Category: News
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Opening statement of the Go8 Chief Executive to the Trade Subcommittee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade on their inquiry into Australia’s tourism and international education sectors
Opening statement from Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive, The Group of Eight Thank you. Our starting point is twofold: International education is critical to supporting our nation’s strategic and foreign policy objectives. Secondly – the Go8 welcomes as international students those who will make quality graduates, therefore they must come to…
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Go8 submission on the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy Discussion Paper
The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2023-2030. Please note this submission represents the views of the Go8 network, and member universities may choose to make their own submissions. Please note that we are happy for this submission to be…
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Submission: Australian Universities Accord Panel Discussion Paper Consultation – 15 ideas to deliver a seamless tertiary education system
Go8 Submission – 15 ideas to deliver a seamless tertiary education systemDownload Summary of submissionDownload
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Media release: Go8 goes for bold – as Accord process to redesign the tertiary education sector demands no less
The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities – with seven of the eight members in the world’s top 100 – has chosen a bold approach for its submission to the Universities Accord, in what it describes as “a blank canvas, once in a generation” offer to…
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Debate@Go8 – Episode 24 – Professor Peter Høj AC
University of Adelaide VC Professor Peter Høj on ensuring our tertiary sector is fit for purpose in the decades ahead and what’s next for the proposed merger with the University of SA. Recorded April 2023.
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Go8 Submission to Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the provisions of the Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023
Committee SecretarySenate Education and Employment Committees The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the provisions of the Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023. Recognition of the importance of higher education The Go8 supports the…
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Media release: A National Research Strategy is needed to deliver national prosperity
It is essential that system-wide reform of Australia’s research sector be included in the Universities Accord considerations. Without this, Australia will be unable to tackle the current and future challenges facing us. University research is integral to the productivity gains that deliver economic growth and higher living standards; and even…
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Policy brief: National Research Strategy
Go8 Policy Brief – National Research StrategyDownload
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In the media: Universities are critical to achieving productivity gains says Go8
Vicki Thomson – The Australian – 21 March 2023 Australia has just embarked on the most wide-ranging review of its higher education sector in over four decades – the 12-month Universities Accord process. It seems somewhat serendipitous that, just as this is gaining momentum with its first round of consultations,…
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Go8 Submission to Australia’s National Battery Strategy
Department of Industry, Science and Resources The Group of Eight (Go8) is pleased to provide feedback on the Government’s National Battery Strategy issues paper. Please note that this submission represents the views of the Go8 network and member universities may wish to make their own individual submissions. The Go8 also…
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Media release: PC recognises universities’ role in future prosperity but misses the mark on R&D
The Productivity Commission’s Advancing Prosperity Report recognises that our universities are a central driver of Australia’s prosperity through their contribution to research and development, innovation and education. Group of Eight Chief Executive Vicki Thomson said the Go8’s submission to the Productivity Commission set out recommendations to boost productivity growth and…
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Go8 Submission to Australia’s National Battery Strategy
The Group of Eight (Go8) is pleased to provide feedback on the Government’s National Battery Strategy issues paper. Please note that this submission represents the views of the Go8 network and member universities may wish to make their own individual submissions. The Go8 also consents for this submission to be…
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Media release: A Modern Australian University System in the 21st Century
The Group of Eight (Go8) has outlined a broad vision for the future of Australia’s higher education sector in the first of a series of discussion papers to be released during the University Accord process. The Role of a Modern Australian University System in the 21st Century identifies opportunities and…
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Policy brief: The role of a modern Australian university system in the 21st century
Go8 Policy Brief – the role of a modern Australian university system in the 21st centuryDownload
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Debate@Go8 – Episode 23 – Australian Academy of Science President, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC
As Australia and India look to step up strategic and research partnerships, Debate@Go8 examines whether the misuse of technology from a security perspective is a real threat or does failure to engage globally pose a greater risk to our country’s future. Recorded February 2023.
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Opening Statement to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 – Vicki Thomson
Thank you and the Go8 appreciates this opportunity to expand on our submission of 29 November 2021 and to reiterate our key recommendations – which have not shifted significantly since that submission was made almost 16 months ago. It goes without saying that Go8 universities remain committed to protecting national…
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Debate@Go8 – Episode 22 – AI and robotics changing the way we live – USYD’s Professor Salah Sukkarieh
AI and robotics changing the way we live – the University of Sydney’s Professor Salah Sukkarieh. Recorded September 2022.
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Media release: Research universities play a vital role in protecting Australia’s national security
The Albanese Government’s response to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security report: National security risks affecting the Australian higher education and research sector, will build on the strong foundation Group of Eight (Go8) universities have in place to protect national security. Chief Executive Vicki Thomson said the Go8’s…
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Go8 submission on the implementation of the National Reconstruction Fund
National Reconstruction Fund Taskforce The Group of Eight (Go8) is pleased to provide feedback on the implementation of the Government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF). Please note that this submission represents the views of the Go8 network and member universities may wish to make their own individual submissions. The…
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Go8 Submission to Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) Discussion Paper (January 2023)
Jobs and Skills AustraliaDepartment of Employment and Workplace Relations The Group of Eight (Go8), as Australia’s leading research-intensive universities has been a leading advocate for the establishment of Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) and the critical role of universities in delivering the current and future workforce the nation needs. Collectively…
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Debate@Go8 – Episode 21 – Spiderman’s lifesaving venom research – UQ’s Professor Glenn King
Spiderman’s lifesaving venom research – the University of Queensland’s Professor Glenn King. Recorded September 2022.
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Go8 submission on the draft Terms of Reference for Jobs and Skills Australia’s Clean Energy Capacity Study
Jobs and Skills Australiavia email The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Terms of Reference for the Clean Energy Capacity Study that Jobs and Skills Australia has been commissioned to undertake on behalf of the Australian Government. Please note that this submission represents…
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Debate@Go8 – Episode 20 – God’s gift to women with Professor Ian Frazer
Immunologist and co-creator of the of the cervical cancer vaccine, Professor Ian Frazer. Recorded November 2022.
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Media release: Go8 supports expert health advice re COVID testing
Group of Eight Chief Executive Vicki Thomson said the Albanese Government’s announcement regarding COVID-19 testing for people travelling from China was a reasonable course of action under the current circumstances. “From the outset of the pandemic, Go8 members have always supported decisions based on expert health advice and will continue…