Strategic Plan
| Goal | Measure |
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| 1. Enable frontier scientific discoveries | |
| 1.1 Realise topologically-protected dissipationless transport of electrical current at room temperature, and novel devices based on the ability to switch this dissipationless current on and off | Project milestones and research outputs |
| 1.2 Demonstrate exciton superfluidity at elevated temperatures, near room temperature | |
| 1.3 Realise systems that exhibit dissipationless transport when driven out of equilibrium, using periodic (Floquet) and/or strong fields | |
| 2. Develop next generation of science leaders | |
| 2.1 Develop world-class training & mentoring programs | Number of:
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| 2.2 Establish succession planning for the Centre | Established plan |
| 2.3 Facilitate opportunities for research collaboration | Number of:
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| 2.4 Establish a collaborative culture within the Centre | |
| 2.5 Identify opportunities for members to be recognised | Number of awards & grants received by members for scientific/leadership achievements |
| 3. Facilitate partnership development | |
| 3.1 Establish international partnerships |
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| 3.2 Establish links to industry and end users | Number of briefings to end-users/industry |
| 3.3 Create a network to commercialise FLEET discoveries |
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| 4. Foster equity / diversity in STEM | |
| 4.1 Foster a culture of equity and inclusiveness |
Increased positive responses to annual surveys Level of compliance of all events organised/supported by FLEET with Centre's Equity and Diversity guidelines Increased participation of required training on equity, diversity and inclusion topics Pathways established to report unacceptable behaviour |
| 4.2 Increase diversity among all cohorts of researchers | Increased number of female researchers/HDR students across FLEET Level of compliance of FLEET HR policy in all Centre recruitments |
| 4.3 Establish career support initiatives for women in FLEET |
Gender ratio of ECRs staying in FLEET and science careers beyond FLEET Increased participation of FLEET researchers with family/carer responsibilities in FLEET/external events |
| 4.4 Establish a women-specific mentoring network | Increased uptake of mentoring opportunities by women in FLEET |
| 5. Promote public science literacy | |
| 5.1 Promote a sustained understanding of FLEET’s work | Increased FLEET involvement in the education curriculum & scientific engagement events |
| 5.2 Develop the scientific literacy of Australians through the use of teaching aids, classroom lessons and science demonstrations |
Increased number of online and in-person activities developed Increased number of FLEET members participating in STEM Professionals in Schools |
| 5.3 Promote the uptake of STEM subjects in schools |
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| 6. Facilitate effective communication | |
| 6.1 Support centre strategic goals through internal communication using tools such as monthly newsletters |
Improvement in internal newsletter readership |
| 6.2 Engage with scientific research community through research stories published on key online science platforms and stakeholders’ newsletters |
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| 6.3 Promote FLEET research and scientific literacy to public through web content and social media |
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| 6.4 Engage with key partners including the ARC, govt., participating nodes and collaborators through research stories, stakeholders’ newsletters and social media |
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| 6.5 Empower FLEET members to communicate their own scientific work by providing communication skills training, resources and incentives |
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| 6.6 Push the boundaries of what we're doing in communications, seeking and championing communications "best practice" |
Number of new initiatives each year |