Research at UNE
Overview
UNE's principal research flagship is Animal Genetics which is serviced by the:
- Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), and delivered commercially by:
Other research flagships include:
Rural Education which is undertaken by the:
Rural Communities, Landscapes and Practices which is led by the:
Research Priority Areas
UNE expresses its research strengths, including existing, emerging and developing areas, in several ways.
1. UNE Strategic Research Priorities
The current Strategic Plan has identified the following themes to focus UNE's research effort:
- Environmental and Agricultural Change - Professor John Gibson
- Rural Health - Professor John Fraser
- Rural and Regional Education - Professor Len Unsworth
2. Targetted Research Areas
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- Environmental and Agricultural Change
- Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
- Marine and Freshwater Biodiversity
- Terrestrial Biodiversity
- Natural Resource Management
- Rural Futures
- Australian Fauna
- Vegetation Research
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Agricultural Genetics
- Animal Research
- Rural Health
- Rural Medicine
- Health Services Management
- Bioactive Materials
- Health and Clinical Psychology
- Gender, Health and Sexuality
- Rural and Regional Education
- Economics and Public Policy
- Asia Pacific Region
- Frontiers and Boundaries
- Australia's Regional Frontiers
- The Arts, Media, Culture and Society
- Ancient Societies
- Language and Cognition
- Believing and Thinking
- Mathematics, Nonlinear and Complex Analysis
- Law
- Security
- Water Perspectives
3. Discipline-specific Research Activities
Research Services
Research Services is responsible for the provision of services relating to
- research grants and consultancies
- research ethics and compliance
- intellectual property and commercialization of research
- higher degree research
- postgraduate research scholarships
- research data management and reporting
Research Services is responsible for enhancing and facilitating the University’s research effort through the provision of professional development opportunities for researchers and through the development and provision of high quality resources and services to support the research community.
Research Centres
The University of New England is proudly associated with a number of Cooperative Research Centres and internationally and nationally recognised Research Centres.
Postgraduate Research
The University of New England recognises the significant contribution that Higher Degree Research students and their supervisors make in ensuring and maintaining a vibrant academic, research-led community and aims to achieve a high standard of excellence in learning, research and supervision.