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Group of Eight (Australian Universities)

The Group of Eight is a lobby group for the tertiary institutions generally considered to be the most prestigious and research-intensive universities in Australia. It is somewhat equivalent to the American Ivy League. All members of the group bar UNSW are "sandstone universities", and all of their primary campuses are based within an Australian capital city.

The Group of Eight (GO8) is comprised of:

• University of Adelaide
• Australian National University
• University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Queensland
• University of Sydney
• University of Western Australia

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 smaller, regional and rural unversities.

It should not be confused with the G8 (Group of Eight Industrialized Nations).

See also

• List of universities in Australia
• Australian Vice-Chancellor's Committee