The Go8 was incorporated in 1999, and its Directorate is based in Canberra, Australia’s capital city. The group aims to influence national higher education and research policy.
The Group of Eight (Go8) comprises Australia’s eight leading research Universities:
- The University of Melbourne
- The Australian National University
- The University of Sydney
- The University of Queensland
- The University of Western Australia
- The University of Adelaide
- Monash University and the
- The University of New South Wales Sydney.