Category: In the Media
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Go8 and other Australian unis contribute to prosperity
The Australian by Vicki Thomson 15 August 2018 One of the oft-quoted challenges of the Australian university system — including the Group of Eight — is our historical inability to explain our value to the Australian community and government. As a result, our attempts are often misinterpreted as either spin…
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In the media: Group of Eight universities highlight economic impact
The Australian by Tim Dodd 14 August 2018 The elite Group of Eight universities says it has an outsized economic impact, creating benefits worth at least five times more valuable than the cost of running its research, teaching and other activities. A study commissioned by the Go8 says the eight…
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In the media: Group of Eight benefits for economy ‘bigger than Russell Group’s’
Group of Eight benefits for economy ‘bigger than Russell Group’s’ Australia’s top universities deliver greater economic benefits than their UK equivalents, study finds. THE by John Ross August 13 2018 Australia’s high-ranking universities wield more than 30 per cent extra economic clout than the UK grouping of research intensives that includes world-renowned institutions such as…
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In the media: Universities power the economy: study
The Australian by Elle Conway – AUGUST 14, 2018 Australia’s top universities contribute more than $66 billion to the national economy annually, a new study shows. A report from London Economics commissioned by the Group of Eight universities examined the economic effect of the unis’ research, graduates, international students and…
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In the media: Australian University Sector – At the Policy and Political Mercy of ‘Fake Data’
EduData Summit Boston, United States Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive – Key Note Address – 18 June 2018 Australian University Sector – At the Policy and Political Mercy of ‘Fake Data’ Thankyou…and thankyou for inviting me to speak An Australian presence at Edudata conferences has become a given. It is one which…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Budget 2018: Canberra giveth, and Canberra taketh away
Budget 2018: Canberra giveth, and Canberra taketh away By Vicki Thomson The Australian May 16, 2018 The Turnbull government’s 2018 budget for higher education is a mixed bag. On the one hand we have a budget that leaves in place comprehensive funding cuts and introduces what can be described only…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial:: Science research needs a new fund to turn ideas into everyday products
Science research needs a new fund to turn ideas into everyday products Financial Review, Mar 18, 2018 by Ian Jacobs Our 2018 Australian of the Year, Professor Michelle Simmons, is celebrated as a scientist leading the world in quantum computing. Less well known is her role in driving commercialisation of…
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In the media: Go8 congratulates Australian of the Year 2018!
Congratulations Australian of the Year 2018! The Go8 is extremely proud and pleased to be the home of 2018 Australian of the Year, physics Professor Michelle Simmons. Professor Simmons of UNSW Sydney, is a world-leading researcher in quantum computing. Her research goal is to build a quantum computer that…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Universities need to get their own Gonski – not a gutting
Universities need to get their own Gonski – not a gutting Financial Review, Dec 20, 2017 Just one hour after being sworn in as New Zealand’s new prime minister, Jacinda Ardern confirmed her government would fast-track its staged free university tuition policy starting in January, sending a clear message of…
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In the media: Go8 warn: research university achievements and values under attack
Campus Morning Mail, 22 November 2017 “The erosion of trust in a post-truth society,” is undermining universities, the Group of Eight warns in a briefing for the annual meeting of the international umbrella body of associations of elite research institutions, in Brisbane next week. “In a world where alternative facts,…
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In the Media: Unis face ‘tide of hostility’ and loss of trust
The Australian, 8 November, 2017 By Rowan Callick Universities are encountering “a tide of community and political hostility”, according to the chief executive of the Group of Eight, representing leading Australian universities. Vicki Thomson told a conference in Shanghai on Tuesday that “the more available to the community a university…
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In the Media: Tabloid derision threatens Australia’s research capability, universities head says
The Guardian, 3 November 2017 By Michael McGowan The derision of academic research by tabloid newspapers risks undermining Australia’s research capabilities, the head of the Group of Eight has warned. This week the education minister, Simon Birmingham, announced the rollout of long-mooted plans to make the $3.5bn in funding that…
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In the media: Worries reforms to regional universities will hurt students
The Border Mail, 18 October 2017 By Shana Morgan Regional and metropolitan universities have urged federal senators to block the government’s planned changes to education funding and back Indi MP Cathy McGowan’s idea instead. The Group of Eight, made up of institutions such as the University of Melbourne and University…
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In the media: Video: Chris, from Whyalla #stopunicuts
[video: Chris, from Whyalla, is a former steelworker studying at UniSA to be a social worker. Chris wants an opportunity to give back to the community. A $2.8 billion cut to university funding doesn’t help. Video courtesy Universities Australia.
