Boosting support to make the most of university research will lead to new jobs, products and companies, and support Australia’s economic recovery.

Universities Australia today welcomed the announcement by Education Minister Alan Tudge to begin consultation on a 10-year whole-of-sector international education strategy.

Universities Australia Chair Professor Deborah Terry AO has welcomed the completion of the ‘health check review’ designed to identify opportunities for improving the effectiveness of the sector’s peak body.

In studies dating back to the 1960s, researchers proved a direct link between uncertainty and stress. And if we didn’t quite believe it then, 2020 had rammed it home.

What will the future look like for Australia after the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Universities today are online communities, as well as physical and intellectual communities. And that raises pressing new safety challenges for all members of university communities, including about 1.4 million students and 260,000 university staff.

Catriona Jackson, Chief Executive, Universities Australia.

Address to the National Press Club by Universities Australia Chair, Professor Deborah Terry.

Thank you for inviting us to provide evidence today. I would like to note three things briefly to assist the committee.