Four early career researchers from Canberra, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne recognised by Cooperative Research Australia for their innovative research and their ability to present it clearly and simply

12 July 2023

Sleep for bushfire survivors Cane waste to rebuild soil health The real carbon cost of your travel Creating tri-sector careers “These researchers illustrate the difference that deeply collaborative research can make for Australia,” says Jane O’Dwyer, the CEO of Cooperative Research Australia.  After the fires: dealing with insomnia, nightmares and trauma An online self-paced intervention  Read More...

Round 13 CRC-P Grants Announced

19 January 2023

Congratulations to the recipients of the Round 13 Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grant funding The Minister for Industry and Science, Hon Ed Husic MP, announced $44 million in grants for Australian companies to support 19 collaborative research projects. The 19 successful projects involve 57 Australian companies. This includes 41 small and medium businesses and one Indigenous-owned company.  Projects include:·       phase  Read More...

Round 24 of the CRC Program is Open

19 January 2023

Minister for Industry and Science the Hon Ed Husic MP, today announced the opening of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Grants Round 24 “The Government’s CRC program supports research and development initiatives that result in significant benefits to industry and the community, and the CRC program generates tangible economic outcomes by supporting projects designed to bolster the productivity and  Read More...

Alumni Profile | Dr Marcia Amir Abdollahian 

14 November 2022

Dr Marcia Amir Abdollahian is a Water Resources Specialist at WaterNSW. As a chartered engineer, she develops tools to manage rivers and dams while providing subject matter expertise in challenging water management issues such as floods and droughts.  Read More...

Alumni Profile | Dr Roman Weh

20 September 2022

Dr Roman Weh is a Process Engineer at Hatch, a global multidisciplinary management, engineering and development consultancy. He is also the first minted PhD alumni of the Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx CRC) and the University of Western Australia.  Read More...

Alumni Profile | Dr Thomas Ting

29 July 2022

Dr Thomas Ting is an entrepreneur, business leader, engineer, and researcher who has been involved with projects and enterprises internationally. He is the Deputy Director-Commercialisation in the newly formed Enterprise Hub at the University of South Australia and Director of UniSA Ventures and MPI Biotech.  Read More...

Alumni Profile | Professor Michael Stewardson

21 June 2022

Professor Michael Stewardson is the interim CEO of the recently established One Basin CRC, which was one of the latest CRCs to be funded in Round 23 of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program. He is a leader in water research who works at the coalface of industry and government agencies. His journey as an industry-engaged researcher began with his PhD also as part of the CRC Program.  Read More...

Minister Husic prioritises Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC) visit

20 June 2022

Less than four weeks into his new role as the Federal Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic MP has prioritised a visit to the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC). The visit is the latest in a series of engagements had with the Minister and his team both pre and post-election and the latest  Read More...

Welcome Three New CRCs

23 May 2022

The Cooperative Research Centre for Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food and Environments (CRC SAAFE) was announced in May as one of the three successful Round 23 CRC Program bids. It will receive $34.5 million from the Australian Government and will leverage more than $112 million in cash and in-kind from 53 partners over a  Read More...

Newest CRC focussed on building a more resilient and sustainable Murray-Darling Basin

19 May 2022

Cooperative Research Australia has welcomed the announcement today that One Basin Cooperative Research Centre has been confirmed as the third Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) as part of Round 23 of the CRC Program.  Minister for Science and Technology, the Hon Melissa Price MP announced that One Basin CRC would receive $50 million in Australian Government  Read More...