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 is often referred to as an Australian version of the Ivy League

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.^{[citation needed]}

Members

Member Universities

University	Location	Year of Foundation	World Rank 2009- THES	World Rank 2010- THE	World Rank 2010- QS	World Rank 2010- ARWU	National Rank 2007- Melbourne Institute	World Rank 2011- QS
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

• Russell Group (network of leading U.K. universities)
• 1994 Group (smaller research-led British universities, including Bath, York, Durham, and St Andrews)
• Coimbra Group (network of leading European universities)
• U15 (network of leading Canadian universities)
• C9 League (an association of nine top Chinese universities)
• Universitas 21 (international network of universities)
• Intramuros Consortium (network of geographically linked major Philippine universities in Intramuros, Manila)
• Australian Technology Network (network of leading Australian technology-based universities)
• Innovative Research Universities
• Universities in Australia
• Universities Australia

External links

• Group of Eight Official Website