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Research development
#5 university in Australia for research quality
Empowering researchers to thrive at every career stage.
How we support your research journey
Grow your capability, secure funding and strengthen your research output with support designed for researchers at every stage. Whether you're early in your research career or a leader in your field, you’ll benefit from expert guidance around funding, partnerships and research integrity, along with tailored researcher development opportunities. Explore support and opportunities designed to help develop you as a researcher and take your work forward.
Researcher Development Academy
Unique to Deakin, the Researcher Development Academy offers development programs, workshops and resources to build your research capability and help advance your career.
Research funding
Tap into expert guidance from Deakin’s Research Funding Services team to identify opportunities, develop competitive applications and navigate the external competitive funding process to undertake larger research projects.
Research integrity
Access support that upholds ethical research practice, protects research quality and credibility and fosters a strong culture of responsible research.
Research partnerships
Build meaningful partnerships with industry, government and community organisations, including collaborative projects and industry engagement opportunities.
Experience outstanding research facilities
Discover the advanced laboratories, specialised equipment and collaborative spaces across Deakin’s campuses that bring your research to life.
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Are you an early to mid career researcher?
Through the Researcher Development Academy , we offer a range of opportunities:
- Deakin’s Industry Engagement Development Program: a curated suite of industry engagement skill-building opportunities for early to mid career researchers.
- Deakin Early Careers Academic Futures Research Peer Mentoring Program: helps researchers at different career stages to connect.
- Early and Mid Career Researcher Development Network: builds community through information-sharing.
Support while you study
As a graduate researcher at Deakin, you’ll experience expert supervision, structured progress milestones, and tailored resources to support you through your research journey – from orientation to examination.
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