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{{Short description|Public university in Melbourne, Australia}} | |||
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| name = The University of Melbourne<!--This is according to the University of Melbourne Act 2009, please do not modify unless updated by Act of Parliament of Victoria or legislation at a federal level.--> | |||
| name = University of Melbourne | |||
| latin_name = Universitas Melburniensis<ref>{{Cite book |title=Records of The Tercentenary Festival of Dublin University |date=1894 |publisher=] |year= |isbn=9781355361602 |publication-place=], ] |page=174 |language=en-IE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Record of the Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Sydney |date=1903 |publisher=William Brooks and Co. |isbn=9781112213304 |publication-place=], ] |page=136 |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Anderson |first=Peter John |author-link=Peter John Anderson |title=Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen: From 25th to 28th September, 1906 |date=1907 |publisher=Aberdeen University Press (]) |isbn=9781363625079 |publication-place=], ] |language=en-GB |asin=B001PK7B5G}}</ref> | |||
| latin_name = Universitas Melburniensis<ref>University of Melbourne, ''University of Melbourne Calendar 1902'' (Melbourne: Melville & Mullen, 1902), 403.</ref><ref>University of Dublin, ''Records of the Tercententary Festival of the University of Dublin held 5th to 8th July, 1892'' (Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, & Co., 1894), 174.</ref><ref>University of Sydney,''Record of the Jubilee Celebrations of the University of Sydney: September 30th, 1902 (Sydney: William Brooks and Co., 1903), 136.''</ref> | |||
| other_name = Melbourne University<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/search?keyword=%22Melbourne+University%22 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817063733/https://trove.nla.gov.au/search?keyword=%22Melbourne+University%22 |archive-date=17 August 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=] |publisher=] |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| motto = ''Postera Crescam Laude'' (]) | |||
| motto = {{langx|la|Postera Crescam Laude}}<ref name="Motto">{{Cite web |date=20 June 2022 |title=From Horace to the digital age |url=https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/3010/from-horace-to-the-digital-age/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107204505/https://mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au/from-horace-to-the-digital-age/ |archive-date=7 January 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=3010 |publisher=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| mottoeng = "May I grow in the esteem of future generations" | |||
| motto_lang = lat | |||
| image_name = University of Melbourne coat of arms.png | |||
| mottoeng = "I shall grow in the esteem of future generations"<ref name="Motto" /> | |||
| caption = ] | |||
| image_alt = This is the coat of arms of the university. | |||
| logo = Logo of the University of Melbourne.svg | |||
| caption = ]{{#tag:ref|The brand logo is based on the current coat of arms used on parchments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=John |date=20 December 2017 |title=Key 4: The University Seal 1855/Grant of Arms by the College 1863/Letters Patent 1859/Ceremonial Mace 1965 |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/asc/collections/archives/resources/research-guides/keys-to-the-past/keys/key-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916010632/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/asc/collections/archives/resources/research-guides/keys-to-the-past/keys/key-4 |archive-date=16 September 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref>|group=Note}} | |||
| logo_size = 150px | |||
| image = The University of Melbourne Coat of Arms.svg | |||
| established = {{start date and age|1853}} | |||
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| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1853|01|22}}<ref name="Establishment">{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=John |date=20 December 2017 |title=Key 1: The University Act and Royal Assent 1853 |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/asc/collections/archives/resources/research-guides/keys-to-the-past/keys/key-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107204505/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/asc/collections/archives/resources/research-guides/keys-to-the-past/keys/key-1 |archive-date=7 January 2024 |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| endowment = AU$1.335 ] | |||
| type = ] ] | |||
| chancellor = ] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} | |||
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| vice_chancellor = ]<ref name="unimelbVC">https://about.unimelb.edu.au/leadership/vice-chancellor/professor-duncan-maskell</ref> | |||
|] | |||
| academic_staff = 4,631<ref name="AR2018">{{cite web | publisher=University of Melbourne | url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/89544/2018-Annual-Report.pdf | title=2018 Annual Report | access-date=31 August 2019 }}</ref> | |||
|] | |||
| students = 52,475<ref name="AR2018" /> | |||
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| undergrad = 26,751<ref name="AR2018" /> | |||
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| postgrad = 22,543<ref name="AR2018" /> | |||
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| doctoral = 3,451<ref name="AR2018" /> | |||
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| city = ] | |||
|]<ref>{{cite web |title=Partners |url=https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/partner-universities/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812133411/https://mcdonnell.wustl.edu/community/partners/ |archive-date=12 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2020 |website=McDonnell International Scholars Academy |publisher=] |language=en-US |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| state = ] | |||
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| country = ] | |||
| endowment = AU$1.287 ] (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2023 |title=Annual Report 2022 |url=https://www.annualreport.about.unimelb.edu.au/_files/ugd/0ac31a_4d258468697b48f8a432cd7adfd47ab8.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029235914/https://www.annualreport.about.unimelb.edu.au/_files/ugd/0ac31a_4d258468697b48f8a432cd7adfd47ab8.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| coor = {{Coord|-37.7963|144.9614|type:edu_region:AU|display=inline,title}} | |||
| chancellor = ]<ref name="Leadership">{{Cite web |last=Makhoul |first=Yves |date=30 May 2024 |title=Senior leadership |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/leadership/senior-leadership |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914231206/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/leadership/senior-leadership |archive-date=14 September 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| campus = ]<br>(Parkville Campus)<br>{{convert|36|ha|km²|1}}<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGWD12zNoOk|title=The University of Melbourne Campus|date=4 January 2011|access-date=13 April 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
| vice_chancellor = ]<ref name="Leadership" /> | |||
| affiliations = ], ], ], ], ] McDonnell International Scholars Academy<ref>{{cite web|url=https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/partner-universities/|title=Partner Universities|website=Washington University in St. Louis|access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> | |||
| provost = | |||
| website = {{URL|unimelb.edu.au}} | |||
| vice_president = | |||
| administrative_staff = 5,328 (], 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" /> | |||
| total_staff = 10,514 (], 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023">{{cite web |title=2022 Annual Report |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/422345/University-of-Melbourne_2023-Annual-Report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915221406/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/422345/University-of-Melbourne_2023-Annual-Report.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2024 |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher= |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| academic_staff = 5,186 (], 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" /> | |||
| students = 53,963 ({{abbr|EFTSL|Equivalent full-time student load}}, 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" /> | |||
| undergrad = 27,146 ({{abbr|EFTSL|Equivalent full-time student load}}, 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" /> | |||
| postgrad = 23,113 coursework{{br}} ({{abbr|EFTSL|Equivalent full-time student load}}, 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" />{{br}}3,703 research{{br}}({{abbr|EFTSL|Equivalent full-time student load}}, 2023)<ref name="Annual Report 2023" /> | |||
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| city = ] | |||
| state = ] | |||
| country = ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bruin |first=Tyler |date=8 October 2024 |title=Campus locations |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/priorities-and-partnerships/campus-development/campus-locations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002022740/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/priorities-and-partnerships/campus-development/campus-locations |archive-date=2 October 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| coordinates = {{Coord|-37.7963|144.9614|type:edu_region:AU|display=inline,title}} | |||
| colours = {{Colour box|#1D428A|border=#000}} Traditional Heritage{{Br}}{{Colour box|#000F46|border=#000}} Heritage Dark{{#tag:ref|The exact shades are darker but difficult to distinguish on Misplaced Pages.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kevey |first1=Donna |date=8 September 2023 |title=Advice for students |url=https://brandhub.unimelb.edu.au/resources/advice-for-students |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008034826/https://brandhub.unimelb.edu.au/resources/advice-for-students |archive-date=8 October 2023 |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colour Palette |url=https://designsystem.web.unimelb.edu.au/style-guide/colour-palette/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914225033/https://designsystem.web.unimelb.edu.au/style-guide/colour-palette/ |archive-date=14 September 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref>|group=Note}} | |||
| campus = ] and ] with multiple sites<br />{{convert|35.2|ha|km²|2}} (Parkville Campus)<br />{{convert|2507|ha|km²|1}} (Total)<ref>{{cite web |title=Guiding our Estate |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/153483/Guiding-Our-Estate-Final.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008034827/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/153483/Guiding-Our-Estate-Final.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2023 |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| accreditation = ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=The University of Melbourne |url=https://www.teqsa.gov.au/provider/university-melbourne |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2 November 2024 |website=] |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
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| mascot = Barry the Bear<ref>{{cite web |date=12 January 2024 |title=Melbourne Orientation |url=https://students.unimelb.edu.au/new-students/melbourne-orientation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107204507/https://students.unimelb.edu.au/new-students/melbourne-orientation |archive-date=7 January 2024 |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=The University of Melbourne |language=en-AU |publication-place=], ]}}</ref> | |||
| website = {{URL|https://www.unimelb.edu.au/|unimelb.edu.au}} | |||
| logo = The_University_of_Melbourne_Logo.png | |||
| logo_alt = This is the logo of the university. | |||
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The '''University of Melbourne''' is a ] ] located in ], Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria.<ref name="futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au">{{cite web |url=http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/explore/about |title=About the University : Future Students |publisher=Futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au |access-date=2014-01-17 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192747/http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/explore/about |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its ] is located in ], an inner suburb north of ], with several other campuses located across ]. | The '''University of Melbourne''' (colloquially known as '''Melbourne University''') is a ] ] located in ], Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in ].<ref name="futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au">{{cite web |url=http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/explore/about |title=About the University : Future Students |publisher=Futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au |access-date=2014-01-17 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192747/http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/explore/about |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its ] is located in ], an inner suburb north of ], with several other campuses located across ]. | ||
Incorporated by the ], the University of Melbourne is one of Australia's six ] and a member of the ], ], ] McDonnell International Scholars Academy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/|title=McDonnell International Scholars Academy|website=Global|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> and the ]. Since 1872 |
Incorporated in the 19th century by the ], the University of Melbourne is one of Australia's six ] and a member of the ], ], ] McDonnell International Scholars Academy,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/|title=McDonnell International Scholars Academy|website=Global|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-04|archive-date=30 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930190203/https://global.wustl.edu/mcdonnell-academy/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ]. Since 1872, many independent ] have become affiliated with the university, providing accommodation for students and faculty, and academic, sporting and cultural programs. There are nine colleges and five university-owned halls of residence located on the main campus and in nearby suburbs. | ||
The university comprises ten separate academic units and is associated with numerous institutes and research centres, including the ], ], the ] and the ]. |
The university comprises ten separate academic units and is associated with numerous institutes and research centres, including the ], ], the ] and the ]. The university has fifteen ], including the ], the ], the Melbourne Veterinary School, and the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Melbourne University regarded top in the country, but reputation isn't everything|url=http://theconversation.com/melbourne-university-regarded-top-in-country-but-reputation-isnt-everything-5874|date=15 March 2012|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513055309/https://theconversation.com/melbourne-university-regarded-top-in-country-but-reputation-isnt-everything-5874|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Australian Universities|url=http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/info/4/melbourne/|access-date=18 May 2013|archive-date=1 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501135826/http://www.australianuniversities.com.au/info/4/melbourne/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Melbourne tops discipline based ranking|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/melbourne-tops-discipline-based-ranking/story-e6frgcjx-1226637055540|access-date=19 May 2013|work=The Australian|date=8 May 2013|archive-date=18 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518033513/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/melbourne-tops-discipline-based-ranking/story-e6frgcjx-1226637055540|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Four ] and five ] have graduated from the University of Melbourne. Nine ] have taught, studied and researched at the University of Melbourne, the most of any Australian university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/industry-leaders|title=Research and industry leaders - Notable Staff and Alumni|website=about.unimelb.edu.au|date=5 March 2019|language=en|access-date=2021-09-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824131422/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/industry-leaders|archive-date=24 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The university's coat of arms is a blue shield on which a depiction of "]" in white colour holds her laurel wreath over the stars of the Southern Cross. The motto, ''Postera crescam laude'' ("Later I shall grow by praise" or, more freely, "We shall grow in the esteem of future generations"), is written on a scroll beneath the shield. The Latin is from a line in ]'s '']'': ''ego postera crescam laude recens''. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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=== Foundations of the university === | === Foundations of the university === | ||
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The University of Melbourne was established following a proposal by ], the Auditor-General and Finance Minister, in his first Budget Speech on 4{{nbsp}}November 1852, who set aside a sum of |
The University of Melbourne was established following a proposal by the ], the Auditor-General and Finance Minister, in his first Budget Speech on 4{{nbsp}}November 1852, who set aside a sum of £10,000 for the establishment of a university.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36869578 |title=Bools of the Week. |newspaper=] |location=Brisbane |date=27 February 1937 |access-date=8 February 2012 |page=20 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820225008/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36869578 |url-status=live }}</ref> The university was established by Act of Incorporation on 22 January 1853, with power to confer degrees in arts, medicine, laws and music. The act provided for an annual endowment of £9,001, while a special grant of £20,000 was made for buildings that year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10961588 |title=Melbourne University. |newspaper=] |location=Melbourne |date=1 September 1934 |access-date=8 February 2012 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820225007/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10961588 |url-status=live }}</ref> The foundation stone was laid on 3{{nbsp}}July 1854, and on the same day the foundation stone for the ]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10961588 |title=Melbourne University. |newspaper=] |location=Melbourne |date=1 September 1934 |access-date=9 February 2012 |page=6 |publisher=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820225007/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10961588 |url-status=live }}</ref> Classes commenced in 1855 with three professors, all of whom, like the founding University Chancellor, ], were from Ireland.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Symonds |first1=Richard |title=Oxford and Empire: The Last Lost Cause? |publisher=OUP |pages=228–256 |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203001.003.0013 |chapter=The Oxford of the Southern World and Education in the Empire |date=1992 |doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198203001.003.0013 |isbn=978-0-19-820300-1 |access-date=16 August 2023 |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055212/https://academic.oup.com/book/2724/chapter-abstract/143183632?redirectedFrom=fulltext |url-status=live }}</ref> There were sixteen students; of this body of students only four graduated. The original buildings were officially opened by the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Victoria, Sir ], on 3{{nbsp}}October 1855. | ||
A law school was established in 1857 at the Parkville campus, following which a Faculty of Engineering and School of Medicine were established in 1861 and 1862 respectively. The university's residential colleges were first opened on the northern aspect of the campus in 1872, divided between the four main Christian denominations.<ref name="The University of Melbourne">{{cite web |title=The University of Melbourne Timeline |url=http://our-history.unimelb.edu.au/timeline/ |website=Our History |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |ref=20}}</ref> | A law school was established in 1857 at the Parkville campus, following which a Faculty of Engineering and School of Medicine were established in 1861 and 1862 respectively. The university's residential colleges were first opened on the northern aspect of the campus in 1872, divided between the four main Christian denominations.<ref name="The University of Melbourne">{{cite web |title=The University of Melbourne Timeline |url=http://our-history.unimelb.edu.au/timeline/ |website=Our History |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |ref=20 |archive-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102004423/http://our-history.unimelb.edu.au/timeline/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
The first chancellor, ] (later Sir Redmond), held the position until his death in 1880. The inauguration of the university was made possible by the wealth resulting from ]. The institution was designed to be a "civilising influence" at a time of rapid settlement and commercial growth.<ref>Selleck, 2003</ref> In 1881, the admission of women was |
The first chancellor, ] (later Sir Redmond), held the position until his death in 1880. The inauguration of the university was made possible by the wealth resulting from ]. The institution was designed to be a "civilising influence" at a time of rapid settlement and commercial growth.<ref>Selleck, 2003</ref> In 1881, the admission of women was seen as a victory over the more conservative ruling council.<ref>Selleck 2003, p 164–165</ref> ] graduated with a ] in 1883, and became the first woman to graduate from an Australian University.<ref name="The University of Melbourne"/> | ||
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=== 1900s – 1970s === | ||
Early in the 1900s the university expanded its offerings to more utilitarian courses. In 1901 the number of students enrolled at the University of Melbourne exceeded 500 students for the first time. The university established the Diploma of Education in 1903, following negotiations with the Victorian Education Department. |
Early in the 1900s, the university expanded its offerings to more utilitarian courses. In 1901 the number of students enrolled at the University of Melbourne exceeded 500 students for the first time. The university established the Diploma of Education in 1903, following negotiations with the Victorian Education Department. | ||
Despite the economic depression of the 1890s and the discovery of a significant fraud by a university registrar in 1901, the university continued to expand during this period. This growth included the construction of several buildings between 1900 and 1906. Such growth was facilitated largely through an increased government funding allocation, and the coinciding university led funding campaign. To accompany the training dentists received by the Melbourne Dental Hospital, a School of Dentistry was established to teach the scientific basis of dentistry at the university. Agriculture was established in 1911 following the appointment of the State Director of Agriculture as the first professor. During this period the university became a notable site for research, emerging as a leader in Australia. Following ] the demand for higher education increased rapidly, and as a result became a transformative period for the university.<ref name="brandhub.unimelb.edu.au">{{cite web |title=The University of Melbourne Brand Story |url=https://brandhub.unimelb.edu.au/our-brand/brand-story |website=Brand Hub |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |ref=23 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506051712/https://brandhub.unimelb.edu.au/our-brand/brand-story |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
In 1940, the first issue of ''Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand'', now '']'', was published by the Department of History.<ref>{{cite web | title=Academic journals | website=University of Melbourne. Faculty of Arts | date=14 September 2020 | url=https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-historical-and-philosophical-studies/our-research/publications/academic-journals | access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref> | |||
In 1940, the first issue of ''Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand'', now '']'', was published by the Department of History.<ref>{{cite web | title=Academic journals | website=University of Melbourne. Faculty of Arts | date=14 September 2020 | url=https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-historical-and-philosophical-studies/our-research/publications/academic-journals | access-date=16 September 2020 | archive-date=16 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916023651/https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-historical-and-philosophical-studies/our-research/publications/academic-journals | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== 1980s – present === | |||
=== 1980s – 2000s: Consolidation, expansion and the Melbourne Model === | |||
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Expansion of the university increased significantly during the 1980s and 1990s, as the university amalgamated with a number of tertiary colleges. In 1988 the Melbourne Teachers' College was brought into the Faculty of Education, and the amalgamation lead to the formation of a distinctly new Faculty of Education. The College of Advanced Education was incorporated into the university in 1989. During this period, more students than ever before were attending the university. The university had expanded its student population to beyond 35,000 students. Such amalgamations continued into the 1990s, with the ] affiliation with the University of Melbourne in 1992. This increased the number of campuses for the University of Melbourne.<ref name="The University of Melbourne" /> | |||
In 2001, the Melbourne School of Population Health was established, the first of its kind in Australia, and continued the growth of the university. Work at the centre involved contributions from many disciplines, ranging from the social sciences to epidemiology. Health fields such as Indigenous, women's, mental, sexual, and rural health have all been researched at the centre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cigognini |first=Brendan |date=2022-12-13 |title=Melbourne School of Population & Global Health {{!}} University of Melbourne |url=https://mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Melbourne School of Population and Global Health |language=en |archive-date=21 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121144546/https://mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
