NCRIS explained


Australia’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) ensures that researchers have access to the facilities, equipment and resources they need to produce world-class research. These resources range from supercomputers and microscopes to datasets and software platforms, all provided through 27 NCRIS projects and facilities — including AuScope — around Australia.

With the tools, technology and talent provided by NCRIS, researchers are about to address Australia’s grand challenges related to society and environment.


Access 

The Research Infrastructure Connected (RIC) portal provides a complimentary, centralised service to help users transform their ideas into reality through access to world-class research infrastructure and expert advice.


NCRIS Scope

According to the Department of Education, administrators of the NCRIS portfolio, NCRIS comprises 274 active projects, a network of over 400 delivery partnerships, and a workforce of over 1500 highly skilled technical experts, researchers and facility managers. The 2018-19 NRI Census revealed around 51,000 Australian and 10,000 international users are supported every year. Discover each of our peers:

A recent Lateral Economics report found that the direct benefit of investment in NCRIS is calculated to be above a $7 return for every $1 invested, which is a return on investment (ROI) of 7.5:1. The report notes that by 2022-23 this level of investment could support the employment of an additional 1,750 scientific and technical staff, support staff, and supply chain and industry staff.


The NCRIS community

We joined our NCRIS peers in publishing a video series for National Science Week 2022 titled Asteroids to Oceans that outlines the ways that each organisation facilitates multidisciplinary research across Australia.

Dr Voon Hui Lai from the Australian National University presents our AuScope NCRIS video. Check out all 27 NCRIS videos here!

Meet our peers from the National Earth and Environmental Facilities Forum (NEESFF) group within NCRIS. 

Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

The Atlas of Living Australia (ALA)

Terrestrial ecosystem data collection, integration & delivery (TERN)

Australian Plant Phenomics Facility (APPF)

Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC)

Marine National Facility CSIRO (MNF)

Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN)

National Computational Infrastructure (NCI)

Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet)


National Earth and Environmental Facilities Forum (NEESFF)

AuScope is a part of the National Earth and Environmental Science Facilities Forum (NEESFF), a collection of NCRIS and other organisations that works to harness the capacity of its environmentally-focused capabilities to collectively create solutions and deliver the information needed for sustainable development and use of environmental resources.

NEESFF’s vision is an effective and coordinated response to global environmental conditions in a uniquely Australian context. Our environment is changing at unprecedented rates as human populations rely on environmental assets within the framework of rapid climate change and population growth. These multiple and cumulative pressures make it more important than ever to study and understand the status and trends of our environment in an ecologically responsible and cost-effective way.


NEESFF Organisations

 
 

MORE INFORMATION
For more information please visit The Department of Education’s
NCRIS page,
or download the
NCRIS Factsheet.

Find out more about how NCRIS can support your research through Research Infrastructure Connected. 


DISCOVER
Read the 2021 National Research Infrastructure (NRI) Roadmap from the Department of Education that articulates the Australian Government’s priorities in NRI investment, including via NCRIS (AuScope’s funding pathway).

 

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