At Victoria University, research with impact is the development and sustained application of ethical knowledge in all its forms, done in partnership and collaboration, to address the challenges of people, place and planet.
Interdisciplinary approaches to transform health, sport, social inclusion and community wellbeing.
Connecting the deep knowledge, insights, and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Creating solutions for developing the future skills to impact advanced manufacturing and service industries.
Developing translational sustainable solutions to challenges in the natural environment.
Improving education, health, law, social inclusion and the economy through policy and thought leadership.
Research with impact cannot be achieved without an experienced and dedicated research community. Creating a great research environment to empower our people is fundamental to our Plan.
Who are the researchers who can lead the way to 2028? The answer is The VU Real-World Researcher.
The VU Real-World Researcher is:
Our researchers are supported to maximise research with impact by our three research plan enablers.
Develop and leverage our talent in research with impact.
VU’s researchers are a great source of expertise and pride. We have researchers who are renowned nationally and globally for their groundbreaking, impactful and distinctive work in key fields.
World-leading research and skills in key thematic areas relating to people, place and planet.
VU will be known as a global solutions hub. Our unique translational research capacity enables us to address complex challenges for and with impact.
Grow our scale through ethical, impactful, and mutually beneficial partnerships.
As stated in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028:
we are a partnering institution, we cannot do it alone.
VU offers world-class research opportunities and our researchers work across multidisciplinary research focus areas, supported by our partnerships with industry and our research institutes and centres.
