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Tim DoddHigher Education Editor

Tim Dodd is The Australian’s higher education editor. He has over 25 years experience as a journalist covering a wide variety of areas in public policy, economics, politics and foreign policy, including reporting from the Canberra press gallery and four years based in Jakarta as South East Asia correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. He was named 2014 Higher Education Journalist of the Year by the National Press Club.

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Professor Calum DrummondDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) RMIT University. Picture - supplied

’Critical mass of expertise and resources’

RMIT’s deputy vice-chancellor (research and innovation) Calum Drummond explains why his institution is one of the 15 ‘fast moving’ research universities.

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Bronwyn Fox, appointed in June 2021 as the CSIRO's chief scientist.

’It’s important to recognise and reward excellence’

UNSW Sydney’s deputy vice-chancellor (research) Bronwyn Fox explains why her institution is one of the 15 ‘fast moving’ research universities.

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Professor Tim Brailsford, Vice-chancellor of Bond University, at the 30th anniversary celebrations.

’We accelerated our research path’

Bond University vice-chancellor Tim Brailsford explains why his institution is one of the 15 ‘fast moving’ research universities.

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Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington Standing Acting Vice Chancellor, University of South Australia. Picture: Supplied

‘We look at our research outside-in’

UniSA standing acting vice-chancellor Marnie Hughes-Warrington explains why her institution is one of the 15 ‘fast moving’ research universities.

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‘Benefits to industry and the community’

Deakin vice-chancellor Iain Martin explains why his institution is one of the 15 ‘fast moving’ research universities.

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Business concept - high speed abstract MRT track of motion light for background in tokyo, japan

How we chose the ‘fast moving’ unis

We used data to discover the 15 ‘fast moving’ Australian universities, those which have expanded their research influence the most in the past year.

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Australia’s top researchers revealed

The Australian’s 2025 Research magazine delves deep to discover the richness of Australia’s research and shine a light on its unsung heroes

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos August 14: Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Flinders Uni boosts industry research

Facing the arrival in 2026 of a new large rival university in Adelaide, Flinders University is boosting its industry research.

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Network of flight paths over Australia on blue planet Earth isolated on black background. Highly detailed planet surface. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Where our research talent comes from

Research talent is in continual motion, flying into Australia but also disappearing overseas. We show which countries give us their talent, and take it.

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73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 04.07.2024: Science Walk with Steven Chu

The Nobel experience

Each year, promising young researchers from around the world are mentored by Nobel laureates at a unique week-long meeting in Lindau, Germany.

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