New IRU chair Simon Biggs talks to John Ross about his hopes for the Universities Accord. timeshighereducation.com/news/take-coll…

The IRU congratulates Professor Barney Glover AO Western Sydney University on his appointment as the new Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia. iru.edu.au/news/iru-congr…

“We thank Professor Mary O’Kane and the other members of the Accord panel...It is a major milestone for our sector and we fully support its focus on equitable and inclusive growth.” IRU response to the final Universities Accord report ☞ iru.edu.au/news/universit…

Fabulous work from the team at Western Sydney University! 👏👏

A glorious launch of the Flinders University Health and Medical Research Building where over 600 researchers will enable discovery of new treatment and care for Australians and beyond Universities Australia Innovative Research Universities (IRU) FlindersHMRI Flinders Caring Futures Institute Anthony Albanese Peter Malinauskas #fearless Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Read our response to the consultation draft of the Australian Government’s new International Education and Skills Strategic Framework: iru.edu.au/news/iru-respo…

The IRU welcomes today's announcement of the updated National Science and Research Priorities and National Science Statement - particularly the elevation of Indigenous knowledge systems. Read our statement: iru.edu.au/news/iru-suppo…

IRU Executive Director Paul Harris appeared at the Senate committee hearing into the ESOS Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 this morning. Read his full opening statement to the committee here: iru.edu.au/policy_submiss…

IRU Executive Director Paul Harris appeared at the Senate committee hearing into the ESOS Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 this morning. Read his full opening statement to the committee here: iru.edu.au/policy_submiss…

We thank the Minister for listening to the sector's concerns around Ministerial Direction 107 however its removal cannot wait. We call on the government to end unfair visa processing for international students ASAP and amend the ESOS Bill. ☞ iru.edu.au/news/innovativ…

Congratulations to IRU Indigenous Network members Professor Michelle Trudgett (Western Sydney University) and Associate Professor Michael Donovan (La Trobe University) on their appointment to the Australian Research Council’s Indigenous Forum 👏👏 arc.gov.au/news-publicati…

Congratulations to the IRU members who have been successful in the second round of the Microcredentials Pilot for Higher Education! ministers.education.gov.au/clare/more-mic…

The IRU welcomes the appointment of the Honourable @billshortenmp MP as the new Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Canberra. iru.edu.au/news/iru-welco…

Tom Boland, former Chief Executive of Ireland’s Higher Education Authority, is in Australia as our guest. In partnership with @MelbCSHE, he will be giving a free online seminar to discuss issues to consider when setting the ATEC. Register here: lnkd.in/gwd3TZFU

Want to help 300,000+ students and support a more equitable higher education system? Today we released a report that recommends reform of Job-Ready Graduates (JRG) that will immediately benefit 300,000 students - and that's only in stage one! iru.edu.au/wp-content/upl…

Our CEO Luke Sheehy met today with Tom Boland, former Chief Executive of the Higher Education Authority of Ireland, and Paul Harris, Executive Director of Innovative Research Universities (IRU). They discussed the Australian Tertiary Education Commission and the harmonisation of the tertiary sector.

This week, our Executive Director Paul Harris told the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee that JRG reform is a priority, as the primary driver of student debt is the cost to students of doing a degree. Read our report and modelling ☞ iru.edu.au/wp-content/upl…

Outstanding news from Flinders University 👏👏

Enriching interaction with members of Innovative Research Universities (IRU). Gained good insights on collaborative approaches between Indian Universities and Innovation Research Universities (IRU), a coalition of Public Universities across Australia. Invited the IRU Constituent Universities (Flinders

We join with the Regional Universities Network to call for strong political leadership to rectify the damage done to Australia’s higher education sector by Ministerial Direction 107. Read our joint statement: iru.edu.au/news/joint-iru…