Debate@Go8 Mini: Professor Libby Hackett, Chief Executive, The Russell Group of Universities
In this Debate@Go8 Mini from a trip to Europe and the UK, Group of Eight CE Vicki Thomson catches up with both an old friend and the chief of another of our sister organisations: Professor Libby Hackett from the Russell Group of Universities. Vicki and Professor Hackett chat about how research and the research-intensive universities they each represent are critical assets underpinning the national capability of their respective countries – from jobs and economic growth, to national security, health or critical technology breakthroughs. Recorded November 2026.
