Go8 Future Research Leaders Program

The Group of Eight Future Research Leaders Program provides best practice training in financial management, grant administration, business planning, commercialisation and technology transfer, corporate governance, financial reporting, acquittal and audit requirements to staff in Go8 universities who are identified as future research leaders.

The project aims to:

• provide development opportunities to current and future research leaders to create a critical mass for improved researcher productivity and performance;
• develop consistent and published sector-wide performance standards and learning materials for researchers in financial and business management of research;
• increase awareness among researchers and the research community as to what is expected of them in relation to the efficient management of research projects;
• involve the major funding agencies in the measurement and evaluation of the project outcomes, to drive reform at the institutional level as well as across the Go8;
• publicise the outcomes and findings of the program.

Program participants commence with an online induction module designed for researchers who are new to Go8 universities. The subsequent eight modules prepare participants for future roles as managers of research grants and leaders of research teams. These modules explore the roles and responsibilities that researchers assume as project managers, as research supervisors and as team leaders.

Each module comprises independent-study online learning material to be completed prior to an end-of-module workshop. The total time commitment for participants will be in the order of 8 to 16 hours per module.

The online induction module exploring financial and resource management comprises two elements.  

• a checklist of local practices and expectations which should be discussed with researchers during the induction process;
• documentation of principles and processes which should be reflected in effective research management practices.

The subsequent eight modules target the development of specific capabilities in the following areas:

• Research Strategy and Planning
• Commencement and Collaboration: Putting ideas into practice
• Governance and compliance: Protecting yourself, your research and your university
• Intellectual property and commercialisation
• Financial, resource and risk management
• Grant and Contract Administration
• Managing People in a Research Context
• Project Closeout

For further information about the scheme, contact:
Dr Ian Green - Phone 08 8313 6113 - ian.green@adelaide.edu.au

For information from individual Go8 institutions please contact the following staff:

	The University of Adelaide   Dr Ian Green Phone: 08 8313 6113 Email: ian.green@adelaide.edu.au Weblink to program information
	The Australian National University Ms Leanne Micklethwait Phone: 02 6125 3931 Email: leanne.micklethwait@anu.edu.au Weblink to program information
	The University of Melbourne Ms Bianca Danaher Phone: 03 8344 2000 Email: bianca.danaher@unimelb.edu.au Weblink to program information
	Monash University Ms Amber Collings Phone: 03 9905 6821 Email: Amber.Collings@adm.monash.edu.au Weblink to program information
	The University of New South Wales Ms Cecilia Stenstrom Phone: 02 9385 4277 Email: c.stenstrom@unsw.edu.au Weblink to program information
	The University of Sydney Mr Michael Pooley Phone: 02 9036 9670 Email: m.pooley@usyd.edu.au Weblink to program information
	The University of Queensland Ms Kirsty Fraser Phone: 07 3346 6293 Email: kirsty.fraser@uq.edu.au Weblink to program information
	The University of Western Australia Professor Shelda Debowski Phone: 08 6488 3845 Email: shelda.debowski@uwa.edu.au Weblink to program information