Supporting Organisations

The Group of Eight is a coalition of leading Australian universities, intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education. The Go8 exists to:

• Enhance the contribution of its member universities to the nation’s social, economic, cultural, environmental well-being and prosperity
• Extend the contribution of its member universities to the generation and preservation of the world’s stock of knowledge
• Strengthen Australia’s capacity to engage in and benefit from global developments, respond to global and local challenges
• Expand opportunities for Australian students, regardless of background, to participate in higher education of world class

For more information visit http://www.go8.edu.au/

The Australian Technology Network is an influential alliance of five distinctive and prominent Australian universities located in each mainland State.  The ATN’s aim is to help secure Australia’s reputation as the clever country, contributing to its social and economic wealth by building strategic partnerships and undertaking solution based research which is relevant to the expectations of industry and the community.  At the same time we will continue to champion the principles of access and equity that have ensured its members are the universities of first choice for more students.

For more information visit http://www.atn.edu.au/

AFUW is the national voice of graduate women, promoting the advancement of women worldwide and their equality of opportunity through initiatives in education, friendship and peace.

For more information visit http://www.afuw.org.au/

Research performance and innovation are key characteristics of the six universities that comprise a national alliance with the title Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU Australia). The member Universities - Flinders, Griffith, James Cook, La Trobe, Murdoch and Newcastle - are drawn from five states and were all founded during the period of higher education expansion in the 1960s/1970s. All six were established as research-based universities with comprehensive disciplinary coverage and a strong commitment to innovation and an inter-disciplinary focus.

For more information visit link to http://www.irua.edu.au/