Research
UniSA
is committed to advancing, disseminating and preserving knowledge
through the provision of a teaching, learning and research environment
that fosters excellence in scholarship, innovation and social
responsibility:
www.unisa.edu.au/research/default.asp
We aim to conduct research and consultancy with an emphasis on application of knowledge in collaboration with government, industry, commerce, the professions and other community groups.
We do not just create knowledge, we apply it so that our research can be translated into new products and services that will be needed tomorrow.
UniSA researchers identify and address the needs of industry, government and community partners.
We have six research institutes, 17 supported research centres and a range of committed research groups and individuals undertaking world-leading research. The University is a key partner in nine Cooperative Research Centres and in major national and state-based initiatives. Further information can be found at: www.unisa.edu.au/research/concentrations/default.asp
Research at UniSA is making a difference to the way we live, work, think and grow.
Research and Innovation Services: www.unisa.edu.au/res/default.asp
Research and Innovation Services (RIS) encourages and facilitates research activity by providing advice on research policy implementation and interpretation; providing legal advice in relation to research and consultancy; administering research grants and fellowships; managing research degrees; collecting, maintaining and distributing research information; and monitoring, assessing and approving ethics and compliance aspects of research projects.
Division research
The academic and research structure of the University comprises academic divisions, and research institutes and centres. Research and research education occurs within a cohesive structure under well-defined policies and procedures guided by an international best practice framework.
- Business: www.unisa.edu.au/businessres/
- Education, Arts and Social Sciences: www.unisa.edu.au/eas/research/
- Health Sciences: www.unisa.edu.au/health/research/
- Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment: www.unisa.edu.au/iteeres/
ITEK
ITEK is a commercialisation company wholly owned by the University of South Australia. Its strategy is to create long-term value through the licensing of Intellectual Property (IP) and the creation of spin-off companies from research conducted at the University.
Information about the services provided by ITEK can be found at: www.itek.com.au/index.php
Research Institutes
Supported research institutes
The University funds research activities that both encourage individual researchers and support research in identified areas of strength to address national needs.
Ian Wark Research Institute
Conducts research across three sectors: Bio and Polymer Interfaces,
Colloids and Nanostructures,
and Mineral Processing
Contact:
Laureate Professor John Ralston
Institute for Telecommunications Research
Specialises in research and technology development for wireless
communications, including both fixed and mobile, satellite and terrestrial
based applications
Contact:
Professor Alex Grant
Hawke Research Institute
Conducts world class cross-disciplinary research in the humanities and
social sciences that supports an ecologically diverse and sustainable world
of tolerant and inclusive democratic societies
Contact:
Dr Abebe Zegeye
Sansom Institute for Health Research
Brings together internationally recognised research concentrations in
quality use of medicines and pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical science and
molecular medicine
Contact:
Professor Kerin O'Dea
Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science
Combines the resources of a large academic research institute with a
national in-house computer assisted telephone (CATI) survey facility
Contact:
Professor Byron Sharp
Institute for Sustainable Systems and Technologies
Serves industry needs in research, development, consulting, testing,
monitoring and delivering short courses in the built environment and
sustainable development area
Contact:
Professor Mike Taylor