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Universities Australia National Policy Forum - Climate Change

Catch up on the Universities Australia Climate forum held at Parliament House, Canberra on 18 March 2010.

Follow the full presentation (audio + powerpoints) via AusSMC’s webex webinar

Session 1: Climate change in Australia today – the evidence    audio   slides
Session 2: Australian research that reveals the future of climate change – certainties and uncertainties    audio    slides
Session 3: Responding to climate change: the social and economic impact    audio    slides

National Policy Forum - Responses and Speakers

Universities Australia welcomes new EIF decisions

Universities Australia welcomes the Commonwealth Government’s decision to augment the current allocation from the Education Investment Fund (EIF) by $200 million, and its advice that successful projects from Round 3 will be announced over the next several weeks .“The Government’s Education Investment Fund has committed $4 billion for development...read more or download

Universities Australia announces China-Australia Executive Leadership Program 2011

At the 10th China-Australia Universities Forum being held at Shanghai World Expo Universities Australia announced the China-Australia Executive Leadership Program for 2011 in conjunction with the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE).The China-Australia Executive Leadership Program is an extension of the China-Australia...read more or download

10th China-Australia Universities Forum held at Shanghai World Expo

Universities Australia and the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) today held their 10th China-Australia Universities Forum at Shanghai World Expo to promote collaboration and relationships between our higher education systems, and highlight the mutual commitment of Australian universities and their higher education partners in China...read more or download

Universities Australia announces whole-of-sector purchase of Scopus

Universities Australia today announced an historic three-year agreement that will provide researchers in all 39 Australian universities with access to Scopus, Elsevier’s flagship product and one of the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. The agreement forges a new close working relationship between Elsevier and Universities Australia...read more or download

Universities Australia announces three year extension of Web of Knowledge licence

Universities Australia today announced a three-year extension to the national site licence agreement with Thomson Reuters covering the Web of Knowledge. Web of Knowledge is an internet based product that provides researchers with access to an extensive range of journals, books, proceeding and patents. “Universities Australia and its predecessor body...read more or download