Group of Eight (Australian universities)

Group of Eight
Formation 1999
Type Public
Location Australia
Membership 8
Website go8.edu.au

The Group of Eight (Go8) is a coalition of leading Australian tertiary institutions, intensive in research and comprehensive in general and professional education. It was established informally as a network of vice-chancellors in 1994 and was formally incorporated in 1999.

The Go8 aims to enhance the contribution of its member universities to the nation’s social, economic, cultural and environmental well-being and prosperity and extend the contribution of its member universities to the generation and preservation of the world’s stock of knowledge.

All members of the group except Australian National University (ANU), University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Monash University are known as "sandstone universities" and all of their primary campuses are based in the six largest Australian capital cities or the national capital in the case of ANU.

The group, in arguing for prioritisation of research funding and in lobbying for increased funding for the largest and most popular campuses, sometimes finds itself at odds with newer, regional and rural universities.

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Members


Member Universities
University Location Year of Foundation World Rank 2009- THES [1] World Rank 2010- THE [2] World Rank 2010- QS [3] World Rank 2010- ARWU [4] National Rank 2007- Melbourne Institute [5] World Rank 2011- QS [6]
The University of Western Australia Perth, Western Australia 1911 84 89 101-150 1 73
Australian National University Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1946 17 43 20 59 2 26
The University of Sydney Sydney, New South Wales 1850 36 71 37 92 3 38
The University of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria 1853 36 36 38 62 4 31
The University of Queensland Brisbane, Queensland 1909 41 81 43 101-150 5 48
Monash University Melbourne, Victoria 1958 45 178 61 151-200 6 60
The University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales 1949 47 152 46 151-200 7 49
The University of Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia 1874 81 73 103 201-302 8 92

See also

References

  1. ^ THES-QS World University Rankings 2009 Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  2. ^ THE World University Rankings 2010 Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. ^ QS World University Rankings 2010 Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. ^ ARWU Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  5. ^ National Rank 2007
  6. ^ [1] Retrieved 14 September 2011.

External links

Group of Eight
University groupings in Australia