Research Development and Support

Research Development and Support The newly formed Research Development and Support (RDS) Division aims to provide proactive, quality and valued research support to our customers who include researchers, Colleges, Centres and Institutes, other portfolios and external stakeholders.

RDS is part of the Portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), and works in conjunction with other Flinders portfolios to ensure excellence in research management and promoting Flinders’ research.

This brochure outlines RDS’ key functions and includes information on our teams: • Strategic Partnerships, including Research Commercialisation • College Research Support • Centres and Institutes Research Services • Research Grants and Support

• Research Contracts • Ethics and Compliance • Researcher Professional Development, including Research Communications • Research Analytics and Reporting

Jodieann Dawe Director, Research Development and Support P: 8201 3393 E: director.rds@flinders.edu.au

For general RDS enquiries contact:

Julia Parker Senior Portfolio Support Officer P: 8201 7972 E: info.rds@flinders.edu.au

Strategic Partnerships

Research Commercialisation

We support the development of strategic partnerships and collaborations with industry, government and other research organisations.

We convert new ideas, innovations and basic research into valuable and useful commercial products.

The Strategic Partnerships team identify opportunities for research income and leverage external opportunities to increase research outputs. We promote the University’s research capabilities and bring researchers together for collaborative proposals and projects.

The Research Commercialisation team works closely with researchers to assess invention potential and perform due diligence. We engage with industry to determine if they will adopt the invention, or not, and under what circumstances. We seek funding to further develop the technology and complete proof of concept demonstrations, and pursue commercialisation deals for the technology to be used commercially.

How we can help you: • Partnership Directors in Health and Defence -- Provide a focus and key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders; -- Develop pathways for research investment; -- Support the management of critical relationships within industry sectors and government agencies.

How we can help you: • • • • • • •

IP due diligence Patent searching Market validation Regulatory pathway Commercial strategy Path to market Funding availability and applications • Private investment • Patent attorneys

• Senior research development coordinators, supported by a research development assistant, work across the Colleges, with industry and government to -- Support the development of major project and research programs, such as Centre of Excellence and Cooperative Research Centre bids; -- Identify opportunities and facilitate tender applications; -- Coordinate research promotion at external events.

• Strategic partnership and investment • Internal / external lawyers • New company registration and launch • Directorships • Contracting and agreements • Commercial business development

Name

Position

Contact Details

Name

Position

Contact Details

Tony Kyriacou

Defence Partnerships Director

P: 8201 5615 E: tony.kyriacou@flinders.edu.au

Mark Bruce

Senior Commercial Manager

P: 8201 5804 E: mark.bruce@flinders.edu.au

Carmela Sergi

Health Partnerships Director

P: 8201 2901 E: carmela.sergi@flinders.edu.au

Sinead O’Connell

Senior Commercial Manager

P: 8201 7716 E: sinead.oconnell@flinders.edu.au

Belinda Wade

Research Development Coordinator

P: 8201 3163 E: belinda.wade@flinders.edu.au

Kelly Binelli

Research Development Assistant

P: 7221 8970 E: kelly.binelli@flinders.edu.au

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If you have any queries about Strategic Partnerships or Research Commercialisation, we are here to help.

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College Research Support

College

Name

Contact Details

Business, Government and Law

Stacey Richardson Senior Research Support Officer Marja van Breda Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 5368 E: stacey.richardson@flinders.edu.au

Rebecca Vaughan Senior Research Support Officer Marja van Breda Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 2493 E: rebecca.vaughan@flinders.edu.au

Narmon Tulsi Senior Research Support Officer Elizabeth Weeks Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 2868 E: narmon.tulsi@flinders.edu.au

Suzanne Atkins Senior Research Support Officer Rebecca Cook Senior Research Support Officer Lee-Ann Thomas Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 7971 E: suzanne.atkins@flinders.edu.au

Kay Govin Senior Research Support Officer Kate Steadman Research Support Assistant

P: 7221 8381 E: kay.govin@flinders.edu.au

Jikke Adema Senior Research Support Officer Brad Budgen Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 7886 E: jikke.adema@flinders.edu.au

We provide high quality research administrative support that enables the College and its researchers to reach their research goals.

College Research Support staff are embedded within each College and provide front line, bespoke support to the College and its researchers under the strategic direction of the Dean of Research. The College Research Support staff are the first point of contact for College researchers’ general queries as well as being able to provide more specific advice and support. Where needed we are a conduit for information and requests for support between the College and other specialist RDS members or central portfolio support. It is our role to support the improvement of the research performance and reputation of the College and so the University.

Education, Psychology and Social Work

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

How we can help our College researchers: • Supporting the Deans of Research to achieve the strategic research objectives for each College.

• Providing services and advice to the research community, and direct questions and requests to team members, as required.

