Universitas 21 aims to inspire a global perspective in those at an early stage of their academic career by actively promoting and facilitating skills development and networking and creating leaders of the future. More...

Early Career Researcher Workshops

Workshop series committed to enhancing international networking and encouraging collaborative research for those in the early stages of their career.

Joint PhDs

Explore research, training and life in two diverse research intensive university communities while undertaking a tailormade PhD programme.

RE Steering Group

The U21 RESG oversees activities in the U21 Researcher Engagement (U21 RE) cluster.

Researcher Collaboration Group

A group to share knowledge on internationally available funding streams and provide funding advice to U21 researchers.

Three Minutes Thesis Competition

2015 3MT details now...

Research Leaders Group

Enabling senior colleagues in university research to share ideas and experience and enhance the international development of Early Career Researchers.

Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies (DDoGS)

A group to enable Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies to share ideas, enhance knowledge and develop contacts.

Graduate Fellowship and Travel Opportunities

Information on travel scholarships or funding opportunities for graduates from U21 universities.

Graduate Research Conference

Annual interdisciplinary conference giving graduate students an opportunity to enhance skills relevant to their research and career development.

Research Integrity Group

The Universitas 21 Research Integrity group was formed after a successful workshop hosted and organised by the University of Hong Kong in December...

Global Research Ethics and Integrity Module (GREIM)

A module offering an interactive online approach to ethics and integrity issues in higher degree research.

From its origins in Melbourne in 1997, Universitas 21 has grown to a vibrant community of research-intensive universities which collaborate in areas of common interest and application to our students, our faculty, our universities and higher education more widely.
Universitas 21 is the leading global network of research-intensive universities, working together to foster global citizenship and institutional innovation through research-inspired teaching and learning, student mobility, connecting our students and staff, and wider advocacy for internationalisation.
Collectively, its 25 members enrol over 1.3 million students and employ over 220,000 staff and faculty. Their collective budgets amount to over US$25bn and they have an annual research grant income of over US$6.5bn.
All Universitas 21 member institutions are research-led, comprehensive universities providing a strong quality assurance framework to the network's activities. More...