Partnering options
Contract Research
Contract research is where an industry representative wants to utilise the resources of UTS and the expertise of our researchers to perform research. For example, a small company may have trouble solving a technical problem in the development of a new product. With our wide range of experienced staff and depth of available resources, UTS is perfectly placed to solve the problem.
Contract research at UTS can take a number of forms. Some is fully costed research, whereby fair costs for staff and equipment are billed to the industry partner. The advantage of this method is that you, the industry partner, have 100% ownership of any new Intellectual Property (IP) generated by our researchers – perfect for solving that niggly little technical problem.
Other contract research is on a collaborative basis, whereby UTS provides staff and resources as an in-kind contribution to the project, in exchange for some ownership of the generated IP. Approval for these arrangements is on a per-project basis, and it is important to discuss your requirements with a member of the Industry Engagement and Commercialisation Team.
Consulting
Consulting covers a range of functions, but can be broadly defined as the application of existing knowledge rather than performing research to generate new knowledge.
accessUTS Pty Limited is the dedicated commercial consulting company of UTS. accessUTS provides expert opinion, professional consulting and training services to businesses, industry and government, within Australia and internationally. Consultants are drawn from UTS staff and from a number of specialist external commercial entities, and offer a diverse and extensive range of expertise.
Further information is available from the accessUTS website: http://www.accessuts.uts.edu.au/ or by phone on +61 2 9514 1916.
Scholarships
Industry partners may wish to support a student to conduct research into a specific area or on a product that is in development. You may even have a particular student in mind. Our Industry Engagement and Commercialisation Team can assist in the preparation of the industry sponsored scholarship agreement between your company and UTS, and also the agreement between the student and UTS.
Other information, particularly for prospective students, is available from the University Graduate School website: http://www.gradschool.uts.edu.au/
UTS and External Grants Schemes
Industry partners can utilise government support schemes that provide financial leverage to ‘high risk’ research areas. UTS can assist industry to understand the most appropriate schemes. UTS is very experienced and successful in applying for various available grant opportunities, and many of UTS’s industry partnerships have originated from these schemes.
There are a range of grants schemes available to industry, and most are awarded on a competitive basis. For more information http://www.uts.edu.au/research/funding/
