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Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018 – IRU response
Executive Summary The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee on the Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018. The Bill proposes to amend the Australian…
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Higher Education Research Commercialisation IP Framework – IRU Response
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) support the Australian Government’s intention to incentivise and increase partnerships between businesses and universities through research commercialisation. By better facilitating commercialisation and translation, we can further strengthen our national capacity to invest in research and…
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Strengthening Australia’s cyber security regulations and incentives: IRU response
The Innovative Research Universities supports the suite of initiatives in Strengthening Australia’s cyber security regulations and incentives. The IRU acknowledges that a core aim of the proposed regulatory reforms is to counter the social and economic impacts of widespread but…
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Growing industry internships for research PhD students through the Research Training Program – IRU Response
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) supports the Australian Government’s intention to provide additional funding and financial incentives to support PhD industry internships. IRU members have strong and established engagements with industry and local communities, which are leveraged in existing PhD…
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Review of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 and Statutory Review of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security IRU opening statement The Innovative Research Universities welcomes the opportunity to engage with the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security concerning the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (the Act) and…
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Development of a sample learner profile: utility, with fairness and inclusion
Overview There is considerable value from a well-developed learner profile that captures the breadth of information about an individual school leaver. To focus the learner profile on: assisting the school leaver to work with education providers to identify the right…
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Australian Strategy for International Education 2021-2030: IRU response
International education and international research linkages are essential elements of a world standard university system for Australia. The Australian Government’s 2016 National Strategy for International Education 2025 was a major recognition of this and the Coalition Government’s commitment to a…
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Australia’s skilled migration program: second submission
Australia’s skilled migration program IRU Submission Recommendations The Innovative Research Universities recommends that the Joint Standing Committee on Migration should: endorse the link between attracting international students and attracting skilled migrants. The two sets of policies have significant natural overlap…
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