Part of:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Science and Innovation Network promotes and facilitates international collaboration in research and innovation.

Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Australia and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both.

To promote international collaboration, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office jointly fund the UK Science and Innovation Network, based in 31 countries around the world.

For an introductory brief which covers the local science and innovation landscape, UK priorities and successes in Australia, read the Australia Science and Innovation Network Country Snapshot.

Responsibilities

SIN Australia works to:

  • encourage high-level science co-operation between Australia and the UK

  • influence and inform the science and innovation policies of government, industry and academia, including by sharing and promoting UK science and innovation excellence

  • achieve broader policy objectives and improve UK policy based on international experience and emerging opportunities with Australia

  • make best use of international technology co-operation and investment to grow the UK’s innovation potential

  • support the Department for Business and Trade in development of science, innovation and technology-related trade and investment opportunities between Australia and the UK.

Priority sectors

SIN activities in Australia are focused on the following priority thematic areas:

  • Global Health

  • Clean Energy Technologies

  • Space and its Satellite Applications

  • Agriculture Technologies

  • Critical Minerals for Environmental Change

Our services

SIN Australia acts as a contact point for British universities, research institutions and innovation agencies, helping them achieve their objectives in Australia.

Although we do not fund research or business initiatives, we can help identify contacts and sources of funding to develop international partnerships. For more information, please get in touch.

Contact

Dr Lara Krasnostein
Science & Innovation Officer
British High Commission Canberra (Melbourne based)
Lara.Krasnostein@fcdo.gov.uk
Tel: +61 (0) 499 199 589