Category: trailblazer

Australian Government Backs Queensland Universities to Supercharge Food and Beverage Manufacturing

The Australian government has committed $50 million (US$34.9 million) in research funding through three Queensland universities to enhance the nation’s food and beverage manufacturing potential as part of its Trailblazer program. The University of Queensland (UQ) will partner with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), along with industry…


Australian Universities Partner with Industry to Develop Advanced Clean Energy Technology

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) will partner with the University of Newcastle to develop research commercialisation initiatives to help Australia transition to sustainable recycling and clean energy systems and solutions. The research project, which also includes 27 industry partners, is part of the federal government’s Trailblazer program, designed to focus Australia’s research ability…


Australia Pledges Millions to Build Defence Sovereignty

The Australian government has offered Adelaide University $50 million (US$36.7 million) in a major collaboration between industry and academia to develop and build up the country’s sovereign defence industry in increasingly uncertain times. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the partnership, which is the second under the government’s Trailblazer program, promises to design 100 new…