CDU announces a September exit from the Innovative Research Universities lobby

VC Scott Bowman says, “we do not see ourselves aligning with IRU direction as we once did.”

The exit is a year on from Professor Bowman’s first strategic plan, which is specific on CDU serving the Northern Territory.

The exit reduces Innovative Research University membership to seven, which it was prior to Uni Canberra joining last year. Continuing members are James Cook U, Griffith U, Western Sydney U, Uni Canberra, La Trobe U, Flinders U and Murdoch U.