A list of UA recommendations is provided below for ease of reference:

Universities Australia Recommends:

• Reducing administrative overheads and creating synergy through appropriate Machinery of Government changes and program consolidation.
• Enhancing collaboration across the system via establishing a Ministerial Research Council.
• Increasing government investment (GBARD) in research and development to at least the OECD average of 0.74 per cent of GDP.
• NCRIS certainty and the re-establishment of the Education Investment Fund to help universities meet future demand for university teaching and research facilities.
• The introduction of a premium rate to the RDTI for businesses that collaborate with universities and publicly funded research agencies.
• A coordinated approach to direct funding for SMEs including expanding the Government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) to include a program, such as Small Business Technology Transfers (STTR), which will specifically target SMEs with a focus on how this could assist Indigenous-led SMEs.
• The development and implementation of a National Research Workforce Development Strategy.
• The continuation of a specific funding stream in the National Competitive Grants Program for Indigenous Researchers.
• Increased funding and programs that support Indigenous-led innovation, entrepreneurship and development of Indigenous-owned R&D enterprises and start-ups.
• Strengthened protections for Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) within patents and commercialisation frameworks.
• A national Indigenous research agenda
• Greater coordination between the Universities Australia Deputy Vice-Chancellors Indigenous Committee and government research funding bodies (such as the ARC
  Indigenous Forum and NHMRC Indigenous Advisory Group).