UB Research

The University of Ballarat is an institution that combines teaching and research and especially one where teaching is informed by research. The university has moved, in a comparatively short period of time, to being research active. This is a credit to the University's leaders, the staff and the students.

The quest is now to increase the University's comparative performance. The University continues to focus its research in those areas that both serve and benefit the region and the Institute for Regional and Rural Research and Innovation (IRRRI) leads that focus through its designated research centres.

In the sphere of research and especially research at this regional university, the broad aims are to:

• Enable a greater understanding of ourselves and of all that surrounds us
• Foster the economic health of the region and the nation
• Foster the social, physical and mental health of society
• Contribute to economic, social and environmental sustainability of the region

The University's staff is well-grounded in research theory, training and practice. The research website is a gateway to resources that support research practice at UB.

Research at the University of Ballarat

Take a look at these exciting videos from our Researchers. Listen as they explore research, and what it means to be a researcher at the University of Ballarat.

• Dr Loris Button - Arts Academy
• Professor John Smyth - School of Education; Research Theme - ADIEH
• Professor Sally Wellard - School of Nursing
• Professor John Yearwood - Grad School of ITMS; CIAO Director
• Dr Nadine Zacharias - School of Business

Future Research Directions Over the last five years the University has begun focusing its research effort by the creating four Research Themes, and three Designated Research Centres: Future Research Directions Regional Futures Informatics and Applied Optimization Addressing Disadvantage and Inequality in Education and Health Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Centre for Environmental Management (CEM) Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization (CIAO) Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness (CRIC)

Academic Researchers and General Staff Research Master Grant applications Early Career Researcher Development Program For Improving Research Supervision Training (FIRST) SEO and RFCD Codes Document Scanning and Reporting ERA initiative Research Higher Degrees Ethics Coordinators

Higher Degrees by Research Students Higher Degrees by Research Handbook Examinations and Reporting Scholarships Responsibilities of the Candidate Programs Responsibilities of Supervisors Fee schedule Ethics Annual Research Conference Training

Other Information Research Higher Degrees and Ethics Coordinators Graduate Centre Program ReSearch @ Your UB Statement Of Strategic Intent Research and Research Training Management Report 2005 Research Plan 2005-2010 Research Performance Indicators Research Report 2007

Research & Innovation Digest

Read the latest Research & Innovation Digest - Create, Engage, Innovate here, which features a sampling of the research being undertaken at UB.