Innovation Sprint for Academia

What it achieves

Research agendas too often depend on chance or a supervisor's direction. This sprint gives academics a repeatable method to produce research ideas that are rigorous, fundable and relevant to industry and national priorities.

Who should attend

• Academics
• Postdoctoral researchers
• PhD students
• RMC staff
• Research centre directors
• University innovation officers

Participants learn to

• Build a portfolio of fundable ideas aligned with national and industry priorities
• Judge ideas for viability, impact and fundability before committing resources
• Plan research that links innovation to real-world use

Day by day

1. Day 1
   Research landscape and opportunity mapping

   Compare current research with industry gaps, national priorities and funding landscapes to find high-leverage directions.

2. Day 2
   Structured research ideation

   Generate a set of research ideas framed for impact, fundability and academic distinction, not novelty alone.

3. Day 3
   Validation, prioritisation and research planning

   Test the strongest ideas and build research plans with a clear scope, outputs and a funding strategy.

What your team walks away with

• A validated portfolio of high-impact ideas aligned with funders and industry
• A planning method for future grant applications
• Research outputs better matched to what funders and industry expect