Industry benefits & linkages
There are many ways in which your organisation can collaborate with Science at Melbourne. Licencing, contract research, collaborative research and support of student projects and prizes are just a few of the ways companies and the University can work together. Join the many organisations with links to the Faculty of Science, our departments and schools, and with individual staff and students.
Contact the Faculty of Science for more information about collaboration with Science at Melbourne.
Graduate recruitment
Employers in the public and private sectors keenly seek graduates from Science at Melbourne. That's why outstanding students from around Australia and all over the world choose Melbourne. If your organisation is recruiting scientists, optometrists or computer professionals, contact the Faculty of Science or see the Careers & Employment Unit web site.
To see the diversity of careers of recent graduates, see our Career Profiles information.
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The Australian Research Council (ARC) has a competitive grants program linking industry and universities. The Linkage program offers companies the chance to leverage their research dollars by supporting industry-lead research projects. Postgraduate scholarships are available under this scheme. See the Melbourne Research & Innovation Office site for further information. Note that there are two application rounds - in April and November for commencement the following year.
Industry prizes
Raise your company's profile in the University and its wider community for a relatively modest sum by sponsoring a student prize. Recognition of excellence in our students is achieved through a number of named prizes and scholarships. For a list of companies and individuals sponsoring prizes in the Faculty, see the Awards, Prizes & Scholarships web site.
- Did you know? Amgen Australia, Dulux, Halliburton and Huntsman Corporation are just a few of the companies supporting the Faculty with student prizes.
To discuss your company's interests in this area, please contact the Faculty of Science.
Scientific expertise
Opportunities exist at Melbourne for organisations to expand their R&D capabilities through consultancies and contract research. Our academic staff are highly regarded internationally in their research fields, and the University is well equipped to handle external projects.
Collaborative research
Collaborative partnerships with industry, particularly via the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) program, have the potential to attract government funding for substantial research projects.
Centres with links in the Faculty of Science provide opportunities for new industry partner to participate.
Cooperative research centres
- Cooperative Research Centre for Bioproducts
- Predictive Minerals Discovery Cooperative Research Centre
- Smart Internet Cooperative Research Centre
- Cooperative Research Centre for Innovative Dairy Products
ARC centres of excellence
- Mathematical and Statistical Modelling of Complex Systems Centre of Excellence
- Quantum Computer Technology Centre of Excellence
- Kangaroo Genome Centre of Excellence
Victorian Government STI-funded centres
- Victorian Institute for Chemical Sciences (VICS)
- Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI)
- Victorian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
ARC & ARC/GRDC special research centres
- Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR)
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
- Particulate Fluids Processing Centre
- GRDC Centre for Functional Genomics in the Growth & End-Use Quality of Cereals
University centres
- Statistical Consulting Centre
- Plant Cell Biology Research Centre
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Research Centre for High Energy Physics
- Micro Analytical Research Centre (MARC)
- Melbourne Operations Research (MORe)
Industry seminars
To enhance the interaction between university and industry, the Faculty of Science runs a seminar series each year. The purpose of the series is to bring together academia and industry to:
- Learn about current science research and development that will impact on our future
- Develop ideas for commercial ventures in the future resulting from science today
- Explore ideas for ongoing training and education in science
- Promote networking and the interchange of ideas
- Please contact the Research & Industry Liaison Officer to be included on the mailling list for seminars.
Technology transfer
The Research Innovation & Development Group at The University of Melbourne can assist with your questions about the technology transfer process. Their services include:
- research contracts
- management and protection of intellectual property
- advice and resources for technology commercialisation
- Did you know? Companies providing services for technology transfer can register on the Research Innovation & Development Group web site, for access by University researchers. If you are in the business of patenting, investment, technology transfer, or commercialisation, opportunities exist for you to work with University staff in the commercialisation of their research.
Contacting the Faculty of Science
For Course Information
The Manager, Academic Programs
Faculty of Science
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
e-mail: science-queries@ unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: + 61 3 8344 6404
Fax: +61 3 8344 5803
For Enquiries Relating to Research & Industry
Janette Hocking
Industry Liaison Manager
Faculty of Science
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
e-mail: janetteh@ unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: + 61 3 8344 5949
Fax: + 61 3 8344 5803
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