Category: News
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Go8 Submission: Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of the Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP)
I am writing on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities to offer feedback to the Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of the Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP). Please note that what follows are high-level views of the Go8 network; member universities may make their own, more detailed submissions. The Go8…
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Go8 Media Release: Poverty and Place Should not be a Barrier to a University Education
Australia’s leading universities, the Group of Eight (Go8), have welcomed a commitment from the Federal Opposition to boost funding to expand opportunities for students, regardless of their location and circumstance to attend university. The Opposition has committed $174 million over 10 years towards mentoring, support, and other specialised programs designed…
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Go8 Submission: International Joint Science and Innovation Meetings
Germany 26 October 2018 Proposed location – Australia Update on collaborative activities identified at the last joint meeting (please see Attachment B) Engagement with Germany by the Go8 can be characterised in two ways · Institution-Institution – which each Go8 member will pursue; and · Go8 strategic collaboration which involves…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 scoops the pool at 2018 Eureka Awards
The Group of Eight (Go8) congratulates all winners at the 2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes held in Sydney last night and is proud to have captured the majority of the awards on offer. Vicki Thomson, Chief Executive of the Go8, said that the research on display at the Eureka Awards…
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In the media: Raise the Scarlet Standard High
AFR Higher Education Conference “Raise the Scarlet Standard High” Glyn Davis Vice-Chancellor, the University of Melbourne Thank you, Shadow Minister. My thanks to everyone for this nomination and award, and for those generous tributes. To be valued by peers is the most important recognition possible, and I am deeply grateful.…
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Go8 Media Release: BCA contribution to post-secondary debate valuable but can go nowhere without a wide-ranging review
The Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia’s eight leading-research universities, cautiously supports the intent of the Business Council of Australia’s Future Proof proposal for the reform of Australia’s post-secondary education and training sector. “Its release definitely reinforces the Go8’s strong stance that a comprehensive review of Australia’s postsecondary education…
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In the media: Research and Higher Education: How do Australian universities remain globally competitive?
29 August 2018 AFR Higher Education Summit KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Research and Higher Education. How do Australian universities remain globally competitive? Professor Ian Jacobs, Chair Go8 I start by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, the Boon Wurrung and Woiwurrung Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin…
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In the media: Unis deliver economic boost as well as skills
The West Australian 21 Aug 2018 by Dawn Freshwater Professor How do you measure and what counts as success? For some, it is reasonably easy — sales figures and KPIs achieved, meeting budget and other industry standard indicators of performance. But until now there has been no definitive measure of…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: We recognise that open expression on campus will sometimes lead to protests
Opinion Editorial: We recognise that open expression on campus will sometimes lead to protests Universities are intellectual spaces and censorship of opinion is not the right way to solve freedom of speech conflicts, says Dawn Freshwater Times Higher Education, August 27, 2018 by Dawn Freshwater Recently, a booking by an…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 asks for stability with new Morrison ministerial line up
The Group of Eight universities (Go8), Australia’s leading research universities with seven of its members ranked in the world’s top 100 universities, says it is crying out for the political stability necessary to support Australia’s world class university sector. “By the nature of what we do, we are impacted by…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Investment in research is vital to lifting Australia’s position on global university rankings
Financial Review Updated 27 August 2018 by Ian Jacobs Since Sydney University was established in 1850, universities, as part of the spectrum of post-secondary education, have supported Australia’s rise as a dynamic and wealthy nation. The value of post-secondary education in changing lives, creating opportunity and enhancing society – more than…
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In the media: Melbourne University vice chancellor Glyn Davis on funds, freedom and his future
Financial Review August 24 2018 by Robert Bolton Professor Glyn Davis, vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne and a leading advocate for and critic of Australia’s higher education system, is relaxed and ready to eat and talk. As we sit down at our table, the longtime owner of University Cafe…
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In the media: Universities report says students add $1.5 billion to Treasury revenue
SMH by Eryk Bagshaw 14 August 2018 Universities will use a new report that shows graduates are adding $1.5 billion each year in income tax revenue to pressure the Turnbull government to reconsider its funding for the sector. The London Economics report, commissioned by the Group of Eight universities, found…
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In the media: Opinion Editorial: Go8 and other Australian unis contribute to prosperity
The Australian by Vicki Thomson 15 August 2018 One of the oft-quoted challenges of the Australian university system — including the Group of Eight — is our historical inability to explain our value to the Australian community and government. As a result, our attempts are often misinterpreted as either spin…
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In the media: Group of Eight universities highlight economic impact
The Australian by Tim Dodd 14 August 2018 The elite Group of Eight universities says it has an outsized economic impact, creating benefits worth at least five times more valuable than the cost of running its research, teaching and other activities. A study commissioned by the Go8 says the eight…
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In the media: Group of Eight benefits for economy ‘bigger than Russell Group’s’
Group of Eight benefits for economy ‘bigger than Russell Group’s’ Australia’s top universities deliver greater economic benefits than their UK equivalents, study finds. THE by John Ross August 13 2018 Australia’s high-ranking universities wield more than 30 per cent extra economic clout than the UK grouping of research intensives that includes world-renowned institutions such as…
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In the media: Universities power the economy: study
The Australian by Elle Conway – AUGUST 14, 2018 Australia’s top universities contribute more than $66 billion to the national economy annually, a new study shows. A report from London Economics commissioned by the Group of Eight universities examined the economic effect of the unis’ research, graduates, international students and…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 again dominates Australia’s position in the Academic Ranking of World Universities
Six Go8 universities have again been placed in the top 100 universities by the most prestigious annual global rankings – the Academic Ranking of World Universities. “It is a ranking much welcomed, and deserved,” says Vicki Thomson Go8 Chief Executive. “As it is founded in our research capability, it provides…
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Australia’s hidden asset: Universities are the New Wealth of Nations
National Press Club Address Professor Ian Jacobs, Chair Group of Eight Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I want to start by acknowledging that we stand on the land of the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to them as the traditional custodians of the land and to their elders…
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Go8’s annual contribution to the Australian economy at $66.4 billion
Australia’s Group of Eight universities contributed $66.4 billion to the national economy in a single year through the flow on effects of their research, graduates, international students and employment, a new report has found. The report from London Economics also reveals that for every $1 spent on research, around $10…
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Go8 Media Release: Go8 Welcomes PM’s Commitment to Australia’s International Sector
The Group of Eight (Go8), comprising Australia’s leading, research-intensive universities, is pleased the Prime Minister has acknowledged the effort and relationships of Australia’s quality universities in underpinning Australia’s future security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking at Go8 member UNSW Sydney today, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reinforced that, in…
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Key Note Address to 3rd Annual Graduate Employment Outcomes & Industry Partnerships Forum, Sydney. We are a poorer nation if we do not see the wisdom in valuing our entire post-secondary system.
Thank you for the invitation. It is a great pleasure to be asked to speak at this Graduate Employment and Industry Partnerships Forum. It’s a subject I am very passionate about, so please bear with me as I give you some context to my passion. I guess one way to…
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Go8 Media Release: We are a poorer nation if we do not see the wisdom in valuing our entire post-secondary system
In a keynote address to the “Graduate Employment and Industry Partnership Forum”, Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson has addressed the perils for the nation’s economy of making those who do not wish to choose a university education “feel they are a nobody”, and also the perils to the economy of…
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Go8 Submission: Supplementary Review of the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012
I write further to the Go8’s 31 May 2018 submission to the Review of the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012, to provide a supplementary response, following on your invitation of 19 June 2018 seeking additional views. I understand you are calling for views on issues and proposals raised during the…