• Supporting the development of partnerships that aim to improve collaborations between Colleges and with external parties.

• Working in close collaboration with the RDS Research Grants teams to ensure: -- effective identification of research income opportunities; -- delivery of effective pre-award, grant development and application services, and; -- timely assistance in bringing together multidisciplinary groups to facilitate preparation of major grant applications to external funding bodies.

• Collaborating with the Research Contracts and Grants Finance teams to deliver complete post-award support to researchers.

• Coordination of key College research administration processes and communications throughout the College, including with Research Centres and Institutes staff.

• Providing advice regarding University research related policies and procedures.

Medicine and Public Health

Nursing and Health Sciences

Science and Engineering

If you have any queries about College Research Support and services, we are here to help. In addition, the Manager, Strategic Services, Tom Symonds can be contacted at tom.symonds@flinders.edu.au.

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P: 8201 7529 E: marja.vanbreda@flinders.edu.au

P: 8201 7529 E: marja.vanbreda@flinders.edu.au

P: 8201 5774 E: elizabeth.weeks@flinders.edu.au

P: 8201 7922 E: rebecca.cook@flinders.edu.au P: 8201 5892 E: leeann.thomas@flinders.edu.au

P: 8201 5225 E: kate.steadman@flinders.edu.au

P: 8201 3552 E: bradley.budgen@flinders.edu.au

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Centres and Institutes

Centre / Institute

Name

Contact Details

Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health

Susanne Taylor Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 7925 E: susanne.taylor@flinders.edu.au

Flinders University conducts research through a number of Centres and Institutes and many of these high performing Centres and Institutes are supported by Research Development and Support team members.

Eye and Vision Research

Deb Sullivan Research Support Officer

P: 8204 5737 E: deb.k.sullivan@flinders.edu.au

Flinders Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research

Anne Cazneaux Research Support Assistant

P: 8204 7637 E: anne.cazneaux@flinders.edu.au

RDS staff are embedded in Flinders University Centres and Institutes to provide specialised research support and enable a focussed understanding of the Centre/Institute. These valued first point of contact staff liaise between the Centre/Institute, the College(s) from which they draw researchers as members, and RDS teams. Critical for building relationships with researchers and industry partners, Centre/Institute staff identify and pursue investment opportunities and work closely with the Centre/Institute leadership.

Staff are integral in the running of their Centre/Institute and prepare annual reports, conferences, external engagement and research promotion.

Flinders Centre for Innovation Rebecca Keough in Cancer Centre Manager

RDS supports: • National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training • Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer • Flinders Centre for Clinical Change and Health Care Research • Flinders Center for Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research

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Sinoula Apostolou Senior Research Coordinator

P: 8404 2834 E: sinoula.apostolou@flinders.edu.au

Kelly Knight Senior Research Communications Officer

P: 8201 5977 E: kelly.knight@flinders.edu.au

Kate Luders Senior Research Support Officer

P: 8201 7896 E: kate.luders@flinders.edu.au

Debbie Cocks Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 5029 E: debbie.cocks@flinders.edu.au

Fiona Adamson Centre Manager

P: 8201 3744 E: fiona.adamson@flinders.edu.au

Andrea McCarthy Marketing and Communications Officer

P: 8201 5632 E: andrea.mccarthy@flinders.edu.au

Sport, Health and Physical Education

Nadia Bevan Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 3010 E: nadia.bevan@flinders.edu.au

Southgate

Helen Hazelwood Institute Coordinator

P: 7221 8428 E: helen.hazelwood@flinders.edu.au

Torrens Resilience Institute

Johanna Garnett Senior Research Support Officer

P: 7221 8790 E: johanna.garnett@flinders.edu.au

Medical Device Research Institute

Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity Torrens Resilience Institute Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology Medical Device Research Institute The Sport, Health and Physical Education Research Centre

National Centre for Ground Water Research and Training

If you have any queries about Centres or Institutes at Flinders, we are here to help.

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P: 8204 4179 E: rebecca.keough@flinders.edu.au

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Research Grants and Support

Name

Position

Contact Details

Tom Symonds

Manager, Strategic Research Services

P: 8201 5245 E: tom.symonds@flinders.edu.au

We provide specialist advice to our researchers on a diverse range of research funding schemes, aimed at maximising the success rate of high quality research grant applications through our support with their development and submission.

