The Strategic Examination of Research and Development (SERD) final report, Ambitious Australia, leaves no doubt that research and development is…
March 17, 2026 Read more
Media Releases and Statements
We meet at a moment of significant global instability. Rising geopolitical tensions, the spread of misinformation and social division are…
March 12, 2026 Read more
Quotes attributable to Group of Eight Chief Executive Vicki Thomson: “The Australian Human Rights Commission’s Racism@Uni Study makes for sobering…
February 17, 2026 Read more
Opening statement by Group of Eight Chief Executive Vicki Thomson Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Committee….
February 13, 2026 Read more
The Group of Eight (Go8) has made clear that the 2026–27 Federal Budget is a critical test of the Government’s…
January 30, 2026 Read more
Group of Eight Chief Executive Vicki Thomson said the appointment of Emeritus Professor Glyn Davis AC as Interim Vice-Chancellor of…
January 12, 2026 Read more
The Group of Eight (Go8), representing Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, fully supports the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion…
January 9, 2026 Read more
The Group of Eight (Go8) is devastated by the passing of Professor Emma Johnston AO, Vice-Chancellor of the University of…
December 29, 2025 Read more
The Group of Eight (Go8), representing Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, has established an Expert Oversight and Implementation Committee on Antisemitism to lead…
December 18, 2025 Read more
The Group of Eight (Go8) – Australia’s leading universities – unequivocally condemns the heinous terrorist attack at Bondi Beach, which…
December 15, 2025 Read more