Labor slams government plan to bring forward funding for universities with no increase in total spending
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The Group of Eight universities has cautiously welcomed a plan that could see hundreds of millions of dollars of research funding brought forward as a stop gap to prevent massive job losses.
On Wednesday, The Australian reported that a group of vice-chancellors and the education minister, Dan Tehan, are considering the plan to bring funding from 2024-25 forward to 2021-22 to support research during the Covid-19 crisis without increasing total spending.
Continue reading…Labor slams government plan to bring forward funding for universities with no increase in total spendingFull Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by stateNSW cases map; Vic cases mapNSW hotspots list; Qld hotspots listSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus emailThe Group of Eight universities has cautiously welcomed a plan that could see hundreds of millions of dollars of research funding brought forward as a stop gap to prevent massive job losses.On Wednesday, The Australian reported that a group of vice-chancellors and the education minister, Dan Tehan, are considering the plan to bring funding from 2024-25 forward to 2021-22 to support research during the Covid-19 crisis without increasing total spending. Continue reading…