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IRU delegation to Malaysia
Today a delegation of research leaders from Innovative Research Universities (IRU) - a network of seven leading comprehensive Australian universities - begins a week long visit to Malaysia. The delegation will meet with government officials and academic leaders from Malaysian…
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Funding Higher Education
Base Funding for Higher Education: Exploring the possibilities Monday 30 April 2012 - The Centre for the Study of Higher Education held a national seminar on the Base Funding Review for higher education. The IRU Executive Director's presentation is attached.
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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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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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Report of the Base Funding Review
The base funding review report is a significant analysis of the complex questions about how best to support high quality education in our universities. The IRU is considering the report in detail to understand all its proposals for reform both…
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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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Innovative Research Universities: A leading part of Australia’s world class university system
In his David Davies Memorial Lecture (7 December 2011) Christopher Pyne, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training advances three main points to his theme of ‘excellence in universities’: that we should retain a focus on universities as places for…
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Cuts trim HE reforms to the bone
The Government’s two cuts to HE expenditure as part of its mid-year budget review preserve the essence of the Government’s agenda but remove one of few additional funding streams resulting from the Bradley Review. Restoring mathematics, statistics and science units…
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Transforming Australia’s University System
Today marks the passing of legislation through the Senate which will ensure from 2012 that all students who are ready for university will be able to gain a place. The bill creates a major transformation in higher education funding by…
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Disaster resilience: IRU research supports better preparation, response and adaptation for future disasters
Last night at Parliament House Canberra, Mr Jeffrey Bleich US Ambassador to Australia, launched IRU’s latest publication, “Disaster Resilience: Preparing, responding and adapting”, at a reception highlighting the network’s research strengths in this area. Launching the Brochure Mr Bleich commented,…
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Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand driven system and other changes) Bill 2011
The IRU supports passage through the House of Representatives of the Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand driven system and other changes) Bill 2011,scheduled for debate today [Wednesday 1 June 2011]. The legislation will ensure universities are funded for each student…
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University reforms remain on track
The 2011 Budget renews the Government’s support for the reform program it outlined in 2009. The major elements remain in place, notably: funding universities for all students they enroll from 2012; indexing funding by a more realistic measure to maintain…
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