Category: Media Releases and Statements
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Go8 Statement: Fairfax Media report
The Group of Eight has rejected reports in today’s Fairfax media (Saturday 22 September, 2018) that the new Federal Education Minister, Dan Tehan discussed with them the suggestion that students and activists who protest at a university event would have to pay for their own security. Go8 Chair, Professor Ian…
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Go8 Media Release: Poverty and Place Should not be a Barrier to a University Education
Australia’s leading universities, the Group of Eight (Go8), have welcomed a commitment from the Federal Opposition to boost funding to expand opportunities for students, regardless of their location and circumstance to attend university. The Opposition has committed $174 million over 10 years towards mentoring, support, and other specialised programs designed…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 scoops the pool at 2018 Eureka Awards
The Group of Eight (Go8) congratulates all winners at the 2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes held in Sydney last night and is proud to have captured the majority of the awards on offer. Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive of the Go8, said that the research on display at the Eureka Awards…
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Go8 Media Release: BCA contribution to post-secondary debate valuable but can go nowhere without a wide-ranging review
The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s eight leading-research universities, cautiously supports the intent of the Business Council of Australia’s Future Proof proposal for the reform of Australia’s post-secondary education and training sector. “Its release definitely reinforces the Go8’s strong stance that a comprehensive review of Australia’s postsecondary education…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 asks for stability with new Morrison ministerial line up
The Group of Eight universities (Go8), Australia’s leading research universities with seven of its members ranked in the world’s top 100 universities, says it is crying out for the political stability necessary to support Australia’s world class university sector. “By the nature of what we do, we are impacted by…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 again dominates Australia’s position in the Academic Ranking of World Universities
Six Go8 universities have again been placed in the top 100 universities by the most prestigious annual global rankings – the Academic Ranking of World Universities. “It is a ranking much welcomed, and deserved,” says Vicki Thomson Go8 Chief Executive. “As it is founded in our research capability, it provides…
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Go8’s annual contribution to the Australian economy at $66.4 billion
Australia’s Group of Eight universities contributed $66.4 billion to the national economy in a single year through the flow on effects of their research, graduates, international students and employment, a new report has found. The report from London Economics also reveals that for every $1 spent on research, around $10…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 Welcomes PM’s Commitment to Australia’s International Sector
The Group of Eight (Go8), comprising Australia’s leading, research-intensive universities, is pleased the Prime Minister has acknowledged the effort and relationships of Australia’s quality universities in underpinning Australia’s future security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking at Go8 member UNSW Sydney today, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reinforced that, in…
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Go8 Media Release: We are a poorer nation if we do not see the wisdom in valuing our entire post-secondary system
In a keynote address to the “Graduate Employment and Industry Partnership Forum”, Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson has addressed the perils for the nation’s economy of making those who do not wish to choose a university education “feel they are a nobody”, and also the perils to the economy of…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 supports the Varghese India Economic Strategy – a Helpful Template for Growth in India
The Group of Eight (Go8), which is comprised of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, is pleased to have its India development strategy endorsed so comprehensively within the “India Economic Strategy” released today. “We are particularly pleased to see so many of the findings from the work of our Go8-India PhD Advisory…
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Go8 Media Release: Drop in Government Investment in R&D is a Bad Result
The Group of Eight (Go8) – an alliance of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities – notes with disappointment the release of figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that show that State and Commonwealth Government investment in Research and Development (R&D) in 2016-17 dropped to a decadal low of 0.19%…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 signs letter of intent to establish two-way pilot research mobility program with France
In Paris today, the Group of Eight (Go8) set out its intention to develop a two-way research mobility program with France. Witnessed by Australia’s Governor General His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), the letter of intent was signed by Go8 Chair, Professor Ian Jacobs who…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 welcomes proposed changes to Foreign Influence Bill
The Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, has welcomed the decision of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) to hold hearings into the amendments suggested by the Attorney General’s department to the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS) Bill. As noted previously, the Go8…
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Media Release: Senate Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers – Go8 Opening Statement – Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive
SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF WORK AND WORKERS Senate Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers Public Hearing Go8 Opening Statement – Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive Thank you for the invitation to appear before you. The future of the students we enrol and graduate is front and…
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Canberra Giveth, and Taketh Away
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 as a new tax, and on the other we have funding certainty for research infrastructure and…
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Go8 Media Release: Research infrastructure investment plan underscores value of research to Australia’s economy
Australia’s leading research-intensive universities say the Government’s long-awaited response to the 2016 Research Infrastructure Roadmap underscores the critical value of research to the national economy. The Group of Eight’s (Go8) Chief Executive, Vicki Thomson, said collectively and individually, the Go8 universities have a significant role in leading, developing and managing…
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Go8 Media Release: Putting post-secondary education front and centre of nation’s future a welcome shift – Group of Eight
Australia’s leading research-intensive universities have welcomed the Federal Opposition’s commitment to put post-secondary education front and centre of our nation’s future with a commitment to ensuring our universities remain accessible to all who have the ‘ability and dedication’. Group of Eight (Go8) Chief Executive, Vicki Thomson, says the Demand Driven…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 welcomes MRFF funding announcements
The Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities welcomes the strategic and sensible Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Budget announcement of funding for long-term projects as part of a $6 billion investment in health and medical research. Go8 members invest some $2 billion each year in medical…
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Go8 Media Release: Research infrastructure funding a win, but R&D Tax Incentive an economic opportunity missed
The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, has welcomed the Budget announcement of additional research infrastructure funding. However, the reform of the R&D Tax Incentive, does disappointingly miss an opportunity Australia badly needs to drive greater research collaboration between business and universities. This is an avenue…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 and ACOSS sign ground-breaking equity agreement
The Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s eight leading research-intensive universities, and the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) are proud to announce that they have today signed a three-year collaboration agreement. Go8 Chief Executive, Ms Vicki Thomson said the agreement will facilitate policy dialogue and engagement to promote…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 to Conduct Ground Breaking Survey of PhD Outcomes
9 April 2018 Go8 to undertake first-in-Australia survey of PhD graduate outcomes and economic benefits The Group of Eight (Go8), which comprises Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, has invited more than 20,000 of its PhD graduates to provide information on their career outcomes at three, eight and 15 years after degree…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 Backs National Regional Higher Education Strategy Bill
Australia’s leading research-intensive universities have backed a push by the Independent Member for Indi, Ms. Cathy McGowan for the establishment of a National Regional Higher Education Strategy. The Group of Eight (Go8) is supportive of this initiative that seeks to ensure regional Australia has a comprehensive and coherent higher education…
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Go8 Media Release: Poverty should not be a barrier to a university education
Poverty should not be a barrier to a university education – Group of Eight Australia’s leading universities say a new Equity and Innovation Panel announced by the Federal Government this week is an important step in addressing equity and access to Australia’s university sector. Group of Eight (Go8) Chief Executive,…
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Go8 Media Release: New Global Talent Visa Key To Competitive Research Talent War
Australia’s leading research intensive universities say the Global Talent Scheme visa trial announced today by the Federal Government is strong recognition that as a nation we must remain competitive in the war for global talent if we are to advance our economy. The Group of Eight (Go8), which invests some…