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Our CEO @LukeSheehyUA attended the Connected Continents: A New Era of EU-Australia Research Cooperation through Horizon Europe event yesterday. This special event was held to recognise and celebrate Australia's association to Horizon Europe this week. This is a fantastic moment for Australia's universities. Access to the world’s largest research and innovation program will create new opportunities for researchers right across Australia to participate in and lead international collaborations in areas such as health, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence. It will connect our best and brightest with some of the world’s leading scientific and technological partnerships and help turn great ideas into real-world outcomes that strengthen our economy and improve lives. Congratulations to all involved in this successful announcement! #auspol #highered @ayrestim @ThomsonVicki @GroupOfEight

The story Minister @JasonClareMP shared today about Carter speaking for the first time is a powerful reminder of why universities matter. Every day, university-trained professionals in allied health, education and care professions help transform lives, strengthen communities and create opportunities for Australians. We support the Universities Accord vision to expand access to higher education, lift participation, and ensure more Australians can gain the skills our nation needs. #UniversitiesMatter and this is what their impact looks like in practice. 👏 @latrobe @BenCarrollMP #auspol #highered

With the Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Education @BenCarrollMP today at La Trobe Uni to see their simulated classroom for teaching students in action. This year we have changed what our future teachers are taught as part of their university degree. This includes a stronger focus on how the brain works, how to teach children to read and write and count, and how to manage classroom behaviour. La Trobe has led the way with the science of learning and evidence-based teaching. That is embedded in the new curriculum for teaching students and is a key part of the reforms we are rolling out across the country. This facility here at La Trobe is one of a kind in Australia and helps take that training to the next level.

A partnership between the @UniCanberra and the @actgovernment is transforming teacher education and professional learning across the Australian Capital Territory. Our 2025 Shaping Australia Future Builder Award winners, Clinical Associate Professor Joanne Keens and Dr Holly Tootell, share how initiatives such as the Affiliated Schools Program build capacity, strengthen professional practice, and improve student learning outcomes. They also explain why programs like #ShapingAustraliaAwards are so important in recognising and showcasing the valuable work taking place across Australia’s universities. Want to be part of the 2026 awards and share the vital work you are doing to help shape the lives of Australians? Watch this space. Entries for the 2026 awards open soon. 👉 shapingaustraliaawards.com.a… #UniversitiesMatter #teachers #education @AusGovEducation @billshortenvcuc

Congratulations to the university leaders, researchers, educators and alumni recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours. We’re delighted to see so many talented people from our sector acknowledged for their dedication, excellence and service. 👏#UniversitiesMatter

Great news for Australian research and innovation. @uniaus has long advocated for Australia’s association with #HorizonEurope, and we’re pleased to see treaty negotiations now concluded. This landmark step will open new opportunities for Australian researchers to collaborate globally, attract investment and turn world-class research into real-world impact. This is a major win for Australia’s future prosperity and competitiveness. And we look forward to working with the government and the sector to ensure we make the most of these opportunities. Read our full media release here: universitiesaustralia.edu.au… #highered #research @ayrestim @JasonClareMP

Our CEO @LukeSheehyUA met with Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC yesterday to discuss the important role universities play in Victoria and across the nation. #auspol #highered #Universitiesmatter @VicGovernor

How do black holes help shape the Universe? New Curtin University-led research has captured images using a radio telescope network that spans the globe, revealing the immense power of jets emitted by black holes. The findings provide strong evidence for long-standing theories about the role black holes play in influencing the structure and evolution of the Universe. Read more about the research here: universitiesmatter.edu.au/da… @CurtinUni #universitiesmatter #research

2025 Shaping Australia Awards Community Champion Award winner Associate Professor Louisa Willoughby is transforming communication access for Deaf and Deafblind Australians through innovative, inclusive and community-led research. Her work has delivered Australia’s first credential for Deafblind interpreters, the world’s first 3D Auslan fingerspelling generator, and a revitalised Signbank dictionary used daily by thousands driving lasting change in education, accessibility and inclusion across Australia. Learn more - shapingaustraliaawards.com.a… @MonashUni #ShapingAustraliaAwards

Australia needs more university graduates, not fewer. As the higher education system transitions to a managed growth model, the focus must remain on growth. Australia’s own tertiary education targets require a significant expansion in university participation by 2050 to deliver the skilled workforce our economy needs. Universities stand ready to do their part, but students need certainty that the door to university remains open. Hear from our CEO @LukeSheehyUA on Radio National Breakfast with Sally Sara: universitiesaustralia.edu.au… #auspol #highereducation

Universities Australia congratulates the inaugural commissioners appointed to the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC). Read our full media release here: universitiesaustralia.edu.au… #auspol #highered

For nearly 45 years, Unigym has been changing lives through the power of university-led research and community support. Established at The University of Western Australia in 1981, the evidence-based program helps children with movement and motor learning difficulties build confidence, develop everyday physical skills, and participate more fully in school, sport and daily life. Thousands of children and families have benefited from the program over the decades — a powerful reminder that universities don’t just educate students, they create lasting impact across the community. Read more here: universitiesmatter.edu.au/tr… #universitiesmatter #research @uwanews

Our CEO @LukeSheehyUA delivered a keynote address at the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association Conference 2026 last week, sharing a strong message on regulation and the growing compliance burden facing Australia’s higher education sector. He shared that a system built on trust, autonomy and partnership will always outperform one built on control. Read the full speech here: universitiesaustralia.edu.au…… #research #highered

WATCH NOW: The first instalment of our Solutions Series: In Conversation is now available to stream. Don't miss this insightful conversation between @techcouncil_aus CEO and SERD panel member Dr Kate Cornick and @uniaus CEO @LukeSheehyUA on what it will take to turn the Strategic Examination of Research and Development's ambition into action and why deep collaboration between universities, industry and government is critical to building a better, stronger research and innovation system to support Australia's future. Watch the webinar recording here - events.uniaus.edu.au/solutio… #auspol #HigherEducation

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers, but University of Wollongong researchers are helping change that. PhD researcher Dr Elahe Minaei, under the supervision of Associate Professor Kara Vine-Perrow, has developed biodegradable micro-implants that deliver treatment directly into tumours. The innovative approach could make pancreatic cancer therapies safer, more effective and life-changing for patients and their families. Dr Minaei’s work was recognised in last year’s Shaping Australia Awards. Learn more - shapingaustraliaawards.com.a… @UOW #ShapingAustraliaAwards

Our CEO @LukeSheehyUA, in a keynote speech at the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association conference in Adelaide, said that a dramatic escalation of regulatory obligations is pulling attention away from higher education providers’ core mission and could stymie innovation. Read the full article published in @FinancialReview today - afr.com/policy/health-and-ed… #auspol #HigherEducation

Universities Australia CEO @LukeSheehyUA warned against the ATEC becoming another layer of regulation in a keynote speech at the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association conference in Adelaide. Read the full article published in @australian today. theaustralian.com.au/higher-… #auspol #HigherEducation