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Dr BatterhamDelegates attending the Universitas 21 AGMResearchstrength innumbersCross-institutional collaborationis the way ahead for researchcommercialisation, according toAustralia’s Chief Scientist DrRobin Batterham.Dr Batterham was addressing aforum entitled Funding for Researchand Commercialisation of IntellectualProperty (IP) in Universities at UQon April 27.The forum concluded the AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM) ofprestigious international highereducation consortium, Universitas 21(U21).U21 is a network of leading,research-intensive universities.Established in 1997, its memberuniversities enrol about 500,000students, employ around 40,000academics and researchers and havemore than two million alumni.Thirty-five delegates representing17 universities from nine countriesgathered at UQ for the AGM fromApril 26–27.The host of the AGM was UQVice-Chancellor Professor John Hay,AC, also the Chair of U21.Professor Hay said the AGM andforum were opportunities for the U21leadership to “advance theorganisation’s goal of developingcollaboration and co-operationbetween member universities, and tocreate global entrepreneurialopportunities”.Dr Batterham said crossinstitutionalresearch andcommercialisation collaborations hadto be more meaningful than justsharing the same pool of funds. “Weneed far more leading researchersvisiting our institutions forconferences and lectures,” he said.Dr Batterham said the “three-step”view of research commercialisationwas outdated.“In my view, a healthy model ofcollaboration is where researchlaboratories are jointly funded andstaffed by an outside company orcompanies,” he said.He said another key factor wasgetting the right people at the rightstage of the commercialisationprocess. “The same people can’t bestar performers at every step,” he said.21st Century Viewsof the CosmosALLISON-LEVICK MEMORIAL AAO PUBLIC LECTUREA giant new telescope for the 21st Century–the scientific opportunities and technicalchallenges of a 30-metre telescopeSpeaker: Professor Richard Ellis (Director,Caltech Optical Observatories)Location: Steele Lecture Theatre(Building 3, Room 206)UQ St LuciaTime: Sunday, July 4, 6–7pmHARLEY WOOD PUBLIC LECTURESurveying the Universe – Galaxy maps revealthe structure and contents of the UniverseSpeaker: Dr Matthew Colless (Director,Anglo-Australian Observatory)Location: Abel Smith Lecture Theatre(Building 23)UQ St LuciaTime: Monday, July 5, 7.30–8.30pmAdmission free. For further information please visithttp://asa2004.physics.uq.edu.au/public.htmlCRICOS Provider Number 00025Bwww.uq.edu.au20 UQ NEWS, june 2004