Expansion of the university increased significantly during the 1980s and 1990s, as the university amalgamated with a number of tertiary colleges. In 1988 the Melbourne Teachers' College was brought into the Faculty of Education, and the amalgamation lead to the formation of a distinctly new Faculty of Education. The College of Advanced Education was incorporated into the university in 1989. During this period, more students than ever had before attended the university. The university had expanded its student population to beyond 35,000 students. Such amalgamations continued into the 1990s, with the Victorian College of the Arts affiliation with the University of Melbourne in 1992. This grew the number of campuses for the University of Melbourne, which would now include a new St Kilda Road location. | |||
In 2008, Vice Chancellor ] introduced a major restructure of the university's curriculum. The new structure, named the ], replaced traditional undergraduate specialist degrees with a two-degree undergraduate/graduate structure.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Gary |date=2015-09-30 |title=A decade into the Melbourne Model, young graduates give their assessment |url=https://www.smh.com.au/education/a-decade-into-the-melbourne-model-young-graduates-give-their-assessment-20150930-gjxt3u.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519141805/https://www.smh.com.au/education/a-decade-into-the-melbourne-model-young-graduates-give-their-assessment-20150930-gjxt3u.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Over 100 undergraduate degrees were replaced with six generalist degrees, with students taking a general bachelor's degree before specialising in either a professional or research graduate course.<ref name=":0" /> The introduction of the model, influenced by North American academia and the ], was controversial among students and staff.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Simons |first=Margaret |date=2010-02-25 |title=Dangerous precedent |url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2010/february/1284956481/margaret-simons/dangerous-precedent |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Monthly |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419210410/https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2010/february/1284956481/margaret-simons/dangerous-precedent |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-01 |title=Melbourne set to give Bologna model an Australian debut |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/melbourne-set-to-give-bologna-model-an-australian-debut/205044.article |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523081306/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/melbourne-set-to-give-bologna-model-an-australian-debut/205044.article |url-status=live }}</ref> Various groups, including trade<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729225956/http://www.nteu.org.au/news/2007/2007/16462|date=29 July 2008}} National Tertiary Education Union, 10 July 2007. Accessed 3 May 2008</ref> and student unions,<ref name="Cuts take"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616203832/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/cuts-take-toll-on-melbourne-uni-staff/2008/04/10/1207420591353.html |date=16 June 2008 }}, ''The Age'', 11 April 2008. Accessed 3 May 2008.</ref> | |||
In 2001, the Melbourne School of Population Health was established, the first of its kind in Australia, and continued the growth of the university. Work at the centre involved contributions from many disciplines, ranging from the social sciences to epidemiology. Health fields such as Indigenous, women's, mental, sexual, and rural health have all been researched at the centre. A significant change in curriculum was established in 2008. The newly created model for education was developed, known at the university as The Melbourne Model. In this curriculum model, students firstly undertake a general bachelor's degree before specialising in either a professional or research graduate course.<ref name="brandhub.unimelb.edu.au"/> | |||
<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080911234753/http://www.umpa.unimelb.edu.au/blogs/2008/08/what-do-budgets-burnley-and-housing.html|date=11 September 2008}} President's Ponderings, 25 August 2008. Accessed 20 October 2008</ref> | |||
<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720033033/http://www.vcasu.org.au/2008/04/29/vice-chancellor-lies-about-introduction-of-melbourne-model-at-vca/|date=20 July 2008}} VCA Student Union, 29 April 2008. Accessed 3 May 2008</ref> academics,<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208045327/http://www.nteu.org.au/publications/advocate/vol14no2/pdf?file=Advocate%2014%2002%20WEB.pdf&friendly= |date=8 December 2008 }} Advocate, Volume 14, Number 2, July 2007. Accessed 26 October 2008</ref> | |||
<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208045327/http://www.nteu.org.au/publications/advocate/vol14no2/pdf?file=Advocate%2014%2002%20WEB.pdf&friendly= |date=8 December 2008 }}, ''Advocate'', Volume 14, Number 2, July 2007. Accessed 26 October 2008</ref> and some students<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113212342/http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=10652 |date=13 January 2009 }}, ''Eureka Street'', 12 December 2008. Accessed 14 December 2008</ref><ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720025839/http://www.vcasu.org.au/2008/06/12/express-yourself-but-steer-clear-of-politics/|date=20 July 2008}}, ''The Age'', 7 June 2008. Accessed 8 August 2008</ref> criticised the introduction of the new structure, citing job and subject cuts, and a risk of "dumbing down" content. A group of students produced a satirical musical about the model's adoption.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bachelard |first=Michael |date=2008-10-04 |title=Search for a super model |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/search-for-a-super-model-20081004-4tyk.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523081306/https://www.theage.com.au/national/search-for-a-super-model-20081004-4tyk.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A dean from ] rejected the model and argued it led to a reduction in student applications to the University of Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Stephen |title=Undergraduate education and the Melbourne Model |url=http://theconversation.com/undergraduate-education-and-the-melbourne-model-993 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Conversation |date=29 April 2011 |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523081313/https://theconversation.com/undergraduate-education-and-the-melbourne-model-993 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ] is the only other Australian university to adopt the structure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uni reforms cast pall over Melbourne, UWA post-grad degree models |url=https://www.thecitizen.org.au/articles/uni-reforms-cast-pall-over-melbourne-uwa-post-grad-degree-models |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Citizen |language=en-au |archive-date=8 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308012603/https://www.thecitizen.org.au/articles/uni-reforms-cast-pall-over-melbourne-uwa-post-grad-degree-models |url-status=live }}</ref> Davis also introduced reforms to university governance, making faculty deans more responsible for producing a financial surplus.<ref name=":5" /> | |||
=== 2010s: Further restructures and Davis' final term === | |||
The university's 150th anniversary was celebrated in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/|title=The University of Melbourne 150th Anniversary|date=2011-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210090414/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/|archive-date=2011-02-10|access-date=2017-10-17}}</ref> | |||
Between 2013 and 2015 Davis introduced a wide-reaching restructure of the university's administration, labelled the Business Improvement Program, which led to the sacking of 500 administrative staff and some administrative responsibilities being transferred to academic staff.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Silvester |first=Ben |date=2019-11-15 |title=Divide and conquer: how thriving Melbourne Uni short-changed its staff |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/divide-and-conquer-how-thriving-melbourne-uni-short-changed-its-staff-20191105-p537mi.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054026/https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/divide-and-conquer-how-thriving-melbourne-uni-short-changed-its-staff-20191105-p537mi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the same time in the ten years to 2018 the university embarked on a large capital works program, spending $2 billion on new buildings across the university's campuses.<ref name=":1" /> The ] was disestablished on 1{{nbsp}}January 2015. Its agriculture and food systems department moved alongside veterinary science to form the ], while other areas of study, including horticulture, forestry, geography and resource management, moved to the Faculty of Science in two new departments. In 2019, allegations of a toxic workplace culture within the ] were aired, with a number of senior staff leaving their positions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loussikian |first=Kylar |date=2019-10-27 |title=University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor warned of 'toxic' arts faculty, top academic claims |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-uni-vice-chancellor-warned-of-toxic-arts-faculty-top-academic-claims-20191027-p534nr.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054024/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-uni-vice-chancellor-warned-of-toxic-arts-faculty-top-academic-claims-20191027-p534nr.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the same time, there was controversy over the high salaries earned by the Vice Chancellor, with Davis earning $1.5 million in 2019, the most of any university head in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singhal |first=Pallavi |date=2019-06-21 |title=University vice-chancellor salaries soaring past $1.5 million - and set to keep going |url=https://www.smh.com.au/education/university-vice-chancellor-salaries-soaring-past-1-5-million-and-set-to-keep-going-20190620-p51zq3.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054025/https://www.smh.com.au/education/university-vice-chancellor-salaries-soaring-past-1-5-million-and-set-to-keep-going-20190620-p51zq3.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
Like other Australian Universities, an extraordinary growth in international students took place at the University of Melbourne and meant the university became increasingly reliant on revenue from its overseas student cohort.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-08 |title=Universities rely too much on foreign student fees, auditor says |url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jun/09/universities-rely-too-much-on-foreign-student-fees-auditor-says |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054829/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jun/09/universities-rely-too-much-on-foreign-student-fees-auditor-says |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | |||
The ] was disestablished on 1{{nbsp}}January 2015. Its agriculture and food systems department moved alongside veterinary science to form the ], while other areas of study, including horticulture, forestry, geography and resource management, moved to the Faculty of Science in two new departments. | |||
Davis would finish his final term as Vice-Chancellor in 2018 with ] succeeding him on 1 October. | |||
Today over 8900 academic and professional staff support the more than 52,000 strong student population. The student population consists of more than 13,000 international students, from more than 130 countries.<ref name="brandhub.unimelb.edu.au"/> | |||
=== 2020 – 2023: COVID-19 impacts, further expansion plans and workforce tensions === | |||
In 2020, on-campus teaching was limited to selected clinical placements as a result of social distancing restrictions imposed by ] in response to the ]. The majority of teaching was moved to online delivery during the first semester.<ref>https://www.unimelb.edu.au/coronavirus/update</ref> Like many other institutions and workplaces, university faculty members elected to use ] to conduct live tutorials online. | |||
In 2020, on-campus teaching was limited to selected clinical placements as a result of social distancing restrictions required by ] in response to the ]. The majority of teaching was moved to online delivery during the first semester.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Lauren|date=2021-10-22|title=Coronavirus (COVID-19) update|url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/coronavirus|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Coronavirus update|language=en|archive-date=1 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901045939/https://www.unimelb.edu.au/coronavirus|url-status=live}}</ref> Like many other institutions and workplaces, university faculty members elected to use telecommunication platforms such as ], ], or ] to conduct live tutorials and provide interactive online learning experiences as a result of the suspension of face-to-face teaching during this time period.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Law |first1=S. F. |url=https://melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/3873138/engaged-university-research-final.pdf |title=UNDERSTANDING UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT: The impact of COVID-19 on collaborations and partnerships |last2=Cattlin |first2=J. |last3=Locke |first3=W. |publisher=University of Melbourne |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-7340-5663-4 |location=Australia |language=en |doi=10.46580/124365 |s2cid=238908546 |access-date=21 January 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309074015/https://melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/3873138/engaged-university-research-final.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
In 2020 the university announced it was axing 450 staff in the institution's largest ever layoff of academic staff, despite a planned expenditure of $4.2 billion for capital works over the decade from 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-08-05 |title=University of Melbourne to cut 450 staff as secret document shows $4.2b capital works budget |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/university-of-melbourne-announces-450-job-losses/12527576 |access-date=2022-05-23 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054024/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/university-of-melbourne-announces-450-job-losses/12527576 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-05 |title=University of Melbourne cuts 450 jobs due to projected losses of $1bn over three years |url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/05/university-of-melbourne-cuts-450-jobs-due-to-projected-losses-of-1bn-over-three-years |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054037/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/05/university-of-melbourne-cuts-450-jobs-due-to-projected-losses-of-1bn-over-three-years |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, in semester two of 2021, the majority of teaching was once again moved to online delivery due to the outbreak of the ] of COVID-19 and ensuing lockdowns in Victoria. In response the university announced further job losses, despite the university running an $8m surplus in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=Australian universities flag more budget cuts, job losses in the next year |url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/26/australian-universities-flag-more-budget-cuts-job-losses-in-the-next-year |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054856/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/26/australian-universities-flag-more-budget-cuts-job-losses-in-the-next-year |url-status=live }}</ref> Eleven subjects were cut as part of the savings measures including a number of specialist scientific subjects, a move criticised by Nobel Laureate ] and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Carey |first1=Adam |last2=Tomazin |first2=Farrah |last3=Millar |first3=Royce |date=2021-04-02 |title=Melbourne Uni cuts threaten to make us the 'bogans of the Pacific' |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-uni-cuts-threaten-to-make-us-the-bogans-of-the-pacific-20210326-p57ehg.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054024/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-uni-cuts-threaten-to-make-us-the-bogans-of-the-pacific-20210326-p57ehg.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The halting of international student arrivals as part of the Australian pandemic response was projected to cause a major loss in revenue for the university.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marshman |first=Ian |date=2020 |title=Modelling Individual Australian Universities Resilience in Managing Overseas Student Revenue Losses from the COVID-19 Pandemic |url=https://melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/3392469/Australian-Universities-COVID-19-Financial-Management.pdf |journal=Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522172051/https://melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/3392469/Australian-Universities-COVID-19-Financial-Management.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Visentin |first=Lisa |date=2021-04-21 |title='There'll be a shakeup': International student intakes plunge compared to pre-pandemic levels |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/there-ll-be-a-shakeup-international-student-intakes-plunge-compared-to-pre-pandemic-levels-20210421-p57l0f.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054025/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/there-ll-be-a-shakeup-international-student-intakes-plunge-compared-to-pre-pandemic-levels-20210421-p57l0f.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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In 2019 and 2020 the university was also involved in wage theft and underpayment controversies towards its large teaching workforce of ], and began repaying casual tutors for unpaid marking.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2020-08-04 |title=Australia's richest uni only paid staff for first three minutes of marking an assignment |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/university-of-melbourne-exposed-in-decade-long-wage-theft-case/12519588 |access-date=2022-05-23 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054023/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-05/university-of-melbourne-exposed-in-decade-long-wage-theft-case/12519588 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-20 |title=Wage theft is 'systemic': 21 universities under investigation |url=https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/wage-theft-is-systemic-21-universities-under-investigation-20211020-p591kw |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054024/https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/wage-theft-is-systemic-21-universities-under-investigation-20211020-p591kw |url-status=live }}</ref> The university was accused of owing Faculty of Arts teaching staff an estimated $6 million.<ref name=":2" /> In 2021 the Vice-Chancellor issued an apology for systematically underpaying staff, saying there was “a systemic failure of respect from this institution" towards casual staff that resulted in underpaying 1,000 staff members and requiring the university to pay back $9.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campus Morning Mail |date=10 September 2021 |title=Uni Melbourne VC apologises over underpayment of casuals |url=https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/uni-melbourne-vc-apologises-over-underpayment-of-casuals/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |language=en-AU |archive-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922005654/https://campusmorningmail.com.au/news/uni-melbourne-vc-apologises-over-underpayment-of-casuals/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Prytz |first=Anna |date=2021-09-09 |title=Casuals disappointed with Melbourne Uni wage theft apology |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/casuals-disappointed-with-melbourne-uni-wage-theft-apology-20210909-p58q6x.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054024/https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/casuals-disappointed-with-melbourne-uni-wage-theft-apology-20210909-p58q6x.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This followed a campaign by the National Tertiary Education Union's University of Melbourne Casuals Branch, which engaged in a series of protests, including one outside the Vice Chancellor's residence.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fela |first1=Geraldine |last2=McIntyre |first2=Iain |date=2023-02-03 |title=Commons Conversations Podcast: Insights into Activism |url=https://commonslibrary.org/commons-conversations-podcast-insights-into-activism/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=The Commons Social Change Library |language=en-AU |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709062116/https://commonslibrary.org/commons-conversations-podcast-insights-into-activism/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Commons Librarian |last2=McIntyre |first2=Iain |date=2024-05-27 |title=Organising! A Remedy for Despair: How Workers at the University of Melbourne won back $45 million in Stolen Wages |url=https://commonslibrary.org/organising-a-remedy-for-despair/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=The Commons Social Change Library |language=en-AU}}</ref> The university came under sustained criticism over the poor employment and financial conditions of its highly casualised academic workforce.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Angus |date=2022-02-03 |title=Fair Work changes not enough to boost academics' job security: university |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/fair-work-changes-not-enough-to-boost-academics-job-security-university-20220203-p59tlh.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523054026/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/fair-work-changes-not-enough-to-boost-academics-job-security-university-20220203-p59tlh.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the 2010s the university increasingly casualised its workforce, with reports that between 47 and 72 per cent of its 11,000 employees were on casual contracts by 2023.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-07-16 |title=It's the Australian university sector's 'dirty secret'. And 'thousands', like Dash, have been hit |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-17/university-casual-workforce-redundancies-dirty-secret/12462030 |access-date=2022-05-23 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523081306/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-17/university-casual-workforce-redundancies-dirty-secret/12462030 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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The university has three other campuses in metropolitan Melbourne at Burnley, Southbank, and Werribee. The ] campus is where ] courses are taught.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.land-environment.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/our-locations/burnley/|title=Melbourne School of Land & Environment. Burnley Campus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102231614/http://www.land-environment.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/our-locations/burnley/|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> ] courses are taught at the ] campus. ] is taught at the ] campus. | |||
In 2021 the State Government granted planning approval for a new campus for the university at the urban renewal precinct ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Melbourne's $1.5b Fishermans Bend campus approved |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/university-of-melbournes-2b-fishermans-bend-campus-approved/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=ArchitectureAU |language=en |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902235521/https://architectureau.com/articles/university-of-melbournes-2b-fishermans-bend-campus-approved/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The $2 billion campus, planned to open in 2026, will focus on engineering and forms part of a large capital works program by the university, which included the demolition of the Student Union Building and the creation of a new student precinct on the south-east corner of the ] campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Melbourne's $2b campus plan progresses |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/university-of-melbournes-2b-campus-plan-progresses/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=ArchitectureAU |language=en |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808030122/https://architectureau.com/articles/university-of-melbournes-2b-campus-plan-progresses/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hyland |first=Leah |date=2022-02-21 |title=Student Precinct {{!}} The University of Melbourne |url=https://students.unimelb.edu.au/student-precinct |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Student Precinct Project |language=en |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412001239/https://students.unimelb.edu.au/student-precinct |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
In regional Victoria, the ] and ] campuses are used for ] and ] courses respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.land-environment.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/our-locations/creswick/|title=Melbourne School of Land & Environment. Creswick Campus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102231609/http://www.land-environment.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/our-locations/creswick/|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dookie.unimelb.edu.au/|title=Dookie|publisher=Dookie.unimelb.edu.au|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> They previously housed several hundred residential students, but are now largely used for short courses and research. The ] campus is home to the ] Academic Centre for the ]. | |||
In June 2021, a new speech policy was implemented with the stated purpose of protecting ] individuals within the university while preserving ] principles for staff and students.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/university-head-says-free-speech-does-not-override-transgender-safety-20210615-p58171.html | title=University head says free speech does not override transgender safety | date=15 June 2021 | access-date=16 June 2021 | archive-date=15 June 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615133336/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/university-head-says-free-speech-does-not-override-transgender-safety-20210615-p58171.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, windows of the university's Sidney Myer Asia Centre Building were broken and the building was graffitied with a message accusing the university of contributing to an unsafe environment for transgender individuals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-29 |title=Uni of Melb VC Duncan Maskell slams transgender activists over campus vandalism |work=The Australian |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Funi-of-melbourne-vc-slams-balaclavawearing-transgender-activists-over-campus-vandalism%2Fnews-story%2Fc57a48309a3657815db251d0760f04a3&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-high-control-score&V21spcbehaviour=append |access-date=2023-07-13}}</ref> | |||
The university is a part-owner of the ], based at Parkville campus, which ranked 46th in the 2012 ''Financial Times'' global rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html|title=Global MBA rankings 2006|publisher=Rankings.ft.com|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> | |||
