The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has a new member in Charles Sturt University. CSU decided to join RUN to help advocate for regional universities, their students and communities. It has campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Port Macquarie and Wagga ...
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Regional university students need more support – but not at the expense of the base funding of Australia’s research. That’s the call from leading universities, unions and peak bodies following Minister for Education Dan Tehan’s pledge of $135m for regional ...
More »Regional unis request strategic overhaul
Despite rural, regional and remote universities being 'anchor institutions' – the economic and intellectual hearts of their respective towns – they're not recognised as such by the federal government. That's the key message of the Regional Universities Network (RUN)'s new National Regional ...
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Australia’s university bodies have broadly expressed support for the federal budget, saying they believe it supports plans to improve access to higher education. Griffith University vice-chancellor Ian O’Connor, the chair of Innovative Research Universities, said in a statement that he ...
More »Regional network goes online
The Regional Universities Network (RUN) launched its new website last week, the latest move from an organisation that only formed in October last year but which is rapidly gaining ground. The website will present both a united public face for ...
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