Unis propose gradual boost to funds

UNIVERSITIES want the federal government to gradually increase base funding since it's said it can't afford a big boost all at once.

The tertiary education sector's peak body, Universities Australia, has used its 2013/14 budget submission to outline a plan for the commonwealth to increase funding by an extra 2.5 per cent a year until 2018.

It says the gradual boost in funding takes into account the poor fiscal climate but still lets Australia start catching up to international competitors.

Last week the government rejected a key recommendation from the 2011 Higher Education Base Funding Review to boost the average level of funding per student place.

It said funding to universities had grown by more than 10 per cent since Labor came to power.

But the sector was disappointed with that justification.

In its budget submission, Universities Australia urged the government to, at the very least, maintain its commitment to a demand driven system and improved indexation for the funding of student places.

"It should be noted these reforms do not go far enough in allowing Australia to catch up to OECD averages or world's best practice," it stated.

The group warned the constrained fiscal environment didn't change the fact both the base funding review and the earlier Bradley higher education review said base funding had to be increased to support the quality and competitiveness of Australian universities.

It also wants the budget to address uncertainty and under-investment in research.

Universities Australia proposes the government give $150-200 million a year for strategic national research infrastructure and $85 million a year of continuing funding for fellowship programs.

It also urges the government to restore previous funding for the sustainable research excellence scheme.

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