Pitch Stop

What is Pitch Stop

Pitch Stop is a pilot national research competition, launched by the NHVR to discover new postgraduate level research in the heavy vehicle sector. Communities can experience traumatic road accidents, health and supply problems, and environmental issues because of the many challenges within this industry.

The NHVR is seeking research to help improve the lives of drivers and communities, and the safety, sustainability and productivity of the sector.

Eligible topics include; freight, roads, safety, human factors, health and wellbeing, business, productivity, sustainability, communication, infrastructure, new technologies, driving related issues, legal, and engineering.

Research outside these topics that contributes to knowledge about the heavy vehicle sector is also welcomed.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Pitch Stop, an applicant’s postgraduate (postgraduate qualification includes Masters research degree, PhD or Postdoctoral fellowships) research must meet the following criteria.

Applicants must meet criteria 1:

1. Be your original research, focused on a topic related to heavy vehicles, that you have completed as a sole investigator.

And at least one of the following criteria between 2 and 5:

2. Currently active, or completed within the last five years at an Australian university or research institute.
3. Be a postgraduate research student of an Australian university or research institute who has passed the confirmation stage of a PhD.
4. Be a postgraduate student of an Australian university or research institute who has submitted a thesis for examination, with the approval of their supervisor.
5. Be conducting research in, or for, the transport sector in the last 12 months within five years of obtaining a postgraduate qualification.

You may be asked for proof of eligibility at any stage of the competition.

If you think your research is relevant to the heavy vehicle sector, please complete an application and participate in this exciting competition.

Entries are not restricted to the tertiary sector; we want to hear about research conducted in industry, government and other sectors. The NHVR will consider research topics that might not fit neatly with the above categories. Interdisciplinary research is strongly encouraged.