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Research Development and Support

Colleges and services Research Development and Support

What we do

Research Development and Support (RDS) works with Flinders researchers, Colleges, Centres and Institutes, other portfolios and external stakeholders to proactively support our research. Our teams underpin Flinders’ research evolving from ideas through to impact.

RDS is part of the Portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and provides excellence in all facets of research management and promoting Flinders’ research.

Leadership

Simon Brennan

Chief Research Development Officer

Leadership support

Julia Parker

Senior Portfolio Support Officer
(for Simon Brennan)

E: julia.parker@flinders.edu.au

P: 08 8201 7972

About Simon

Research services and support

Your 'one stop shop' for all things research detailing all the support, services and resources available to the Flinders research community.

Research services and support

Contact details

General enquiries

 08 8201 7972
 info.rds@flinders.edu.au

Our location

B1, Union Building
Bedford Park

Our postal address

Research Development and Support 
Flinders University  
GPO Box 2100  
Adelaide SA 5001

Our courier address

Research Development and Support
Room B1, Basement Level 
Union Building  
(entrance at south eastern corner) 
Flinders University  
Bedford Park, SA 5042

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback on our services please email director.rds@flinders.edu.au

Our teams

Research grants and tenders keyboard_arrow_up

About us

We provide specialist advice to our researchers on a diverse range of research funding schemes, aimed at maximising the success rate of high quality research grant applications through our support with their development and submission.

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Research grants and tenders

Research integrity, ethics and compliance keyboard_arrow_up

About us

We support safe and ethical research practice at Flinders University. Animal and human ethics, biosafety and biosecurity, defence export controls and autonomous sanctions are governed under various acts, standards, codes and guidelines. We deliver training that ensures research competency and regulatory compliance, providing knowledge and skills to promote ethical, humane and responsible projects and activities for research and teaching purposes.

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Research integrity, ethics and compliance

Research contracts keyboard_arrow_up

About us

We provide specialist service and advice on research contracts and agreements. We liaise with University researchers and staff to ensure compliance and protection for all contracts and agreements related to the conduct of research or research activity. We facilitate post-award processes in conjunction with RDS teams and other portfolios.

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Research contracts

Researcher training, development and communication keyboard_arrow_up

About us

We coordinate training and development to build key skills that are core to doing research at Flinders University. Our aim is to facilitate the ongoing development of all researchers and link the research community through targeted communications.

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Researcher development

College Research Support keyboard_arrow_up

About us

We provide high quality research administrative support that enables the College and its researchers to reach their research goals.

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Centres and Institutes keyboard_arrow_up

About us

Flinders University conducts research through a number of Centres and Institutes and many of these high performing Centres and Institutes are supported by Research Development and Support team members.

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Strategic Partnerships including Research Commercialisation keyboard_arrow_up

About us

We support the development of strategic partnerships and collaborations with industry, government and other research organisations.

We convert new ideas, innovations and basic research into valuable and useful commercial products. 

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Contact Research Development & Support

Room B1, Basement level Union Building 
(entrance at south eastern corner)
Bedford Park

08 8201 7972

info.rds@flinders.edu.au

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