Group of Eight (Australian Universities)

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Not to be confused with the G8 (Group of Eight Industrialized Nations).

Group of Eight
Data
Established	1999
Members	8
Continent	Australia
Country	Australia
University Type	Public
Other Names	Go8

The Group of Eight (Go8) is a lobby group for the tertiary institutions generally considered to be the most prestigious and research-intensive universities in Australia. Operating informally as a network of vice-chancellors since 1994 and formally incorporated in 1999, it is roughly equivalent to the American Ivy League. All members of the group except ANU, UNSW and Monash are known as "sandstone universities", and all of their primary campuses are based within an Australian capital city.

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 smaller, regional and rural universities.

Members

Member Universities
University	Location	Founded	Homepage
University of Adelaide	Adelaide, SA	1874	[Website]
Australian National University	Canberra, ACT	1946	[Website]
University of Melbourne	Melbourne, Vic	1853	[Website]
Monash University	Melbourne, Vic	1958	[Website]
University of New South Wales	Sydney, NSW	1949	[Website]
University of Queensland	Brisbane, QLD	1909	[Website]
University of Sydney	Sydney, NSW	1850	[Website]
University of Western Australia	Perth, WA	1911	[Website]

See also

• Ivy League (alliance of prestigious U.S. universities)
• Russell Group (network of leading U.K. universities)
• 1994 Group (smaller research-led British universities, including York, Durham, and St Andrews)
• Coimbra Group (network of leading European universities)
• Group of Ten (G10) (network of leading Canadian universities)
• Universitas 21 (international network of universities)
• Universities in Australia
• Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee
• Australian Technology Network
• Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU Australia)

External link

• [Group of Eight Official Website]

 

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