Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) were developed by the Federal Government in the early 1990s to forge a tighter collaborative linkage between Australian industry and the Australian research community. They undertake research driven by the needs of industry and then transfer the resulting knowledge and technology to industry. The CRC concept is unique to Australia and has proved extremely successful. CRCs are joint ventures between research organisations government agencies and industry. The research areas pursued by the current CRCs are wide ranging; and the industries they serve are varied. The Centre for Sustainable Resource Processing (CSRP) is one of a number of CRCs working to keep the mining and energy industry sector at the cutting edge of technology. The CRCs also have a significant role in postgraduate research training and industry-related education. They produce graduates in tune with industry needs; and those graduates who move into industry careers represent a particularly effective means for technology transfer.
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