Year 12 goes ahead – and so will 2021 university entry, says IRU The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has released a statement regarding the status of Year 12 high school students, whose study has been interrupted by the Coronavirus Read more

The seven universities of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group have pledged new support for students facing financial hardship, offering food packages, emergency cash and fee waivers to help students through the COVID-19 crisis. Some universities have also set up Read more

The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has welcomed confirmation that university students will be eligible for the Government’s fortnightly $550 Coronavirus supplement, initially available to jobseekers but not students. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann confirmed yesterday evening that the special ‘Coronavirus Read more

A free suite of resources to help prepare students, university staff and workplace supervisors for work integrated learning (WIL) has been uploaded to the IRU website. More than 30 learning modules, documents, videos and articles have been added to the Read more

Eleven research collaborations between Australian and Malaysian researchers are showcased in a new booklet published by the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network. The featured research projects were jointly undertaken by universities from across the IRU and the Malaysia Research Universities Read more

The following article by IRU Executive Director Conor King has been published as a comment piece by Education Review. Read the original article With the recent release of VCE results, parents across Victoria have been eagerly hoping to find out Read more

The IRU has published a new report exploring student understandings and concerns in relation to the collection and use of learning analytics. Titled “Learner Facing Analytics: Analysis of Student Perspectives”, the report is the result of a two-year student-focused project Read more

The IRU has given its backing to the following statement in support of scientific peer review, coordinated by the National Research and Innovation Alliance (NRIA): Australia cannot afford to compromise the principles underpinning scientific research The National Research and Innovation Read more

Professor Eeva Leinonen, Chair of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network, has welcomed the report into Performance-based funding for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme, saying the IRU will work constructively with the Government to get the performance-funding formula right. Vice-Chancellors from Read more

The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) network is intensifying its focus on health and medical research with the appointment of a new IRU Vice Chancellors’ Fellow for Medical Research. Brendon Douglas, previously the Director of Research at Charles Darwin University, will Read more