2,100,000 $845,269 $1,364,828

2013 Training Centre for Advanced Technologies in Food Manufacture The University of New South Wales $2,100,000 $820,000 $2,701,219

2013 ARC Research Hub for Advanced Prawn Breeding James Cook University $4,979,922 $2,534,700 $10,793,991

2013 ARC Research Hub for genetic diversity and molecular breeding for wheat in a hot and dry climate The University of Adelaide $4,308,668 $3,778,232 $2,804,684

2014 ARC Training Centre for Innovative Horticultural Products University of Tasmania $2,061,605 $450,000 $1,717,428

2014 ARC Training Centre for the Australian Food Processing Industry in the 21st Century The University of Sydney $2,997,000 $573,000 $6,289,159

2014 ARC Training Centre for Functional Grains Charles Sturt University $2,150,000 $780,000 $2,559,717

2014 ARC Research Hub for Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture The University of Sydney $3,972,614 $6,746,438 $3,531,055


Total investment by first priority: (ARC+Cash+in kind) from the beginning,

2012


ARC website—grants search

www.arc.gov.au

http://www.arc.gov.au/


Using the grants search

Example—Functional Grains Training Centre


eg. Functional Grains TC

NSW Department of Primary Industries; Sunrice; Grain Growers Ltd;

Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council Limited; Flavour Makers Pty Ltd;

MSM Milling Pty Ltd; Woods Group; Teys Australia; Commonwealth

Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Grains Research and

Development Corporation; Rural Industries Research and Development

Corporation; Intersect Australia Ltd

eg. Horticulture TC

Woolworths Limited ; Houston’s Farm Research and Development Pty

Ltd; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation;

Defence Science and Technology Organisation

Participating Organisations


ARC Training Centre for

Innovative Wine Production

Professor Vladimir Jiranek and PhD candidate Lieke van der Hulst at the launch of the ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production.

Image courtesy: The University of Adelaide.

ITRP Linkages

All rounds

Higher Education Government Commercial


ITRP LinkagesUniversity of Technology, Sydney

Higher EducationGovernmentIndustry/Other

Feedback

exampl

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KPIs reformatted


ITRP KPIs—examples


LP Linkages

Australia

2011–14

Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other


LP Linkages

NSW

2011–14

Higher Education Government Commercial Non-profit/other


LP Linkages—University of Technology Sydney

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ITRP update University of Technology Sydney 15 October 2015 Presented by Dr Fiona Cameron Executive Director for ITRP Australian Research Council