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IRU welcomes Australia’s New Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel AO
Innovative Research Universities (IRU) congratulates Dr Alan Finkel AO on his appointment as Australia’s new Chief Scientist. “His appointment will ensure the Government is well supported as it grapples with creating an effective, yet visionary mix of research, innovation and…
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Setting the scene for 2016 and beyond
The release today of Universities Australia (UA)'s Keep it Clever policy statement for the 2016 election sets the measure for our major political parties' higher education policies. Innovative Research Universities endorses UA's 8 Policy Principles. They lay down what is…
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Ministerial renewal chance to refresh policy
Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the appointment of Senator Simon Birmingham as Minister for Education and Training and Christopher Pyne's transition to the crucial Industry, Innovation and Science portfolio. These positions are critical to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's agenda to…
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Labor Back on Track
Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the release of Labor's higher education policy proposals promising higher public investment in universities. "These proposals build upon the groundwork that Labor had put in place when in government. We endorse in particular Labor's commitment…
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CRC renewal first step to drive industry led research
The Government’s endorsement of the review of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) is an important step to improving industry driven research. Making industry the driver of the CRCs, which requires industry-led Centres with a clear focus on industry based problems,…
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Value younger universities: IRU Members Recognised for Excellence
All six participating* IRU members remain in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s best 100 universities under 50 years old. “Our inclusion in these rankings once again demonstrates the exceptional research and teaching done across the IRU,” said…
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IRU commits to being universities of choice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff
The seven Innovative Research Universities (IRU) committed to being the universities of choice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff, today at Parliament House, Canberra. The IRU Statement of Intent sets out how the IRU members will implement…
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Professor John Dewar to Chair IRU
IRU is pleased to announce Professor John Dewar, Vice-Chancellor La Trobe University, will chair the IRU network of 7 universities for 2014 and 2015. “Over 2014 IRU will demonstrate the importance of IRU research, and work to ensure that government…
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Universities seek renewed focus
Australia’s Innovative Universities in Asia, released today, shows how IRU members have led universities’ engagement with Asia since the 1960s. “Our Universities have been engaged in Asia since foundation. We had the first Asian Studies degree and were among the…
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IRU welcomes Professor Sandra Harding as Universities Australia’s new Chair
The IRU welcome today’s announcement that Professor Sandra Harding will lead Australia’s universities through the 2013 election period as Universities Australia’s incoming Chair from 2 May 2013. As the nation approaches the September election, Australia’s education sector should be high…
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Act early, act local to save threatened landscapes
Australians have been urged to “act early, act local” to save large tracts of the Australian landscape from shifting into radically-altered states. A team of 26 leading ecologists from the Innovative Research Universities (IRUs) today released a list of the…
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Charles Darwin University joins Innovative Research Universities
Innovative Research Universities (IRU) expanded this week with the announcement that the Northern Territory’s Charles Darwin University (CDU) will join the network. Chair of IRU and Vice-Chancellor of James Cook University Professor Sandra Harding announced today that CDU has become…
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