The “hub and spoke” research model proposed by Australia’s richest universities ignores mid-sized institutions’ profound influence on advancing knowledge.
but they will feel the impact of it. The government initiative is an opportunity to drive once-in-a-generation reform in the tertiary sector to reshape the university experience, with flow-on effects felt throughout the knowledge economy.
Bigger not better: Swinburne University has pioneered delivering the world’s fastest internet speeds. The Go8 submission calls this a “radical idea” – it’s academic elitism. It would entrench historical privilege of the oldest institution The Go8 submission proposes that, given that only eight universities report over 45 per cent of total expenditure on research, these should become federal research-intensive institutions with dedicated strategic funding. Under this proposed formal differentiation, the other universities would act as “spokes” connected to a Go8 “hub”, only able to apply for research grants if there was a connection to a Go8 institution.I was startled when I read this submission.
Imagine if the National Health and Medical Research Council only extended research grants to their most historically successful group – men – and other grant recipients, such as women or people of colour, could only apply if linked to a man’s application due to legacy funding. It simply wouldn’t happen.
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