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In the media: Opinion Editorial:Simon Birmingham’s reform agenda is creating uncertainty for HSC students
Simon Birmingham’s reform agenda is creating uncertainty for HSC students published 17 October 2017 By Michael Spence With the Higher School Certificate written exams starting this week and the Senate in Canberra poised to debate major higher education reforms, this is a pivotal week for school leavers and universities. Year…
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In the media: Australia India – Unlimited Opportunities (UNSW)
[video: Ever wonder what happens to those old computers you throw out? E-waste is a huge problem accumulating around 20 – 40 million tons of toxic waste world-wide per annum. Prof Veena Sahajwalla, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology, UNSW, is revolutionising e-waste recycling and showing…
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In the media: Australia and India – Unlimited Opportunities
[video: Top Australian researchers at Monash University and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have formed a significant partnership to tackle Parkinson’s Disease using the latest stem cell research. Parkinson’s Disease, a disorder of the nervous system, affects millions of people globally. Austrade CEO, Stephanie Fahey, and Monash University VC,…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Group of Eight universities say Australia is falling behind in research and government doesn’t care
The Australian Financial Review, 24 September 2017 By Vicki Thomson Last week a front page headline of The Australian Financial Review shouted the warning “Nation losing innovation race”. It was a blunt message from Australia’s hand-picked and highly respected chief innovation guru Bill Ferris that Australia is lagging behind Singapore,…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Uni cuts put our skills and prosperity at risk
The West Australian, 27 September 2017 By Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice Chancellor, University of Western Australia Technology is rapidly changing the way we live and work, impacting every aspect of our lives. Careers that were once considered secure, are being disrupted by automation and robotics, amongst other forces. Unsurprisingly there…
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In the media: Radio: How does Australia compare in global education?
Listen to “How does Australia compare in global education” from The World Today with Eleanor Hall, ABC Radio Adelaide. Click the link below.
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In the media: Indian PhD students: Group of Eight seeks special visa class
The Australian, 30 August 2017 By Bernard Lane and John Ross The Group of Eight is pushing for a new visa class to attract PhD students as it seeks to unlock the potential of the Indian market. “A special class of visa for researchers and PhD graduates would counter the…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Proposed university funding cuts are an outrageous cash grab from young students and graduates
The Advertiser, 7 August 2017 By Vicki Thomson While the war of words on university-funding legislation rages in Canberra, it can indeed seem like some far away esoteric fight over a Budget cut. For South Australia it is anything but. What happens to the nation’s Universities affects South Australia per…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: It almost reads like a fairy tale … one with a very difficult ending. Its title is Privatisation by Stealth.
The Australian, 12 July 2017 By Vicki Thomson Once upon a time there was a land called Australia where higher education was so valued that its universities were almost totally funded by Government. Indeed, if we cast our minds back to the halcyon days of 1974, when the then Whitlam…
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In the media: Reforms make unis vulnerable, says Go8 chairman Peter Høj
The Australian, 28 June 2017 By Julie Hare Australian universities’ reliance on international students to fund basic teaching and research activities leaves the higher education sector financially vulnerable to any unforeseeable jolts in the market, Peter Hoj, chairman of the Group of Eight says. Proposed government funding cuts of $2.8…