In August 2023, all National Tertiary Education Union members who work in the Faculty of Arts, Melbourne Law School, the Victorian College of the Arts School of Art, student services, stagecraft and the library will start a-five to seven day strike. Union members are seeking a 15% increase in wages over the course of 3 years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grace |first=Robyn |date=2023-08-23 |title=University of Melbourne teachers, staff to strike |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/university-of-melbourne-teachers-staff-to-strike-20230823-p5dyy3.html |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824183906/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/university-of-melbourne-teachers-staff-to-strike-20230823-p5dyy3.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Parkville === | |||
=== 2024 – present: Student occupations and conclusion of Maskell's tenure === | |||
The Parkville campus is the primary campus of the university.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Campuses : About the University : The University of Melbourne|url = http://www.unimelb.edu.au/campuses/|website = www.unimelb.edu.au|access-date = 2015-09-07}}</ref> Originally established in a large area north of Grattan Street in ], the campus has expanded well beyond its boundaries, with many of its newly acquired buildings located in the nearby suburb of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.unimelb.edu.au/campustour/pdf/guided-tour-map.pdf|title = Self-Guided Campus Tour - University of Melbourne|access-date = 2015-09-07|website = University of Melbourne|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130712114103/https://www.unimelb.edu.au/campustour/pdf/guided-tour-map.pdf|archive-date = 12 July 2013}}</ref> The university is undertaking an "ambitious infrastructure program" to reshape campuses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1462065/11364-GROWING-ESTEEM-2015-FA-WEB.pdf|title=Growing Esteem 2015-2020|last=University of Melbourne|access-date=2017-02-13}}</ref> The campus was founded in 1853, and is located just north of Melbourne's central business district. Parkville campus has cafes, gyms, 12 libraries, specialty stores, a small supermarket, and a seasonal farmers market. The campus is located within a broader renowned knowledge precinct, which encompasses eight hospitals, and many other leading research institutes.<ref name="Your Life on Campus">{{cite web |title=Your Life on Campus |url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/your-experience/your-life-on-campus |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
On 24 April 2024, students occupied the South Lawn of Parkville campus in solidarity with international, grass-roots, ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/29/mapping-pro-palestine-campus-protests-around-the-world | title=Mapping pro-Palestine college campus protests around the world | access-date=23 May 2024 | archive-date=1 May 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501002135/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/29/mapping-pro-palestine-campus-protests-around-the-world | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Matthew Impelli |date=2024-05-01 |title=Israel protests reach Antarctica |url=https://www.newsweek.com/pro-palestinian-protest-antarctica-israel-1895996 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Newsweek |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520133025/https://www.newsweek.com/pro-palestinian-protest-antarctica-israel-1895996 |url-status=live }}</ref> Concerns arose as students sought to keep the university accountable in its investments. More specifically, to disclose ] companies, stocks, or bonds benefiting from the occupation of Palestine and the ] since October 7, 2023. Students occupied the Arts West building, "renaming" it Mahmoud's hall after a palestinian student who was expected commence his studies at the university but died in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=AAP |date=2024-05-16 |title=University arts wing 'renamed' after Gaza victim |url=https://michaelwest.com.au/university-arts-wing-renamed-after-gaza-victim/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Michael West |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=cathy |date=2023-10-24 |title=Tributes to Mahmoud Alnaouq, killed Oct. 20, 2023 |url=https://wearenotnumbers.org/tributes-to-mahmoud-alnaouq-killed-oct-20-2023/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=We Are Not Numbers |language=en-US |archive-date=23 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523144501/https://wearenotnumbers.org/tributes-to-mahmoud-alnaouq-killed-oct-20-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
On 29 April 2024, it was announced that Vice-Chancellor Maskell would step down from his position, partway through his second term, by early 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title=Duncan Maskell to step down from Melbourne University |url=https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/education/the-right-time-to-go-maskell-to-leave-melbourne-university-20240429-p5fner |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Several of the earliest campus buildings, such as the Old Quadrangle and ] buildings, feature period architecture. The old quad underwent extensive restoration in 2019 to return to original design, including a dedicated temporary exhibition space in the Treasury Gallery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/fromplane.html|title=Melbourne University website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412031330/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/fromplane.html|archive-date=12 April 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> The new Wilson Hall replaced the original building which was destroyed by fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilson2002.html|title=Melbourne University website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311074426/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilson2002.html|archive-date=11 March 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsonold.html|title=Melbourne University website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412030538/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsonold.html|archive-date=12 April 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsononfire.html|title=Melbourne University website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412030612/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsononfire.html|archive-date=12 April 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> | |||
Despite efforts to comply with university policies while exercising their right to protest, on 14 May the university issued a breach notice, warning students of potential expulsion and faculty of disciplinary actions if protest activities continued. The notice also referenced the possibility of state law enforcement involvement, though no intervention occurred as the protests remained peaceful.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Makhoul |first=Yves |date=2024-05-23 |title=Conflict in the Middle East and activism on campus |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/our-people-and-community/middle-east-conflict |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=About us |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523144503/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/our-people-and-community/middle-east-conflict |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-15 |title=University of Melbourne 'concerned' as pro-Palestinian demonstrators continue to occupy arts building |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-16/melbourne-university-pro-palestinian-protest-encampment/103853170 |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> | |||
Recipients of the University of Melbourne Award (see below) are acknowledged by bronze ]s along Professors Walk on this campus.<ref name=uma/> | |||
On the evening of 22 May, University of Melbourne for Palestine representatives announced<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-22 |title=Pro-Palestinian protesters end Melbourne university encampment after claiming 'major win' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-22/pro-palestinian-melbourne-university-encampment/103881534 |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU |archive-date=23 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523143353/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-22/pro-palestinian-melbourne-university-encampment/103881534 |url-status=live }}</ref> that an agreement had been met with the university administration to disband encampments in exchange for disclosure of endowment investments and research ties with weapons manufacturers. However, as of 23 May, protesters and university are at a stalemate, citing lack of correspondence from the latter, with encampments remaining in place. | |||
The Parkville campus was used extensively to shoot interior and exterior scenes in the ]-funded '']'' starring '']'' actor ] and ] nominee ].<ref>https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/cris-jones-on-the-death-and-life-of-otto-bloom</ref> | |||
The university is subject to an investigation by the ] to investigate whether it breached ] after allegedly using surveillance technology to identify students who participated in the protests.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Melbourne faces possible investigation over protest surveillance |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/1715-uni-spies/104087640 |website=ABC listen |access-date=12 July 2024 |language=en-AU |date=11 July 2024 |archive-date=12 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712001018/https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/1715-uni-spies/104087640 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The ] and ] are located within the ] on the Parkville campus. | |||
=== Southbank === | |||
On 30 September 2024, it was announced that ] would be appointed the university’s next Vice-Chancellor, succeeding Maskell. Johnston will be the first woman to hold the position in the university’s history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crowe |first=Alex |date=2024-09-30 |title=University of Melbourne appoints first female vice chancellor |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/university-of-melbourne-appoints-first-female-vice-chancellor-20240930-p5kenm.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> | |||
The Southbank campus is home to the Victorian College of the Arts, and is situated within Melbourne's creative arts precinct. Sound and dance stages, animation studios, visual arts studios, and cinemas are all located at the university's purpose-built creative arts home.<ref name="Your Life on Campus"/> | |||
{{Main|University of Melbourne Faculty of VCA and MCM}} | |||
As of May 2009 the university "suspended" the Bachelor of Music Theatre and Puppetry courses at the college and there were fears they may not return under the new curriculum.<ref> 21 May 2009, Accessed 19 July 2009</ref> | |||
==Campuses and buildings== | |||
A 2005 heads of agreement over the merger of the VCA and the university stated that the management of academic programs at the VCA would ensure that "the VCA continues to exercise high levels of autonomy over the conduct and future development of its academic programs so as to ensure their integrity and quality" and also that the college's identity will be preserved.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/Statutes/r55r1.html|title=Archived copy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710094634/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/Statutes/r55r1.html|archive-date=10 July 2009|url-status=dead|access-date=2009-07-18}} 5.5.R1 – The Faculty of The Victorian College of The Arts. Accessed 19 July 2009</ref> New dean Sharman Pretty outlined drastic changes under the university's plan for the college in early April 2009.<ref> Pretty well rehearsed in reshaping the arts. 12 April 2009. Accessed 19 July 2009</ref> As a result, it is now being called into question whether the university have upheld that agreement. | |||
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The university has three other campuses in metropolitan Melbourne at Burnley, Southbank, and Werribee. The ] campus is where ] courses are taught.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.land-environment.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/our-locations/burnley/|title=Melbourne School of Land & Environment. Burnley Campus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102231614/http://www.land-environment.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/our-locations/burnley/|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> ], visual arts, film and television, and music courses are taught at the ] campus. ] is taught at the ] campus. | |||
In regional Victoria, the ] and ] campuses are used for ] and ] courses respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.land-environment.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/our-locations/creswick/|title=Melbourne School of Land & Environment. Creswick Campus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102231609/http://www.land-environment.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/our-locations/creswick/|archive-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dookie.unimelb.edu.au/|title=Dookie|publisher=Dookie.unimelb.edu.au|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023195721/http://www.dookie.unimelb.edu.au/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They previously housed several hundred residential students, but are now largely used for short courses and research. The ] campus is home to the ] Academic Centre for the ]. | |||
Staff at the college responded to the changes, claiming the university did not value vocational arts training, and voicing fears over the future of quality training at the VCA.<ref> Arts college teachers up in arms. 16 July 2009, Accessed 19 July 2009</ref> Former Victorian arts minister ] has also weighed in on the debate expressing his hope that, "Melbourne University will not proceed with its proposed changes to the Victorian College of the Arts", and for 'good sense' to prevail.<ref> 28 May 2009. Accessed 19 July 2009</ref> | |||
The university is a part-owner of the ], based at Parkville campus, which ranked 46th in the 2012 ''Financial Times'' global rankings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html|title=Global MBA rankings 2006|publisher=Rankings.ft.com|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-date=28 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828112804/http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In 2011, the Victorian State Government allocated $24 million to support arts education at the VCA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/919-exciting-new-era-for-vca-as-premier-announces-details-of-24-million-funding-package.html|title=Exciting new era for VCA as Premier announces details of $24 million funding package|access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.melbourne.edu/studio/ep-98|title=VCA future bright thanks to $24million budget allocation|access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> and the faculty was renamed the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. | |||
A new campus located in ] is currently under planning, and construction may commence 2026. It will be used by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/students-set-to-take-the-bus-to-melbourne-unis-1b-future-of-engineering-20171221-h08ihg.html|title=Students set to take the bus to Melbourne Uni's 'future of engineering'|last=Jacks|first=Timna|date=2017-12-21|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14|archive-date=22 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222023402/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/students-set-to-take-the-bus-to-melbourne-unis-1b-future-of-engineering-20171221-h08ihg.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
A$200 million major capital works project at the campus was set for completion mid-2020. The project includes then construction of a new state-of-the-art conservatorium for musicians and the conversion of historically important buildings for use as training facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Southbank Campus Redevelopment |url=https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/about/campus/southbank-campus-redevelopment |website=Faculty of Fine Arts and Music |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
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=== Parkville === | ||
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The Parkville campus is the primary campus of the university.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Campuses : About the University : The University of Melbourne|url = http://www.unimelb.edu.au/campuses/|website = www.unimelb.edu.au|access-date = 2015-09-07|archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100639/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/campuses/|url-status = live}}</ref> Originally established in a large area north of Grattan Street in ], the campus has expanded well beyond its boundaries, with many of its newly acquired buildings located in the nearby suburb of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.unimelb.edu.au/campustour/pdf/guided-tour-map.pdf|title = Self-Guided Campus Tour - University of Melbourne|access-date = 2015-09-07|website = University of Melbourne|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130712114103/https://www.unimelb.edu.au/campustour/pdf/guided-tour-map.pdf|archive-date = 12 July 2013}}</ref> The university is undertaking an "ambitious infrastructure program" to reshape campuses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1462065/11364-GROWING-ESTEEM-2015-FA-WEB.pdf|title=Growing Esteem 2015-2020|last=University of Melbourne|access-date=2017-02-13|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721191826/http://about.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/1462065/11364-GROWING-ESTEEM-2015-FA-WEB.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The campus was founded in 1853, and is located just north of Melbourne's central business district. There is a diverse range of cafés, two gyms, five university libraries, a bank branch, Australia Post parcel lockers, a bike shop, a boutique supermarket and a small pharmacy located on the Parkville campus. The campus is located within a broader knowledge precinct, which encompasses eight hospitals, and many other leading research institutes.<ref name="Your Life on Campus">{{cite web |title=Your Life on Campus |url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/your-experience/your-life-on-campus |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506180435/https://study.unimelb.edu.au/your-experience/your-life-on-campus |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
Several of the earliest campus buildings, such as the Old Quad and ] buildings, feature period architecture in a Gothic revival style. The Old Quadrangle underwent extensive restoration in 2019 to return to elements of the original design, including a dedicated temporary exhibition space in the Treasury Gallery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/fromplane.html|title=Melbourne University website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412031330/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/fromplane.html|archive-date=12 April 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> The new Wilson Hall replaced the original Gothic Revival building which was destroyed by fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilson2002.html|title=Melbourne University website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311074426/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilson2002.html|archive-date=11 March 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsonold.html|title=Melbourne University website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412030538/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsonold.html|archive-date=12 April 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsononfire.html|title=Melbourne University website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412030612/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsononfire.html|archive-date=12 April 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> | |||
The Burnley Campus is located within the suburb of Burnley in Melbourne, around 5 km east of the Melbourne CBD.<ref name="ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au">{{cite web |title=Burnley: School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences |url=https://ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au/about/burnley |website=School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> The campus is dedicated to both ornamental and environmental horticulture, and is surrounded by nine hectares of heritage-listed gardens.<ref name="Your Life on Campus"/> The campus began operating as a learning precinct in horticultural education in 1891. At the campus, students are offered short courses, associate degrees, post-graduate studies, and research. Specifically, training for urban landscape management, landscape design and production, park management, turf management, nursery and cut flower production, and arboriculture are all specialisations of the campus.<ref name="ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au"/> | |||
Recipients of the University of Melbourne Award (see below) are acknowledged by bronze ]s along Professors Walk on this campus.<ref name=uma/> | |||
=== Creswick === | |||
The Parkville campus was used extensively to shoot interior and exterior scenes in the ]-funded '']'' starring '']'' actor ] and ] nominee ].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Paul |last= Dalgarno|date=2016-07-22|title=Cris Jones on The Death and Life of Otto Bloom|url=https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/cris-jones-on-the-death-and-life-of-otto-bloom|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Pursuit|language=en|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230080922/https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/cris-jones-on-the-death-and-life-of-otto-bloom|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The Creswick campus is located within the township of Creswick, 120 km north-west of Melbourne. It is situated on 15 hectares of land, in is also connected native and plantation forests. Accommodation is available at the campus to members of the University of Melbourne's student cohorts and teaching staff when engaged at Creswick.<ref name="Creswick">{{cite web |title=Creswick |url=https://ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au/about/creswick |website=School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> Creswick campus has been offering forest science education since 1910, and is Australia's only dedicated forest ecosystem science campus, which focuses on forest industry, conservation, and molecular biology research.<ref name="Your Life on Campus"/> Scientists based at the campus include hydrologists, soil scientists, plant geneticists, geomorphologists, fire scientists, ecologists, engineers, and mathematicians.<ref name="Creswick"/> | |||
The new ] and ] are located within the University of Melbourne Arts & Cultural Building,<ref>{{cite web | title=Arts and Cultural Building | website=UMAC | date=11 June 2024 | url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/umac/arts-and-cultural-building | access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Parking & Maps | website=UMSU | url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/studentlife/theatre/maps/ | access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> while ] is in the 757 Swanston Street building, both on the Parkville campus.<ref>{{cite web | title=Open Stage Theatre | website=OnlyMelbourne | url=https://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/open-stage-theatre | access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
=== Dookie === | |||
From 2025, the Parkville Campus will be accessible via ], as part of the ] project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farrell |first=Joshua |date=2024-05-15 |title=Major construction complete at Parkville Station |url=https://www.railexpress.com.au/major-construction-complete-at-parkville-station/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Rail Express |language=en-AU}}</ref> | |||
The Dookie campus has been the university's rural home to agriculture and agricultural teaching and learning since its inception in 1886.<ref name="Your Life on Campus"/> It is based between Shepparton and Benalla, about 220 km north east of Melbourne. Dookie campus is situated on 2440 hectares of land that houses student and staff accommodation, an orchard, winery, merino sheep, robotic dairy, and a natural bush reserve. Agriculture students are able to access the city campus in addition to a semester at the Dookie campus. Subjects in agriculture, science, commerce, and environments are available at the campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dookie Welcome |url=https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie/welcome |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
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=== Southbank === | ||
{{Main|Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne}} | |||
] Building at the Victorian College of the Arts on ]]] | |||
The Southbank campus is home to the ] and the ], and is situated within Melbourne's creative arts precinct. Theatre and dance stages, film and television studios, visual arts studios, and concert halls are all located at the university's purpose-built creative arts home. | |||
A$200 million major capital works project at the campus was completed in 2019. The project includes the construction of a new state-of-the-art conservatorium for music and the conversion of historically important buildings for use as education and research facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Southbank Campus Redevelopment |url=https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/about/campus/southbank-campus-redevelopment |website=Faculty of Fine Arts and Music |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065339/https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/about/campus/southbank-campus-redevelopment |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
The Shepparton Medical Centre campus is located in Shepparton, nearly 200 km north of Melbourne. The campus is part of the Melbourne Medical School, and the Shepparton base is home to the Shepparton Rural Clinical School. It provides fully furnished, subsidized, self-catered student on site at the Clinical School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shepparton Campus Accommodation |url=https://goingruralhealth.com.au/shepparton-campus-accommodation/ |website=Going Rural Health |publisher=Going Rural Health |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> The University of Melbourne Shepparton Medical Centre was the first purpose built teaching clinic in Australia, and services Shepparton and surrounds with comprehensive primary healthcare.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shepparton Medical Centre |url=https://shepmed.unimelb.edu.au/home#about |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
