UniSA and UCL forge new partnership to ignite future industries

The University of South Australia (UniSA) and UCL have today signed a partnership agreement committing the two institutions to work together to develop teaching and research in South Australia in fields that include minerals processing, advanced manufacturing, sustainable future energy production and protection, and care of the environment. The agreement, being signed at joint events in Adelaide and London, signals a program of future collaboration between UniSA's Future Industries Institute (FII) and the UCL Faculty of Engineering. The collaboration is expected to include an industry focused PhD program, joint curriculum development - especially in areas aligned to growth industries in the region - student and staff exchange programs, public engagement and joint academic appointments. After 2017, UCL will no longer have a stand-alone presence in South Australia. The partnership announced today emphasises UCL's ongoing commitment to sustaining its engagement with South Australia in a different format, beyond the date that UCL Australia will cease to operate. As part of the new partnership UCL Engineering will support six five-year Foundation Research Fellows to be recruited to UniSA's FII, its new flagship engineering sciences research institute. In addition to the UCL-funded Foundation Fellows, UniSA will be supporting a further 12 Foundation Fellows.