The Australian Government is investing $296 million to build a bedrock of research talent skilled in university–industry collaboration across the sector under the Increase Workforce Mobility initiative. This includes funding to establish the National Industry PhD Program to support the Government’s commitment to add 1,800 Industry PhDs over 10 years.

Program Objectives:

The intended outcomes of the NIPhD Program are twofold:

Equip PhD candidates with the skills and experience to better translate university research into commercialisation outcomes

Equip PhD candidates with strong workforce capability at the interface of research and industry, and across the sectors in future

THE STUDENT