Industry partnerships

The Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment has a strong research reputation underpinned by our excellent national and international industry links and partnerships.

Our researchers actively engage with businesses, government and community groups, and collaborate to discover innovative and impactful solutions to current social, economic, technical and environmental challenges.

Our aim

Through our industry partnerships we aim to:

  • Deliver innovation, excellence, impact and competitive advantage through platform technologies, products and services that benefit industry and the communities we serve
  • Develop research centres and capabilities aligned with industry needs and priorities
  • Translate our research into new products and services
  • Deliver valuable learning experiences for students and staff through work-integrated placements and collaborative research projects that provide exposure to commercially relevant real-world challenges.

Collaborate with us

We actively seek industry partnerships and have a range of initiatives to facilitate collaborative engagement, including funding support for joint research and industry PhD scholarships and flexible research agreements to streamline the partnership process.

ManuFutures

ManuFutures

ManuFutures is a purpose-built advanced manufacturing innovation hub, with flexible spaces available for lease at our Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus. It offers tenants access to the research and knowledge of the University as well as an extensive range of business support, centralised corporate facilities and front of office functions.

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Strategic research centres and institutes

Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2)

Deakin's Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute, we empower people, organisations, and communities to thrive in a digital society.

Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2)

Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF)

Delivering innovative research solutions to regional and rural communities by collaborating with industry, government, community and not-for-profit sectors.

Learn more about the Centre for Regional and Rural Futures (CeRRF)

Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Centre

At the Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Centre, we empower people, organisations, and communities to thrive in a digital society.

Learn more about the Deakin Cyber Research and Innovation Centre

Associated research centres and institutes

Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics (CSCL)

The Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics (CSCL) is Australia's leading research centre focusing on freight logistics and value-added supply chains. CSCL is cross-disciplinary and multifaceted and works with its government and industry partners to answer pressing questions about the design and management of supply chain and logistics networks.

Learn more about the Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics (CSCL)

Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI)

The Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI) is home to Australia's largest research team in systems modelling and simulation, providing practical solutions and commercial-ready products for aerospace, rail, automotive, defence, security and health sectors.

Learn more about the Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI)

Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)

The Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) creates and translates knowledge to globally raise standards of living by redesigning materials for a circular economy and imparting materials that provide us with extraordinary functionality.

Learn more about the Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)

Contact us

Our dedicated research partnership managers provide support across all phases of the industry partnership process.

Industry Partnerships Enquiries

Email our Research Partnerships Team