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Universities Australia policy and information relating specifically to research training, quality assessment, ethics and responsible conduct, scholarships and fellowships.

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Policy & advocacy

• Fees for external examiners Universities Australia regularly reviews the standard fees that it recommends universities pay to external examiners for Masters, PhDs, and Higher and Professional Doctorates.¦ Read More
• Postgraduate scholarships Universities Australia recommends annually to universities the stipend and allowance rates to apply to university postgraduate awards.¦ Read More
• Academic workforce Universities Australia commissed a study to establish whether existing research on the ageing of the workforce addresses the issue of whether there will be sufficient suitably qualified academic staff - to teach courses to prepare future professionals, and to meet universities' future ...¦ Read More
• Australian university student finances survey Two student finances surveys have been completed, one in 2001 and one in 2006..¦ Read More

Submissions & reports

• Collaboration development June 2010 The CDP is a potentially valuable addition to the Government's existing mechanisms for encouraging collaboration between research institutions and end-users of research.¦ Read More
• Australia's IP system February 2010 Universities Australia supports the overall direction of patent reform in streamlining processes and removing ambiguities from the current intellectual property system.¦ Read More
• International research engagement February 2010 Executive summary In 2009, Universities Australia produced a report, The Nature of International Education in Australian Universities and its Benefits 1 , which covered the many economic and non-economic benefits of international engagement.¦ Read More
• IP rights system June 2009 Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the first two consultation papers released as part of the broader package of IP reforms being considered by IP Australia: Exemptions to Patent Infringement and Getting the Balance Right.¦ Read More
• Clinical training governance April 2009 Universities Australia wishes to provide the following as comment on the National Health Workforce Taskforce (NHWT) discussion paper Clinical training - governance and organisation.¦ Read More
• Regulatory burdens March 2009 Executive summary Universities Australia makes this submission to the Productivity Commission's Annual Review of Regulatory Burdens on Business -- Social and Economic Infrastructure Services on behalf of Australia's universities, which, due to their broad activities in higher ...¦ Read More
• Response to Cutler Review September 2008 Universities Australia welcomed the opportunity to comment on venturousaustralia, the report of the Review of the National Innovation System ('the Review'), which was released on 9 September 2008.¦ Read More
• Academic freedom August 2008 Universities Australia provided a submission and appeared at the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' Inquiry into Academic Freedom.¦ Read More
• Cutler Review submission April 2008 Universities Australia's submission to the Review of the National Innovation System (the 'Cutler Review') outlined the strong linkages between the higher education sector and innovation, the role of innovation in sustaining a vibrant economy, and the need for funding and support ...¦ Read More
• Academic workforce March 2010 This study was jointly commissioned by Universities Australia and Professions Australia to establish whether existing research on the ageing of the workforce addresses the issue of whether there will be sufficient suitably qualified academic staff - to teach courses to prepare ...¦ Read More
• Research training June 2008 Universities Australia provided a submission and appeared at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Innovation's inquiry into research training and research workforce issues in Australian universities.¦ Read More

Media centre

• Australia-India partnerships Universities Australia has signed an agreement with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) that affirms the commitment of Australian universities to ongoing partnership and collaboration with the universities of India through the AIU.¦ Read More
• 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.¦ Read More
• Shanghai World ExpoUniversities 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 ...¦ Read More
• China-Australia Leadership Program 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).¦ Read More
• Federal Budget Universities Australia applauds the Government for delivering real outcomes for Australia through the university sector, announced as part of the 2009-2010 Budget.¦ Read More
• Research quality assurance Universities Australia welcomes the Government's announcement of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative, a metrics-based system to replace the Research Quality Framework.¦ Read More
• Speech - Senator the Hon. Kim Carr Universities Australia Plenary Meeting (12 March 2008), Mills Room, Chancelry Building, Australian National University, Canberra Professor Richard Larkins, Dr Glenn Withers, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to address you today.¦ Read More
• Balanced consideration of university research Universities Australia affirms the importance of pursuing structured understanding of the world's societies and religions through university research.¦ Read More
• Financial support for research students Universities Australia supports the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations' (CAPA) call for the Government to address the need for greater support for postgraduate research students, as part of the Review of the National Innovation System.¦ Read More
• Joint media release with AAMRI Joint media release by Universities Australia and the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI): Universities Australia and AAMRI support medical research funding.¦ Read More
• Pressures on university research Infrastructure pressures in Australian universities and stresses across the system stemming from underfunding have been identified in today's release of the Productivity Commission Research Report - Public Support for Science and Innovation.¦ Read More
• Handling misconduct Integrity in research, meeting community expectations, and handling allegations of misconduct are the focus of a new national code released today by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the Australian Research Council (ARC) and Universities Australia.¦ Read More
• Federal election statement Australia's ability to prosper as a productive, healthy and sustainable society depends crucially on its capacity to make the most of its people's potential. The future is one of rapid change, with enormous social and environmental challenges, and economic restructuring.¦ Read More