In 2011, the Victorian State Government allocated $24 million to support arts education at the VCA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/919-exciting-new-era-for-vca-as-premier-announces-details-of-24-million-funding-package.html|title=Exciting new era for VCA as Premier announces details of $24 million funding package|access-date=23 January 2014|archive-date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218231308/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/919-exciting-new-era-for-vca-as-premier-announces-details-of-24-million-funding-package.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.melbourne.edu/studio/ep-98|title=VCA future bright thanks to $24million budget allocation|access-date=23 January 2014|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203055041/http://newsroom.melbourne.edu/studio/ep-98|url-status=live}}</ref> This was due in part to it coming together with the Conservatorium to form the then Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. | |||
=== Werribee === | |||
=== Burnley === | |||
The Werribee campus is located about 30 km south west of the city, and is home to research and teaching for the Melbourne Veterinary School.<ref name="Werribee Redevelopment">{{cite web|url=https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/werribee-redevelopment|title=Werribee Redevelopment|website=Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> Recently the campus undertook an AU$63 million redevelopment to enhance facilities for pet treatment and the training of future veterinarians at the University of Melbourne. Victoria's only accredited veterinary course is based at The University of Melbourne, at both the Werribee and Parkville campuses.<ref name="Werribee Redevelopment"/> Kendall Hall offers self-catered accommodation for 76 residents in single bedrooms with shared facilities at the University of Melbourne Werribee campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/study/student-accommodation/kendall-hall|title=Kendall Hall|website=Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
{{main|University of Melbourne, Burnley campus}} | |||
The Burnley Campus is located within the suburb of Burnley in Melbourne, around 5 km east of the Melbourne CBD.<ref name="ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au">{{cite web |title=Burnley: School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences |url=https://ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au/about/burnley |website=School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065356/https://ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au/about/burnley |url-status=live }}</ref> The campus is dedicated to both ornamental and environmental horticulture, and is surrounded by nine hectares of heritage-listed gardens.<ref name="Your Life on Campus"/> The campus began operating as a learning precinct in horticultural education in 1891. At the campus, students are offered short courses, associate degrees, post-graduate studies, and research. Specifically, training for urban landscape management, landscape design and production, park management, turf management, nursery and cut flower production, and arboriculture are all specialisations of the campus.<ref name="ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au"/> | |||
=== Creswick === | |||
==Organisation and administration== | |||
The Creswick campus is located within the township of Creswick, 120 km north-west of Melbourne. It is situated on 15 hectares of land, in is also connected native and plantation forests. Accommodation is available at the campus to members of the University of Melbourne's student cohorts and teaching staff when engaged at Creswick.<ref name="Creswick">{{cite web |title=Creswick |url=https://ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au/about/creswick |website=School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065342/https://ecosystemforest.unimelb.edu.au/about/creswick |url-status=live }}</ref> Creswick campus has been offering forest science education since 1910, and is Australia's only dedicated forest ecosystem science campus, which focuses on forest industry, conservation, and molecular biology research.<ref name="Your Life on Campus"/> Scientists based at the campus include hydrologists, soil scientists, plant geneticists, geomorphologists, fire scientists, ecologists, engineers, and mathematicians.<ref name="Creswick"/> | |||
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=== Dookie === | ||
] | |||
{{main|University of Melbourne, Dookie campus}} | |||
The Dookie campus has been the university's rural home to agriculture and agricultural teaching and learning since its inception in 1886.<ref name="Your Life on Campus"/> It is based between Shepparton and Benalla, about 220 km north east of Melbourne. Dookie campus is situated on 2440 hectares of land that houses student and staff accommodation, an orchard, winery, merino sheep, robotic dairy, and a natural bush reserve. Agriculture students are able to access the city campus in addition to a semester at the Dookie campus. Subjects in agriculture, science, commerce, and environments are available at the campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dookie Welcome |url=https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie/welcome |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065339/https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/dookie/welcome |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Shepparton === | |||
Governance of the university is grounded in an act of parliament, the University of Melbourne Act 2009.<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Vic|act|uoma2009288|University of Melbourne Act 2009}}</ref> The peak governing body is the "Council" the key responsibilities of which include appointing the vice-chancellor and principal, approving the strategic direction and annual budget, establishing operational policies and procedures and overseeing academic and commercial activities as well as risk management. The chair of the council is the "chancellor". The "academic board" oversees learning, teaching and research activities and provides advice to the council on these matters. The "committee of convocation" represents graduates and its members are elected in proportion to the number of graduates in each faculty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/search.php?arch_style=1|title=Neo-Gothic Buildings (Searching) – Buildings [Walking Melbourne]|publisher=Walkingmelbourne.com|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> | |||
The Shepparton Medical Centre campus is located in Shepparton, nearly 200 km north of Melbourne. The campus is part of the Melbourne Medical School, and the Shepparton base is home to the Shepparton Rural Clinical School. It provides fully furnished, subsidized, self-catered student on site at the Clinical School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shepparton Campus Accommodation |url=https://goingruralhealth.com.au/shepparton-campus-accommodation/ |website=Going Rural Health |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065342/https://goingruralhealth.com.au/shepparton-campus-accommodation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The University of Melbourne Shepparton Medical Centre was the first purpose built teaching clinic in Australia, and services Shepparton and surrounds with comprehensive primary healthcare.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shepparton Medical Centre |url=https://shepmed.unimelb.edu.au/home#about |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402233733/https://shepmed.unimelb.edu.au/home#about |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Werribee === | |||
The University of Melbourne's operations are governed through a hierarchy of delegations framework. A 13-member council is the university's governing body. It establishes the university's council, determines its core functions, and allows the university to enact subordinate legislation through statutes and regulations. Under legislative elements associated with the council, university policies exist as a formal statement of principle to regulate university operations. Under university policies, university processes exist to support workplace agreements, policy, and relevant legislation by noting day-to-day operation tasks and activities to be performed by staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regulatory Framework |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/governance/regulatory-framework |website=About The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
The Werribee campus is located about 30 km south west of the city, and is home to research and teaching for the Melbourne Veterinary School.<ref name="Werribee Redevelopment">{{cite web|url=https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/werribee-redevelopment|title=Werribee Redevelopment|website=Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=6 May 2019|archive-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506070843/https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/werribee-redevelopment|url-status=dead}}</ref> Recently the campus undertook an AU$63 million redevelopment to enhance facilities for pet treatment and the training of future veterinarians at the University of Melbourne. Victoria's only accredited veterinary course is based at The University of Melbourne, at both the Werribee and Parkville campuses.<ref name="Werribee Redevelopment"/> | |||
=== Fishermans Bend === | |||
The academic board is held responsible to the council for quality assurance in activities such as the maintenance of high standards in teaching, research and learning. The University of Melbourne Executive is the university's principal management committee. The university consists of academic and administrative structures. University leadership encompasses the chancellor, vice-chancellor and senior executives, who are responsible for the strategic vision of the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peak Bodies and Structures |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/governance/peak-bodies-structures |website=About The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
A new engineering campus at ] is currently in the design phase. Construction on stage one of the campus is expected to start in 2024 with a planned opening in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Belinda |date=2022-12-07 |title=Fishermans Bend campus |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/priorities-and-partnerships/fishermans-bend |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=About us |language=en |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408171107/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/priorities-and-partnerships/fishermans-bend |url-status=live }}</ref> The site is 7.2 hectares, and will be used by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP). The site is located in a renewal area set aside for industry and technology by the ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Belinda |title=Fishermans Bend campus |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/priorities-and-partnerships/fishermans-bend |website=About us |access-date=8 April 2023 |language=en |date=7 December 2022 |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408163258/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/priorities-and-partnerships/fishermans-bend |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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=== Former campuses === | ||
The university had a number of former campuses, including Glenormiston (now ]), Longerenong (now ]), McMillan (based in ] and ]) and the Werribee-based ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.longy.com.au/why-longy/our-history | title=Our History | publisher=Longerenong College | accessdate=27 June 2022 | archive-date=27 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927164044/https://www.longy.com.au/why-longy/our-history | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-10-31/melbourne-uni-sacks-horticultural-college-staff/2135666 | title=Melbourne Uni sacks horticultural college staff | work=ABC News | date=31 October 2005 | accessdate=27 June 2022 | archive-date=27 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627014814/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-10-31/melbourne-uni-sacks-horticultural-college-staff/2135666 | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==Governance and structure== | |||
The University of Melbourne has an endowment of approximately $1.335 billion,<ref name="endowment">{{cite web|url=http://publications.unimelb.edu.au/docs/UoM-AR-2015.pdf|title=University of Melbourne Investment Report 2013|access-date=2014-08-13}}</ref> the largest of any Australian tertiary institution. However, Australian endowments are relatively small compared with those of the ]. | |||
=== University Council === | |||
The university's endowments recovered after hardship following the 2008 ], which shrank its investments by 22%. This required restructuring of the university, including cutting of some staff, largely through redundancies and early retirements.<ref name="endowment2">, ''The Age'', 29 July 2009</ref> A further round of cuts, driven by lingering concerns about finances and declining Federal contributions to the tertiary sector, took place under the 'Business Improvement Program'(BIP) from 2014–16 and involved another 500 jobs.<ref>https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/farrago/inside-the-business-improvement-program/</ref> | |||
Governance of the university is grounded in an act of parliament, the University of Melbourne Act 2009.<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Vic|act|uoma2009288|University of Melbourne Act 2009}}</ref> The peak governing body is the "Council" the key responsibilities of which include appointing the vice-chancellor and principal, approving the strategic direction and annual budget, establishing operational policies and procedures and overseeing academic and commercial activities as well as risk management. The chair of the council is the "chancellor". The "academic board" oversees learning, teaching and research activities and provides advice to the council on these matters. The "committee of convocation" represents graduates and its members are elected in proportion to the number of graduates in each faculty.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/search.php?arch_style=1|title=Neo-Gothic Buildings (Searching) – Buildings [Walking Melbourne]|publisher=Walkingmelbourne.com|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-date=1 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501051418/http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/search.php?arch_style=1|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The University of Melbourne's operations are governed through a hierarchy of delegations framework. A 13-member council is the university's governing body. It establishes the university's council, determines its core functions, and allows the university to enact subordinate legislation through statutes and regulations. Under legislative elements associated with the council, university policies exist as a formal statement of principle to regulate university operations. Under university policies, university processes exist to support workplace agreements, policy, and relevant legislation by noting day-to-day operation tasks and activities to be performed by staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regulatory Framework |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/governance/regulatory-framework |website=About The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065341/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/governance/regulatory-framework |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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==== Academic Board ==== | ||
The academic board is held responsible to the council for quality assurance in activities such as the maintenance of high standards in teaching, research and learning. The University of Melbourne Executive is the university's principal management committee. The university consists of academic and administrative structures. University leadership encompasses the chancellor, vice-chancellor and senior executives, who are responsible for the strategic vision of the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Peak Bodies and Structures |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/governance/peak-bodies-structures |website=About The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065343/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/governance/peak-bodies-structures |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Faculties and departments === | |||
The University of Melbourne is divided into 10 faculties, which encompass all major departments of both research and teaching.<ref>{{cite web |title=About The University of Melbourne: Faculties and Graduate Schools |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/our-structure/faculties-and-graduate-schools |website=about.unimelb.edu.au |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
{{as of|2019}} University of Melbourne is divided into nine faculties, which encompass all major departments of both research and teaching, as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=About The University of Melbourne: Faculties and Graduate Schools |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/our-structure/faculties-and-graduate-schools |website=about.unimelb.edu.au |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512141146/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/strategy/our-structure/faculties-and-graduate-schools |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
*Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning: Julie Willis |
*Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning: ]<ref>{{cite web |title=Structure and Leadership |url=https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/about/structure-and-leadership#leadership |website=Melbourne Design School |date=February 2018 |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506073859/https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/about/structure-and-leadership#leadership |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*]: Russell Goulbourne |
*]: Russell Goulbourne<ref>{{cite web |title=Leadership Faculty of Arts |url=https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/about/leadership |website=Faculty of Arts |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065337/https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/about/leadership |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*Faculty of Business and Economics: Paul Kofman and Ian Harper (co-deans) |
*Faculty of Business and Economics: Paul Kofman and Ian Harper (co-deans)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leadership Team |url=https://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/about/leadership |website=Faculty of Business and Economics |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065342/https://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/about/leadership |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
* |
*Faculty of Education: Jim Watterston<ref>{{cite web |title=Message from the Dean |url=https://education.unimelb.edu.au/about/message-from-the-dean |website=University of Melbourne Faculty of Education |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065341/https://education.unimelb.edu.au/about/message-from-the-dean |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*]: Mark Cassidy |
*]: Mark Cassidy<ref>{{cite web |title=Dean's Welcome |url=https://eng.unimelb.edu.au/about/welcome |website=Melbourne School of Engineering |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065342/https://eng.unimelb.edu.au/about/welcome |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*]: |
*]: Marie Sierra<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/#about |website=Faculty of Fine Arts and Music |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506072445/https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/#about |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*]: |
*]: Matthew Harding<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne Law School: Dean's Message |url=https://law.unimelb.edu.au/about/deans-message |website=law.unimelb.edu.au |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507054938/https://law.unimelb.edu.au/about/deans-message |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*]: |
*]: Jane Gunn<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/beyond2018/welcome |website=Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506065346/https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/beyond2018/welcome |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*]: |
*]: Moira O'Bryan<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://science.unimelb.edu.au/#about |website=Faculty of Science |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506114651/https://science.unimelb.edu.au/#about |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*]: John Fazakerley.<ref>{{cite news |title=Professor John Fazakerley announced as new FVAS Dean |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2016/february/professor-john-fazakerley-announced-as-new-fvas-dean |access-date=6 May 2019 |publisher=The University of Melbourne |date=24 February 2016}}</ref> | |||
====Faculty of Arts==== | |||
== Academic profile == | |||
The arts faculty comprises five schools:<ref>{{cite web | title=Schools | website=Faculty of Arts | date=19 December 2022 | url=https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/about/schools-and-research-centres | access-date=16 June 2024 | archive-date=16 June 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616112936/https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/about/schools-and-research-centres | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
*Asia Institute, for studies in Asian languages and cultures | |||
*School of Culture and Communication, including literary and cultural studies, art history and art curatorship, cinema and performance, media and communication, and ] studies | |||
*School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, which includes programs in Classics and Archaeology, Cultural Materials Conservation, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Jewish Culture and Society and Philosophy | |||
*School of Languages and Linguistics, which includes programs in European Studies | |||
*School of Social and Political Sciences | |||
*Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences | |||
=== Finances and endowment === | |||
The University of Melbourne has an endowment of approximately $1.335 billion.<ref name="endowment">{{cite web|url=http://publications.unimelb.edu.au/docs/UoM-AR-2015.pdf|title=University of Melbourne Investment Report 2013|access-date=2014-08-13|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513041407/http://publications.unimelb.edu.au/docs/UoM-AR-2015.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
The university's endowments recovered after hardship following the 2008 ], which shrank its investments by 22%. This required restructuring of the university, including cutting 220 full-time positions.<ref name="endowment2"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730024129/http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/battered-melbourne-uni-slashes-220-jobs-20090728-e075.html |date=30 July 2009 }}, ''The Age'', 29 July 2009</ref> A further round of cuts, driven by lingering concerns about finances and declining Federal contributions to the tertiary sector, took place under the 'Business Improvement Program' from 2014 to 2016 and resulted in the cutting of 500 jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inside the Business Improvement Program|url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/farrago/inside-the-business-improvement-program/|access-date=2021-10-25|language=en-US|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820234931/https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/farrago/inside-the-business-improvement-program/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Under former vice-chancellor Glyn Davis, the university publicly launched a fundraising campaign titled ''Believe'' in 2013. The campaign raised $500 million by 2016 and sought to raise a further $1 billion by 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Believe Campaign |url=https://www.alumni.unimelb.edu.au/about/campaign |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=6 May 2019 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510025823/https://www.alumni.unimelb.edu.au/about/campaign |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Admissions === | |||
The university has 11 academic units,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/az/faculties.html|title=Faculties and Graduate Schools|publisher=Unimelb.edu.au|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> some of which incorporate a graduate school. The overall attrition and retention rates at the university are the lowest and highest respectively in Australia.<ref name="modelhavelegs2">, ''The Age'', 15 August 2009.</ref> The university has one of the highest admission requirements in the country, with the median ] of its undergraduates being 94.05 (2009).<ref name="unimelb.edu.au2">{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/publications/docs/unim0020-at-a-glance-2010.pdf|title=University of Melbourne at a glance|publisher=University of Melbourne|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> Furthermore, the university continued to attract outstanding students; for example, 50% of the Premier's VCE Top All-Round High Achievers enrolled at the University of Melbourne.<ref name="unimelb.edu.au2" /> | |||
== Academic profile == | |||
For domestic applications, an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is generally required for bachelor's degrees. For undergraduate degrees in 2019, guaranteed entry scores into degrees were: Agriculture 70, Arts 85, Biomedicine 96, Commerce 94, Design 85, Science 85, Oral Health 85 (indicative only), Fine Arts and Music were not applicable.<ref name="How You're Selected">{{cite web |title=How You're Selected |url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/undergraduate-study/international-applications/entry-requirements/how-youre-selected |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
=== Research and publications === | |||
Melbourne University claims that its research expenditure is second only to that of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bpointelligence.com/ebrochure/uom/2013-Graduate-Prospectus/#/10/|title=2013 Graduate Prospectus|publisher=Bpointelligence.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203635/http://bpointelligence.com/ebrochure/uom/2013-Graduate-Prospectus/|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> The university is a leading Australian research university, with the largest cohort of research students in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://research.unimelb.edu.au/research-at-melbourne|title=Our Research Strategy'|website=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507053330/https://research.unimelb.edu.au/research-at-melbourne|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Domestic applicants who have a disadvantaged financial background, are from rural or isolated areas, are from under represented schools, experienced difficult circumstances, have a disability or medical condition, are from a non-English speaking background, identify as an Indigenous Australian, or are applying through a non-school leaver entry pathway may be eligible for the Access Melbourne program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eligibility for Access Melbourne 2019 |url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/special-entry-access-schemes/access-melbourne-undergraduate/eligibility |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The program offered guaranteed entry in 2019 for students with ATARs of: Arts 80, Biomedicine 92, Commerce 88, Design 78, and Science 78.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guaranteed Entry Scores |url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/special-entry-access-schemes/access-melbourne-undergraduate/guaranteed-entry-scores |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
