Innovative Researach Universities Australia (IRUA)

[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.