Higher Education Associations and Groups

[From the Academy website]

The Academy was founded in 1954 by Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London with the distinguished physicist Sir Mark Oliphant as founding President. It was granted a Royal Charter establishing the Academy as an independent body but with government endorsement.

The Academy's Constitution was modelled on that of the Royal Society of London. It receives government grants towards its activities but has no statutory obligation to government.

The objectives of the Academy

The Graduate Junction Explained

The Graduate Junction is a brand new website designed to help young researchers make contact with others who share similar research interests, regardless of which department, institution or country they work in. The Graduate Junction has been developed by two doctoral students at the
University of Durham, UK. Since its launch in May 2008, The Graduate Junction has proved very popular with research students and academics alike. Within the first two weeks 2000 students registered in the U.K. and the news spread to over 40 countries.

[From the GCA website]
GCA is a peak body with representatives from employers, universities and government. GCA has been in existence for 40 years and operates as a not-for-profit company. We have a small number of permanent staff and a Board of Directors, and working parties meet to deal with particular issues. As well as the Executive Director and Directors from the corporate sector, the Board has senior representatives from the following organisations.

* Universities Australia
* Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)

[From the IRUA website]
Research performance and innovation are key characteristics of the seven 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 seven were established as research-based universities with comprehensive disciplinary coverage and a strong commitment to innovation and an inter-disciplinary focus.

[From the ATN website]
The Australian Technology Network brings together five of the most innovative and enterprising universities in the nation.

We are committed to forging partnerships with industry and government to deliver practical results through focused research.

We educate graduates who are ready to enter their chosen profession, dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and eager to claim a stake in building sustainable societies of the future.

Membership of the group consists of the vice-chancellors (presidents) of: The Australian National University, Monash University, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney and The University of Western Australia.