The King’s-Australia Partnership Seed Fund supports research activities conducted by King's academics in collaboration with Australian researchers.

In late 2023, the Menzies Australia Institute awarded 11 research grants to support research collaboration between King’s staff and academic partners in Australia.

The fund offers up to £8,000 per project for King’s academics in any discipline to partner with researchers in Australia for research activities such as contributing to peer-reviewed research outputs, preparing bids for larger-scale research funding, developing international networks and/or capacity building for long-term partnerships.

Successful projects are using the funds to pursue research that aims to improve access equity in intensive care, examines how climate change shapes Australian politics, unearths the history of Ballarat in Victoria, and explores the role of trust in the governance of critical minerals in Ghana and Australia—among many others.

With support from the seed fund, Professor Emma Kowal from Deakin University was hosted by one of the fund recipients, Professor Anne Pollock, to deliver a a workshop and lecture on her 2023 book 'Haunting Biology: Science and Indigeneity in Australia'. Professor Pollock is Head of the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine and lead researcher on the ‘Race and the Biohumanities’ project, which received funding under this scheme.

The King’s-Australia Partnership Seed Fund will be inviting applications for the 2024 round in the summer.