Innovative Research Universities Australia
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| Innovative Research Universities Australia | |
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| Established | 2003 |
| Members | 7 |
| Continent | Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Chair | Professor John Yovich, Murdoch University |
| Executive Officer | Tony Sheil |
| Other Names | IRUA |
- Not to be confused with the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU), an international grouping of universities.
Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU Australia) is a group of seven Australian research-intensive universities.
The IRU Australia contains most Australian universities founded from 1960 to 1975. This period saw a huge increase in the number of students attending university, and many new campuses (most as new universities) were built to serve them.
The universities in the IRU Australia also share many characteristics with members of the 1994 Group in the United Kingdom.
| Member Universities | ||||
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| University | Location | Founded | Homepage | |
| Flinders University | Adelaide, SA | 1966 | Website | |
| Griffith University | Gold Coast, QLD | 1971 | Website | |
| James Cook University | Townsville, Cairns, QLD | 1970 | Website | |
| La Trobe University | Melbourne, Vic | 1967 | Website | |
| Macquarie University | Sydney, NSW | 1964 | Website | |
| Murdoch University | Perth, WA | 1973 | Website | |
| The University of Newcastle | Newcastle, NSW | 1965 | Website | |
- Universities in Australia
- Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee
- Australian Technology Network
- Group of Eight
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Australian Technology Network | Innovative Research Universities Australia | Group of Eight