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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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FutureAsia: supporting Australia’s future in Asia
IRU welcomes the Australian Labor Party’s focus on deepening Australia’s engagement with Asia. IRU members have a foundational commitment to engagement with Asia, enjoying long-established links with Asian counterparts. As opportunities for Australian interaction with Asia grow, IRU members lead…
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LAUNCH: The IRU National Innovation Case Study Collection
BIRMINGHAM LAUNCHES THE IRU NATIONAL INNOVATION CASES STUDY COLLECTION– over 100 Best Practice Innovations for Student and Graduate Success Minister for Education and Training Senator Simon Birmingham launches the IRU National Innovation Case Study Collection at Flinders University in Adelaide…
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A Dodgy Chart Does Not a Good Case Make
The Report of the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee into the Government’s higher education package sheds little new light but it does include a notably dodgy chart that undermines, not supports, the Minister’s rhetoric about higher education funding growing…
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A dodgy chart does not a good case make
The Report of the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee into the Government’s higher education package sheds little new light but it does include a notably dodgy chart that undermines, not supports, the Minister’s rhetoric about higher education funding 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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Universities are not rolling in gold: Average funding per student and other funding facts
IRU members oppose the Government’s Higher Education package. It does not address the key issue of ensuring needed level of resources for universities while effectively balancing Government investment with student contributions. Students need better resourced universities, not to pay more…
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Addressing sexual assault and harassment on university campuses
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) supports the range of measures being taken by Australian universities to better understand the extent of sexual assault and harassment experienced by their students, including the release today of the results of the Australian Human…
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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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Transparency cuts both ways: the Government should publish higher education funding data
Two weeks after the Government announced The Higher Education Reform Package we are little closer to knowing the funding detail of the full suite of higher education programs for 2018 to 2020. Just as the higher education sector should be…
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