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The take up of tertiary education
The IRU recently published a discussion paper, Towards a tertiary future, outlining our vision for tertiary education in Australia. A supplemental paper has now been published by the IRU, digging further into the data round applications, acceptance and completions. This includes breakdowns by state, gender, socioeconomic group and metro/non-metro areas.
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IRU publishes its vision for a tertiary future
Creating a coherent and stable tertiary education system should be a priority for the Australian Government following the 2019 election, Innovative Research Universities (IRU) has argued in a new discussion paper published by the group today (21 November 2018). Towards…
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Towards a Tertiary Future discussion paper
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) has published its contribution to the tertiary debate in a discussion paper titled 'Towards a Tertiary Future' (published 21 November 2018). In it, the IRU makes the case for a coherent tertiary education system that ensures each person has the opportunity and incentive to get the vocational and higher education qualifications, skills and knowledge to which they aspire.
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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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IRU Contribution to Higher Education and Research in Regional Australia
The IRU’s regional presence is strong within the health sciences, teaching 26% of the nation’s health students who are taught from regional based campuses. We teach roughly similar proportions of the nation’s health students in regional based campuses at the doctoral-level (26%), postgraduate coursework (31%) and bachelor-level (25%).
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New publication: Malaysia collaboration case studies
The IRU has launched a new booklet featuring four case studies from its collaboration with the Malaysia Research Universities Network (MRUN). 'The implications of Digital Learning' reports on the joint 'Teaching and Learning' projects undertaken by IRU and MRUN universities…
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IRU supports Labor funding announcement
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network has welcomed Labor’s announcement today that a Labor Government will boost funding underpinning low socioeconomic (SES) university attainment. Shadow Education Minister Tanya Plibersek said the money will go towards “mentoring, support, and other specialised…
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New ministers must bring coherence and stability back to university funding, says IRU
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has welcomed the announcement of Dan Tehan MP and Karen Andrews MP as the new Ministers for Education and Training; and the new Minister for Industry, Science and Technology respectively. Both ministers are well-placed…
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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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