Contact us
Contact the research team and find contact details for general enquiries, research analytics services, ethics and integrity, engagement and commercialisation and more.
General enquiries
Swinburne Research
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218
Hawthorn VIC 3122
Graduate Research
For inquiries related to post-graduate study, email:
Name | Position | Contact |
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Professor Karen Hapgood | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) | |
Eniko Turos | Executive Assistant to Professor Karen Hapgood, Professor Saeid Nahavandi and Professor Virginia Kilborn | |
Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi | Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Chief of Defence Innovation | |
Professor Virginia Kilborn | Swinburne Chief Scientist | vkilborn@swinburne.edu.au |
Professor Qing-Long Han | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Quality) | |
Professor Alan Duffy | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Flagship Inititatives) | |
Professor Timothy Marjoribanks | Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Integrity) | |
Michelle Vincent | Director, Research Strategy and Performance |
Name | Position | Contact |
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Professor Georgina Kelly | Dean, Graduate Research | |
Nadine White | Senior Manager, Graduate Research | |
Mervyn Chong | Team Leader, HDR Admissions and Scholarships | |
Shehara Ratnasabapathy | Team Leader, HDR Candidature and Examinations | +61 3 9214 4914 |
Lacey Zhang | Administrative Assistant Graduate Research & MedTechVic | +61 3 9214 5547 |
Name | Position | Contact |
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Celia Wong | Manager, International Research Engagement and Partnerships | |
Anisa Santoso | Manager, International Research Partnerships | +61 3 9214 8178 |
Name | Position | Contact |
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Tania Tambiah | Director, Research Services | |
Dr Dora Horvath |
Associate Director, Research Grants and Contracts | |
Tania Carrubba | Senior Manager, Research & Industry Contracts | |
Dr Phillip Marzella |
Senior Manager, Major Research Initiatives |
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Dr Michelle Critchley | Senior Manager, Research Grants | |
Jane King |
Manager, Research Ethics, Integrity and Biosafety | |
Thomas Shafee | Manager, Research Analytics Services | tshafee@swinburne.edu.au |
Contact Research Ethics, Integrity and Biosafety
If you have a concern or complaint about the conduct of Swinburne’s research, please contact our research ethics office.
Research Integrity Office
Research Ethics Office
+61 3 9214 3845 or +61 3 9214 8145
resethics@swinburne.edu.au
Mailing address:
Research Ethics, Integrity and Biosafety Office
Swinburne Research (H68)
PO Box 218
Hawthorn VIC 3122
Campus address:
Internal Mail No. 68
Level 1, Swinburne Place South
Hawthorn campus
Research Ethics, Integrity and Biosafety contacts
Enquiry topic | Name | Position | Contact |
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Management of research ethics, integrity, governance and biosafety matters |
Jane King |
Manager of Research Ethics, Integrity and Biosafety | |
Research ethics administration SUHREC Subcommittees (SHESCs) Project reports and monitoring |
Leah Barham |
Research Ethics Executive Officer |
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Research ethics policy and administration SUHREC Concerns about the ethical review process Clinical trials |
Dr Astrid Nordmann |
Senior Research Ethics Co-ordinator |
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Animal ethics Research integrity and governance matters |
Dr Ann Gaeth |
Research Integrity Co-ordinator |
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Clinical trial governance | Lesley Vidaurre | Research Governance Lead |
Research Ethics Advisers (human research)
A first point of contact for seeking advice on human research ethics should be to the appropriate adviser listed below (if a School, discipline, Centre or local unit has one):
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Faculty | Research ethics adviser |
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Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science | Associate Professor Bee Theng Lau |
Associate Professor Hwang Siaw San | |
Dr Irine Runnie Henry Ginjom | |
Faculty of Business, Design and Arts | Dr Bertha Chin |
Dr Marc Arul Weissmann | |
School of Foundation Studies | Mr James Loi Chun Han |
Name | Position | Contact |
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Dr Werner van der Merwe | Vice President (Innovation and Enterprise) | wvandermerwe@swinburne.edu.au |
Abs Seth | Director, Commercial Innovation | |
Professor Prem Prakash Jayaraman | Director, Factory of the Future | |
Dr Anita Kocsis | Director, Design Factory Melbourne |
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Research institutes
Our research institutes drive multidisciplinary collaboration – linking researchers with industry, business and community to maximise impact.
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Research centres, groups and clinics
Our research centres, groups and clinics cultivate strength in specialist areas by concentrating resources in one place.
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Research facilities and equipment
We have a wide range of hireable research facilities and equipment, including world-class laboratories, telescopes and theatres.
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Indigenous Research
Discover more about our research collaborations and achievements.
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Research ethics and integrity
Swinburne research conforms to the highest ethical, professional and scholarly standards. Learn more about our commitment to research ethics and integrity.