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Concentration and diversity in Australian research funding, output and impact
IRU analysis on the past 20 years of research excellence in Australia
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September 8, 2025
Inquiry into the quality of governance in Australian higher education providers – Opening Statement, Paul Harris
Thank you for the opportunity to be here today – my name is Paul Harris and I am the Executive Director of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU). The IRU is a network of seven universities with over 200,000 students enrolled across 57 campuses and locations – 19 in metropolitan areas, 33 in regional areas and Read More
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July 21, 2025
Joint IRU and RUN statement – a sustainable and equitable international education system that benefits all Australians.
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) and the Regional Universities Network (RUN) – together representing 14 world-class Australian universities – have joined together to call for a positive and principles-based approach to securing the future of Australia’s international education system. The IRU and RUN believe that it is in the national interest that all universities and Read More
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April 14, 2025
Strategic Examination of R&D – IRU submission
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Strategic Examination of R&D (SERD). The SERD panel is tasked with exploring ways to optimise R&D investment, enhance research-industry collaboration, align efforts with national priorities, encourage industry innovation, and increase Australia’s R&D intensity. Lifting Australia’s R&D intensity to OECD levels requires significantly Read More
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July 25, 2025
Australian industry not playing ball on R&D collaboration
In Australia, the Labor government has recently completed the largest review of the university sector in 15 years (the Universities Accord process), has established a new Australian Tertiary Education Commission and is also mid-way through a major review of Australia’s research and innovation system – the Strategic Examination of R&D, or SERD. Both the Universities Read More
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July 21, 2025
IRU and RUN set out five point plan for a positive future for international education
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) and the Regional Universities Network (RUN), together representing 14 of Australia’s world-class universities, have today issued a joint statement with five key actions to deliver a more sustainable and equitable international education system that benefits all Australians. The IRU and RUN believe that it is in the national interest that Read More
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July 1, 2025
IRU welcomes critical higher education reforms that come into effect today
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes today’s introduction of Commonwealth Prac Payment scheme for nursing, midwifery, teaching and social work students, and the commencement of the new interim Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). The IRU has long advocated for a fairer and more balanced higher education system that better supports student success and ensures that Read More
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