Maya Roberts

Senior Research Grants Officer (ARC)

P: 8201 7698 E: maya.roberts@flinders.edu.au

Melissa Gregory

Research Grants Officer (ARC)

P: 8201 7601 E: melissa.gregory@flinders.edu.au

Michele Lang

Research Grants Officer (ARC)

P: 8201 2715 E: michele.lang@flinders.edu.au

Gareth Rees

Senior Research Grants Officer (NHMRC & Health)

P: 8201 2199 E: gareth.rees@flinders.edu.au

Kristen Georgiou

Research Grants Officer (NHMRC & Health)

P: 8201 5371 E: kristen.georgiou@flinders.edu.au

Mary Lyons

Senior Research Grants Officer (Industry, Government, International & Internal)

P: 8201 2045 E: mary.lyons@flinders.edu.au

Rupali Saikia

Research Grants Officer (Industry, Government, International & Internal)

P: 8201 2475 E: rupali.saikia@flinders.edu.au

Kylie Amundson

Technical Writer

P: 8201 3906 E: kylie.amundson@flinders.edu.au

The Research Grants and Support team support researchers to explore, identify and apply for grant and funding opportunities. It is our role to stay updated on funding scheme guidelines, rules and conditions of award to assist researchers to comply with funders’ requirements. Working closely with College Research Support colleagues, we support Flinders' researchers to submit grant applications of the highest quality possible.

Competitive grant and funding schemes include: • National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), and Australian Research Council (ARC) • Other Commonwealth Government agencies • State Government Departments • Industry partners

• N on-Government and Charitable Organisations • International funding bodies • Flinders University (DVCR) internal seed and incentive grants • Funder stakeholder management

How we can help with your application: • • • • • •

Grants planning and strategy; Identifying grant and funding opportunities; Assisting to prepare targeted grant applications, with timely advice and feedback; Ensuring researchers are aware of the requirements of funding bodies; Undertaking quality assurance and compliance checking; Delivering workshops and information sessions.

If you have any queries about research grants or funding opportunities, we are here to help. Contact us at research.grants@flinders.edu.au.

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Research Contracts We provide specialist service and advice on research contracts and agreements.

The RDS Research Contracts team liaises with University researchers and staff to ensure compliance and protection for all contracts and agreements related to the conduct of research or research activity. We facilitate post-award processes in conjunction with RDS teams and other portfolios.

A contract is required for: • • • • • •

Funds awarded to Flinders University by a funding body Flinders disbursing funding to collaborators Unfunded research collaboration Material transfers Intellectual property Scholarship and fellowship funding awards

How we can help with your contract or agreement: • S upporting the negotiation of key clauses that protect researchers, University interests and intellectual property; • Facilitating advice on legal issues; • Assisting in the preparation of a range of research related legal agreements; • Providing quality contract records management.

Name

Position

Contact Details

Johan Revalk

Manager, Contract Services

P: 8201 2221 E: johan.revalk@flinders.edu.au

Daniela Tyson

Senior Contracts Officer (Research)

P: 8201 5612 E: daniela.tyson@flinders.edu.au

Perry Fiegert

Contracts Officer

P: 8201 3874 E: perry.fiegert@flinders.edu.au

Nima Nezhad

Contracts Officer

P: 8201 7939 E: nima.nezhad@flinders.edu.au

If you have any queries about research contracts or agreements, we are here to help. Contact us at research.contracts@flinders.edu.au.

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Ethics and Compliance

Area

Name

Contact Details

Animal Ethics

Lewis Vaughan Animal Welfare Advisor

P: 8201 5173 E: lewis.vaughan@flinders.edu.au

Alison Elder Animal Ethics Officer

P: 8201 5962 E: alison.elder@flinders.edu.au

We support safe and ethical research practice at Flinders University.

All enquiries to animal.welfare@flinders.edu.au.

Animal and human ethics, biosafety and biosecurity, defence export controls and autonomous sanctions are governed under various acts, standards, codes and guidelines. We deliver training that ensures research competency and regulatory compliance, providing knowledge and skills to promote ethical, humane and responsible projects and activities for research and teaching purposes.

Animal Ethics Ethics approval is required from the Animal Welfare Committee before the commencement of any research or teaching activities that involve the use of live animals.

Human Ethics Any research involving humans must obtain approval from a Human Research Committee before commencement of any research or teaching activities.

The Flinders University and Southern Adelaide Local Health Network Animal Ethics Committee is entitled the Animal Welfare Committee.

The Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee reviews research non clinical in nature.

The Southern Adelaide Clinical Human Research Ethics Committee reviews research clinical in nature.

Human Research Ethics

Andrea Mather Human Research Ethics Officer

P: 8201 3116 E: andrea.mather@flinders.edu.au

Rae Tyler Human Research Ethics Officer

P: 8201 7938 E: rae.tyler@flinders.edu.au

All enquiries to human.researchethics@flinders.edu.au.

Biosafety

Jess Hall Biosafety Officer

P: 7221 8353 E: jessica.hall@flinders.edu.au

All enquiries to ibcadmin@flinders.edu.au.

Biosecurity

Jess Hall Biosafety Officer

P: 7221 8353 E: jessica.hall@flinders.edu.au

All enquiries to ibcadmin@flinders.edu.au.

