New Australian Research Translation and Innovation Consortium to strengthen research impact pathways
Authors ADM+S Centre
Date 14 August 2026
The Australian Research Translation and Innovation Consortium (ARTIC) has officially launched in Sydney, bringing together research leaders from across Australia and New Zealand to strengthen collaboration and create clearer pathways between research and real-world impact.
The launch brought together representatives from 20 Australian ARC Centres of Excellence including the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) and two New Zealand Centres of Research Excellence, alongside leaders from industry, government and the broader innovation ecosystem.
ARTIC has emerged from a shared recognition among research centres that while individual centres have built exceptional expertise, networks and capability, many face similar challenges when translating research, developing partnerships, engaging beyond academia and sustaining capability beyond individual funding cycles.
“ARC Centres of Excellence build extraordinary concentrations of expertise, partnerships and capability, but we also know that much of what makes a Centre successful can be difficult to sustain once an individual funding cycle comes to an end,” said Nick Walsh, Chief Operating Officer at ADM+S.
ARTIC provides an independent, sector-led platform through which centres can share expertise, build capability and address challenges that are difficult to tackle in isolation.
“ARTIC gives us a way to think collectively, sharing what works, strengthening connections across the research system, and ensuring the knowledge, networks and capability developed through major research investments continue to create value.”
ARTIC Chair and Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), Professor Matthew Bailes, said the consortium represents a new model of collaboration across Australia’s research sector.
“For decades, Australia’s Centres of Excellence have generated remarkable discoveries, developed new technologies and trained highly skilled researchers. ARTIC provides an opportunity to connect these capabilities more strategically and create greater impact beyond the boundaries of individual centres,” Professor Bailes said.
“This is not about creating another organisation. It’s about creating stronger connections, sharing knowledge and building a collective voice that helps Australia maximise the value of its research investment.”
Importantly, ARTIC’s focus extends beyond commercialisation. The consortium recognises that research translation takes many forms, from new technologies, products and businesses to changes in policy, practice and society.
“For ADM+S, research translation has always meant more than commercialisation. It is also about influencing policy and practice, developing tools and resources that communities and organisations can use, and building enduring relationships with government, industry and civil society,” said Nicholas Walsh.
“ARTIC recognises that broader conception of impact and creates an important platform for Centres to learn from one another and strengthen the pathways between excellent research and meaningful outcomes for society.”
As ARTIC grows, it will expand its network to include research centres and networks across Australia and New Zealand, spanning the sciences, technology, humanities and social sciences, alongside industry, government agencies, investors and innovation partners.
Over time, ARTIC will provide a coordinated network that connects expertise, opportunities and resources across institutions and sectors, making it easier to forge pathways from research to real-world impact.
At a time when Australia is reconsidering how it funds, supports and translates research, ARTIC will turn individual strengths into collective capability and give research centres a stronger voice in shaping what comes next.
