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Innovative Research Universities has a new chair
Vice-chancellor of James Cook University Professor Simon Biggs has been appointed as the new chair of Innovative Research Universities (IRU)…
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Industry & Research
Innovative Research Universities outlines 20 ways it’s battling COVID-19, but more funding is needed
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has outlined how its members are tackling COVID-19 in Australia and throughout the Asia-Pacific…
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Policy & Reform
What do final school results really tell tertiary institutions? Opinion
With the recent release of VCE results, parents across Victoria have been eagerly hoping to find out what their children…
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News
Contract cheating draft legislation too heavy-handed: unis, students
A student helping out a struggling classmate might be worried they’re incriminating themselves should draft legislation to prohibit academic cheating…
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VET review: Professor urges schools to ditch VET/uni dichotomy
A Murdoch University professor has criticised schools for encouraging students to choose between a VET or university pathway. Barry Down, a VET…
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News
Vote down student loan levy: IRU’s message to senators
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) wants senators to quash a proposed charge on administering student loans. The group said the…
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Policy & Reform
Fare thee well, campus? Not for these universities
The world's oldest universities weren't just sites of learning. They were also civic, religious and social institutions. Without Oxford, Bologna and Al-Karueein…
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Funding
IRU says current funding model stifles innovation, calls for greater research autonomy
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group wants universities to have more say in how they spend their funding dollars. They say that…
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HECS legislation passes through Lower House
The federal government has scrapped plans to place a "lifetime cap" on student loans, but has been granted support from…
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Funding
Universities “not rolling in gold”: IRU
Conor King, executive director of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU), wants the government to know that universities aren't as cashed up as…
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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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Cautious response to funding changes
Reactions have been mixed to the announcement that reward funding would be restructured and a discount on HECS fees for…
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Planning for the next natural disaster
A number of universities spread around the nation are collaborating to assist in the response to fires, floods, hurricanes and…
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