Category: Publications and Submissions

9 August 2021 Ms Margaret LeggettAssistant SecretaryResearch Policy and Programs BranchHigher Education DivisionDepartment of Education, Skills and EmploymentBy Email Dear Ms Leggett, The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the consultation on the 2021-22 Budget measure, ‘Growing industry internships for research PhD Students through the…

2 August 2021Quality Initial Teacher Education Review SecretariatDepartment of Education, Skills and Employment The Group of Eight (Go8) is pleased to make this submission to the Quality Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Review. The Go8 represents Australia’s leading research-intensive universities with seven of its members ranked consistently in the world’s top…

Department of Education, Skills and EmploymentBy Email Introduction The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the development of Australia’s Strategy for International Education 2021-2030. Please note this submission represents the views of the Go8 which leads policy and advocacy for Australia’s consistently leading-research intensive universities with…

URCS SecretariatAustralian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment Executive Summary To create a collective dialogue between the business and university sectors, the Group of Eight (Go8) and IP Group Australia convened two roundtable discussions on the topic ‘Research-led recovery:  – how can Australia best leverage its university research excellence…

URCS SecretariatAustralian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the University Research Commercialisation Consultation Paper released on 26 February 2021. Please note that this submission represents the broad, collective views of the Go8, Australia’s leading-research intensive universities with seven of its…

Joint Standing Committee on TreatiesPO Box 6021Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 The Group of Eight (Go8) thanks the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCT) for the opportunity to submit to this review of the RCEP. Please note that this submission represents the broad, collective views of the Go8, Australia’s leading-research intensive…

The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (FADT) inquiry into funding for public research into foreign policy issues. Please note the following represents the views of the Go8 which leads policy and advocacy for…

Group of Eight universities have implemented a range of multi-pronged programs to detect and target risks to Australia’s national security. In many Go8 universities, leadership in coordinating counter-foreign interference measures is provided at Deputy Vice Chancellor level. Read the full publication: Go8 measures to safeguard Australia’s sensitive research

Senate Finance and Public Administration CommitteesPO Box 6100Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make this short submission on the Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020 and companion Data Availability and Transparency (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020. Please note the following represents the views of…

19 February 2021Attorney-General’s DepartmentBy Email The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission regarding the exposure draft of the Commonwealth Integrity Commission Bill. Please note this submission represents the views of the Go8 which leads policy and advocacy for Australia’s consistently leading-research intensive universities with seven…

12 February 2021 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and SecurityPO Box 6021Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 The Group of Eight (Go8), as Australia’s leading research-intensive universities (responsible for 70 per cent of the sector’s research) and with seven of its eight members ranked in the world’s top 100 universities, is pleased…

Department of Home Affairs The Group of Eight (Go8) is pleased to have the opportunity to make this submission on a subject which is clearly critical to the nation and to the Go8 as we enter into a very different economic future, as a result of COVID-19. Please note this…

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and SecurityPO Box 6021Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 The Group of Eight (Go8), comprises Australia’s leading research-intensive universities (responsible for 70 per cent of the sector’s research), with seven of its eight members ranked in the world’s top 100 universities. The Go8 is pleased to have…

Introduction The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a short response to the TEQSA discussion paper Making and assessing claims of scholarship and scholarly activity to inform the review of TEQSA’s Guidance Note on Scholarship. Please note that this submission represents the high-level views of the Go8,…

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6 November 2020Department of Education, Skills and EmploymentJob Ready Graduates TaskforceE: JobReadyGrads@dese.gov.au Introduction and Executive Summary The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a short submission to the consultation on the National Priorities and Industry Linkage Fund (NPILF). Please note that this submission represents the high-level views…

6 November 2020Office of the National Data Commissioner The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the exposure draft of the Data Availability and Transparency Bill. Please note that this submission represents the high-level views of the Go8, and our members may make their own,…

27 October 2020 Senate Education and Employment Legislation CommitteeE: eec.sen@aph.gov.au The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Category Standards and Other Measures) Bill 2020. Please note that this submission…

The high level dialogue with a select group of people with relevant expertise to create a list of recommendations on how to capitalise on the opportunities provided in the NEP to deepen Australian engagement with India, and to review how learnings from the NEP could benefit the Australian system. View…

Professor Sue ThomasChief Executive OfficerAustralian Research Council Dear Professor Thomas Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the ARC’s consultation on the Review of Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) and Engagement and Impact (EI) measures on behalf of the Group of Eight (Go8). I note that Go8 members…

25 September 2020 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade CommitteeDepartment of the SenatePO Box 6100Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 The Group of Eight (Go8) is pleased to have the opportunity to comment on Australia’s Foreign Relations (State and Territory Arrangements) Bill 2020.  Please note that this submission represents the views of the…

10 September 2020 Alan RaineCommittee SecretarySenate Education and Employment Legislation Committee Introduction and Executive Summary The Group of Eight (Go8) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee inquiry into the Higher Education Support Amendment (Job-Ready Graduates and Supporting Regional and Remote Students)…

31 August 2020 Ant BagshawDirector, Nous Group Dear Ant, Go8 Submission to the General Capabilities Framework for Tertiary Education The Group of Eight (Go8) thanks the Nous Group for the opportunity to submit to this consultation regarding the General Capabilities Framework proposal.  Please note that this submission represents the views…