Minimum International Baccalureate Diploma scores for undergraduate guaranteed entry were: Agriculture 25, Arts 31, Biomedicine 38, Commerce 36, design 31, Science 31, Oral Health 31 (indicative only), Fine arts and Music were not applicable.<ref name="How You're Selected"/> | |||
=== Teaching and learning ===<!-- this is the commonly used term, which is far more widely understood than "growing esteem"--> | |||
{{Main|Melbourne Model}} | |||
The University of Melbourne is unlike any other university in Australia so far as it offers nine generalised three-year degrees instead of more traditional specialised undergraduate degrees:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au/|title=Study in Melbourne, Australia – Courses at The University of Melbourne, Australia|work=unimelb.edu.au|access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> | |||
*Bachelor of Arts | |||
*Bachelor of Agriculture | |||
*Bachelor of Biomedicine | |||
*Bachelor of Commerce | |||
*Bachelor of Design | |||
*Bachelor of Fine Arts | |||
*Bachelor of Music | |||
*Bachelor of Oral Health | |||
*Bachelor of Science | |||
The Bachelor of Design was a new addition that begun in 2017; this corresponded with the closure of the Bachelor of Environments (2008-2016), which was controversially axed in 2016 against the wishes of several participating Departments wishing to retain an environmental focus.<ref>http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/undergraduate/course-planning/sample-course-plans-bachelor-of-environments</ref> The change from the former curriculum, which offered many single and joint degrees, is often described as the "]", and was implemented under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor ] in 2008. <!-- the reference supplied does not support these claims: a combination of various practices from American and European universities, aimed at consistency with the European Union's "]" and international relevance and standing for its degrees.<ref>, ''The Australian'', 26 March 2008</ref> --> The university also offers postgraduate courses (including professional-entry master's degrees) that follow undergraduate courses with greater specialization.<ref>http://environment.unimelb.edu.au/</ref> in the early 2000s, which offers an innovative cross-Faculty environmental master's degree<ref>Batterbury, S., & Toscano, M. (2018). . ''Revista Internacional de Educación para la Justicia Social'', 7(1), 141-156.</ref> | |||
As of 2007, Melbourne University aimed to offer 75% of graduate places as HECS (with the remaining 25% paying full fees).<ref>, ''The Age'', 14 April 2007</ref> | |||
A number of professional degrees are available only for graduate entry. These degrees are at a masters level according to the Australian Qualification Framework,<ref>Australian Qualifications Framework. First Edition July 2012. URL: http://www.aqf.edu.au/Portals/0/Documents/Handbook/AustQuals%20FrmwrkFirstEditionJuly2011_FINAL.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809073645/http://www.aqf.edu.au/Portals/0/Documents/Handbook/AustQuals%20FrmwrkFirstEditionJuly2011_FINAL.pdf|date=9 August 2012}}.</ref> but are named "masters" or "doctorate" following the practice in North America. | |||
Various groups, including trade<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729225956/http://www.nteu.org.au/news/2007/2007/16462|date=29 July 2008}} National Tertiary Education Union, 10 July 2007. Accessed 3 May 2008</ref> and student unions,<ref name="Cuts take">, ''The Age'', 11 April 2008. Accessed 3 May 2008.</ref> | |||
<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20080911234753/http://www.umpa.unimelb.edu.au/blogs/2008/08/what-do-budgets-burnley-and-housing.html|date=11 September 2008}} President's Ponderings, 25 August 2008. Accessed 20 October 2008</ref> | |||
<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720033033/http://www.vcasu.org.au/2008/04/29/vice-chancellor-lies-about-introduction-of-melbourne-model-at-vca/|date=20 July 2008}} VCA Student Union, 29 April 2008. Accessed 3 May 2008</ref> academics,<ref> Advocate, Volume 14, Number 2, July 2007. Accessed 26 October 2008</ref> | |||
<ref>, ''Advocate'', Volume 14, Number 2, July 2007. Accessed 26 October 2008</ref> and some students<ref>, ''Eureka Street'', 12 December 2008. Accessed 14 December 2008</ref><ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720025839/http://www.vcasu.org.au/2008/06/12/express-yourself-but-steer-clear-of-politics/|date=20 July 2008}}, ''The Age'', 7 June 2008. Accessed 8 August 2008</ref> have expressed criticism of the Melbourne Model, citing job and subject cuts, and a risk of "dumbing down" content. A group of students also produced a satirical musical regarding the matter. The Model has been subject to internal review, with the shift from the B Environments to B Design being one result. | |||
=== Rankings === | |||
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| ARWU_W = 35 | |||
| USNWR_W = 26 | |||
| LEIDEN_W = 28 | |||
| QS_AUS = 3 | |||
| THES_AUS = 1 | |||
| ARWU_AUS = 1 | |||
| USNWR_AUS = 1 | |||
| LEIDEN_AUS = 1 | |||
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''Times Higher Education'' ranked Melbourne 31st globally (1st nationally) in the 2020-2021 iteration of its annual ''World University Rankings''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking|title=World University Rankings 2020-2021|publisher=THE World University Rankings 2020-2021}}</ref> In the ''QS World University Rankings 2021'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021|title=QS World University Rankings 2021|year=2021|publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds}}</ref> the University of Melbourne was ranked 41st globally (3rd in Australia). In 2020, it ranked 32nd among the universities around the world by '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all|title=SCImago Institutions Rankings - Higher Education - All Regions and Countries - 2020 - Overall Rank|website=www.scimagoir.com}}</ref> In the most recent ''CWTS Leiden Ranking'', Melbourne was ranked 28th in the world (1st nationally).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2018|title=CWTS Leiden Ranking 2018|publisher=CWTS Leiden}}</ref> The university was ranked 35th globally (1st in Australia) in the 2020 publication of the ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' (ARWU) league table.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2020.html|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020|publisher=Shanghai Ranking Consultancy}}</ref> According to QS World University Subject Rankings 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2020|title=QS World University Subject Rankings 2020|year=2020|publisher=QS World University Rankings}}</ref> the University of Melbourne is ranked 10th in law, 12th in education, 16th in accounting and finance, 17th in social policy and administration, 19th in sociology, 22nd in environmental studies and 23rd in linguistics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au/undergrad/1500-bachelor-of-arts|title=Bachelor of Arts|work=unimelb.edu.au|access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> | |||
=== Research === | |||
Melbourne University claims that its research expenditure is second only to that of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bpointelligence.com/ebrochure/uom/2013-Graduate-Prospectus/#/10/|title=2013 Graduate Prospectus|publisher=Bpointelligence.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203635/http://bpointelligence.com/ebrochure/uom/2013-Graduate-Prospectus/|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> The university is a leading Australian research university, with the largest cohort of research students in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://research.unimelb.edu.au/research-at-melbourne|title=Our Research Strategy'|website=The University of Melbourne|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
The Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities is released by National Taiwan University (NTU Ranking), and placed the University of Melbourne as the 29th highest internationally and 1st domestically in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/OverallRanking|title=World University Rankings|website=NTU Ranking|publisher=National Taiwan University|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025093249/http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/OverallRanking|url-status=dead}}</ref> It evaluates the performance of scientific papers, and the indicators used are designed to compare both the quantity and quality of published scientific works by each university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/about/introduction|title=Introduction|website=NTU Ranking'|publisher=National Taiwan University|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920104227/http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/about/introduction|url-status=dead}}</ref> | The Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities is released by National Taiwan University (NTU Ranking), and placed the University of Melbourne as the 29th highest internationally and 1st domestically in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/OverallRanking|title=World University Rankings|website=NTU Ranking|publisher=National Taiwan University|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025093249/http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/ranking/OverallRanking|url-status=dead}}</ref> It evaluates the performance of scientific papers, and the indicators used are designed to compare both the quantity and quality of published scientific works by each university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/about/introduction|title=Introduction|website=NTU Ranking'|publisher=National Taiwan University|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920104227/http://nturanking.lis.ntu.edu.tw/about/introduction|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
Similarly, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranks universities on variables, including both research output and citations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/about.php|title=About CWUR|website=CWUR|publisher=The Center for World University Rankings|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> For 2018/19 it ranked the University of Melbourne at number 57 in the world, and number{{nbsp}}1 within Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/2018-19/australia.php|title=Top Universities - Australia|website=CWUR|publisher=The Center for World University Rankings|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | Similarly, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranks universities on variables, including both research output and citations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/about.php|title=About CWUR|website=CWUR|publisher=The Center for World University Rankings|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411115449/https://cwur.org/about.php|url-status=live}}</ref> For 2018/19 it ranked the University of Melbourne at number 57 in the world, and number{{nbsp}}1 within Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/2018-19/australia.php|title=Top Universities - Australia|website=CWUR|publisher=The Center for World University Rankings|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=11 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411115202/https://cwur.org/2018-19/australia.php|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
The university is connected to more than 100 research centres and institutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/your-experience/our-reputation-and-rankings|title=Our Reputation and Rankings|website=The University of Melbourne| |
The university is connected to more than 100 research centres and institutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/your-experience/our-reputation-and-rankings|title=Our Reputation and Rankings|website=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507054833/https://study.unimelb.edu.au/your-experience/our-reputation-and-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010 the university spent $813 million on research.<ref name="AR2010">{{cite web|url=http://publications.unimelb.edu.au/docs/2010-annual-report.pdf|title=Annual Report 2010|publisher=University of Melbourne|access-date=31 July 2016|archive-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820012912/http://publications.unimelb.edu.au/docs/2010-annual-report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year the university had the highest numbers of federal government ] (APA) and International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.innovation.gov.au/RESEARCH/RESEARCHBLOCKGRANTS/Pages/InternationalPostgraduateResearchScholarships.aspx|title=International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)|publisher=Innovation.gov.au|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-date=5 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205081025/http://www.innovation.gov.au/Research/ResearchBlockGrants/Pages/InternationalPostgraduateResearchScholarships.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the largest totals of Research Higher Degree (RHD) student load (3,222 students) and RHD completions (715).<ref name="ar10">{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/publications/docs/2010-annual-report.pdf|title=University of Melbourne Annual Report 2010|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-date=11 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711021309/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/publications/docs/2010-annual-report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
=== Teaching structure === | |||
An extensive profile of the research activity of the University and its researchers is maintained on the University of Melbourne system. It currently lists more than 8500 active researchers. | |||
{{Main|Melbourne Model}} | |||
The University of Melbourne differs from other Australian universities in its course structure, as it offers nine generalised three-year degrees instead of more traditional specialised undergraduate degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au/|title=Study in Melbourne, Australia – Courses at The University of Melbourne, Australia|work=unimelb.edu.au|access-date=13 April 2016|archive-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415061754/https://www.coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> This system, described as the "Melbourne Model", was implemented in 2008 by then Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis, the university having previously offered many single and joint undergraduate degrees. The university also offers postgraduate courses (including professional-entry master's degrees) that follow undergraduate courses with greater specialisation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=O'Brien|first=Katey|date=2021-05-10|title=Home|url=https://environment.unimelb.edu.au/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Office for Environmental Programs|language=en|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160447/https://environment.unimelb.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== Entrepreneurship and innovation === | |||
Several professional degrees are available only for graduate entry. These degrees are at a masters level according to the Australian Qualification Framework,<ref>Australian Qualifications Framework. First Edition July 2012. URL: http://www.aqf.edu.au/Portals/0/Documents/Handbook/AustQuals%20FrmwrkFirstEditionJuly2011_FINAL.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809073645/http://www.aqf.edu.au/Portals/0/Documents/Handbook/AustQuals%20FrmwrkFirstEditionJuly2011_FINAL.pdf|date=9 August 2012}}.</ref> but are named "masters" or "doctorate" following the practice in North America. The university's faculties often have a corresponding ] to offer these degrees. | |||
The Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre (MEC) is the university's entrepreneurial arm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/mec/home. |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> MEC offers students, alumni and the general public access to the entrepreneurial opportunities available at the university, including hackathons, accelerators, pitch nights, masterclasses, workshops and programs. The MEC overarches the Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP), Translating Research at Melbourne (TRaM) and the Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite web |title=About The Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/mec/home. |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
=== Entrepreneurship === | |||
==== Melbourne Accelerator Program ==== | |||
Since its inception in 2012, MAP has evolved into a program which hosts a range of public events, workshops and feeder programs to help up-skill and connect entrepreneurs of all stages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://map.eng.unimelb.edu.au|title=Melbourne Accelerator Program|publisher=Melbourne University Engineering Department|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124154414/http://map.eng.unimelb.edu.au/|archive-date=24 November 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref> The best startups on campus are awarded access to the MAP Startup Accelerator. In 2014, MAP was one of two Australian university accelerators that have been named in a global list of top 25 university incubators produced by University Business Incubator Index.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startupsmart.com.au/planning/two-australian-university-accelerators-named-in-global-top-25-list/2014062512587.html|title=Two Australian university accelerators named in global top 25 list|publisher=Startup Smart Australia|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref> The first MAP cohort in 2012 includes ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shopbluesky.com.au|title=Bluesky Homepage|publisher=Bluesky|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref> 121 Cast,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.121cast.com|title=121Cast Homepage|publisher=121Cast|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref> VenueMob<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venuemob.com.au|title=VenueMob Homepage|publisher=Venuemob|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref> and New Wave Power Systems. Notably, Bluesky managed to enter the finals of the StarTrack Online Retail Industry Awards 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/online-retail-industry-awards-finalists-2014/|title=Meet the Finalists of the StarTrack Online Retail Industry Awards 2014|publisher=PowerRetail|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref> for best mobile shopping app against large Australian e-commerce incumbents including ] and 121Cast signed a large content partnership contract with ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/growth-strategy/audio-app-omny-scores-content-partnership-with-southern-cross-austereo/2014013011589.html|title=Audio app Omny scores content partnership with Southern Cross Austereo|publisher=Startup Smart Australia|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref> MAP student founders have collectively raised over $5.6 million in funding, created more than 60 jobs and generated over $1.0 million in revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://map.eng.unimelb.edu.au/about/|title=About the Melbourne Accelerator Program|publisher=Melbourne University Engineering Department|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040848/http://map.eng.unimelb.edu.au/about/|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref> They tackle big problems across a range of industries, from medical devices and hardware, to financial technology, web solutions, e-commerce and software. | |||
The university has an entrepreneurship arm, named the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre (MEC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/mec/home. |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The university also has an accelerator program for start-ups, which has produced a number of small companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://map.eng.unimelb.edu.au|title=Melbourne Accelerator Program|publisher=Melbourne University Engineering Department|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124154414/http://map.eng.unimelb.edu.au/|archive-date=24 November 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startupsmart.com.au/planning/two-australian-university-accelerators-named-in-global-top-25-list/2014062512587.html|title=Two Australian university accelerators named in global top 25 list|publisher=Startup Smart Australia|access-date=2014-11-21|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129193553/http://www.startupsmart.com.au/planning/two-australian-university-accelerators-named-in-global-top-25-list/2014062512587.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The university also has an entrepreneurial training centre called the Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship based at Ormond College, one of the university's residential colleges.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wade Institute |url=https://wadeinstitute.org.au/ |website=Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507053332/https://wadeinstitute.org.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==== Translating Research at Melbourne (TRaM) ==== | |||
Translating Research at Melbourne (TRaM) is the University of Melbourne's research-based accelerator program. The program launched in 2016 and has seen more than 11 teams complete the program with many reaching commercial success. It offers university and affiliated researchers an opportunity to commercialise their research-based product or service through bootcamps and a dedicated training program.<ref>{{cite web |title=TRAM FAQ |url=https://melbconnect.com.au/tram-faq/ |website=Melbourne Connect |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
=== Libraries and collections === | |||
==== Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship ==== | |||
]The University of Melbourne's libraries have over three million visitors performing 42 million loan transactions every year.<ref name="lib"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708000722/http://www.library.unimelb.edu.au/about_us |date=8 July 2009 }}, University of Melbourne website</ref> The general collection comprises over 3.5 million items including books, DVDs, photographic slides, music scores and periodicals as well as rare maps, prints and other published materials.<ref name="lib" /> The library also holds over 32,000 ], hundreds of databases and 63,000 general and specialist journals in digital form.<ref name="lib" /> | |||
Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship is the university's hub for entrepreneurial training. The institute is home to the university's Master of Entrepreneurship, in addition to other programs, events and custom masterclasses. The institute is based at Ormond College, one of the university's residential colleges.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wade Institute |url=https://wadeinstitute.org.au/ |website=Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship |publisher=Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
The university has twelve libraries spread across its campuses: | |||
===Libraries=== | |||
* ABP (Architecture, Building and Planning) Library<ref>{{cite web | url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/architecture | title=Library locations & opening hours | date=13 December 2023 | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=7 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507054835/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/architecture | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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* Baillieu Library<ref>{{cite web | url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/baillieu | title=Library locations & opening hours | date=13 December 2023 | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=8 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708232713/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/baillieu | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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* Brownless Biomedical Library<ref>{{cite web | url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical | title=Library locations & opening hours | date=13 December 2023 | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=7 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507140840/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The University of Melbourne's libraries have over three million visitors performing 42 million loan transactions every year.<ref name="lib">, University of Melbourne website</ref> The general collection comprises over 3.5 million items including books, DVDs, photographic slides, music scores and periodicals as well as rare maps, prints and other published materials.<ref name="lib" /> The library also holds over 32,000 ], hundreds of databases and 63,000 general and specialist journals in digital form.<ref name="lib" /> | |||
* ]Burnley, Creswick and Dookie Libraries<ref>{{cite web | url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment | title=Library locations & opening hours | date=13 December 2023 | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=7 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507064931/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* ERC (Eastern Resource Centre) Library<ref>{{cite web | url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/erc | title=Library locations & opening hours | date=13 December 2023 | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=7 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507061921/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/erc | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* Giblin Eunson Library<ref>{{cite web | url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/giblin-eunson | title=Library locations & opening hours | date=13 December 2023 | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=7 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507060350/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/giblin-eunson | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* Law Library<ref>{{cite web | url=https://law.unimelb.edu.au/law-library | title=Law Library | date=12 December 2023 | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=7 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507054846/https://law.unimelb.edu.au/law-library | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* Southbank Library<ref>{{cite web | url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/southbank-library | title=Library locations & opening hours | date=13 December 2023 | access-date=7 May 2019 | archive-date=7 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507063426/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/southbank-library | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* Veterinary and Agricultural Science Libraries<ref>Veterinary and Agricultural Science Libraries</ref> | |||
