QCIF’s members are currently six Queensland universities: The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Griffith University, James Cook University, CQUniversity, and the University of Southern Queensland. The University of the Sunshine Coast is an associate member.
QCIF is funded through its members, grants from the Queensland Government, project-based funding from the Federal Government and other organisations, and via subscriptions to QCIF’s data management tool ReDBox.
QCIF is an active participant in the high-performance research infrastructure initiatives funded by the Federal Government via its National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) program.
Together with its members, QCIF co-funds a nationwide network of high-performance infrastructure, and a team of member employees providing support and development services, for the benefit of researchers and businesses throughout Australia.
QCIF provides and promotes eResearch services by:
- Stimulating the application of the high-performance infrastructure
- Co-developing software tools with users to facilitate computation, modelling, analysis and data management
- Providing support, training, and expertise in the use of infrastructure and services
- Facilitating funding from the Commonwealth eResearch organisations for research infrastructure development projects located in Queensland
- Engaging industry with research communities to foster industry-oriented research and development projects (for both small-to-medium enterprises and large strategic industry opportunities) through an Industry Innovation program.
QCIF is strategically positioned in a fast-moving, rapidly evolving field that will have major impacts on the excellence of future research and on the strength of the economy of Queensland.
