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IRU Pre-Election Policy Statement
As the new government leads Australia into the future, the IRU is ready to work collaboratively and constructively on major policy challenges facing the nation.
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FEATURED POLICY SUBMISSIONS
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February 6, 2023
National Reconstruction Fund: IRU submission to consultation process
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources on the development of the National Reconstruction Fund (NRF). In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and at a time of significant demographic, technological and geopolitical change, we agree that government should focus on policy Read More
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December 19, 2022
Australian Universities Accord: Consultation on Terms of Reference
Executive Summary The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) warmly welcomes the Review of Australia’s Higher Education System as the first step towards a new Australian Universities Accord. At a time of significant global change, the Review provides an important opportunity to examine where the Australian university system is working well, and where reform is needed. The Read More
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December 14, 2022
Review of the Australian Research Council
Summary of IRU Recommendations 1. The primary purpose of the ARC is to support basic research across all non-medical disciplines. 2. A commitment to the peer review process (based on the Haldane Principle) should be included in the ARC Act, with limited Ministerial discretion and no National Interest Test statements. 3. The ARC Act should Read More
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NEWS
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February 27, 2023
Innovation that doesn’t make inequality worse
With a range of major policy reviews in 2023, the Australian Government has a unique opportunity to ensure that education, research and innovation policy deliver the broadest public value, rather than exacerbating inequality. In Australia, we often look to the United States for the lead on science and innovation. But there is an unresolved tension Read More
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February 20, 2023
IRU event to assess research assessment
This week, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) is bringing an international guest to Canberra to share insights into what Australia can learn from recent developments in the UK on research metrics and impact. Professor James Wilsdon, Director, Research on Research Institute and Professor of Research Policy, University College London, will be speaking at an event Read More
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February 16, 2023
Highlighting the impact of universities in their communities
As part of their 20th anniversary celebrations, the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) is hosting an international guest to put the spotlight on universities and their relationships with local communities. Natalie Day, the Head of Policy and Strategy at Sheffield Hallam University and the Policy Lead for the Civic University Network in the United Kingdom, will be speaking at Read More
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