Innovative Research Universities (IRU), formerly Innovative Research Universities Australia, is a network of seven comprehensive universities committed to conducting research of national and international standing.
The network advises the government on higher education, research and innovation policy; shares knowledge, experiences and insights to achieve best practice in teaching, research and operations; and creates opportunities for students and other stakeholders through collaboration and partnership.
The universities in the IRU also share many characteristics with members of the 1994 Group in the United Kingdom.
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Famous quotes containing the words innovative, research and/or universities:
“A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators.”
—Malcolm Bradbury (b. 1932)
“The research on gender and morality shows that women and men looked at the world through very different moral frameworks. Men tend to think in terms of “justice” or absolute “right and wrong,” while women define morality through the filter of how relationships will be affected. Given these basic differences, why would men and women suddenly agree about disciplining children?”
—Ron Taffel (20th century)
“In universities and intellectual circles, academics can guarantee themselves popularity—or, which is just as satisfying, unpopularity—by being opinionated rather than by being learned.”
—A.N. (Andrew Norman)