FEATURED NEWS ARTICLES
IRU’s Executive Director Conor King has a comment piece in the Higher Education section of today’s edition of The Australian, reflecting on six years of Coalition government budgets. The full published text of the article is below – or you can read online at The Australian ($). Non-medical research loses again Across six budgets from Read more
The industries making the most use of high-quality university research have been revealed via the Australian Research Council (ARC) ‘Engagement and Impact’ assessment released today. The Engagement and Impact assessment provides the balance to the Excellence in Research for Australia assessment released earlier this week. It shows how and where the research is translated into Read more
25 Mar 2019
IRU report: Impact of the Demand Driven System
Ten years ago in May 2009, the then Government’s 2009 Federal Budget announced the uncapping of the number of funded places for undergraduate study. The uncapping of places became known as the “demand driven” system of higher education funding. The demand driven system ended in late 2017 when the Commonwealth Grant Scheme was frozen at Read more
Events
9-10 October 2018
2018 IRU Senior Leaders Forum
The annual IRU Senior Leaders Forum took place at Western Sydney University on 9 and 10 October 2018. Delegates for the Forum were nominated by IRU member universities. Full details of the event can be found on the Senior Leaders Forum 2018 page.
The next IRU Senior Leaders Forum is due to take place in July 2019. Further details to be announced.
All News
10 Apr 2019
IRU comment piece in The Australian
IRU’s Executive Director Conor King has a comment piece in the Higher Education section of today’s edition of The Australian, reflecting on six years of Coalition government budgets. The full published text of the article is below – or you Read more
29 Mar 2019
Engagement and impact assessment shows which industries take up research
The industries making the most use of high-quality university research have been revealed via the Australian Research Council (ARC) ‘Engagement and Impact’ assessment released today. The Engagement and Impact assessment provides the balance to the Excellence in Research for Australia Read more
27 Mar 2019
ERA proves Australian research is worth investing in
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has congratulated Australia’s researchers for the improved 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) results released today, which the IRU says proves the benefits of continued investment in the sector. The seven IRU universities Read more
25 Mar 2019
IRU report: Impact of the Demand Driven System
Ten years ago in May 2009, the then Government’s 2009 Federal Budget announced the uncapping of the number of funded places for undergraduate study. The uncapping of places became known as the “demand driven” system of higher education funding. The Read more
30 Jan 2019
Murdoch VC Eeva Leinonen becomes new IRU Chair
Vice-Chancellor of Murdoch University Professor Eeva Leinonen has begun a new role as Chair of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group for 2019 and 2020. Professor Leinonen takes up the position from Flinders University VC Colin Stirling who has completed Read more
17 Dec 2018
MYEFO hits universities with $130m a year funding cut
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group says universities are facing “another budget horror” after further cuts of $130 million each year were published in MYEFO documents today. The MYEFO papers state the Government will chop a total of $328.5 out Read more
29 Nov 2018
Tertiary education reviews must take whole sector approach
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has welcomed new commitments to tertiary education by both major political parties – but cautioned that any reviews must take a whole sector approach. In a speech at the Australian Academy of Science last Read more
21 Nov 2018
IRU publishes its vision for a tertiary future
Creating a coherent and stable tertiary education system should be a priority for the Australian Government following the 2019 election, Innovative Research Universities (IRU) has argued in a new discussion paper published by the group today (21 November 2018). Towards Read more
02 Nov 2018
Senate urged to vote down student loan ‘cost recovery’ levy
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group is urging Senators to vote down a proposed charge on administering student loans that will cost Australian universities millions of dollars a year. The Government is set to introduce the levy as a “cost Read more
26 Oct 2018
Education Minister ought to judge a book by more than its cover
The Innovative Research Universities (IRU) group has demanded a full explanation from the Government following news that former Education Minister Simon Birmingham blocked 11 humanities projects from receiving research funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). IRU Chair Professor Colin Read more
