Strategic Plan

Goal	Measure
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 on and off this dissipationless current	Project milestones and research outputs
1.2 Demonstrate excitonic dissipationless transport at elevated temperatures	Project milestones and research outputs
1.3 Investigate and realise systems that exhibit dissipationless transport by dynamically driving the systems out of equilibrium to explore new paradigms in electronics	Project milestones and research outputs
2. Develop next generation of science leaders
2.1 Develop world-class training & mentoring programs	Number of: Participating members External mentors Research/professional development courses Members and non-members participating in Centre training workshops Mentoring programs organisational links in mentoring and training programs
2.2 Establish Centre succession planning for the centre	Established plan
2.3 Facilitate opportunities for research collaboration	Number of: Travel grants facilitating collaboration FLEET-wide colloquia, research seminars and workshops Collaborative visits by FLEET partners Intra-Centre expertise exchanges New organisations collaborating with FLEET
2.4 Establish a collaborative culture within the Centre	Number of: Travel grants facilitating collaboration FLEET-wide colloquia, research seminars and workshops Collaborative visits by FLEET partners Intra-Centre expertise exchanges New organisations collaborating with FLEET
2.5 Facilitate opportunities for career development in industry	Number of internship placements
2.6 Identify opportunities for members to be recognised	Number of awards and grants received by members for their scientific/leadership achievements
3. Facilitate partnership development
3.1 Establish international partnerships	Number of: New research organisations collaborating with FLEET Collaborative visits between members and collaborating organisations Organisational links in training and mentoring programs Organisational links in education and outreach programs
3.2 Establish links to industry and end users	Number of: Briefings to end-users/industy Internship placements with industy collaborators
3.3 Create a network to commercialise FLEET discoveries	Number of: Relationships with end-users Industry engagement workshops
4. Foster equity / diversity in STEM
4.1 Foster a culture of equity and inclusiveness	Number of 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 Awareness to recognise unacceptable behaviour and pathways to report
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 and members with caring responsibilities	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 awareness and literacy of FLEET science
5.1 Contribute to the scientific literacy and understanding of FLEET science among primary and secondary students and teachers	Evaluation of student/teacher literacy and understanding
5.2 To raise awareness of FLEET research among the general public	Evaluation of awareness at public engagement events Relevant social media to assess engagement
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	Number of: Research stories Newsletter audience
6.3 Promote FLEET research and scientific literacy to public through web content and social media	Number of: Social media audience reached on priority channels (Twitter, Facebook) Mainstream media articles Mentions of FLEET research in all media channels
6.4 Engage with key partners	Number of Briefings to government agencies and NGOs Public presentations annually
6.5 Empower FLEET members to communicate their own scientific work	Number of: Non-peer reviewed articles Members discussing their science on social media Members presenting their research in a public forum ECR and student members participating in Three-Minute Thesis, FameLab, Science in the Pub, and similar
6.6 Push the boundaries of what we’re doing in communications, seeking and championing communications “best practice”	Number of new initiatives each year