With the exception of the Baillieu and ERC libraries, most of the university's libraries have a subject focus. In addition to the study libraries, the Student Union runs a recreational library named the Rowden White Library in the Student Pavilion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rowden White Library |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/things-to-do/library/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=umsu.unimelb.edu.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002153325/https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/things-to-do/library/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==== Architecture, Building and Planning Library ==== | |||
The Architecture, Building and Planning Library is located on the ground floor of the Melbourne School of Design Building located on the Parkville campus. Its collection consists primarily of works related to the faculty, including works of individual architects and firms, building types and local history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Architecture, Building and Planning Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/architecture |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Baillieu Library ==== | |||
The ] is located on the west side of the Parkville campus and is the university's largest discipline library. It has five levels, including an accessible basement. Completed in 1959, it was Australia's first purpose-built university library. | |||
The Baillieu Library's collections are central to teaching, learning and research in the arts, humanities and social sciences, supporting the activities of undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and researchers. It is home to the University Library's Special Collections, which include rare books, rare music and the print collection. The reading room serves as the access point for special collections material, as well as for the University of Melbourne Archives and the ] collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/baillieu|title=Baillieu Library|website=The University of Melbourne|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Brownless Biomedical Library ==== | |||
The Brownless Biomedical Library is located within the Parkville campus behind the Medical Building, on the Grattan Street/Royal Parade perimeter of the campus. The library offers access to print and online collections including the Medical History Museum. Additionally, access to room and computer bookings, borrowing, printing, photocopying, scanning, and research consultations are all offered by the library.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services: Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/biomedical/services |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Brownless Biomedical Library has a veterinary science collection in the areas of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, pharmacology, and animal health.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Libraries |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/veterinary-science |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Burnley Science Library ==== | |||
The Burnley Science Library is located at the Burnley campus and offers specialist resources for teachers and researchers, with collections on horticulture and the plants sciences. The library provides a user focused experience which invites student collaboration and study. It services the students of horticulture, and staff and researchers from the School of Ecosystem and Forest Science.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burnley: Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/burnley |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> A general books collection, laboratories for fundamental research collection, reference collection, reserve collection, periodicals collection, rare books collection, videos collection, and compactus containing theses are available at the library.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collections: Burnley Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/burnley/collections |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The services on offer at the library include: borrowing, membership, renewals, inter-library loans, inter-campus loans, CAVAL and national borrowing scheme, Reserve, BONUS+ borrowing scheme, disability services, reference appointments, reference inquiries, and student IT support.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services: Burnley Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/burnley/services |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Dookie Library ==== | |||
The Dookie Library is located at the Dookie campus and offers a specialist collection tailored to the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dookie: Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/dookie |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Its collection includes books, periodicals and audio-visual collections. The collection covers areas of general agriculture; animal, plant and crop science; water resources; and wine and viticulture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collections: Dookie Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/dookie/collections |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Services on offer at the Dookie Library are borrowing, membership, renewals, inter-library loans inter-campus loans, CAVAL and national borrowing scheme, Reserve, BONUS+ interstate borrowing scheme, exam papers, reference appointments, and reference enquiries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services: Dookie Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/dookie/services |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Eastern Resource Centre ==== | |||
The Eastern Resource Centre (ERC) is located on the east side of the Parkville campus, close to Grattan and Swanston streets. Its collection supports the needs of undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers in both The Melbourne School of Engineering and the Faculty of Science.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern Resource Centre: Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/erc |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Its collections encompass science and engineering, reference collections, East Asian collection, a map collection, high use collection, science engineering journal collections, and DVDs and other media.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collections Overview: ERC Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/erc/collections |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The ERC includes a collection of resources for general agriculture; plant, animal and crop science, water resources; and wine and viticulture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veterinary and Agricultural Science Libraries |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/veterinary-science |website=library.unimelb.edu.au |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> A full range of services are offered at the Eastern Resource Centre such as BONUS+ borrowing scheme, borrowing, CAVAL and National borrowing scheme membership, high use collection, inter-campus loans, inter-library loans, membership, photocopying and printing, project rooms, renewals, research consultations, student PCs, and disability services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services: ERC Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/erc/services |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Giblin Eunson Library ==== | |||
The Giblin Eunson library is located within the Faculty of Business and Economics Building at the University's Parkville campus. It is home to the faculty of Business and Economics as well as the Education faculty.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giblin Eunson Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/giblin-eunson |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Broadly, the Giblin Eunson library offers project rooms, research consultations, eLearning studios, BONUS+ borrowing schemes, borrowing, CAVAL and national borrowing scheme membership, inter-campus loans, inter-library loans, renewals, high use collection, membership, printing and scanning, student IT support, and student PCs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services at the Giblin Eunson Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/giblin-eunson/services |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> For Education students, the collection offers school level text books, picture books, junior fiction, children's literature award winners, kit collection, DVDs, videocassettes, CDs, CD-ROMs, pictures and posters, journals, references, and education theses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Education Collections: Giblin Eunson Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/giblin-eunson/collections/education_collections |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Extensive research databases are accessible for Business and Economics students including academic journals, company databases, industry databases, country databases, and news databases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Business and Economics Research Databases |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/giblin-eunson/by-type |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Law Library ==== | |||
The Law Library is located on levels 3, 4 and 5 of the Melbourne Law School at the university's Parkville campus. It is home to the Melbourne Law School.<ref>{{cite web |title=Law Library About |url=https://law.unimelb.edu.au/law-library#about |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The mission of the Law Library is to support learning and teaching at the Melbourne Law School (MLS) and to support academic research.<ref name="Law Library Collections">{{cite web |title=Law Library Collections |url=https://law.unimelb.edu.au/law-library#collections |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The library offers research tools that include authorised law reports, Australian Case Citator Comparison, deep linking information, keeping up to date in law, legal abbreviations, legal citation style guides, reference management, style guides for authors, and theses advice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Law Library Research Tools |url=https://law.unimelb.edu.au/law-library#research-tools |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The catalogue of books at the library encompasses new books, a rare book collection, past exams and readings online, and a digital repository.<ref name="Law Library Collections"/> | |||
==== Science Creswick Library ==== | |||
The Science Creswick Library is located at the Creswick campus and offers a specialist collection for the School of Ecosystem and Forest Science.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/creswick|title=Creswick Library|website=The University of Melbourne|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The services on offer at the library include: borrowing, memberships, renewals, inter-library loans, inter-campus loans, CAVAL and national borrowing scheme, Reserve, BONUS+ borrowing scheme, reference appointments, and reference enquiries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/creswick/services|title=Services: Creswick Library|website=The University of Melbourne|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Its collections include monographs, periodical collection, and the Creswick special collection. Areas covered in the collection are forest and plantation hydrology, community forestry, fire ecology and management, forest industries and wood products, forests, climate change and greenhouse research, native forest ecology and restoration, tree developmental biology and forest biotechnology, tree plantations and health, and tree ecophysiology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/land-environment/creswick/collections|title=Collections: Creswick Library|website=The University of Melbourne|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Southbank Library ==== | |||
The Southbank Library supports the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music at the Southbank Campus. It is a new library, that reopened in February 2019 following the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music moving the majority of its programs to the campus in the same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Southbank Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/southbank-library#about |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Services offered at the Southbank Hub (the home of the Southbank Library) include academic skills, bookable spaces and computers, careers and employability, counselling and psychological services, course planning, creative art therapies, research consultations, scholarships, study overseas, study equity and disability support, student health checks, and student IT.<ref>{{cite web |title=Southbank Hub: Students |url=https://students.unimelb.edu.au/stop1/southbank |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Services offered at the library specifically include reference inquiries, research consultations, borrowing and renewals, membership for alumni and members of the public, inter-library loans, inter-campus copy service, CAVAL and national borrowing scheme, high use collections, BONUS+ borrowing scheme, disability support services, and copying and scanning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services: Southbank Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/southbank-library/services |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Veterinary Science Library Werribee ==== | |||
The Veterinary Science Library Werribee is based at the university's Werribee campus, and supports teaching, learning and research activities of those within the faculty. Generally the library collects in the areas of surgery, pathology and parasitology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Werribee: Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/veterinary-science/werribee |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Services offered at the library include borrowing, membership, renewals, inter-library loans, inter-campus loans, BONUS+ borrowing scheme, and printing and scanning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Services: Werribee Library |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/veterinary-science/werribee/services |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
=== Museums === | |||
=== Museums and archives === | |||
==== Grainger Museum ==== | ==== Grainger Museum ==== | ||
{{Main|Grainger Museum}} | |||
The Grainger Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus, and is the only purpose built autobiographical museum in Australia. It is home to a diverse collection of over 100,000 items including photographs, costumes, art, music scores and instruments. The items were acquired by Percy Grainger, an icon in twentieth century Australian musical culture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grainger Museum |url=https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au/#home |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
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The Grainger Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus, and is the only purpose built autobiographical museum in Australia. It is home to a diverse collection of over 100,000 items including photographs, costumes, art, music scores and instruments. The items were collected by ] and span his life and career.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grainger Museum |url=https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au/#home |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507121016/https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au/#home |url-status=live }}</ref> Grainger was an eccentric and famous composer, arranger and pianist whose career played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-10 |title=Percy Grainger: the ninth best composer ever |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/10/percy-grainger |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809140648/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/10/percy-grainger |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Keeffe |first=Jess |date=2017-03-29 |title=Biography |url=https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au/discover/biography |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Grainger Museum |language=en |archive-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614214048/https://grainger.unimelb.edu.au/discover/biography |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==== Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology ==== | ==== Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology ==== | ||
The Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, located at the Parkville campus, is one of Australia's largest collections of both historical anatomical models and real human tissue specimens. It provides students at The University of Melbourne educational resources for the medical and related anatomical disciplines. The museum is not normally open to the public, though tours of the museum are available for medical students and health professionals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology |url=https://harrybrookesallenmuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/ |website=The University of Melbourne | |
The Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, located at the Parkville campus, is one of Australia's largest collections of both historical anatomical models and real human tissue specimens. It provides students at The University of Melbourne educational resources for the medical and related anatomical disciplines. The museum is not normally open to the public, though tours of the museum are available for medical students and health professionals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology |url=https://harrybrookesallenmuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/ |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507054834/https://harrybrookesallenmuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==== Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum ==== | ==== Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum ==== | ||
The Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum is located at the Melbourne Dental School on the Parkville campus. It is the oldest dental collection in Australia, with over 3500 objects, photographs, documents, and catalogues |
The Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum is located at the Melbourne Dental School on the Parkville campus. It is the oldest dental collection in Australia, with over 3500 objects, photographs, documents, and catalogues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum |url=https://henryformanatkinsondentalmuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/ |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507054835/https://henryformanatkinsondentalmuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==== Ian Potter Museum of Art ==== | ==== Ian Potter Museum of Art ==== | ||
{{Main|Ian Potter Museum of Art}} | |||
The Ian Potter Museum of Art is located at the university's Parkville campus, and is the university's art museum. Since being founded in 1972, the museum has hosted more than 500 exhibitions. The Potter's collection exceeds 16,000 objects, with works ranging from antiquity to contemporary art. Exhibitions and associated programs have supported artists, curators, academics and writers in contributing to the university community as well as the city of Melbourne, and state of Victoria more broadly.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ian Potter Museum of Art |url=https://art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/about/ |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
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The Ian Potter Museum of Art is located at the university's Parkville campus, and is the university's main art museum. Since being founded in 1972, the museum has hosted more than 500 exhibitions. The Potter's collection exceeds 16,000 objects, with works ranging from antiquity to contemporary art.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ian Potter Museum of Art |url=https://art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/about/ |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502233831/https://art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==== Margaret Lawrence Gallery ==== | |||
The Margaret Lawrence Gallery is located at the university's Southbank campus in the heart of Melbourne's Arts Precinct. It provides a space for members of the Victorian College of the Arts community to showcase new work, playing an educational role for the institution. The gallery was opened in 2001 to link the Victorian College of the Arts with the University of Melbourne, and to the wider communities of Victorian and national arts. The space facilitates and encourages connections between professional artists, academics, students, and the wider public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Lawrence Gallery |url=https://mlg.finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/ |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Medical History Museum ==== | ==== Medical History Museum ==== | ||
The Medical History Museum is located within the Brownless Biomedical Library at the university's Parkville campus |
The Medical History Museum is located within the Brownless Biomedical Library at the university's Parkville campus. Exhibitions and educational programs are offered by the museum.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medical History Museum |url=https://medicalhistorymuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/about-the-museum |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507054835/https://medicalhistorymuseum.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/about-the-museum |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==== Noel Shaw Gallery ==== | |||
The Noel Shaw Gallery is located within the Baillieu Library at the university's Parkville campus. It opened in 2014, following a bequest by university alumna, Noel Shaw. Each year two exhibitions are presented in the Noel Shaw Gallery, which focus on the opportunities for curriculum engagement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Noel Shaw Gallery |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/baillieu/exhibitions/noel-shaw-gallery |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
==== Ed Muirhead Physics Museum ==== | ==== Ed Muirhead Physics Museum ==== | ||
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus in the School of Physics building. The museum is named in honour of ], who was the Chairman of the School of Physics from 1980 to 1986, and initiated the museum during that time. The collection comprises items that are of historical and scientific interest, predominantly scientific apparatus constructed by former professors and staff for research purposes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ed Muirhead Physics Museum |url=https://physics.unimelb.edu.au/engage/ed-muirhead-physics-museum |website=The University of Melbourne | |
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus in the School of Physics building. The museum is named in honour of ], who was the Chairman of the School of Physics from 1980 to 1986, and initiated the museum during that time. The collection comprises items that are of historical and scientific interest, predominantly scientific apparatus constructed by former professors and staff for research purposes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ed Muirhead Physics Museum |url=https://physics.unimelb.edu.au/engage/ed-muirhead-physics-museum |website=The University of Melbourne |date=29 November 2017 |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=1 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401095828/https://physics.unimelb.edu.au/engage/ed-muirhead-physics-museum |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
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==== Tiegs Museum ==== | ||
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The Tiegs Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus in the BioSciences building. The museum hosts a collection of zoological specimens accumulated over 120 years, and is named after a former professor and faculty dean, ]. Specimens included in the collection range from small invertebrates to the whole mounts and skeletons of vertebrates including an African Lion, and a moa (an extinct emu-like bird from New Zealand).<ref>{{cite web |title=Tiegs Museum |url=https://biosciences.unimelb.edu.au/engage/tiegs-museum/history-of-the-museum |website=The University of Melbourne |date=14 August 2018 |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=9 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409033637/https://biosciences.unimelb.edu.au/engage/tiegs-museum/history-of-the-museum |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
=== Galleries and exhibitions === | |||
==== Fiona & Sidney Myer Gallery ==== | |||
The Tiegs Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus in the BioSciences building. The museum hosts a collection of zoological specimens accumulated over 120 years, and is named after a former professor and faculty dean, ]. Specimens included in the collection range from small invertebrates to the whole mounts and skeletons of vertebrates including an African Lion, and a moa (an extinct emu-like bird from New Zealand).<ref>{{cite web |title=Tiegs Museum |url=https://biosciences.unimelb.edu.au/engage/tiegs-museum/history-of-the-museum |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
The Fiona & Sidney Myer Gallery is located at the university's Southbank campus in the heart of Melbourne's Arts Precinct. It provides a space for members of the Victorian College of the Arts community to showcase new work, playing an educational role for the institution. The gallery opened in 2001 (as the Margaret Lawrence Gallery) to link the Victorian College of the Arts with the University of Melbourne, and to the wider communities of Victorian and national arts. The space facilitates and encourages connections between professional artists, academics, students, and the wider public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Lawrence Gallery |url=https://mlg.finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/ |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422015353/https://mlg.finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==== Noel Shaw Gallery ==== | |||
The Noel Shaw Gallery is located within the Baillieu Library at the university's Parkville campus. It opened in 2014, following a bequest by university alumna, Noel Shaw. Each year two exhibitions are presented in the Noel Shaw Gallery, which focus on the opportunities for curriculum engagement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Noel Shaw Gallery |url=https://library.unimelb.edu.au/baillieu/exhibitions/noel-shaw-gallery |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507054836/https://library.unimelb.edu.au/baillieu/exhibitions/noel-shaw-gallery |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==== Buxton Contemporary ==== | ==== Buxton Contemporary ==== | ||
Buxton Contemporary is an art museum located at the university's Southbank campus, in Melbourne's Arts precinct. The museum was opened in 2018 and comprises four public exhibition galleries, teaching facilities and an outdoor screen for moving image art. The museum was the result of a gift to the university by the art collector and property developer Michael Buxton.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Buxton Contemporary |url=https://buxtoncontemporary.com/about/ |website=Buxton Contemporary | |
