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Establishment of the Entrepreneurs’ Infrastructure Programme Discussion Paper: IRU Submission
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) are committed to expanding connections between industry and researchers. Presently, Australia ranks amongst the lowest performing nations in the OECD in terms of industry research activity and business interaction with publically funded research organisations. We…
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Using Eligible Students to Drive the Scholarship Fund
The Government proposal The Government’s proposal is that all universities and other providers allocate a proportion of fee income to support scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Each university would use the scholarship funds it raises to support its students,…
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Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014: IRU Submission
The IRU supports passage of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014. The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014 amends the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (TEQSA Act) to give effect…
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TEQSA Future Directions discussion papers- TEQSA regulatory processes, TEQSA’s regulatory risk framework: IRU Submission
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) strongly supports the conclusions of Professors Kwong Lee Dow’s and Valerie Braithwaite’s Review of higher education regulation. The Report is carefully argued and its conclusions nuanced. It argues that the response to it should showcase…
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IRU submission: review of demand driven funding
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) is a network of seven research intensive universities established in the outer urban areas of Australia’s capitals and in major regional cities to stimulate economic, community and individual advancement. We bring universities with comprehensive activities…
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Commission of Audit: submission from the Innovative Research Universities Overview
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Assessing the wider benefits arising from university-based research discussion paper: IRU Submission
Innovative Research Universities (IRU) members are eager to further the discussion on research impact and to contribute to the development of a national approach to communicating the benefits of Australian research and the development of any impact assessment exercise. The…
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Innovative Research Universities Response to Higher Education Standards Panel Call for Comment Number 2
The guiding principle that ERA performance reports are ‘not an appropriate requirement of minimum standards for research’ is welcome. The use of the term ‘fields of research’ used throughout the draft standards is prescriptive, and strongly linked to ERA assessments.…
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