Achieve your business goals with a Deakin partnership

Deakin researchers collaborate with business, community organisations and government to deliver powerful and applied solutions. Your partnership with Deakin gives you access to multimillion dollar research facilities and infrastructure. Whatever the size of your organisation, we can help you grow your ideas from concept to reality.

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Strong partnerships

From Barwon Health to local carbon fibre and hydrogen industries, we’re committed to supporting industry and government to create jobs in regional Victoria. We also have partners around the world addressing global social, economic and environmental challenges.

Industry-standard facilities

Your partnership with Deakin opens the door to multimillion dollar research facilities and infrastructure, some of which can’t be found outside our campuses. Access industrial-scale facilities and co-location opportunities, as well as our impact-driven research.

World-renowned academics

Tap into the best and brightest minds from our faculties, institutes and research centres. Connecting our people and capabilities to your ideas, our research leaders develop practical and effective solutions for the major challenges facing communities in Australia and abroad.

As a national leader in research commercialisation and collaboration, when you work with Deakin you gain a partner that is open and flexible to your needs, understands your goals and shares your ambition to develop practical solutions for positive, lasting impact.

Professor Iain Martin

Vice-Chancellor

 

#3 in Victoria for research impact

 

#7 in Australia for research quality

 

Researchers among top 1% globally

 

World-leading carbon fibre facility

 

Australia's largest applied AI Institute

 

Top 200 universities worldwide

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Access leading research facilities

Access leading research facilities

Our facilities are shared by researchers from across the University, giving you access to future-focused technology and new ways of thinking about your question or product.

Join our industry and government networks

Join our industry and government networks

We’re committed to supporting businesses, creating jobs and driving economic and social development in regional Victoria. We strive to enable our local industries and communities to unleash their ideas and innovations for global impact.

Work with world-leading experts

Whether you want to find a research supervisor, learn more about our academics, search Deakin staff, or partner with us – tap into the unrivalled expertise and established networks of Deakin’s world-class researchers.

How Deakin graduate researchers can advance your business

Deakin’s PhD industry placements program gives organisations like yours access to emerging research experts to solve problems and harness new opportunities. Industry placements are available to all non-higher education institutions, such as small-to-medium enterprises, government and not-for-profits, and can be completed by both domestic and international graduate researchers.

Enquire about the placements program

We have had seven PhD researchers undertake internships with various Aurecon business units. The success of these projects, business impact and readiness of the candidates for industry has seen a number return to Aurecon following graduation.

Slaven Marusic

Data Science Lead, Aurecon

Deakin’s partnership success stories

With proven success in tailoring practical interventions and launching scalable commercial applications, we’re consistently delivering transformational solutions to local and global challenges.

  • Tech challenge delivers new freedom for wheelchair users
  • Towards better mental health for SME business owners
  • ManuFutures – a partnership success story
  • Pioneering partnership in nursing and midwifery is a health care win for Victoria

Tech challenge delivers new freedom for wheelchair users

Deakin's Applied AI Institute worked with med-tech pioneers Control Bionics to develop the world’s first autonomous driving wheelchair module.

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Towards better mental health for SME business owners

Explore Deakin University's research on improving mental health for SME business owners, highlighting innovative strategies and impactful solutions.

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ManuFutures – a partnership success story

Explore Deakin University's ManuFutures initiative, a successful partnership driving innovation in the manufacturing sector for a sustainable future.

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Pioneering partnership in nursing and midwifery is a health care win for Victoria

Discover Deakin University's pioneering partnership in nursing and midwifery, enhancing healthcare outcomes and support for communities across Victoria.

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Contact us

Interested in partnering with Deakin research? Submit an enquiry online or download our partnerships brochure if you’d like more information in print format.

Download our Research partnerships brochure (PDF, 2.9MB)

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