Australia's leading universities, leading excellence, leading debate. The #Go8 comprises UniMelb, ANU, UniSyd, UQ, UWA, Monash Uni and UNSW Sydney, UniAdelaide.
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Eminently sensible intervention from @timpallas. @GroupOfEight
We’ve been clear this week.
The Commonwealth needs to go back to the drawing board and consult more on international student caps.
First step: @JasonClareMP needs to reopen the ESOS inquiry and host more public hearings.
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Don't miss @ThomsonVicki @GroupOfEight, Chris Andrews @LaTrobeFin, @AmandaLacaze @LynasRareEarths, and @AustradeGM @austrade on Australia's future economic prosperity in Asia.
Book now: asiasociety.org/australia/ev…
@FinancialReview @VicGovAu @kwmlaw @LaTrobeFin @RioTinto @ANZ_AU
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How will an international student cap hurt Australia's tourism industry? 👨🎓@TTFAus warns a cap would stifle visitor numbers & worsen the skills shortage. Read more from CEO @MargyOsmond on our website at lnkd.in/ghUAabHF
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We're proud to announce we have two finalists in this year's @eurekaprizes 👏 Congratulations @NeridaWilson and @julia_reisser 🐙🌊 #UWA @UWAresearch @MadewithUluu @BiolSci_UWA
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3 teams of researchers & a science engagement team from #UQ are 2024 @eurekaprizes finalists🎉
Their projects:
⚡A generator that absorbs C02 to make electricity
🩺Research into early detection of melanoma
🧬A STEM education program
🦠Strep A prevention
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@uwanews is saddened by the loss of Nobel Laureate Emeritus Professor Robin Warren AC whose work with @barjammar on the bacterial basis for stomach ulcers revolutionised treatment and reduced gastric cancer #UWA @UWAresearch @MarshallC_UWA
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Today we welcomed Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Medical Research @BenCarrollMP MP to officially open Monash's @MMIC_Melb in Clayton and announce a Cumming Global Centre grant enabling MMIC to develop a new treatment for respiratory viruses.
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#UQ researchers have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness.
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@UQMedicine
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Huge kudos to the Canadian Govt and my colleagues @U15ca on reaching agreement with the @EU_Commission to join Horizon Europe - the world’s largest research fund! Come on Australia! We can do it! @GroupOfEight @EurAusBiz @ChadGaffield
A big day for Canadian & European researchers as the agreement to join Horizon Europe Pillar 2 was signed in Montreal.
U15 Canada welcomes this positive opportunity.
Our CEO, Dr. Chad Gaffield, joined Minister @FP_Champagne and European Commissioner @Ili_Ivanova at the signing.
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It was great to meet with Dr. Sally Nimon @GroupOfEight to talk about advancing North American engagement with Australia's best and brightest students at world-class universities, including, of course, my own @ourANU
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👏 Paediatrician from UWA’s Rural Clinical School of WA, among the #UWA-affiliated staff and alumni recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Congratulations to all recipients! 👑
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👏 Congratulations to more than 20 members of the #UQ community recognised in the 2024 @GovGeneralAU King’s Birthday Honours for their service and contributions to society🏆
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ALT People standing in front of sandstone arches next to a jacaranda tree.
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We congratulate Dr Megan Clark AC on becoming the next Chancellor of #MonashUni, formally commencing on Tuesday 2 July 2024.
We thank our outgoing Chancellor, Mr Simon McKeon AO, for his steadfast leadership over the past eight years.
Read more 📖: mona.sh/18qu50RXn2X
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👏 Congratulations to Professor Sarah Collins who has been awarded the 2024 Dent Medal by the Royal Musical Association. She is only the second Australian scholar to win this prestigious international award. 🎵 🎼 #UWA @royalmusical @UwaHumanities
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We’ve boosted the number of our individual subjects recognised in the global top 50 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.
Read more 📖: mona.sh/XaPV50RcMfq
@TopUnis @worlduniranking #MonashUni #QSWUR
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.@MonashUni has been awarded a $2.3M @arenagovau grant for a project redefining renewable hydrogen production, with an additional $1M contributed from collaborating partners.
Learn more: mona.sh/ysba50RbVLW
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Congratulations to #UQ Emeritus Professor Peter Koopman who was awarded the 2024 @Science_Academy Suzanne Cory medal for his significant contributions to molecular genetics, including the discovery of the Y-chromosomal sex-determining gene.
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What is it about the Y chromosome that makes males? By helping to answer this fundamental question of sex determination, E/Prof Peter Koopman FAA (@UQ_news) has made a lasting impact in developmental biology, medical genetics, and reproductive science.
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Congratulations to four science researchers from @Sydney_Uni who have been recognised for their achievements with @Science_Academy honorific awards!
Congrats to:
🏅Dr Christopher Lustri
🏅Prof @AnitaHoBaillie
🏅Prof Tony Weiss
🏅Dr Adriana Dutkiewicz
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👏 Congratulations to Professor Serena Dipierro who is the 2024 recipient of the Christopher Heyde Medal. She uses mathematical models to try and understand many things we experience in our everyday life. ➗ ✖️ 🥇 #UWA @Science_Academy @UWAresearch
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Success in climate science👩🔬🏆 : Congratulations to A/Prof @SafariPenguin from @MonashEAE who has been awarded the prestigious Dorothy Hill Medal as part of the 2024 @Science_Academy Honorific awards!
#AcademyAwardees #Honorifics24
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Climate scientist and science communicator Assoc/Prof Ailie Gallant’s (@MonashUni) research aims to understand the 'making' and 'breaking' of droughts and how climate extremes, such as extreme heat and rainfall, shape their nature. #AcademyAwardees