Debate@Go8

Episode 16 - Nobel laureate Professor Brian Schmidt AC

ANU Vice Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt on the future of higher education, science, the universe and the Nobel Prize.

Episode 15 - Interplay of knowledge and power with Professor Michael Mintrom

Monash University's Professor Michael Mintrom on the critical role of universities in the knowledge economy.

Episode 14 - Professor Duncan Maskell on universities and society

University of Melbourne VC Prof Duncan Maskell talks about education, research, the esoteric and entrepreneurship.

Episode 13 - Professor Michael Wesley on Australia’s regional security

International education as a response to China’s charm offensive in SE Asia and the Pacific, with Professor Michael Wesley.

Episode 12 - Professor Mark Scott AO on the election outcome

How will the election outcome impact universities, media and the future of Australian politics with Professor Mark Scott AO.

Episode 11 - Federal Election 2022

Go8 political experts analyse the rise of independents and emerging trends in Australian democracy.

Episode 10 - Protecting our most vulnerable from COVID 19

The Group of Eight has answered a call from the National COVID Taskforce to help boost vaccination rates in remote and regional Australia, where vaccine take-up is lagging behind the national rate and will struggle to reach 80% this year.

At the height of COVID-19 the Group of Eight stepped up to offer the support and expertise of its student medical ‘workforce’ to fast track the vaccine roll out.  The Go8 has been called on again to boost vaccine rates in regions where up take up is relatively low. Vicki Thomson explains what’s involved in the latest Debate@Go8 podcast.

Episode 9 - Commercialising Australia’s world class research with Dr Dean Moss

Uniquest’s Dr Dean Moss explains the workings of research commercialisation, the ‘valley of death’, and why commercialising our world class inventions is key to meeting the challenges ahead.

Episode 8 - Universities and Government Intervention with Go8 Chair, Professor Margaret Gardner AC

Group of Eight Chair Professor Margaret Gardner says universities must be autonomous to preserve the capacity for speaking the uncomfortable and researching the unknowable.

Episode 7 - Medical students boost COVID vaccine rollout

Go8 universities are supporting Australia’s battle against COVID-19, delivering life-saving research and a surge workforce to boost the vaccine roll out.