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IRU submission: 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap
High quality and accessible Research Infrastructure: IRU submission to 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap To maximise its investment in Australia’s research system, the government needs to commit to long term investment in research infrastructure that is accessible to all researchers and…
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Improving equity in higher education participation – IRU response to HEPP evaluation
Without a constructive Government response to the evaluation, the next round of HEPPP cuts risks undermining a program critical for educating all students well. It is essential that the long-term program, sustains the incentive to enrol all suitable students regardless…
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Structural Review of NHMRC’s Grant Program: IRU Submission
The restructure of Australia’s health and medical research grants must retain the focus on supporting optimal research leading to the best possible health and medical outcomes for all Australians . The individual submissions of IRU member universities provide a detailed…
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TEQSA’s proposed External Reporting program: IRU Submission
The IRU supports the intention of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) to use its data sets to provide: better information about its actions; and evidence of broad trends about how higher education providers are achieving or not…
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Driving Innovation, Fairness and Excellence in Australian Higher Education
The experience of the past three years, 2013 to 2016, shows the great difficulty for implementing major changes to higher education funding and regulation as a single package. The need for change is driven by the impact of making university…
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Breaking the impasse – an effective process to assess Engagement and Impact: IRU Submission
The strong support for measuring the value of university research for end-users has been hindered by the lack of a viable way to do so. Discussion is caught between the difficulty of ascribing meaning to an array of data sets,…
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Sharper Incentives: proposed changes and rules for Research Block Grants – IRU submission
The essence of the 2015 Watt Review of Research Policy and Funding Arrangements proposals for research block grants is that universities should be responsible for the use of funds against the two prime purposes of supporting the universities’ research output…
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Medical Research Future Fund 5 Year Strategy – IRU submission
The MRFF five-year strategy should focus on: Research that leads to improved and equitable health outcomes across Australia. This can be achieved through targeting: the translation of health research; issues relating to health systems and the efficiency of delivery for…
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