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Demand driven funding works
The challenge of effective funding of Australia’s universities is not to be fixed through retreating to a system of allocating universities limited numbers of university places. Demand driven funding works. Let’s not ruin it. As the Prime Minister said (29…
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IRU leads Australia in world’s top 100 universities under 50
IRU members have cemented their position in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s top 100 universities under 50 years old, with all participating IRU members listed. “The Times Higher Education rankings demonstrate IRU members’ commitment to exceptional learning…
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Government risks undermining its achievements
The 2013 Budget confirms the Government’s cuts to higher education investment. These put at risk the success of its higher education reforms through reducing the value of funding for university education, turning a payment to students eligible for Youth Allowance…
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Demand Driven System Fuels Growth in Science and Technology Students
It is going unnoticed that the demand driven expansion of universities places is raising the number of students studying science and technology degrees and health profession degrees at a much higher rate than the growth in business, law and arts…
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The impact of the HECS generation
The viability of HECS-HELP has been under scrutiny following the annual Grattan Institute report on Australian higher education. The attached document looks at the inevitable tendency for overall outstanding HECS debts to rise and why, and then at the implications…
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IRU welcomes new Minister, thanks retiring Minister
The IRU thanks outgoing Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research Senator Evans for his commitment to implementing the Government’s major university reforms and welcomes incoming Minister Mr Bowen to the portfolio. “I look forward to meeting Mr Bowen…
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Major reforms prospering but remain incomplete
The Government’s rejection of a significant additional investment in funding per student, as recommended by the Lomax-Smith review of university base funding, leaves the major reforms resulting from the 2008 Bradley review incomplete. “The Base Funding Review is an opportunity…
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Hard work and open, competitive funding underpins world leading research
“The Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) outcomes once again demonstrate that world-leading research is being done throughout the Innovative Research Universities,” said Professor Barney Glover, incoming IRU Chair and Vice-Chancellor Charles Darwin University. “ERA tells us that high-quality research…
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Further pressure on university capability
Government support for research and teaching suffers from two major reductions in future university funding announced in today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). However, at a time of great fiscal pressure the Government has maintained its commitment to research…
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Rankings – over 50% of Australia’s universities in the world’s top 500
Today’s release of the QS (Quacquaelli Symonds) World University rankings confirms Australia’s continued strong standing in the world rankings with 25 of Australia’s 39 universities in the world’s top 500. ‘There are at least 11,000 universities worldwide1. International rankings identify…
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IRU priorities for university base funding
The IRU identifies five priorities for Government action in response to the Report of the Base Funding Review (2011). The Government should commit to the Bradley review’s recommendation for a 10 per cent increase in Government base funding to universities…
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IRU welcomes united university Cabinet role and farewells Senator Carr
The IRU welcomes the Government’s decision to bring back together responsibility for higher education and research under the leadership of Senator Chris Evans, the Government Leader in the Senate. Today’s announcement of the new Gillard ministry also sees Senator Carr…
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