ENTERPRISE HUB
Welcome to UniSA's Enterprise Hub
In 2021, we will launch the UniSA Enterprise Hub through an online gateway, with a physical shopfront in Light Square to follow in 2022. A space where research meets education, the Enterprise Hub will make it easy for businesses, industry and community groups to partner and collaborate with the University on research and business innovation projects.
The Enterprise Hub will give a new lease on life to an iconic Adelaide landmark. The heritage listed building in Light Square was originally a warehouse for agricultural company Goldsbrough Mort before becoming a nightclub, then transforming into the popular Night Train Theatre Restaurant in the 1990s.
The Enterprise Hub will unite industry partners with UniSA researchers, educators and students on activities that solve real problems, drive progress and shape business and community prosperity in South Australia and beyond. It will also co-locate the experience and expertise of UniSA Ventures, Research and Innovation Services (RIS) and the Innovation and Collaboration Centre (ICC), whose work ranges from supporting startups to mature business regeneration and commercialisation.
The Enterprise Hub’s integrated approach will:
- Create opportunities for business and industry partners to access and leverage UniSA’s research capability, supporting and strengthening our economy and society
- Support founders, entrepreneurs and startups to develop and grow innovative or disruptive ideas, providing the tools and resources for commercial success
- Unlock the commercial potential of research by bridging the gap between researchers, industry and investors
- Provide access to investment opportunities in UniSA’s world-leading technology portfolio and spin-out companies
- Foster connections between UniSA specialist talent and industry and community partners, generating opportunities for business innovation to scale, regenerate and chart sustainable futures.
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Enter into collaborative research arrangements to innovate and solve problems.
BUSINESS INNOVATION
Explore partnership and entrepreneurial opportunities with the UniSA community.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Develop custom training and tailored programs to enhance professional development and learning.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Gain access to UniSA IP and the researchers who created it.
CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION
Connect with UniSA’s experienced staff and talented students for advice, support and project co-creation.
The perfect partnership
The Enterprise Hub will support your organisation’s goals by leveraging UniSA’s considerable industry partnerships experience and expertise, giving you an edge to innovate and add value through access to technology, world-leading research and researchers, student and graduate talent, as well as professional development.
We believe that the best results come from breaking down traditional approaches to thinking. Our track record for inventive research that solves real world problems, along with our reputation for producing career-ready graduates, means that you have access to unsurpassed talent and expertise.
Through the Enterprise Hub, we will foster and encourage connection – with our researchers, students and staff all working together to achieve exceptional outcomes in tandem with our business, industry, government and community partners and collaborators.
Help us shape the future
We are inviting stakeholders to help co-create the Enterprise Hub by establishing a small group that will guide its development. But it doesn’t stop there. We want to open our doors and get your advice on questions such as:
- How would you prefer UniSA to partner with you?
- What would make working with us easier?
- What services do you think we could offer that would be of value to you and your industry?
Our enterprising services
Invest in inspiration
You can help our students and researchers to change the world. Support breakthrough thinking and tomorrow’s leaders through a philanthropic partnership.
Innovation & Collaboration Centre
UniSA’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre supports early-stage startups by providing technology-based incubation, mentoring and funding opportunities.
Research and Innovation Services
We work across the University, assisting researchers with identifying potential research partners; securing funding; contract and project establishment; and providing ongoing management of research projects.
Research degrees
Our research degrees have a strong focus on contributing new knowledge to globally significant issues. Students are connected with highly experienced supervisors, industry, government and communities to solve local and global problems and deliver impact.
Research engagement
The rapid pace of global change is driving many new social, economic and environmental challenges. UniSA's research delivers innovative and sustainable solutions that respond to the most pressing needs of our world today.
UniSA Ventures
UniSA Ventures is the technology commercialisation and investment management company of UniSA. We help unlock the commercial or social potential of the world-class research conducted at UniSA.
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Research & Enterprise Central blog
Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington is UniSA’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research & Enterprise. Read her latest thoughts on industry engagement, transformational solutions to problems, and the future of enterprise.
