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Universities Australia represents 38 of Australia's universities in the public interest, both nationally and internationally.

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Universities Australia supports continued collaboration through CRCs

Universities Australia welcomes the release of the Review of Australia's Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) program, announced by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator the Hon. Kim Carr. It provides a reinvigorated framework for linking researchers and industry. "Universities Australia is pleased the CRC Review ...read more or download

Chilean-Australian educational ties strengthened: Government of the Republic of Chile / Universities Australia JOINT MEDIA RELEASE

Universities Australia and the Government of the Republic of Chile today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will provide support for up to 500 Chilean PhD and Masters students each year to study in Australian universities over the next five to ten years. Cooperation between the countries will involve scholarships and exchange for PhD and Masters students ...read more or download

Joint media release by Universities Australia and the University Chancellors Council (UCC): Review of Higher Education Discussion Paper welcomed

Universities Australia and the University Chancellors’ Council welcomed the release of the much anticipated Review of Higher Education Review Discussion Paper by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Employment, Workplace Relations, and Social Inclusion, the Hon. Julia Gillard MP in Sydney today. The Discussion Paper’s release coincides with a joint ...read more or download

Joint media release by Universities Australia and the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI): Universities Australia and AAMRI support medical research funding

On the occasion of the Australian Society of Medical Research (ASMR) Medical Research Week, Universities Australia and the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) today reaffirmed their support for continued Government investment in health and medical research. “We are confident that the Review of the National Innovation System being undertaken by the...read more or download

Universities Australia Statement on the Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance Protocols Requirements and Other Matters)

Universities Australia supports the Government’s action in this session of Parliament to remove the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) as a legislated condition of funding for universities. “Universities Australia would welcome the removal of the HEWRRs as an indication from the Government that it is happy to loosen existing prescriptive requirements and allow universities...read more or download