1.
Grow research income through the development of collaborative research enterprises with international, national and regional bodies

• Focus on improving the University's performance in winning national competitive grants, including joint applications.
• Target industry funding by further leveraging this investment through Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) bids, Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage project grants and industry-specific funding.
• Grow the size of externally funded research grants, with a focus on positioning a major national research entity at the University.
• Take advantage of emerging Commonwealth funding opportunities as they arise.

2.
Improve the quality of research by increasing the number and quality of publications

• Provide opportunities for professional development and resources to facilitate publication in Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) ranked journals.
• Provide assistance for academic staff, early career researchers, doctoral candidates and graduates to develop quality publications.
• Establish and maintain an annual program of Professional Development activities aimed at directly increasing National Competitive Grants (NCG) applications, including joint applications.
• Improve the alignment of Special Studies Leave with research development goals.
• Improve the capture of publications data for reporting purposes.

3.
Improve Higher Degree Research programs and processes, and increase on-time completion rates

• Recruit quality Higher Degree Research (HDR) students into identified research strengths of the University.
• Enhance the quality and range of doctoral degree programs.
• Improve retention and completion times for HDR students and continue to improve the quality of final theses.
• Enhance the intellectual climate for HDR students and improve student satisfaction with the HDR program.
• Provide opportunities for skills and knowledge enhancement of HDR students.

4.
Increase our research capacity and productivity in areas of developing and existing research strengths

• Develop and implement a human capital development plan for research.
• Recruit excellent research staff at all levels of appointment.
• Appoint postdoctoral research fellows across the University.
• Through leadership, build research capacity in our areas of research expertise.
• Encourage and reward research and research training performance by introducing incentives.
• Develop and implement quality driven research management processes.