Rosalynd Boxall

International research partnerships are increasingly central to institutional research strategies, but research offices face a practical challenge: how to translate broad strategic priorities into decisions about which partnerships to pursue, resource and sustain. This session presents the University of Auckland’s Partnership Prioritisation Framework, developed as part of a wider international research strategy. The Framework provides a common evidence-informed approach for assessing partnership opportunities against institutional priorities, research strengths, strategic objectives, reciprocity, impact, funding potential and risk. It is designed as a thinking tool that can be applied from institutional to researcher level, supporting more consistent decisions about where limited resources and effort should be deployed. The presentation will explore how the Framework is informing partnership development and supporting an international research funding pipeline. It will share early less