Category: In the Media
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Leading universities offer ‘best minds and expertise’ to assist bushfire victims
Nick O’Malley – The Sydney Morning Herald – January 7, 2020 The nation’s leading universities are mobilising to provide immediate support to students, families, communities and businesses hit by the bushfire crisis after discussions between the Group of Eight major universities and federal Education Minister Dan Tehan. In the short…
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Universities warned over ties to Chinese military
Representing Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, with seven of its members ranked in the world’s top 100, Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson speaks to the ABC’s AM program on November 26 2019 following the release of the Australian Strategic Policy Unit’s (ASPI’s) “The China Defence Universities Tracker”. Listen via the ABC
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Australian universities step up engagement with India
Dawn Freshwater, THE AUSTRALIAN In the past decades, Australian universities have learned that they must adapt or perish. There is no quick death for universities, whose buildings may have stood for decades or centuries. The sledgehammers of the higher education sector take the form of rankings and perceived relevance: less…
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Go8 In the Media: Universities happy to cooperate in securing the national interest
Universities happy to cooperate in securing the national interest, THE AUSTRALIAN By Vicki Thomson When the government and Australia’s security agencies approached the Group of Eight to assist with development of the Guidelines to Counter Foreign Interference in the University Sector, we entered uncharted waters. Our universities fiercely protect the…
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Go8 In the Media: Group of Eight doubles down on China for research
Group of Eight doubles down on China for research, THE AUSTRALIAN By Tim Dodd, Higher Education Editor 16 October 2019 The Group of Eight universities have doubled down on their commitment to China through a new agreement with universities there to increase collaboration in cutting-edge research and create dialogue in…
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Go8 In the Media: In uncertain times, there’s a clear pathway to prosperity
In uncertain times, there’s a clear pathway to prosperity, THE AUSTRALIAN By Dawn Freshwater 9 October 2019 A new data set released this week has confirmed what many of us have always known: going to university makes personal economic sense for our graduates. The data shows that 91.1 per cent…
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Go8 In the Media: Push to join $161bn EU research fund
Push to join $161bn EU research fund, THE AUSTRALIAN Exclusive by Tim Dodd – Higher Education Editor 9 October 2019 Universities and business are pushing for Australia to join the world’s biggest research and innovation fund, the planned €100bn ($161bn) Horizon Europe initiative run by the European Union that will operate…
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Go8 In the Media: Safeguarding the future of Australian research and higher education
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) By Vicki Thomson 6 September 2019 Group of Eight (Go8) CEO, Vicki Thomson, reflects on the importance of the higher education and research sectors to the Australian economy and the ways in which we can ensure their continued growth. Higher education and research…
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Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The University of Sydney interview with ABC radio
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Go8 In the Media: Kowtowing to politicians is shameful and wrong | Times Higher Education (THE)
Kowtowing to politicians is shameful and wrong, TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION By Dawn Freshwater 8 August 2019 We’ve all heard, again and again, about the importance of supplying the world with students who are “job-ready”, in a world where roles appear, disappear and change all the time. But what does that…
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In the Media: Foreign student fees ‘can’t sustain research costs’
Foreign student fees ‘can’t sustain research costs’, THE AUSTRALIAN By Tim Dodd, Education Editor 15 May 2019 Australia’s eight research-intensive universities say they can’t go on relying on the fees paid by foreign students to fund their research programs. The heavy reliance of universities on foreign students, who paid nearly…
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In the Media: Economic picture goes dark
Economic picture goes dark, THE AUSTRALIAN By Vicki Thomson 10 April 2019 While Josh Frydenberg has trumpeted that the federal budget is back in the black, in the cold hard light of day the picture for the nation’s research-intensive universities is dark and getting darker. Make no mistake, this is…
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In the Media: ‘Let there be no divide and conquer’: TAFE and top universities unite
‘Let there be no divide and conquer’: TAFE and top universities unite, THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD By Vicki Thomson 22 February 2019 A number of years ago, then federal education minister Simon Birmingham coined a phrase and used it often: “Education should be seen as from high chair to higher ed.”…
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In the Media: Elite universities and TAFE join forces to address ‘vast chasm’ in tertiary education
Elite universities and TAFE join forces to address ‘vast chasm’ in tertiary education, THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD By Fergus Hunter and Henrietta Cook 22 February 2019 Australia’s elite universities and the TAFE sector have joined forces to “draw a line in the political sand” over education policy, warning the nation’s…
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In the media: ABC Sunday Extra Interview with Professor Dawn Freshwater, Chair, Group of Eight and Vice Chancellor University of Western Australia
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In the media: Political interference in peer review process starts a slippery slope to disaster
The Australian, 31 October 2018. When politicians insert themselves into the nation’s research peer review process, they not only break convention almost as sacred as the separation of powers, they trash Australia’s research capability and its university sector in the eyes of the world, with the stroke of an ideological…
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In the media: Universities call for more transparency around research grants
Australia’s leading universities are calling for more transparency in how research grants are approved, after it was revealed the Education Minister knocked back 11 projects that had already been ticked off by an independent board. Simon Birmingham says he’s confident most Australians would believe the money is better directed to…
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In the media: Raise the Scarlet Standard High
AFR Higher Education Conference “Raise the Scarlet Standard High” Glyn Davis Vice-Chancellor, the University of Melbourne Thank you, Shadow Minister. My thanks to everyone for this nomination and award, and for those generous tributes. To be valued by peers is the most important recognition possible, and I am deeply grateful.…
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In the media: Research and Higher Education: How do Australian universities remain globally competitive?
29 August 2018 AFR Higher Education Summit KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Research and Higher Education. How do Australian universities remain globally competitive? Professor Ian Jacobs, Chair Go8 I start by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin…
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In the media: Unis deliver economic boost as well as skills
The West Australian 21 Aug 2018 by Dawn Freshwater Professor How do you measure and what counts as success? For some, it is reasonably easy — sales figures and KPIs achieved, meeting budget and other industry standard indicators of performance. But until now there has been no definitive measure of…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: We recognise that open expression on campus will sometimes lead to protests
Opinion Editorial: We recognise that open expression on campus will sometimes lead to protests Universities are intellectual spaces and censorship of opinion is not the right way to solve freedom of speech conflicts, says Dawn Freshwater Times Higher Education, August 27, 2018 by Dawn Freshwater Recently, a booking by an…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Investment in research is vital to lifting Australia’s position on global university rankings
Financial Review Updated 27 August 2018 by Ian Jacobs Since Sydney University was established in 1850, universities, as part of the spectrum of post-secondary education, have supported Australia’s rise as a dynamic and wealthy nation. The value of post-secondary education in changing lives, creating opportunity and enhancing society – more than…
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In the media: Melbourne University vice chancellor Glyn Davis on funds, freedom and his future
Financial Review August 24 2018 by Robert Bolton Professor Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne and a leading advocate for and critic of Australia’s higher education system, is relaxed and ready to eat and talk. As we sit down at our table, the longtime owner of University Cafe…
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In the media: Universities report says students add $1.5 billion to Treasury revenue
SMH by Eryk Bagshaw 14 August 2018 Universities will use a new report that shows graduates are adding $1.5 billion each year in income tax revenue to pressure the Turnbull government to reconsider its funding for the sector. The London Economics report, commissioned by the Group of Eight universities, found…