Research Clusters

During 2009-10 the Research Alliance has been forming research clusters: groups of individual researchers and resource management practitioners that are focussed on a particular area of research and adoption of research outcomes.

The clusters the Alliance will be establishing in the first instance are:

• NRM Human Dimensions Research Cluster
• Urban Water Research Network
• Habitat Provision & Sustainable Production Research Network

Partnerships

Marine Innovation SA
The Alliance will also be linking with the Marine Innovation SA. MISA aims to position South Australia as a world-class Centre for marine science, education and industry development.

The program is an initiative of the State Government, representing a partnership between the South Australian Research and Development Institute, Flinders University, The University of Adelaide, the SA Museum, seafood industries and regional communities.

MISA has four high priority research areas to support the ecologically sustainable development of SA fisheries, aquaculture and marine ecosytem industries:

• Seafood product quality and value adding
• aquaculture innovation
• ecosystem services
• biosecurity