University of New South Wales - Graduate Research School

The Group of Eight

The University of New South Wales is a member of the Group of Eight (Go8). The Go8 is an Australian network of eight of Australia’s leading research Universities. The other members include; The University of Adelaide, The Australian National University, The University of Melbourne, Monash University, The University of New South Wales, The University of Queensland, and The University of Western Australia.

Go8 universities are research-intensive universities. Through this membership they collectively:

Receive over 70% of national competitive research grants and conduct over 60% of all Australian university research
Employ more than 80% of Australian university researchers awarded Citation Laureates by the Institute for Scientific Information
Generate over 80% of the most highly cited Australian university publications
Dominate university links with industry, attracting over two thirds of industry research funding, and undertake over 50% of applied research and 60% of experimental development
Attract nearly 60% of competitive International Postgraduate Research Scholarships
Host more than half of Australia Major National Research Facilities.

For more information on the GO8 please visit their website.

Universitas 21

Universitas 21 (U21) is an international network of twenty leading research-intensive universities in eleven countries. The network's purpose is to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between the member universities and to create opportunities.

Some of the opportunities available to postgraduate research students studying at a U21 university include:

Student exchange programs e.g. U21 mobility program
Greater international collaboration between members, such as the sharing of learning materials and the creation of groups such as Deans & Directors of Graduate Studies (DDOGS).
U21 Program in Global Research Ethics and Integrity

For more information on U21 and the above programs, please visit their website.

UNSW Research Magazine

Research@UNSW is an annual publication produced by the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research that highlights current research and researchers at UNSW.

UNSW is at the forefront of international research in fields such as medical research, photovoltaics, urban sustainability, gifted and talented education, criminology and economics.

The research highlighted in this edition presents a small snapshot of the tremendous range of research which is being undertaken at UNSW.

Please click here to view the latest copy.

Oak Law Project

Open access to knowledge is increasingly important both as an economic and social force. This project aims to make sharing knowledge across domains, and the world, both legal and efficient.

The project will develop legal protocols for managing copyright issues in an open access environment. At a technical level it will investigate provision and implementation of a rights expression language. The project will integrate with existing open access repositories at both legal and technical levels. It will provide a vital infrastructure for the open access landscape.

For further information please visit the Oak Law Project website.