Submission—National Research Infrastructure Roadmap

On 8 December 2025, the Academy made a submission on the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap.

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The Academy recommends that the roadmap:

• elaborate on the definition of ‘nationally significant’ to provide a whole-of-system approach to research infrastructure, recognising the different scales of research infrastructure Australian science relies on and allowing for long-term strategic planning of infrastructure and international partnerships
• present a coordinated, long-term national strategy and investment to secure and build Australia’s high-performance computing and data capability – increasing critical capacity for Australia to meet its challenges and national priorities
• establish a nationally coordinated program to maintain and mobilise Australia’s research collections
• prioritise the development of a workforce strategy to attract and retain the highly skilled staff that underpin our national research infrastructure in collaboration with the host institutions.