Attentional Bias

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Higher Education at the Crossroads Impact of the
Nelson Reforms on Research
For ATEM WA Conference 18 July 2003
Professor Robyn Owens Pro Vice-Chancellor
(Research Innovation) The University of Western
Australia
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Funding Proposals

• APAs
• Student Loan Schemes
• Targeted Funding
• Are these proposals likely to impact on research
  or have no impact at all?

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National Institute of Learning and Teaching

• Responsibilities include
• management of a major competitive grants scheme
  for innovation in learning and teaching
• improvement of assessment practices throughout
  the sector
• facilitation of benchmarking of effective
  learning and teaching processes at national and
  international levels
• Will this impact on research?

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International Centres of Excellence

• Four Centres of Excellence
• Asia Pacific Studies and Diplomacy
• Mathematics Education
• Water Resources Management
• Sports Science and Administration

• Is this enough, not enough, in the right areas?

• Are these in areas of current research strength
  or will research opportunities be limited?

• Should the Government target funding so
  specifically?

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Strengthening Research Capacity

• Development of national strategy on research
  infrastructure
• Greater collaboration between universities and
  Publicly Funded Research Agencies
• Affiliation of Australian Institute of Marine
  Science with James Cook University
• ARC to fund Chief Investigator Salaries
• Evaluation of Knowledge and Innovation reforms

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Strengthening Research Capacity

• What is the impact on research?
• Has the Government got it right?

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National Priority Areas

• Teaching and Nursing stated as initial key area
• Range of measures will be used to ensure an
  adequate supply of high quality graduates
• increases to Commonwealth course contributions
• setting of lower student contribution ranges
• provision of additional places in public
  institutions
• provision of places in private institutions
• Will this impact on research?

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