News from run en-au Wed, 15 May 2013 09:35:41 GMT CeCC Content Builder Version 3.0 Copyright 2013 - run http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Budget_response.php While the 2013 Federal Budget offers some minor funding increases for universities, it also implements the major cuts to funding for universities and student support announced by the Government in April. 2013-05-15 09:35:30 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Regional_unis_strategic_research.php The Regional Universities Network has defended the integral role of research in maintaining comprehensive, high-quality higher education in the regions. 2013-05-01 15:32:09 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Equity_Funding_Announcement.php Funding of $86.5 million under the Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program will go some way to helping regional students attend university, according to the Regional Universities Network. 2013-05-01 17:36:33 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Funding_cuts_response.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) is shocked by the extent of the funding cuts to Australian universities and changes to university student support announced by Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research Craig Emerson today, April 13. 2013-04-13 17:42:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Media_release_policy_submission.php The Regional Universities Network has provided a submission to the Coalition's Online Higher Education Working Group to examine how Australia can capitalise on the potential of online learning. 2013-04-02 13:24:30 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_welcomes_new_ministry.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the Gillard Government's announcement of its new ministry on March 25. 2013-03-25 16:52:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/New_Colombo_Plan.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) supports a new Colombo Plan which would encourage two-way student staff exchanges with the Asia-Pacific. 2013-03-22 16:16:43 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Economic_Impact_Study.php The RUN grouping of six of Australia's regional universities contributes $2.1 billion in gross domestic product, $1.2 billion in household income and more than 14,000 (full time equivalent) jobs, according to an economic impact study released today. 2013-03-15 14:30:30 18 March 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_Policy_Media_Release.php With two-thirds of the nation's economic assets and productive activity located outside Australia's capital cities, along with one-third of the population, the economic and social wellbeing of regional Australia is crucial to the success of the nation. Regional Universities Network (RUN) Chair Professor David Battersby has launching a policy statement - Smarter Regions, Smarter Australia - which details a variety of ways in which government can unlock the full human potential of regional Australia. 2013-03-13 00:00:00 13 March 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_Policy_Plan_launch_mediadiary.php Regional Universities Network (RUN) Chair Professor David Battersby will launch this Wednesday a policy plan – Smarter Regions, Smarter Australia – which details a variety of ways in which government can unlock the full human potential of regional Australia. 2013-03-11 14:29:55 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_welcomes_Opposition_commitment.php In a speech to the Universities Australia conference the leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, recognised the importance of universities to the whole nation. The Chair of RUN, Professor David Battersby, welcomed the speech and the Opposition's commitment to the university sector. 2013-02-28 14:03:01 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_endorses_UA_policy_statement.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) strongly endorses the Universities Australia policy statement, A Smarter Australia, released on February 27. 2013-02-28 08:52:42 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_welcomes_new_UA_Chair.php The Regional Universities Network has welcomed the announcement of Professor Sandra Harding, Vice-Chancellor of James Cook University, as Universities Australia's incoming Chair. 2013-02-27 11:37:20 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/manufacturing_response.php Regional universities are ideally placed to play an important role in the Federal Government's planned Innovation Precincts, according to the Regional Universities Network. 2013-02-18 13:48:04 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_thanks_Sen_Evans.php The outgoing Minister for Tertiary Education, Science, Skills, and Research, Senator Chris Evans, showed a real commitment to regional universities, according to the Regional Universities Network. 2013-02-03 09:01:02 03 February 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Base_Funding_Response.php The Federal Government has failed to take a long-term view in its minimalist response to the Base Funding Review released on January 28, according to the Chair of the Regional Universities Network. 2013-01-29 14:05:42 29 January 2013 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Future_Forum_Preview.php The enrichment provided by regional universities to their regions, communities and local industry, and their fundamental role in education, research, and innovation, is the focus of the ABC Future Forum television program The Clever Country - can universities meet the challenges facing regional Australia? 2012-12-07 09:39:39 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_ERA2012.php The latest Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012 results confirm the strength of research undertaken by members of the Regional Universities Network (RUN) in areas of strategic importance. 2012-12-06 16:06:57 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/urban_productivity_in_the_regions.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) believes that more investment in the regions is one solution to Australia's ever growing urban sprawl which is hitting productivity, according to its Chair, Professor David Battersby. 2012-12-04 00:00:00 04 December 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/impact_research.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) believes the development of new impact measures will be a step forward in our assessment of the value of research, according to its Chair, Professor David Battersby. 2012-11-30 14:52:26 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/outputs_release.php A tendency to focus on some limited measures of inputs – such as student eligibility criteria and offer acceptance rates – rather than the end results of tertiary study, does not provide a particularly useful or robust measure of the quality of higher education, according to the Regional Universities Network. 2012-11-29 11:47:07 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/forum_release.php In an Australian first, a group of regional universities will collaborate in a range of new ways, greatly expanding the choices available to students and staff. 2012-11-14 12:03:03 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/students_scheme.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans, that under the AsiaBound scheme more than 10,000 Australian students will receive grants to study in Asia and thousands more will have access to student loans. 2012-11-01 15:04:55 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/asia_report.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the Government's announcement that every Australian university will be encouraged to send students to universities in Asia to ensure that the next generation of Australian leaders are Asia-literate. 2012-10-29 17:05:33 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/challenges_release.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has responded to the challenges identified in the Ernst and Young report 'University of the Future', which contends that broad based teaching and research institutions will be unviable in all but a few cases over the next 10-15 years. 2012-10-24 17:01:38 24 October 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/indexation_story.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government today that indexation to university sector funding would be preserved and that there would be no changes to the demand-driven system. 