Impact, Collaboration and Incentives: How UNSW Is Redefining Research Excellence

How can a leading university redesign its research and enterprise system so that societal impact, industry collaboration, and academic incentives all pull in the same direction?

Join Professor Bronwyn Fox, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Enterprise at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), for a 30-minute fireside chat exploring UNSW’s new Progress for All strategy and its practical implications for researchers, industry partners, and university partnership and engagement professionals.

Bronwyn—former Chief Scientist of CSIRO—will share how UNSW is embedding impact in promotions policy and creating a culture where collaboration and translation are rewarded.

This session offers concrete insights for research leaders, tech-transfer teams, and partnership/engagement staff on aligning incentives, setting up structures, and building high-impact collaborations with a university that consistently ranks #1 in Australia for spin-outs.