Category: Media Releases and Statements

The Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s research-intensive universities and undertakes  some 70 per cent of all Australian university research, says it has no issue with accountability and transparency, nor with working in the national interest to protect that which must be protected. However, legislation to be debated in…

The Group of Eight (Go8) – Australia’s leading research-intensive universities with seven of its members ranked in the world’s top 100 universities – congratulates CSIRO’s Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley on her appointment as Australia’s Chief Scientist, and also congratulates the Morrison Government in making such a pertinent appointment for…

The Go8 appreciates the opportunity and it does enable me to update our views from our submission finalised in February. February was such a different world with a different migration emphasis. It was a world we had no idea could change so fast and deliver us so many new imperatives…

13 October 2020 Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade CommitteePublic Hearings Opening remarks from Group of Eight (Go8) Chief Executive Vicki Thomson representing Australia’s leading research-intensive universities with seven of its members in the world’s top 100 universities. The Go8 carries out 70 per cent of Australia’s university research and…

The Group of Eight (Go8) comprises Australia’s leading research-intensive universities and carries out some 70 per cent of Australian university research. Its globally renowned research is also rated at 99.6 per cent world class standard or above. “We know exactly what high quality research and researchers can do for every…

The Group of Eight (Go8), which comprises Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, looks forward to hearing the details of the Federal Government’s financial commitment to research funding as part of next week’s Federal Budget. In a wide ranging speech to the AFR Higher Education Conference today, the Federal Education Minister, Dan…

The Group of Eight (Go8) has released a blueprint for reform aimed at preserving the excellent research capacity and capabilities of Australia’s world-leading universities, essential for our economic recovery. Enabling Australia’s Economic Recovery Through Supporting Research Excellence sets out three achievable, logical recommendations to enable the continuation of research excellence,…

The Go8, which  represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities – say the proposed Australian Foreign Relations Bill as it relates to universities may not be proportionate to risk, may lead to over regulation and could undermine the good work that has been undertaken between universities and the Government in this area…

The Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, welcomes the Morrison Government’s announcement of new visa measures that will support Australia’s international students through the difficult times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession. As noted by the Hon Alan Tudge MP – Acting Minister for Immigration, and…

Following extensive consultation with Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan over past few weeks, the Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, is pleased sector representatives will be closely involved in the development of the Government’s post-COVID university research policy architecture. Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson says that…

ABC Radio – 19 June 2020 The Group of 8 Universities say while they welcome the government’s increase in places for domestic students, they think the government’s assumption that humanities degrees lead to fewer jobs is questionable. Representatives of nurses and teachers also have reservations about the new package despite…

The Group of Eight (Go8) represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities. The Go8 Board will work with the Australian Government to lead the nation out of recession, acknowledging the necessity for change across industry sectors, including Higher Education. Today’s announcement on the first phase of the Government’s post-COVID higher education reforms…

8 May 2020 The Go8 Board has met to determine next steps as its researchers and senior management teams work to support the Federal and State Governments on their targeted “Roadmaps to Recovery”. This follows the Go8 producing the only comprehensive evidence-based report on two exit and recovery strategies with…

8 May 2020 The Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, welcomes the announcement that the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) has now completed the domestic ratification process in Indonesia. “Agreements like this are more important now, than ever,” said Go8 Chief Executive, Vicki Thomson. “Australia has achieved…

An expert taskforce of more than 100 researchers drawn from across the Group of Eight (Go8) Universities has presented the Australian Government with a “Roadmap to Recovery”, a report aimed at helping Government plot the best path through COVID-19. The Report, the most comprehensive of its kind presented to Government,…

The Group of Eight (Go8) represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, with seven of its members ranked in the world’s top 100 universities. Those eight universities were the first to be heavily financially impacted by COVID-19 (from January) and are likely to continue to be the most affected and for the…

The Group of Eight (Go8) represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities and plays an integral and leading role in Australia’s essential AI research and planning. Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson says that “from our position leading a nation’s AI research and global collaborations, the Go8 has been especially keen to see…

The Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, supports and understands the medical advice behind the Government’s decision today to yet again continue its travel ban. The Government is clearly responding to increased numbers of cases in Australia and internationally and the Go8 will always support decisions that put…

The Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, supports and understands the medical advice behind the Government’s decision today to continue its travel ban. The Go8 has always held the strong position that it is not its place to request any lifting or partial lifting of this ban, and…

The Group of Eight (Go8) represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities with seven of its eight members ranked in the world’s top 100 universities. It also enrols 105,833 quality international students from China – one in three of the Chinese students who choose to study on-shore in Australia. The Go8 understands…

The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, and with seven of its members in the world’s top 100 universities, is home to 63 per cent of the Chinese university students who we are pleased have chosen to study in Australia. The Go8 must follow all directions…

A senior delegation of Group of Eight (Go8) international policy and research experts has joined representatives of nine of the world’s leading research university networks, including the Association of American Universities (AAU), the UK’s Russell Group, Canada’s U15, Germany’s U15, Japan’s RU11, and the League of European research Universities (LERU),…

The Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, recognises the value to Australia from today’s ratification of FTAs with Indonesia, Hong Kong and Peru. “The Government and the Parliament have worked assiduously to ensure this occurred, and the Go8 congratulates them for their efforts,” says Go8 Chief…

The Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s leading research universities, and the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), the peak body for the community services sector, today – 2 December 2019 – committed to a continuing joint student equity advocacy program aimed at a 2020 Federal Budget outcome. At…