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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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Freezing university education undermines future workforce
The Government’s planned freeze on university funding is a simple act of revenge that ignores the cogent reasons the Senate has not passed its last higher education package. Revenge is a dish best not eaten. Since 2012 the demand driven…
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Jenny Graves, La Trobe University Geneticist, wins 2017 Prime Minister’s Science Prize
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) congratulates La Trobe University geneticist and Distinguished Professor Jenny Graves, AO, on being awarded the 2017 Prime Minister’s Science Prize. Professor Jenny Graves AO has transformed our understanding of how humans and all vertebrate animals…
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What 23%? Slashing university funding cannot be masked by wishful thinking
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) urges the Senate to examine closely the claim that total university funding will increase if the HE reform package is passed. The claim is based on highly speculative assumptions that mask the real and calamitous…
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Western Sydney University signs onto IRU
Professor Barney Glover, Vice Chancellor of Western Sydney University (WSU) today signed WSU into the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) as the IRU renewed its Memorandum of Understanding. WSU’s membership gives the IRU a presence in Australia's third-largest and fastest growing…
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Western Sydney University joins IRU
Western Sydney University (WSU) confirmed today that it has accepted an invitation to join the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network. IRU Chair and Flinders University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Colin Stirling said, “WSU is well aligned with the ethos and values of…
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IRU Urges Senate to Reject Higher Education Legislation
In its submission to the Senate Education Committee the IRU calls on the Senate to reject the Government’s Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment Bill 2017. “How can we ask students to contribute more to get less in return?” asks Professor…
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IRU Endorses Opposition to Government Package
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) endorses the collective decision of Universities Australia and its members to oppose the Government’s higher education package. The package cuts university funding and increases the student charge. “How can we ask students to contribute more…
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