Group of Eight
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Industry & Research
Go8 “roadmap” outlines how govt can get R&D to 3% GDP
Group of Eight universities have urged the federal government to adopt a 10-year plan to lift Australia’s investment in research…
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Top Stories
Unis to build AUKUS workforce
Engineering and defence efforts at universities are ramping up as vice-chancellors, educators and the federal government look to build a…
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News
ANU Vice-chancellor named Group of Eight Chair
Australian National University vice-chancellor and Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt has been appointed Chair of the Group of Eight. Professor…
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Industry & Research
NHMRC vows free access to research
A key federal government research body, the National Health and Medical Research Council, has struck a blow for open inquiry…
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International Education
UA chief explains why our international student market ‘still has a good story to tell’ – podcast
In a recent article published in The Conversation, Dr Peter Hurley from the Mitchell Institute argued that Australia’s international student…
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Sector responds positively to government’s commercialisation of research priority
Several of the higher education sector’s peak bodies and groups have welcomed the government’s wish to bring higher social and…
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International Education
Sociologist argues Australia’s universities are ‘addicted’ to China
University of Sydney sociologist Salvatore Babones has warned that some of Australia’s top universities are too dependent on China and…
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News
Foreign interference guidelines: What do they cover?
Universities have agreed to take on greater responsibilities to safeguard against foreign interference through new guidelines developed with government. Among…
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Visa fast-track for top talent ‘a win for everyone’
The government will fast-track visas for 5000 industry leaders every year as part of a global headhunting program. Immigration Minister David Coleman…
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Greens oppose increase in student fees
The Greens higher education spokeswoman Senator Lee Rhiannon said her party would oppose the push by the University of NSW…
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