Category: News
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Go8 Media Release: New assessment proves the impact of university research – Go8
Research undertaken in the nation’s universities not only delivers in terms of quality but also delivers in terms of real-world impact on the everyday lives of Australians, the global community and business and industry – as verified by the Federal Government’s first assessment of research impact and engagement. The Impact…
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Go8 Submission: Innovation Metrics Review – March 2019 Consultation
Thank you for the opportunity to provide additional input to the Innovation Metrics Review by response to the ‘Improving Innovation Indicators’ Consultation paper released in March 2019. The Go8 also thanks the Review for the previous opportunities to discuss innovation metrics in detail through the Go8 Directorate’s discussion with and…
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Go8 Media Release: Australia’s Research Excellence confirmed – against the funding odds
The fourth ‘Excellence in Research for Australia’ (ERA) results – a Government funded assessment of Australia’s research quality – has again highlighted the research depth and capability of Australia’s university sector and confirmed the role of the Group of Eight (Go8) as Australia’s leading research-intensive universities. The Go8, which spends…
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Go8 Submision: Review of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
I am writing on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) in response to the Government’s Discussion Paper on the Review of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) that was issued in late 2018. As you would expect, the Go8 is closely engaged on issues relating to the quality, reputation and…
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Go8 Submission: Go8 Provider Category Standards
I am writing on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) in response to the Government’s Discussion Paper on the Review of the Higher Education Provider Category Standards that was issued in late 2018. The Go8 is closely engaged on issues relating to the quality, reputation and standards of Australian…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 welcomes Landmark Agreement between Australia and Indonesia
The Group of Eight (Go8), as Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, with seven of its members in the world’s top 100 universities, welcomes the announcement that Australia has today signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) with Indonesia. In 2016, the Go8 recommended to DFAT that the agreement include provisions allowing…
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Go8 Submission: Advice on Commercial Cheating in Higher Education
I am writing on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) in response to the Higher Education Standards Panel’s (HESP) advice on commercial cheating in higher education and the Government’s response to that advice. In short, the Go8 strongly agrees with the HESP that student academic misconduct, be it in…
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Go8 Submission – Performance-Based Funding for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme
The Group of Eight (Go8) writes in response to the Government’s Discussion Paper – Performance-Based Funding for the Commonwealth Grant Scheme. In discussion with both the Minister and the Department of Education and Training, I have directly raised the willingness of the Go8 to work constructively to develop a useful…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 again strengthens its industry links with France
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, will today sign a further series of MOUs with the Embassy of France and French companies, Naval Group and Thales. “France is a strategic partner of Australia and…
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In the Media: ‘Let there be no divide and conquer’: TAFE and top universities unite
‘Let there be no divide and conquer’: TAFE and top universities unite, THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD By Vicki Thomson 22 February 2019 A number of years ago, then federal education minister Simon Birmingham coined a phrase and used it often: “Education should be seen as from high chair to higher ed.”…
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In the Media: Elite universities and TAFE join forces to address ‘vast chasm’ in tertiary education
Elite universities and TAFE join forces to address ‘vast chasm’ in tertiary education, THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD By Fergus Hunter and Henrietta Cook 22 February 2019 Australia’s elite universities and the TAFE sector have joined forces to “draw a line in the political sand” over education policy, warning the nation’s…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 joins with TAFE Directors Australia to lobby for an altered post-secondary education emphasis – a targeted Demand Driven System
The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities is part of a rallying call, with TAFE Directors Australia (TDA), to an incoming Government to be strategic in how it approaches a seamless post-secondary education sector. Writing in today’s Fairfax Press, Go8 CE, Vicki Thomson and TDA CE,…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 welcomes ALP commitment to support for quality teacher education
Australia’s leading universities, the Group of Eight (Go8), has welcomed a commitment from the Federal Opposition to ensure high-achieving Australians are encouraged to consider teaching as a career. Go8 Chief Executive, Vicki Thomson, said “teaching as a profession is a national priority. We must do all we can to ensure…
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Go8 Submission: Consultation Paper on the Reallocation of Commonwealth Supported Places for enabling, Sub-Bachelor and Postgraduate Courses
I am writing on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) in response to the Consultation Paper on the reallocation of Commonwealth supported places for enabling, sub-bachelor and postgraduate courses (the Consultation Paper) issued by the Department of Education and Training in late 2018. As you will anticipate, the Go8…
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Go8 Submission: Consultation Paper on the Reallocation of Commonwealth Supported Places for Enabling, Sub-bachelor and Postgraduate Courses
I am writing on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) in response to the Consultation Paper on the reallocation of Commonwealth supported places for enabling, sub-bachelor and postgraduate courses (the Consultation Paper) issued by the Department of Education and Training in late 2018. As you will anticipate, the Go8…
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Go8 Media Release: Review of Defence Trade Controls Act heeds Go8 concerns
The Group of Eight Universities (Go8) which represent Australia’s leading research-intensive universities is pleased that the Review into the Defence Trade Controls Act conducted by Dr Vivienne Thom AM has understood the damage that could have been inflicted and the impossibility of complying with the Defence Department’s demands for increased…
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In the media: ABC Sunday Extra Interview with Professor Dawn Freshwater, Chair, Group of Eight and Vice Chancellor University of Western Australia
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Go8 Submission: Publication of Education Agent Performance Data
The Go8 understands the intent behind the decision to collect and monitor data on the performance of international education agents. We agree that maintaining the integrity of the Australian international education sector is an important factor in the ongoing success and reputation of our sector. We also understand that the…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 welcomes Professor Dawn Freshwater as 2019 Chair
In a potent affirmation of education and individual effort as the gateway to success – regardless of gender, socio-economic status or family impediments – the UK high school student who left school before sitting A levels, Professor Dawn Freshwater, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Western Australia, has become…
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Go8 Submission: Regional, Rural and Remote Education Strategy
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. Each year, Go8 universities deliver over 100,000 quality graduates, and welcome more than 30,000 students from regional, rural and remote areas of Australia. The Go8 continues to support…
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Go8 Publication: Facts of Distinction 2019
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 welcomes Government’s commitment to research infrastructure but denounces RBG cuts
The Group of Eight (Go8), comprising Australia’s research-intensive universities, welcomes the Australian Government’s continued commitment to national research infrastructure with Education Minister Dan Tehan’s confirmation of funding of $10 million for six projects. “The Go8 universities spend in excess of $6billion annually on research and it is pleasing to see…
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Go8 Submission: National Health and Medical Research Council Draft Input to consultation on draft Peer Review Guide
The Group of Eight (Go8) – representing Australia’s research-intensive universities – welcomes the opportunity to comment on the draft Peer Review Guide to support the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research. As a foundation principle, the Go8 strongly supports peer review as the internationally recognised standard of practice…
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Go8 Submission: Review of Freedom of Speech
The Group of Eight Universities (Go8) are Australia’s leading research-intensive universities. They are also Australia’s consistently top-ranked universities, with seven Go8 members in the world’s top 100 universities. From this proud position of significant responsibility for the development of the nation’s economic future, and the intellectual growth and well-being of…