%T The role and importance of research intensive universities in the contemporary world %I Group of Eight Australia %D 2013 %K Education, %K Higher education %U https://apo.org.au/node/35132 %X Universities around the world are coming under greater pressure to increase their productivity, often because of reduced funding in the context of increasing student demand. At the same time, many governments are looking to universities to produce short-term practical outcomes, commercialise their intellectual property, and chase funding, no matter what the implications of winning it. %9 Report %A Group of Eight Australia