2012-10-23 11:41:54 23 October 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/teaching_day.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) will hold a major workshop at Southern Cross University's Gold Coast Campus on Friday, 12 October, to grow further collaboration in teaching and learning. 2012-10-09 00:00:00 09 October 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/citations_awarded.php Academic, teaching and professional staff from Regional Universities Network (RUN) members has excelled in the 2012 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC). 2012-09-19 11:47:47 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/access_report.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has welcomed the release of the Higher Education Access and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People report, chaired by Professor Larissa Behrendt. 2012-09-16 00:00:00 16 September 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/good_guide.php The 2013 edition of the Good Universities Guide has confirmed the strength of the Regional University Network (RUN) universities in access and equity, entry flexibility, and the educational experience. 2012-09-07 00:00:00 07 September 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/regional_conference.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) will outline plans to grow its contribution to regional Australia at the second annual Regional Tertiary Education Conference at the University of the Sunshine Coast on 30 to 31 August. 2012-08-28 00:00:00 28 August 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/manufacturing_taskforce.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has welcomed the recognition of the importance of manufacturing in regional Australia, as emphasised in the 16 August report of the non-government members of the Prime Minister's Manufacturing Taskforce. 2012-08-20 00:00:00 20 August 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/grattan_report.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) considers that the approach to public benefit used in the Grattan Report, Graduate Winners: Assessing the public and private benefits of education, is limited and does not take account of the contribution of graduates to regional or national development. 2012-08-13 00:00:00 13 August 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/regional_development_researchers.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) will hold a major workshop at Southern Cross University's Gold Coast Campus on 19 to 20 July to build capacity and collaboration between its members in research and community engagement. 2012-07-18 00:00:00 18 July 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/aust_science.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) is committed to playing its part in lifting the interest and education of students in science and maths, an issue raised in the Chief Scientist's report Health of Australian Science released on 23 May. 2012-05-24 00:00:00 24 May 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/tertiary_edu_sci_research_budget.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the Federal Government's 2012-13 tertiary education, science and research budget which shows an increased commitment to the university sector. 2012-05-09 00:00:00 09 May 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/assisting_disadvantaged_students.php RUN's universities continue to provide increasing support for low socio-economic background students, according to results released by the Federal Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research on 23 April. 2012-04-24 14:02:12 24 April 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/myuniversity_website.php The MyUniversity website launched by Federal Minister Chris Evans today is welcome but it needs further development, according to the Regional Universities Network (RUN). 2012-04-03 00:00:00 03 April 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/response_into_rural_regional_education.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) today welcomed the Australian Government's response to the Senate inquiry into rural and regional access to secondary and tertiary education opportunities. 2012-03-26 15:30:07 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/skills_for_australians.php The Skills for Australians package announced by the Federal Government this week will provide important education and training opportunities for regional Australians, according to the Regional Universities Network (RUN). 2012-03-21 00:00:00 21 March 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_to_launch_its_website.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) will launch its website tomorrow, 15 March. 2012-03-14 00:00:00 14 March 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_welcomes_Federal_support.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the Federal Government's support for regional university students. 2012-03-13 00:00:00 13 March 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/Regional_universities_continue_to_grow.php Regional Australia is experiencing dynamic growth and regional universities are educating an increasing number of regional Australians. 2012-03-05 00:00:00 05 March 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_welcomes_Regional_Australia_Institute.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the establishment of the Regional Australia Institute by the Federal Government and acknowledges the important role of Independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor in its formation. 2012-03-01 00:00:00 01 March 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/base_funding_review.php Areas of underfunding such as the visual and performing arts should receive increased funding, according to the Regional Universities Network (RUN) in its submission to the base funding review. 2012-03-01 00:00:00 01 March 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN-Executive-Director-begins-appointment.php Dr Caroline Perkins, the inaugural Executive Director of the Regional Universities Network (RUN), has begun her appointment this week. Professor David Battersby, inaugural Chair of RUN and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ballarat, said Dr Perkins will be an outstanding advocate for regional universities throughout Australia. 2012-02-14 00:00:00 14 February 2012 00:00 N N N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_welcomes_portfolio_changes.php The Regional Universities Network has welcomed the unification of the science and research portfolio with tertiary education and skills in today's Federal Ministry reshuffle. 2011-12-12 00:00:00 12 December 2011 00:00 N Y N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_appoints_executive_director.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has announced the appointment of Dr Caroline Perkins as its inaugural Executive Director. 2011-12-12 00:00:00 12 December 2011 00:00 N Y N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_dismayed_coalition_australian_universities_policy.php The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has expressed disappointment with elements of how the Federal Coalition would deliver on its own reform of the higher education sector. 2011-12-09 00:00:00 09 December 2011 00:00 N Y N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/regionalskillpressures.php The widening gap between agricultural labour supply and demand will require a national response, according to the Regional Universities Network. 2011-11-16 00:00:00 16 November 2011 00:00 N Y N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/RUN_welcomes_support.php The Regional Universities Network is delighted with the strong support it has received by the Federal Government and tertiary education sector since its launch last week. 2011-10-21 00:00:00 21 October 2011 00:00 N Y N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/gov_welcomes_RUN.php The Australian Government welcomed the announcement today of a new Regional Universities Network to advocate on behalf of universities based in regional areas. 2011-10-14 00:00:00 14 October 2011 00:00 N Y N http://www.run.edu.au/cb_pages/news/formation_RUN_announced.php Six of Australia's regional universities have announced the formation of a collaborative university network to boost the profile of regional tertiary education. 2011-10-14 00:00:00 14 October 2011 00:00 N Y N