e-Research at UniSA
e-Research allows
UniSA to collaborate with the major research facilities
and institutions around the world.
With the scale and size of the University's collaborative research activities increasing rapidly both nationally and internationally, e-Research provides opportunities to build our research profile substantially through:
- shared access to expensive infrastructure such as robotics, satellites and the synchrotron
- shared access to data and result of data analyses
- technologies that enhance traditional distance collaboration methods, such as virtual 'face-to-face' meetings, through the high quality of the interaction they provide
- technologies that offer new ways of collaborating, such as:
- intelligent whiteboards enabling geographically distributed researchers to work simultaneously on a mathematical equation or a graphic work of art
- new 'haptic' technologies that allow geographically disparate parties to 'feel' an object.
In particular, the opportunity to increase our international collaborations significantly through these technologies will improve UniSA's quality of research, allow better visibility of our research, and offer a cost effective way of growing our research presence offshore.
To aid in the expected growth of e-Research activity, the University has invested in appropriate infrastructure and pilot projects that demonstrate the potential impacts of e-Research, as well as providing researchers with the opportunity to engage in this type of research activity. Some of these projects and research expertise are featured in this website.