Ms Karra Harrington

CRC for Mental Health
PhD Candidate 
Your interests

My research interests include mental health and well being, particularly in relation to older adults. My PhD thesis is investigating changes in cognitive function, such as memory, in relation to normal ageing and Alzheimer's disease. I am also a psychologist with an interest in applying psychological principles to enhancing student mental health, motivation, and productivity.

Dr Luke Hendrickson

Department of Education and Training
Director 
Your interests
I lead a team of policy researchers who have access to a range of government data sets on students, funding and university research expenditure. One of my strategic objectives is to build the research capacity of my department through collaborative effort

Prof Tim Hirst

Headquartered in Canberra, Gamma Vaccines Pty Ltd was established to solve one of the great challenges in infectious disease - the development of a “universal” cross-protective influenza virus vaccine. In addition, the company has a pipeline of vaccine opportunities aimed at preventing other globally important respiratory diseases, such as bacterial pneumonia – a common secondary infection that often follows infection with influenza. Although focussed on the development of vaccines for human use, it is seeking near market opportunities to exploit its technology platform for veterinary applications, including a novel avian influenza (AI) vaccine for preventing bird flu outbreaks in poultry. Gamma Vaccines intends to achieve its development and commercialization goals by engaging third party research providers, seeking government grants and partnering and/or licensing its technology as key milestones are achieved.

Gamma Vaccines Pty Ltd
Executive Chairman 
Your interests

Viral and bacterial vaccines for prevention of infectious disease

Immune modulators/adjuvants

Large and small animal models for use in evaluating immune responses

Sterilisation techniques, including high energy X-rays for pathogen inactivation

Bioprocessing and fermentation technologies

Animal health

Dr Tangerine Holt

KPMG
Director Higher Education 
Your interests

I am keen to build university-industry partnerships with the aim to build research, innovation and commercialisation across higher education.

Dr Richard Huysmans Australia

Established in 2008, Raven Consulting Group focuses on education and management consulting in the tertiary education and research sectors. We are a small, responsive consulting group, dedicated to providing and maintaining strong relationships with our past and present, clients and partners through good communication. Our individual approach means our activities are tailored to your requirements.

Dr Richard Huysmans
Raven Consulting Group
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Your interests

My clients are often:

  • universities
  • research institutes
  • research centres (including cooperative research centres, centres of excellence etc)

Within organisations, I work with:

  • Chief Executive Officers
  • Chief Research Officers
  • Chief Research Strategists
  • Research Directors
  • Deans, Deputy Deans and
  • Research leaders

The work I do includes:

  • Bid and proposal development
  • Supporting multi-organisation (e.g. university-industry) collaborations, from either side of the collaboration.
  • Career development of PhD students and early career researchers - especially in the context of most Phd students and ECRs will not end up as academics._
  • Industry engagement training for university researchers; researcher engagement training for industry;