Media 2021

6 December 2021 The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has long advocated for an independent champion for regional, rural and remote education, and is thrilled with… Read more: New champion for the regions

5 December 2021 The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes today’s commitment from the Australian Labor Party of an additional 20,000 commencing Commonwealth Supported Places. RUN’s… Read more: RUN welcomes announcement of Additional Student Places

22 November 2021 The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes today’s announcement of exemption free travel for international students and other eligible visa holders to Australia… Read more: RUN welcomes the return of international students

2 November 2021 By Alec Webb, Executive Director As the often misquoted line from the 1989 film Field of Dreams goes: “build it and they… Read more: The Regional Universities Network calls for infrastructure funding

27 October 2021 Regional University Network (RUN) members have showcased their excellence in engagement, with three member universities placing as finalists in the 2021 Engagement… Read more: RUN leading the way in regional engagement excellence

7 September 2021 Researchers from the Regional Universities Network have secured funding to address regional mental health challenges, under the recently announced Regional Research Collaboration fund,… Read more: RUN Bid Wins Regional Research Collaboration Fund

30 August 2021 The Regional Universities Network (RUN) has announced the return of the RUN Conference in 2021, which will explore how regional universities build… Read more: RUN Conference Returns

Following a competitive global recruitment search, the Regional Universities Network (RUN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Alec Webb as its new Executive… Read more: New Executive Director for RUN

Regional universities have been largely ignored in the latest Federal Budget, with calls for much-needed regional university infrastructure going unheeded.

The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the development of the Australian Government’s International Education Strategy, as announced on March 31.  The chair of RUN, Professor Nick Klomp, said that international students were an integral part… Read more: RUN welcomes opportunity to contribute to the development of an International Education Strategy

Regional universities are leading the pack when it comes to student experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Quality Indicators for Learning and… Read more: Regional universities lead the pack in student experience outcomes during pandemic

The Regional Universities Network (RUN) welcomes the invitation from the Australian Government to consult on the importance of partnerships and commercialisation of research, following release of the government’s… Read more: RUN welcomes invitation to consult on university research commercialisation

The Regional Universities Network (RUN), Australia’s peak body for regional higher education providers, has commenced the search for a new Executive Director. This follows the decision of Dr Caroline Perkins to finish the role in mid-2021.

CQUniversity’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Nick Klomp, has been appointed as the new chair of the Regional Universities Network (RUN), Australia’s peak body for regional higher education providers.