- IRU was formed in 2003 and draws together seven internationally recognised, student-focussed, and research-intensive universities who share common aims, standards and values. The IRU is committed to the promotion of collaboration in research and education among its members;
- All seven universities stress the importance of a strongly student-focussed learning environment, with schemes to promote access, equity, and diversity, and place emphasis on multiple modes of delivery, integrating the new educational technologies into high quality face-to-face teaching. ;
Charles Darwin University
Flinders University
Griffith University
James Cook University
La Trobe University
Murdoch University
The University of Newcastle