Defence Export Controls and Autonomous Sanctions Biosafety and Biosecurity The Institutional Biosafety Committee oversees: research and teaching activities involving genetically modified organisms, hazardous microorganisms, other biologically hazardous samples; physical containment facilities; risk management for biological hazards.

Biosecurity covers the import and export of: a wide variety of biological and chemical products; animals, plants and materials derived from them; environmental samples. For compliance: permits, documentation, packaging requirements and quarantine facilities are integral.

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Defence Export Controls and Autonomous Sanctions Research with defence, or potential defence, applications may require permits for export or supply activities outside of Australia. Potentially controlled activities of relevance to Flinders researchers include: technical emails to overseas collaborators; presenting at overseas conferences; publishing: exporting physical items.

There are prohibitions on activities with countries sanctioned by the United Nations and Australia: supply or acquisition of certain materials; providing technical advice or training/education; financial transactions or assistance. Prohibitions may impact visiting academics and international students.

All enquiries to defence.exports@flinders.edu.au.

Wendy Green Research Project Assistant

P: 8201 2543 E: wendy.green@flinders.edu.au

If you have any queries about ethics and/or compliance, we are here to help.

Contact us via the Team emails listed above.

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Researcher Professional Development We coordinate training and development to build key skills that are core to doing research at Flinders University. Our aim is to facilitiate the ongoing development of all researchers and link the research community through targeted communications.

The Researcher Professional Development team coordinates (i) training and development to build key skills that are core to the research process at Flinders University, and (ii) University internal research communications, including the publication of Inspiring Research - the research communique that updates and interlinks our community.

How we can help: • Developing best-practice researcher professional development in conjunction with researchers and research leaders.

• Providing opportunity for skills development through coordination of flagship programs including: -- Flinders Researcher Mentoring Scheme for Early-Career Researchers; -- Building Research Leaders for Mid-Career Researchers; -- Flinders Research Activate Program, to provide information on research strategy, planning, and processes for all researchers; -- Flinders Focus on Research Engagement and Impact for all researchers.

• Researcher Orientation, for research staff new to Flinders.

• Promoting, providing and support to applicants for research awards and prizes.

• Providing University-wide research communications platforms, including Inspiring Research to spotlight;

Name

Position

Contact Details

Marina Delpin

Program Manager: Researcher Professional Development

P: 8201 3873 E: marina.delpin@flinders.edu.au

Kirsty de Ruyter

Research Support Officer: Researcher Professional Development

P: 8201 3968 E: kirsty.deruyter@flinders.edu.au

Nikki Johnson

Research Support Assistant

P: 8201 2052 E: nikki.johnson@flinders.edu.au

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Research news; Research successes; Best practice engagement and impact; Early Career Researchers and their latest research outputs; -- Opportunities including funding, conferences, workshops, prizes and awards.

If you have any queries about research training, development and communications, we are here to help.

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Research Analytics and Reporting We inform strategic decision making processes by providing advice, analysis and reports to researchers, administrative staff and managers on research activity within Flinders University.

The Research Analytics team supports the collection, analysis, and reporting of research data at Flinders.

Our team analyses the volume and quality of research publications as well as reviewing research income.

We provide an evidence base that is used for a variety of decision making purposes including workload modelling, academic promotion and annual performance reviews.

We coordinate the University's reporting on research activity to the Commonwelath and contribute to the preparation and submission of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) and the Engagement and Impact Assessment for the University.

How we can help: • Providing timely and accurate research performance data and reports suitable for a range of audiences; • Providing assistance and advice to researchers to enable publication and research income data to be captured by the Research Management system; • Assisting with coordination and project management of the Flinders submissions for: -- Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) -- Engagement and Impact Assessment -- Higher Education Research Data Collection -- Australian Bureau of Statistics submissions; • Providing direction and support for researchers on the complex guidelines for ERA and Engagement and Impact Assessment submissions; • Providing user friendly resources to help in understanding and utilising data analytics and reports; • Delivering workshops, information sessions and seminars on a range of research performance data and analytics related information.

Name

Position

Contact Details

Ben Jacobs

Research Analytics Team Leader

P: 8201 3866 E: ben.jacobs@flinders.edu.au

Alex Noblet

Senior Data Analyst

P: 8201 2703 E: alex.noblet@flinders.edu.au

Linn Kaing

Data Analyst

P: 8201 2808 E: linn.kaing@flinders.edu.au

Natalie Norton

Research Project Assistant

P: 8201 7561 E: natalie.norton@flinders.edu.au

If you have any queries about research performance metrics or reporting, we are here to help. Contact us at research.data@flinders.edu.au.

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Contact us: info.rds@flinders.edu.au 8201 7972 flinders.edu.au/rds