Buxton Contemporary is an art museum located at the university's Southbank campus, in Melbourne's Arts precinct. The museum was opened in 2018 and comprises four public exhibition galleries, teaching facilities and an outdoor screen for moving image art. The museum was the result of a gift to the university by the art collector and property developer Michael Buxton.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Buxton Contemporary |url=https://buxtoncontemporary.com/about/ |website=Buxton Contemporary |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507053337/https://buxtoncontemporary.com/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
==== Science Gallery ==== | ==== Science Gallery ==== | ||
Science Gallery Melbourne opened in 2021 at the university's Parkville campus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kevey |first=Donna |date=2022-02-23 |title=Science Gallery Melbourne opens to the public this June |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2021/april/science-gallery-melbourne |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Newsroom |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523070405/https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2021/april/science-gallery-melbourne |url-status=live }}</ref> The 3,500 square metre gallery is in the university's new Melbourne Connect building and presents exhibitions that seek to combine art and science.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Inside Melbourne's Major New Interactive Gallery, Where Art and Science Collide |url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/art-and-design/article/inside-melbournes-major-new-interactive-gallery-where-art-and-science-collide |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=Broadsheet |language=en |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716193618/https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/art-and-design/article/inside-melbournes-major-new-interactive-gallery-where-art-and-science-collide |url-status=live }}</ref> The gallery forms part of the Global ], based on the Science Gallery at ].<ref name=":4" /> | |||
Science Gallery Melbourne will open in 2020 at the university's Parkville campus and will explore the collision between art and science. The gallery forms part of the Global Science Gallery Network and intends to provide a new model for engaging 15- to 25-year-olds with science. It forms part of a new innovation precinct being developed by the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne Science Gallery |url=https://melbourne.sciencegallery.com/what-we-do |website=Science Gallery |publisher=Science Gallery |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
=== Other collections === | |||
==Theatres== | |||
There are two theatres within ]: the ] and ] Theatres. | |||
== Student life == | |||
===Residential colleges=== | |||
{{Main|:Category:Residential colleges of the University of Melbourne|l1=Category:Residential colleges of the University of Melbourne}} | |||
==== Dax Centre ==== | |||
Melbourne University currently has 10 residential colleges in total, seven of which are located in an arc around the ] oval at the northern edge of the campus, known as College Crescent. The other three are located outside of university grounds. | |||
The Dax Centre is located at the university's Parkville campus in the Kenneth Myer Building. The centre is named after ], who pioneered the use of art to promote clinical insights and mental health improvements. Exhibitions and educational programs hosted by the centre seek to promote mental health. The Dax Centre consists of educational programs and a gallery space and also houses the Cunningham Dax Collection.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dax Centre: About Us |url=https://www.daxcentre.org/the-dax-centre-about-us/ |website=The Dax Centre |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502125858/http://www.daxcentre.org/the-dax-centre-about-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==== Herbarium ==== | |||
*]: 1872–present | |||
{{Main|University of Melbourne Herbarium}} | |||
*]: 1881–present | |||
The ] is a teaching and research herbarium within the School of Biosciences. | |||
*]: 1886–present | |||
*]: 1887–present | |||
*]: 1918–present | |||
*]: 1918–present | |||
*]: 1954–present | |||
*]: 1937–present | |||
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=== Academic reputation === | |||
The residential colleges aim to provide accommodation and a holistic education experience to university students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colleges.unimelb.edu.au/college-living/why.html |title=Why Live in a College? — Residential Colleges of the University of Melbourne |publisher=Colleges.unimelb.edu.au |access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> Most of the university's residential colleges also admit students from ] and ], with selected colleges also accepting students from the ] and ]. | |||
==== Rankings publications ==== | |||
Graduate House (1972-) is a residential college for graduates located in Parkville's graduate precinct, which began its affiliation with the university in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |title=Graduate House |url=https://www.graduatehouse.com.au/ |website=Graduate House |publisher=Graduate House The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Whitley College (1965-2017) was a former college of the university, though it was sold to a redeveloper in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindsay |first1=Nicole |title=More beds on Royal Parade for students |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/more-beds-on-royal-parade-for-students-20170803-gxotyc.html |access-date=7 May 2019 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 August 2017}}</ref> Ridley College (1965-2005) was an affiliated residential college of the University of Melbourne and was the first college of the university to be co-residential for men and women.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ridley College History |url=https://www.ridley.edu.au/partner-with-us/history/ |website=Ridley College |publisher=Ridley College |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
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In the ''QS World University Rankings 2025'', the University of Melbourne was ranked 13th (1st nationally).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The University of Melbourne |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-melbourne |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Top Universities |language=en |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227061017/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-melbourne |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Times Higher Education'' ranked Melbourne 33rd globally (1st in Australia) in the 2021–2022 iteration of its annual ''World University Rankings''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/world-ranking|title=World University Rankings 2020-2021|date=25 August 2020|publisher=THE World University Rankings 2021-2022|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629020315/https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2015/world-ranking|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, it ranked 33rd among the universities around the world by '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all|title=SCImago Institutions Rankings - Higher Education - All Regions and Countries - 2022 - Overall Rank|website=www.scimagoir.com|access-date=11 June 2019|archive-date=22 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422183813/https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher%20educ.&country=all|url-status=live}}</ref> In the most recent ''CWTS Leiden Ranking'', Melbourne was ranked 29th in the world (1st nationally).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2018|title=CWTS Leiden Ranking 2022|publisher=CWTS Leiden|access-date=19 August 2018|archive-date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819082932/http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The university was ranked 33rd globally (1st in Australia) in the 2021 publication of the ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' (ARWU) league table.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2021|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021|publisher=Shanghai Ranking Consultancy|access-date=28 July 2022|archive-date=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130122339/http://www.shanghairanking.com/World-University-Rankings/Autonomous-University-of-Barcelona.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to QS World University Subject Rankings 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2020|title=QS World University Subject Rankings 2020|year=2020|publisher=QS World University Rankings|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-date=14 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114032310/https://www.topuniversities.com/subject-rankings/2020|url-status=live}}</ref> the University of Melbourne is ranked 10th in law, 12th in education, 16th in accounting and finance, 17th in social policy and administration, 19th in sociology, 22nd in environmental studies and 23rd in linguistics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au/undergrad/1500-bachelor-of-arts|title=Bachelor of Arts|work=unimelb.edu.au|access-date=13 April 2016|archive-date=30 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330231601/https://coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au/undergrad/1500-bachelor-of-arts|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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=== Admissions === | ||
The university has 11 academic units,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/az/faculties.html|title=Faculties and Graduate Schools|publisher=Unimelb.edu.au|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-date=6 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606043430/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/az/faculties.html|url-status=live}}</ref> some of which incorporate a graduate school. The overall attrition and retention rates at the university are the lowest and highest respectively in Australia.<ref name="modelhavelegs2"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104025034/http://www.theage.com.au/national/does-this-model-have-legs-20090814-el8u.html?page=-1 |date=4 November 2012 }}, ''The Age'', 15 August 2009.</ref> The university has one of the highest admission requirements in the country, with the median ] of its undergraduates being 94.05 (2009).<ref name="unimelb.edu.au2">{{cite web|url=http://www.unimelb.edu.au/publications/docs/unim0020-at-a-glance-2010.pdf|title=University of Melbourne at a glance|publisher=University of Melbourne|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-date=22 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222043540/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/publications/docs/unim0020-at-a-glance-2010.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 50% of the Premier's VCE Top All-Round High Achievers enrolled at the University of Melbourne.<ref name="unimelb.edu.au2" /> | |||
{{Main|University of Melbourne student organisations}} | |||
For domestic applications, an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is generally required for bachelor's degrees. For undergraduate degrees in 2019, guaranteed entry scores into degrees were: Agriculture 70, Arts 85, Biomedicine 96, Commerce 94, Design 85, Science 85, Oral Health 85 (indicative only), Fine Arts and Music were not applicable.<ref name="How You're Selected">{{cite web |title=How You're Selected |url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/undergraduate-study/international-applications/entry-requirements/how-youre-selected |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507053337/https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/undergraduate-study/international-applications/entry-requirements/how-youre-selected |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
Clubs and societies offered by the university range from cultural, course-related, political, language exchange, spiritual and community focuses.<ref name="students.unimelb.edu.au">{{cite web |title=Student clubs, societies and communities |url=https://students.unimelb.edu.au/explore/student-clubs-and-societies |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> There are currently over 200 clubs affiliated to the University of Melbourne Student Union, with the total membership exceeding 25,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU Clubs |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/getinvolved/clubs/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> There are currently more than 100 groups affiliated with the Graduate Student Association (GSA), with the total membership of the GSA exceeding 36,000 students.<ref name="Graduate Student Association">{{cite web |title=Grad Groups University of Melbourne |url=https://gsa.unimelb.edu.au/community-and-events/grad-groups/ |website=GSA |publisher=Graduate Student Association |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Specific faculty-based clubs and societies are also offered at the university. Melbourne Arts Students Society is the largest faculty club on campus, with over 2000 members the primary aim of the society is to facilitate a greater interaction amongst students in the Faculty of Arts.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU Arts Students Society (M-ASS) |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/clubs/arts-students-society/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Within the Faculty of Business and Economics, a range of faculty affiliated clubs and societies are offered including Commerce Students' Society, Banking on Women, and Actuarial Students' Society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty of Business and Economics Clubs and Societies |url=https://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/students/bcom/enrich/student-community-engagement/clubs |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The Environments and Design faculty offer clubs and societies including Students of Landscape Architecture, Melbourne University Planning Student Society, and Built Industry Group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Environments and Design Students Clubs and Societies |url=https://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/graduate/student-experience/clubs-and-societies?SQ_VARIATION_2302260=0 |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> A diverse range of clubs and societies are offered within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences including Interprofessional Education and Health Students' Network, Melbourne Dental Students' Society, and University of Melbourne Medical Students' Society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Enrichment Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences |url=https://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/study/current-students/student-enrichment |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Within the Faculty of Science, a number of science related clubs and societies are offered including The Science Students' Society, Astronomical Society, and Big Data Analysis Club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Clubs and Societies Faculty of Science |url=https://science.unimelb.edu.au/students/student-life-and-societies |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Melbourne Law School supports a number of student clubs and societies that provide services and activities including the Law Students Society, Global Law Students Association, and the Public Interest Law Network.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Life and Societies: Melbourne Law School |url=https://law.unimelb.edu.au/students/student-life-and-societies |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
Domestic applicants who have a disadvantaged financial background, are from rural or isolated areas, are from underrepresented schools, experienced difficult circumstances, have a disability or medical condition, are from a non-English speaking background, identify as an Indigenous Australian, or are applying through a non-school leaver entry pathway may be eligible for the Access Melbourne program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eligibility for Access Melbourne 2019 |url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/special-entry-access-schemes/access-melbourne-undergraduate/eligibility |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409154247/https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/special-entry-access-schemes/access-melbourne-undergraduate/eligibility |url-status=live }}</ref> The program offered guaranteed entry in 2023 for students with ATARs of: Agriculture 72, Arts 88, Biomedicine 95, Commerce 93, Design 88, and Science 88.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guaranteed Entry Scores |url=https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/special-entry-access-schemes/access-melbourne-undergraduate/guaranteed-entry-scores |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409154256/https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/special-entry-access-schemes/access-melbourne-undergraduate/guaranteed-entry-scores |url-status=live }}</ref> Minimum International Baccalaureate Diploma scores for undergraduate guaranteed entry in 2019 were: Agriculture 25, Arts 31, Biomedicine 38, Commerce 36, design 31, Science 31, Oral Health 31 (indicative only), Fine arts and Music were not applicable.<ref name="How You're Selected" /> | |||
International students compose 44% of the university's student body.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cashin |first=Kasey |date=2022-06-03 |title=University of Melbourne: Australia's #1 university |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/facts-and-figures |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=About us |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722012737/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/facts-and-figures |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
== Student life == | |||
=== Student unions and associations === | === Student unions and associations === | ||
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{{Main|University of Melbourne Student Union}} | {{Main|University of Melbourne Student Union}} | ||
There are two student organisations within the University of Melbourne, the University of Melbourne Student Union, and the Graduate Student Association. The University of Melbourne Student Union, formerly known as the Student Union was founded in 1884. Originally, it was formed to promote common interests of students, to assist social interactions between members, and provide resources for pursuing public life.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU History |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/about/umsu/history/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The union's mission is to create a quality experience on campus by establishing a community for students, staff and visitors from a range of backgrounds and experiences.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU A bit about us |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/about/umsu/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is an independent association that automatically provides all enrolled graduate students at the university with support, representation, events, and training.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Graduate Student Association |url=https://gsa.unimelb.edu.au/about/ |website=GSA |publisher=University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Some features of the GSA include welcoming students to the graduate school with orientation events, hosting an Annual Art Prize, and a formal Graduate Ball.<ref name="Graduate Student Association"/> | There are two student organisations within the University of Melbourne, the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU), and the Graduate Student Association. The University of Melbourne Student Union, formerly known as the Student Union was founded in 1884. Originally, it was formed to promote common interests of students, to assist social interactions between members, and provide resources for pursuing public life.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU History |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/about/umsu/history/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065659/https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/about/umsu/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The union's mission is to create a quality experience on campus by establishing a community for students, staff and visitors from a range of backgrounds and experiences.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU A bit about us |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/about/umsu/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510051233/https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/about/umsu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is an independent association that automatically provides all enrolled graduate students at the university with support, representation, events, and training.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Graduate Student Association |url=https://gsa.unimelb.edu.au/about/ |website=GSA |publisher=University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065705/https://gsa.unimelb.edu.au/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some features of the GSA include welcoming students to the graduate school with orientation events, hosting an Annual Art Prize, and a formal Graduate Ball.<ref name="Graduate Student Association"/> | ||
Clubs and societies offered by the university range from cultural, course-related, political, language exchange, spiritual and community focuses.<ref name="students.unimelb.edu.au">{{cite web |title=Student clubs, societies and communities |url=https://students.unimelb.edu.au/explore/student-clubs-and-societies |website=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065703/https://students.unimelb.edu.au/explore/student-clubs-and-societies |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are currently over 200 clubs affiliated to the University of Melbourne Student Union, with the total membership exceeding 25,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU Clubs |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/getinvolved/clubs/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=10 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510044650/https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/getinvolved/clubs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There are currently more than 100 groups affiliated with the GSA, with the total membership exceeding 36,000 students.<ref name="Graduate Student Association">{{cite web |title=Grad Groups University of Melbourne |url=https://gsa.unimelb.edu.au/community-and-events/grad-groups/ |website=GSA |publisher=Graduate Student Association |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506180533/https://gsa.unimelb.edu.au/community-and-events/grad-groups/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Specific faculty-based clubs and societies are also offered at the university. | |||
=== Communities === | |||
The University of Melbourne has a range of communities available for all students including for students' queer and questioning, for students with special needs, and for those connected to Indigenous communities.<ref name="students.unimelb.edu.au"/> | |||
UMSU runs the student magazine ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theatre |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/express-yourself/theatre/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=umsu.unimelb.edu.au |language=en-AU |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120023650/https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/express-yourself/theatre/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The UMSU Theatre Department relocated to the new Arts and Culture Building in 2022, which contains two theatres, the 398-seat Union Theatre and 102-seat Guild Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fraser |first=Thomas |date=2022-09-29 |title=Students at the centre of new $70 million Arts and Cultural Building |url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2022/september/students-at-the-centre-of-new-$70-million-arts-and-cultural-building |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=University of Melbourne Newsroom |language=en |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120023654/https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/news/2022/september/students-at-the-centre-of-new-$70-million-arts-and-cultural-building |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The Queer Department is responsible for the queer community on campus, offering a space for the myriad of gender and sexual expressions that exist within the university. Run by the student union, the department arranges events including lunches and collectives, as well as offering a coming out support group.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU Queer |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/communities/queer/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
===Sports and athletics=== | |||
The Disabilities Department is responsible for making university life more enjoyable and accessible for all students. A range of events are held each semester aimed at fostering a sense of community, and educating the broader public about both disability and mental health. Events and offerings include an anxiety support group, mindfulness workshops, social nights, and free resources and advice.<ref>{{cite web |title=UMSU Disabilities Department |url=https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/communities/disabilities/ |website=UMSU |publisher=University of Melbourne Student Union |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
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Sport at The University of Melbourne is overseen by Melbourne University Sport (MU Sport), which is a department of the university. The department provides the management of all sports, fitness and recreation facilities, programs and activities of the university. MU Sport also manages the university's designated entry scheme for elite athletes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/About|title=About MU Sport|website=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065705/http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/About|url-status=live}}</ref> Membership to the Melbourne University Sport Fitness Centre is open to University of Melbourne students, staff, alumni, and the greater community at large for those above the age of 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/FAQs|title=MU Sport FAQ's|website=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065705/http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/FAQs|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Melbourne University Sport offers access to a range of sporting clubs: aikido, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, cycling, dancesport, dragon boat, fencing, men's football, women's football, futsal, gridiron, hockey, inline, karate, kendo, lacrosse, mountaineering, netball, quidditch, rowing, rugby union, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, squash, surf riding, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo-rhee, taekwondo-wtf, tai chi and wushu, tennis, touch football, underwater (SCUBA), ultimate frisbee, volleyball, water polo, waterski and wakeboard, and weightlifting and powerlifting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/joinaclub|title=Melbourne University Sport Clubs|website=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065704/http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/joinaclub|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
