ACDS lodges submission on the draft National Research Infrastructure Roadmap Posted in News, Research on October 27, 2026 by Sue White. The ACDS has lodged a submission on the draft 2026 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap, focusing on selected consultation questions where university science leaders’ experience and perspectives can add particular value on behalf of our members.ACDS supports a nationally coordinated research infrastructure system that strengthens discovery, research training and translation. The submission emphasises that effective infrastructure requires sustained investment in facilities, digital capabilities and the specialist people who make them work. It also calls for recognition of universities’ substantial contributions and equitable access across institutions, disciplines and career stages. Among its recommendations, ACDS calls for: full lifecycle funding and clear co-investment agreements that avoid unfunded obligations for university hosts better coordination and shared access across universities, public research agencies, research institutes and industry, while preserving valuable regional and distributed capability sustainable careers and training pathways for specialist technical staff integrated planning for computing, data, networks, research software and AI, with attention to sovereign capability, security and resilience appropriately resourced First Nations leadership and participation, respecting Indigenous knowledge and data sovereignty. Our submission seeks a clear implementation pathway, with responsibilities, indicative timeframes and proportionate monitoring of outcomes Read the full ACDS Submission.
