Engagement opportunities
Together, we can find solutions to local and global challenges and translate them into economic, social, and environmental benefits.
Sponsored and collaborative research and development
Our world-leading researchers work with businesses, governments and communities around Australia and internationally. These collaborations advance understanding, solve technical problems, inform policy and practice, and create new products and services. Explore the extraordinary scope of our Faculty’s expertise across key research areas: life and people, a healthy planet, foundational sciences, technology and data.
Knowledge and technology transfer
Licensing, transfer and commercialisation of intellectual property created across the University of Melbourne is managed by the Research, Innovation and Commercialisation team.
R&D funding opportunities
Our industry partners can access funding through grant programs and support schemes.
Engage with our students
We welcome partners who can help us build a skilled workforce to meet the challenges of the next century and cultivate the next generation of scientists and innovators.
Let's talk business
The Faculty’s Business Development team has extensive and diverse industry experience. We take time to understand your technical needs, commercial constraints, and business goals, so we can connect you to the right expertise or research services in the Faculty of Science or elsewhere in the University.
Contact Darren Coomber, Business Development Director for the Faculty of Science.
- Telephone: +61 (3) 9035 5024
- Email: darren.coomber@unimelb.edu.au
Recent partnerships and innovations in the Faculty
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Grains Research and Development Corporation invests in research to reduce on-farm emissions
A national research program examining enhanced efficiency fertilisers will aim to give Australian grain growers the tools to improve nitrogen use efficiency and reduce on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Research-industry collaborations to improve medicinal drugs and livestock vaccines
University of Melbourne scientists have received two grants totalling almost $1.3M from the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) highly competitive Linkage Program for industry partnerships that will generate novel strategies for developing medicinal drugs, and new vaccines for livestock.
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Prototype wearable device to detect harmful gas levels
Wearable devices that monitor air quality and detect toxic gases are a step closer to reality thanks to new miniaturised infrared micro-spectrometer technology developed by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS).
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Super-pure silicon chip opens path to powerful quantum computers
Researchers at the Universities of Melbourne and Manchester have invented a breakthrough technique for manufacturing highly purified silicon that brings powerful quantum computers a big step closer.
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Research-industry collaborations to reduce fire risks, commercialise quantum sensors, and fight microbes
The Faculty of Science has been awarded four out of 25 Australian Research Council (ARC) Mid-Career Industry Fellowships to support research-industry collaborations that will help to build new Australian industries and mitigate bushfire risks.
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Restoring sight with sound and gene technology
A novel method for restoring vision to people with degenerative eye diseases will be tested by researchers at the University of Melbourne, thanks to a significant grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).