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Go8 urges deeper India research ties
Australia’s research-intensive universities are pushing for an even closer relationship with India, urging the two countries to establish a higher…
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Go8 unis call for defence collaboration
The Group of Eight universities have asked the federal government to back a new plan that will bring universities closer…
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Australia’s plan for short courses in international education gets a boost
The strategy to build six-month short courses, or microcredentials, into a new arm of Australia’s international education sector has received…
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Govt tweaks ministerial sign-off rule for international students
A new law requiring foreign postgraduate students to obtain ministerial approval before switching degrees has been amended by the Albanese…
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GO8 calls on govt to fund 1000 uni placements to fix rural health gap
Australia’s leading universities have asked the government to boost medical degree placements to relieve workforce shortages in rural and regional…
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Australia, UK to deepen research ties
Top universities in Australia and the UK will work more closely together following the passing of a historic trade agreement.…
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Bridging the ‘valley of death’: Positive response to research commercialisation fund
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement yesterday of a $2bn research commercialisation fund has been met with widespread positivity by the…
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Go8 dominates US global uni ranking
The Group of Eight (Go8) has made a clean sweep of the top Australian spots in the latest global university…
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Budget 2020-21: the sector reacts
The injection of an additional $1 billion for university research was the big-ticket item for higher education in last night’s…
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Universities Australia in discussions with government over foreign relations bill
Universities Australia’s chief executive Catriona Jackson says the peak body is in discussions with two government departments regarding the government’s…
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Universities react to China travel ban
Australia has closed its borders to most people travelling from or through mainland China to address concerns over the spread…
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Latest employer satisfaction survey holds a few surprises for Australia’s sandstone universities
In university education, teaching quality, research reputation and prestige are influential in students’ application choices, but the latest survey of…
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Budget roundup: universities say surplus a missed opportunity
The government is touting a $7.1 billion surplus in its latest Budget but universities aren’t celebrating. Universities Australia said the…
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Research benchmarking results released amid calls for a review of the system
Australia’s universities are celebrating their standing against an international benchmark but not all are happy with the overarching excellence in…
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Taken from Peter? Sector reacts to regional university funding
Regional university students need more support – but not at the expense of the base funding of Australia’s research. That’s…
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Unis to be free from foreign influence laws
The government has watered down its proposed anti-foreign spy legislation after universities claimed overreach. The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill initially arguably…
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Alma no matter: university choice barely impacts grad salaries
You know a paper is almost certainly ethically clean when it undermines its affiliated institutions' business models. Notwithstanding the fact that two…
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Go8 recommits to equity
The Group of Eight (Go8) cares about how students live. It has just signed a three-year collaboration agreement with the…
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Australia’s first survey of PhD graduate outcomes
In an Australian-first, Group of Eight universities will investigate and publish the extent to which PhD students contribute to the…
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Education sector responds to new innovation strategy
The newest national plan to increase innovation and productivity in Australia will rely heavily on universities to succeed, experts say.…
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Young: funding needs major overhaul
The Go8 has urged Australian senators to support federal government moves to deregulate university fees as part of a greater…
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Unis pleased with Canberra commitment
Australia’s university bodies have broadly expressed support for the federal budget, saying they believe it supports plans to improve access…
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IP law opens up patents for research
Changes to Australian intellectual property laws will help clear up legal ambiguities for researchers working in areas involving already patented…
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Group of Eight call for research funding change
The Group of Eight universities dominate Australian research activity, support and commercialisation but the organisation says that under current government…
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New focus for Go8 and UA
Two of higher education’s peak representative bodies, Universities Australia and the Group of Eight, are entering 2012 under new leadership…
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