Category: News
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Go8 Submission: Proposed Amendments to Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015 (Threshold Standards)
I am writing to you on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) following receipt by the Go8 Chair, Professor Dawn Freshwater of proposals by the Higher Education Standards Panel (HESP) to amend the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015 (Threshold Standards). This follows my letter on this same…
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Go8 Submission: Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment (Prohibiting Academic Cheating Services) Bill 2019
I am writing on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) in relation to the Government’s draft legislation to strengthen regulatory arrangements and build more robust arrangements to safeguard academic integrity in Australia’s university sector. The Government’s first phase response to recommendations from the Higher Education Standards Panel’s (HESP) work…
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Statement from the Group of Eight – Freedom of Speech is Fundamental to High Quality Universities
The Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, strongly asserts the importance of freedom of speech as fundamental to our capacity to maintain our global standing as high- quality universities. Achieving world class status – as confirmed by the recent 2020 QS World University Rankings in which six Go8…
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Go8 Media Release: QS University Rankings continue to illustrate Go8’s high international standing
The QS World University Rankings, released today, confirm the strength of the Australian university sector and specifically that of the Group of Eight (Go8) – Australia’s leading research-intensive universities with seven of its eight universities again in the world’s top 100. Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson said that the Go8…
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Go8 Submission: Review of the Melbourne Declaration
I am writing on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) in response to the Discussion Paper on the Review of the Melbourne Declaration that has been published by Education Council. I would also like to thank you bringing the Group of Eight into this consultation, following from the forum…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 Chair’s move to University of Auckland a significant loss to Australia’s higher education sector
Go8 Chair’s move to University of Auckland a significant loss to Australia’s higher education sector The Group of Eight (Go8) congratulates Go8 Chair and University of Western Australia (UWA) Vice Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater on the announcement that she will leave in March 2020 to take up the position of…
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Go8 Media Release: Group of Eight appreciates continuity of key portfolios in second Morrison Government
The Group of Eight (Go8) looks forward to working with the returned Morrison Government. As Australia’s leading research intensive universities, the Go8 works closely with a number of Ministers as it pursues its long-standing agenda of above-world-class global research collaborations, improved health outcomes for all Australians, and a successful completed…
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Go8 Submission: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Go8 Submission on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) The Group of Eight (Go8) thanks DFAT for the opportunity to comment on the negotiation of the RCEP. Please note that this submission represents the views of the Go8 network. Member universities may also make their own, more detailed submissions. The…
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Go8 Media Release: Group of Eight welcomes the newly elected Morrison Government
The Group of Eight, (Go8) Australia’s group of leading research-intensive Universities, welcomes the newly elected Morrison Government and looks forward to working in partnership to ensure continuing success for Australia by providing a world class higher education and research system. Go8 Chair and Vice Chancellor, University of Western Australia, Professor…
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Go8 Submission: Review of the ARC’s Implementation of the National Science and Research Priorities under the National Competitive Grants Program
Review of the ARC’s Implementation of the National Science and Research Priorities under the National Competitive Grants Program The Go8, comprising Australia’s research-intensive universities, are the single largest recipients of research funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and as such represent a significant part of the ARC’s core constituency.…
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Go8 Media Release: The Group of Eight hosts Chinese Graduate Employability Forum in Shanghai
The Group of Eight hosts Chinese Graduate Employability Forum in Shanghai The Group of Eight (Go8) is hosting 57 of China’s major companies at an Employability Forum aimed at ensuring the valued employability of its quality graduates when they return to China. “The Go8 has been enthused by the response…
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Go8 Media Release: Group of Eight welcomed to high level meetings in Beijing
The Group of Eight (Go8), continues its capability to build on its existing strong and lasting relationships at the highest levels of Government and education in China. Representing Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, with seven of its members in the world’s top 100, and with 99.6 per cent of its research…
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In the Media: Foreign student fees ‘can’t sustain research costs’
Foreign student fees ‘can’t sustain research costs’, THE AUSTRALIAN By Tim Dodd, Education Editor 15 May 2019 Australia’s eight research-intensive universities say they can’t go on relying on the fees paid by foreign students to fund their research programs. The heavy reliance of universities on foreign students, who paid nearly…
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In the Media: Research black hole plagues universities
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW Research black hole plagues universities By Robert Bolton, Education Editor 12:01AM MAY 13, 2019 The Group of Eight universities say Australia’s R&D capacity is going to take a hit because universities can no longer sustain a funding model which relies on foreign students to subsidise research. Last week…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 is highly supportive of Labor’s research and development (R&D) tax incentive policy
The Group of Eight (Go8) is highly supportive of Labor’s research and development (R&D) tax incentive policy The Go8 represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities with seven of its eight members ranked in the world’s top 100 universities. It spends $6 billion a year on research with 99.6 per cent of that…
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Go8 Publication: Priority Directions 2
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 Priority Directions for the success of Australia’s Higher Education sector
Go8 Priority Directions for the success of Australia’s Higher Education sector Go8-PriorityDirections2 Outstanding research and innovation has been at the core of Australia’s economic success in the past, and it will be vital to our successes in the future. The Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, is issuing…
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Go8 Publication: Allies In Excellence
Go8 Chair Professor Dawn Freshwater officially launched ‘Allies in Excellence’ at an event held at the Australian Embassy in Washington DC in April. The publication has been produced to mark a Go8 visit to a number of our US-based research partners and highlights a sample of Go8 research which, because…
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In the Media: Economic picture goes dark
Economic picture goes dark, THE AUSTRALIAN By Vicki Thomson 10 April 2019 While Josh Frydenberg has trumpeted that the federal budget is back in the black, in the cold hard light of day the picture for the nation’s research-intensive universities is dark and getting darker. Make no mistake, this is…
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Go8 Publication: Go8 Defence Capability Statement
The Go8 Defence Capability Statement was launched at the Summit by the Go8 Chair, Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice Chancellor of The University of Western Australia. It is a key guide for Defence and Defence Industry of what expertise, research foci, research collaborations and research infrastructure, relevant to defence, exist in…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 Hosts National Defence/Security Summit as the research and workforce leader in the nation’s security future
The Group of Eight (Go8), which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, with seven of its members in the world’s top 100 universities, is today hosting some 130 of the nation’s most integral Defence, Defence Industry and Security personnel. “The one-day closed meeting includes some of the Go8’s most senior researchers…
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Go8 Media Release: Shorten speech acknowledges the need for a strong and supported science and research sector
The Group of Eight (Go8) – which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities – has welcomed a commitment by the Federal Opposition to invest in science and research should they win the forthcoming election. Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson says Labor Leader Bill Shorten’s budget in reply speech emphasised the critical…
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Go8 Media Release: Cold hard light of day reveals ‘back in black’ budget gloom for nation’s research effort
The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, has warned that the Government’s ‘back in black’ budget will further impede the national research effort of Australia’s universities and undermine economic growth. Go8 Chief Executive, Vicki Thomson said the budget detail reveals cuts to the Australian Research Council…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 concerned over budget complacency towards universities
The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, say tonight’s Federal Budget is a missed opportunity for Australia’s university sector, their researchers and – most importantly – the nation’s economy. “Whilst we applaud the ongoing funding commitment to a 10-year, $5 billion investment plan for the Medical…