Academic/Researcher Engagement & Partnership in Advancing Your Core
In establishing research infrastructure facilities and cores, institutions need to consider strategic value through alignment with overarching research objectives. Often, there are business cases presented to university executive in establishing cores, but strategy implementation is nuanced and rely on productive partnerships between research leaders and in many cases, with research centres.
The speakers within this session will outline how they aligned with the research strategy through partnerships with leading researchers and/or consolidated research focus areas within centres of excellence.
Andy will outline the genesis of REF and its critical role in advancing the research ambitions of QUT in robotics, energy and Ag-Tech and more.
Andy Keir is Manager of the Research Engineering Facility, where he leads the delivery and operation of specialist engineering capability that supports applied research, technology development and industry engagement. Based at QUT in Brisbane, Andy works at the intersection of research infrastructure, engineering practice and practical problem?solving.
With experience managing complex facilities and multidisciplinary teams, Andy brings a strong focus on enabling high?impact research, safe and effective operations, and the translation of engineering knowledge into real?world outcomes. His leadership supports researchers and partners to turn ideas into scalable, fit?for?purpose solutions through robust engineering design, development and deployment.
