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MYEFO hits universities with $130m a year funding cut
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group says universities are facing “another budget horror” after further cuts of $130 million each year were published in MYEFO documents today. The MYEFO papers state the Government will chop a total of $328.5 out…
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Tertiary education reviews must take whole sector approach
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has welcomed new commitments to tertiary education by both major political parties – but cautioned that any reviews must take a whole sector approach. In a speech at the Australian Academy of Science last…
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Senate urged to vote down student loan ‘cost recovery’ levy
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group is urging Senators to vote down a proposed charge on administering student loans that will cost Australian universities millions of dollars a year. The Government is set to introduce the levy as a “cost…
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Education Minister ought to judge a book by more than its cover
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has demanded a full explanation from the Government following news that former Education Minister Simon Birmingham blocked 11 humanities projects from receiving research funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). IRU Chair Professor Colin…
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University chiefs set to consider future role of campuses at IRU Senior Leaders Forum
Seventy senior university executives will come together next week (8-10 October) to discuss the evolving role of higher education precincts in urban areas and universities’ challenge to keep physical campuses relevant in the digital age. Vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, deans, directors…
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Universities need more freedom over research decisions: IRU
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group, which represents seven comprehensive universities across Australia, has called on the Government to give universities more flexibility about how they spend billions of dollars of research funding each year. Of the $5.3 billion in…
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Australian researchers’ productivity boom
University researchers have provided Australia with a research productivity boom, according to new analysis by the Innovative Research Universities (IRU), including more than doubling their research output compared to just a decade ago. The IRU has found the total number…
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33,000 more students for regional Australia – so why stop now?
The number of students enrolled at university campuses in regional Australia has grown by around 33,000 in five years, according to new analysis by the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) – though further growth will be hard because there is no…
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IRU students set to study in France after Embassy scholarship deal
Students at Innovative Research Universities (IRU) campuses will get the chance to spend up to six months in France following an agreement between the IRU and the Embassy of France. The Nicolas Baudin Internship in France Student Mobility Program will…
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IRU appoints new Vice Chancellors’ Fellow
The IRU has appointed its second Vice-Chancellors’ Fellow to pursue its commitment to better student and graduate success. Dr Amani Bell will take up the position from 1 April 2018, joining the IRU network from her current role as an…
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Minister must listen to Liberal colleagues and reject lifetime student loan limits
Education Minister Senator Simon Birmingham should reverse plans to introduce a lifetime cap on student loans following a Bill committee report rejecting the idea, the IRU said today. The Government plans to introduce a maximum lifetime limit of $104,440 for…
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IRU responds to Labor plans for HE inquiry
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the Australian Labor Party’s recognition that universities and TAFEs are central to post-school education and universities to our research system. All Australians need to complete year 12 and then complete at least one further…
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