Murrup Barak is the Melbourne institute for Indigenous development. The purpose of the group is to assist Indigenous Australians who join the university community as either students or employees. The vision of Murrup Barak is to establish the University of Melbourne as a leader in Indigenous development and respectful in its engagement with Indigenous peoples. Its mission is to build the capacity of the University of Melbourne to advance the success of its Indigenous Australian Agenda.<ref>{{cite web |title=Murrup Barak Strategic Statement and Service Offer |url=https://murrupbarak.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1998803/Murrup-Barak-Strategic-Statement-and-Service-Offer-feb-16.pdf |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> The group undertakes Indigenous Student Outreach work which provides advice about pathways, applying, enrolling and starting at the university.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indigenous Student Outreach |url=https://murrupbarak.unimelb.edu.au/study/future-students/indigenous-student-outreach#2078290 |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
Murrup Barak's Indigenous Success Team delivers a range of culturally safe services and programs for Indigenous students. Such programs and services encompass a range of elements relating to student life such as starting university, community and cultural engagement, general wellbeing, financial assistance, housing services, global mobility, and academic goals and support.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Student Success Team: Murrup Barak |url=https://murrupbarak.unimelb.edu.au/study/current-students/the-student-success-team#2080250 |website=The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
The ] was established in 1859 and is the world's second oldest ] club and the second oldest football club in Australia. It achieved prominence by being admitted to what is now the ] competition in 1908, and in 1914 becoming the first in the league's history to depart the competition, due to the club's strict stance on ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102105415/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/remembering-footballs-forgotten-club-100-years-since-university-20140822-107c2v.html |date=2 November 2021 }} by Daniel Cherny for The Age 23 August 2014</ref> The ] (MULC) was established in 1883 and is the ] in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mulax.org/|title=Melbourne University Lacrosse Club|publisher=Mulax.org|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-date=26 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126134346/http://mulax.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Melbourne University Cycling Club (MUCyc) is associated with Cycling Australia and competes regularly at local and national races. In 2008 MUCyc won its seventh consecutive AUG championship (2002–2008).<ref>Warnecke R., {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406081235/http://www.sports.unimelb.edu.au/news/AUGResults08.html|date=6 April 2009}}, University sports news and events</ref><ref>Warnecke, Rod , ''University of Melbourne Voice'', 10 November 2008</ref> The Melbourne University Tennis Club was one of the original five clubs established for the students and staff of the university, with various tennis competitions and social tennis events held on campus as early as 1882.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/research/libraryjournal/vol9no2/ng.pdf|title=Home : Museums and Collections|work=unimelb.edu.au|access-date=13 April 2016|archive-date=26 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326024214/http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/research/libraryjournal/vol9no2/ng.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The ] was established in 1859 and is cited as "the oldest rowing club in Australia",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Melbourne University Boat |title=About |url=https://www.mubc.asn.au/about/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.mubc.asn.au |language=en |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124065447/https://www.mubc.asn.au/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a team from the Boat Club set the fastest time record for a ] during the 2015 ] rowing regatta.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-28 |title=Melbourne University Boat Club men's eight set Head of the Yarra record |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rowing-melbourne-university-boat-club-mens-eight-set-head-of-the-yarra-record-20151128-glagc1.html |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124065449/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rowing-melbourne-university-boat-club-mens-eight-set-head-of-the-yarra-record-20151128-glagc1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
===Melbourne University Sport=== | |||
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Sport at The University of Melbourne is overseen by Melbourne University Sport (MU Sport), which is a department of the university. The department provides the management of all sports, fitness and recreation facilities, programmes and activities of the university. MU Sport also manages the university's designated entry scheme for elite athletes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/About|title=About MU Sport|website=The University of Melbourne|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> Membership to the Melbourne University Sport Fitness Centre is open to University of Melbourne students, staff, alumni, and the greater community at large for those above the age of 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/FAQs|title=MU Sport FAQ's|website=The University of Melbourne|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
Melbourne University's men's basketball team made the ] Championship Men's competition for the first time in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/bigv/news/2023-big-v-fixture-launched|title=2023 Big V Fixture Launched!|work=basketballvictoria.com.au|date=14 February 2023|access-date=8 April 2023|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408121948/https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/bigv/news/2023-big-v-fixture-launched|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, Melbourne University won the Big V Division Two women's title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/bigv/news/2024-big-v-senior-champions-named|title=2024 Big V Senior Champions Named|work=basketballvictoria.com.au|date=27 August 2024|access-date=31 August 2024|archive-date=31 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831060525/https://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/bigv/news/2024-big-v-senior-champions-named|url-status=live}}</ref> Men's and women's teams also compete in the ] (UBL). The men's team won the 2023 UBL title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unisport.com.au/post/big-upsets-end-the-2023-ubl-season-with-victorian-universities-taking-home-both-champion-trophies|title=Big upsets end the 2023 UBL season with Victorian universities taking home both champion trophies|work=]|date=1 June 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208160913/https://www.unisport.com.au/post/big-upsets-end-the-2023-ubl-season-with-victorian-universities-taking-home-both-champion-trophies|archive-date=8 December 2023}}</ref> | |||
The university has participated in various sports in its history and has 39 affiliated clubs. Sport is overseen by Melbourne University Sport. The Melbourne University Sports Union was the predecessor to the current Melbourne University Sports Association. Since its inception, the aim of the Union and now the association is to provide a collective voice for all affiliated sporting clubs on the university campus. In 2004, the Melbourne University Sports Association celebrated its centenary.]ing contest]] | |||
The facilities that The University of Melbourne offers include a gym, fitness programs, group fitness classes, cardio theatre, strength zone, group cycling studio, MindBody studio, Cardio Box studio, two multipurpose stadiums, indoor heated 25m lap pool, personal training studio, group fitness room, squash courts, and change rooms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/fitnesscentres|title=Melbourne University Sport Facilities|website=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=7 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065707/http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/fitnesscentres|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
===Residential colleges=== | |||
The ] (MULC) was established in 1883 and is the ] in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mulax.org|title=Melbourne University Lacrosse Club|publisher=Mulax.org|access-date=2014-01-17}}</ref> The Melbourne University Cycling Club (MUCyc) is associated with Cycling Australia and competes regularly at local and national races. In 2008 MUCyc won its seventh consecutive AUG championship (2002–2008).<ref>Warnecke R., {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406081235/http://www.sports.unimelb.edu.au/news/AUGResults08.html|date=6 April 2009}}, University sports news and events</ref><ref>Warnecke, Rod , ''University of Melbourne Voice'', 10 November 2008</ref> The Melbourne University Tennis Club was one of the original five clubs established for the students and staff of the university, with various tennis competitions and social tennis events held on campus as early as 1882.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/research/libraryjournal/vol9no2/ng.pdf|title=Home : Museums and Collections|work=unimelb.edu.au|access-date=13 April 2016}}</ref> | |||
Melbourne University currently has nine independent residential colleges affiliated with the university in total, seven of which are located in an arc around the ] oval at the northern edge of the campus, known as College Crescent. The other two are located outside of university grounds. | |||
The facilities that The University of Melbourne offers include a gym, fitness programs, group fitness classes, cardio theatre, strength zone, group cycling studio, MindBody studio, Cardio Box studio, two multipurpose stadiums, indoor heated 25m lap pool, personal training studio, group fitness room, squash courts, and change rooms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.unimelb.edu.au/fitnesscentres|title=Melbourne University Sport Facilities|website=The University of Melbourne|publisher=The University of Melbourne|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> | |||
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Most of the university's residential colleges also admit students from ] and ], with selected colleges also accepting students from the ] and ]. | |||
] (1972–) is a residential college for graduates located in Parkville's graduate precinct, which began its affiliation with the university in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |title=Graduate House |url=https://www.graduatehouse.com.au/ |website=Graduate House |publisher=Graduate House The University of Melbourne |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502154901/https://www.graduatehouse.com.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ] (1965–2017) was a former college of the university, though it was sold to a redeveloper in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindsay |first1=Nicole |title=More beds on Royal Parade for students |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/more-beds-on-royal-parade-for-students-20170803-gxotyc.html |access-date=7 May 2019 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507065701/https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/more-beds-on-royal-parade-for-students-20170803-gxotyc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ] (1965–2005) was an affiliated residential college of the University of Melbourne and was the first college of the university to be co-residential for men and women.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ridley College History |url=https://www.ridley.edu.au/partner-with-us/history/ |website=Ridley College |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507074214/https://www.ridley.edu.au/partner-with-us/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
=== Help and services === | |||
The University of Melbourne provides a full range of student services at Stop 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://students.unimelb.edu.au/stop1|title=Stop 1: Connecting students and services|date=2015-12-03|website=students.unimelb.edu.au|language=en|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref> | |||
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=== Halls of residence === | ||
There are six University of Melboume halls of residence owned by the university, five of them ], ] (formerly Medley Hall), ], Lisa Bellear House and The Lofts providing living and other facilities to students of any course, and one (W.T. Kendall Hall), which is associated with Veterinary Science, providing accommodation for students who are required to do some of their training at a University outstation. | |||
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|Kendall Hall<br>1967–present | |||
|Lisa Bellear House<br>2019–present | |||
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== Notable people == | |||
{{Main list|List of University of Melbourne people}} | {{Main list|List of University of Melbourne people}} | ||
=== Chancellors === | |||
The following have chaired the University Council and acted as ceremonial heads of the university as its ]:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cashin |first=Kasey |date=2023-01-10 |title=The University of Melbourne's former office bearers |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/office-bearers |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=About us |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319142350/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/office-bearers |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* The Hon. ], KCMG, BA LLD ''Dub.'' ''Melb'' ''&'' ''Penn.'' MA. From 17 May 1853, to 23 November 1880. Died 1880 | |||
* The Hon. ], KCMG, BA ''Dub.'' LLD ''Dub. & Melb.'' MA. From 2 May 1881, to 8 May 1882. Died 1889 | |||
* The Rt. Rev. ], DD ''Camb.'' MA ''Camb. & Melb.'' From 7 July 1884, to 1 February 1886. Died 1915 | |||
* The Hon. Dr William Edward Hearn, QC, AM LLD ''Dub.'' From 3 May to 4 October 1886. Died 1888 | |||
* ], CMG, MD ''St.'' ''And. & Melb.'' LLD FRCS. From 4 April 1887 to 3 December 1897. Died 1897 | |||
* The Hon. ], GCMG, BA LLB LLD. From 20 December 1897, to 10 March 1918. Died 1918 | |||
* ], Kt, MA ''Belf. & Camb.'' LLD. From 8 April 1918, to 22 July 1935. Died 1935 | |||
* ], KBE CB CMG, LLD ''Manit.'' MD MS Hon. LLD FRCS FRACS. From 30 August 1935, to 6 March 1939. Died 1945 | |||
* The Rt. Hon. ], PC GCMG KC, MA LLM Hon. LLD. From 6 March 1939, to 3 March 1941. Died 1964 | |||
* The Hon. ], KCMG, MA ''Adel. & Melb.'' LLB Hon. LLD. From 3 March 1941, to 15 March 1954. Died 1969 | |||
* The Hon. ], Kt QC, LLM Hon. LLD. From 15 March 1954, to 7 March 1966. Died 1970. | |||
* ], Kt OBE, MD MS Hon. LLD FRCS FRACS. From 7 March 1966, to 6 March 1967. Died 1979 | |||
* The Rt. Hon. ], KT AK CH QC Constable of Dover Castle, Lord Warden of Cinque Ports, LLM Hon. LLD (''Brist. Belf. Melb. Br. Col. Syd. McGill Malta Laval Tas. Camb. Harv. Leeds Adel. Q'ld Edin. Birm. A.N.U. Sus. Drury College and Calif.''), Hon. DCL ''Oxf.'' ''Kent'' Hon. D.Litt. ''W.Aust.'' Hon. DSc ''N.S.W.'' Hon. FAHA Hon. MAustMM FRS Hon. FRCS Barrister-at-Law. From 6 March 1967 to 6 March 1972. Died 1978 | |||
* ], CBE, Hon. DASc ''V.I.C.'' MSc Hon. LLD FIChemE FRACI. From 6 March 1972 to 18 March 1978. Died July 2000 | |||
* The Hon. ], Kt, BA LLB. From 18 March 1978 to 3 March 1980. Died 1984. | |||
* Professor Emeritus ] Wright, AK, DSc ''A.N.U.'' ''& Melb.'' Hon.LLD ''A.N.U. & Melb.'' MB MS FRACP. From 3 March 1980 to 31 December 1989. Died 1990 | |||
* The Hon ], AC Kt OBE QC, LLM ''Melb''. HonLLD ''NSW'' HonDLitt ''Ballarat''. From 1 January 1990 to 2 February 2001. Died April 2010 | |||
* ], AM MA ''Melb''. DipSocSt ''Melb''. From 3 February 2001 to 31 December 2004 | |||
* ], AM BA ''Melb''. LLM ''Melb.'' From 1 January 2005 to 9 January 2009 | |||
* The Hon. ], AO QC AC BCom LLB (Hons) ''Melb.'' From 10 January 2009 to 7 April 2011 | |||
* ], AO. From 8 April 2011 to 31 December 2016 | |||
* ], AC KC. From 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022 | |||
* ], AO. From 1 January 2023 to Present | |||
=== Vice-chancellors === | === Vice-chancellors === | ||
The following have led the university as its ]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Vice-Chancellors |url |
The following have led the university as its ]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Vice-Chancellors |url=https://www.alumni.unimelb.edu.au/university-melbourne-appoints-next-vice-chancellor |website=About The University of Melbourne |publisher=The University of Melbourne |access-date=9 May 2019 |archive-date=9 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509063256/https://www.alumni.unimelb.edu.au/university-melbourne-appoints-next-vice-chancellor |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
*]: 1 October 2018 – present | *]: 1 October 2018 – present | ||
*]: 10 January 2005 – 30 September 2018 | *]: 10 January 2005 – 30 September 2018 | ||
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*Sir ]: 1 March 1968 – 31 May 1982 | *Sir ]: 1 March 1968 – 31 May 1982 | ||
*Sir ]: 1 July 1951 – 29 February 1968 | *Sir ]: 1 July 1951 – 29 February 1968 | ||
*Sir John Medley: 1 July 1938 – 1 July 1951 | *Sir ]: 1 July 1938 – 1 July 1951 | ||
*Sir ]: 1 January 1935 – 30 June 1938 | *Sir ]: 1 January 1935 – 30 June 1938 | ||
*Sir ]: 7 December 1931 – 17 December 1934 | *Sir ]: 7 December 1931 – 17 December 1934 | ||
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=== Nobel laureates === | === Nobel laureates === | ||
Many Nobel laureates have taught, studied and researched at the University of Melbourne. Graduates include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Research and Industry Leaders |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/industry-leaders |website=The University of Melbourne | |
Many Nobel laureates have taught, studied and researched at the University of Melbourne. Graduates include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Research and Industry Leaders |url=https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/industry-leaders |website=The University of Melbourne |date=5 March 2019 |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824131422/https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/industry-leaders |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
* ], Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009) | * ], Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009) | ||
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=== Notable alumni === | === Notable alumni === | ||
The University of Melbourne has produced many notable alumni, with graduates having been ], ], ], justices of the ], ], ] and ] courts, ] and elected leaders of ], ], a First Lady of ], ministers of foreign countries, Lord |
The University of Melbourne has produced many notable alumni, with graduates having been ], ], ], justices of the ], ], ] and ] courts, ] and elected leaders of ], ], a First Lady of ], ministers of foreign countries, Lord mayors, academics, architects, historians, poets, philosophers, politicians, scientists, physicists, authors, industry leaders, defence force personnel, corporate leaders, community leaders, as well as numerous artists. Frances Dorothy Gray became Australia's first female Bachelor of Dental Science graduate, when she graduated from the Australian College of Dentistry at the University of Melbourne in 1907.<ref name="smile">{{cite web |url=http://thesmilecenterusa.com/blog/i-am-woman-hear-us-roar-and-see-us-do-teeth/#more-165 |title=I Am Woman…Hear Us Roar ... and See Us Do Teeth! |publisher=thesmilecenterusa.com/ |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=29 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218223946/http://thesmilecenterusa.com/blog/i-am-woman-hear-us-roar-and-see-us-do-teeth/#more-165 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=dead }} | ||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
<gallery class="center" widths="150" heights="150" caption="Notable University of Melbourne alumni include:"> | |||
== Controversies == | |||
File:RUEDA DE PRENSA CONJUNTA ENTRE CANCILLER RICARDO PATIÑO Y JULIAN ASSANGE (cropped).jpg|], activist | |||
File:Elizabeth Blackburn CHF Heritage Day 2012 Rush 001.JPG|], biologist | |||
File:Cate Blanchett 2011.jpg|], actress | |||
File:Frank Macfarlane Burnet.jpg|], virologist | |||
File:Portia de Rossi 1999.jpg|], actress | |||
File:AlfredDeakin.jpeg|], Prime Minister of Australia | |||
File:Elizabeth Debicki 3 (cropped).jpg|], actress | |||
File:Sir John Eccles Wellcome L0026812.jpg|], neurophysiologist | |||
File:Helen Garner at Adelaide Writer's Week.jpg|], writer | |||
File:Julia Gillard 2010.jpg|], Prime Minister of Australia | |||
File:Germaine Greer, 28 October 2013 (portrait crop).jpg|], public intellectual | |||
File:HaroldHoltPortrait1953.JPG|], Prime Minister of Australia | |||
File:Randeep Hooda BIG Star Entertainment Awards.jpg|], actor | |||
File:Barry Humphries July 2001.jpg|], comedian | |||
File:Portrait Menzies 1950s.jpg|], Prime Minister of Australia | |||
File:John Monash 1.jpg|], military commander | |||
File:Peter Singer no Fronteiras do Pensamento Porto Alegre (9620101528).jpg|], philosopher | |||
File:Dave Warren with BlackBox Prototype.jpg|], inventor | |||
File:Feliks Zemdegs at Swisscubing Cup Final 2018.jpg|], speedcuber | |||
File:Prof Chin.jpg|], seed scientist | |||
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===Awards and prizes=== | |||
=== African crime study controversy === | |||
* The '''University of Melbourne Award''' "recognises individuals who have made an outstanding and enduring contribution to the University and its scholarly community". Recipients of the award are acknowledged by bronze ]s along Professors Walk on the ].<ref name=uma>{{cite web | title=University Awards | website=University of Melbourne Awards: Our History | url=http://our-history.unimelb.edu.au/exhibitions/university-awards/ | access-date=17 September 2020 | archive-date=2 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402065840/http://our-history.unimelb.edu.au/exhibitions/university-awards/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
A senior fellow in Indigenous Programs in the University of Melbourne’s law school, Dr Amanda Porter, who labelled a study on criminal offending by Sudanese people in Victoria as racist had agreed to apologise for comments made in regards to a paper co-authored by African-Australian Dr Stephane Shepherd, the Associate Professor at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science at Swinburne University titled 'Estimating the extent and nature of offending by Sudanese-born individuals in Victoria'. Dr Amanda Porter, a senior fellow in Indigenous Programs in the University of Melbourne’s law school, expressed disdain for the research and the decision of the journal to publish it, querying how the article had “passed peer review”, denouncing the journal as racist and "not-so-academic". The issue in relation to the criticism of the article pointed to misuse by people with vested political interests in the event it comes to uncomfortable conclusions, even if it is methodologically sound. Dr Porter stated that “I deeply regret attacking your article” in relation to Dr Shepherd's journal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indigenous academic apologises for calling African crime study ‘racist’|url=https://amp.theage.com.au/national/indigenous-academic-apologises-for-calling-african-crime-study-racist-20210413-p57iud.html?fbclid=IwAR0klMCaSQuuwFk40zuPa-SV8Uq6ynBJJcwWkvBOph2yuRwWmIjWuHc9_d0|access-date=2021-04-14|website=amp.theage.com.au|language=en}}</ref> | |||
*The '''Patricia Grimshaw Awards for Mentor Excellence''' are awarded annually to staff at the University of Melbourne to recognise mentoring skills and behaviours.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Associate Professor Lesley Stirling wins Patricia Grimshaw Award for Mentor Excellence|url = http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/news/associate-professor-lesley-stirling-wins-patricia-grimshaw-award-mentor-excellence|publisher = University of Melbourne|date = 16 December 2015|access-date = 16 December 2015|archive-date = 22 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143900/http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/news/associate-professor-lesley-stirling-wins-patricia-grimshaw-award-mentor-excellence|url-status = live}}</ref> The award was launched by the university in March 2008 to honour historian ]'s "contribution as a mentor of postgraduate students and younger colleagues".<ref name=uma/> | |||
*The '''Dublin Prize''' was instituted by graduates of ] in 1910 to recognise students or past students who, in the previous year, "made the most important original contribution to literature, science or art".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10865804 |title=University of Melbourne |newspaper=] |issue=19,942 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=21 June 1910 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055212/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10865804 |url-status=live }}</ref> Recipients include ] (1912), ] (1913);<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201122212 |title=About People |newspaper=] |issue=18,094 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=15 March 1913 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055212/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201122212 |url-status=live }}</ref> Arthur Sherwin (1914),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189388664 |title=University of Melbourne |newspaper=] |issue=18,416 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=28 March 1914 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055611/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189388664 |url-status=live }}</ref> Rev. Kenneth T. Henderson (1920),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242312669 |title=University Notes |newspaper=] |issue=13,837 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 July 1920 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055732/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242312669 |url-status=live }}</ref> ] (1921),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140258881 |title=Literary Notes |newspaper=] |volume=CX |issue=2,876 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=14 May 1921 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=37 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055737/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140258881 |url-status=live }}</ref> ] (1922),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4683766 |title=University of Melbourne |newspaper=] |issue=23,593 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 March 1922 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055738/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4683766 |url-status=live }}</ref> Edward Sweetman (1923),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2014826 |title=Personal |newspaper=] |issue=23,997 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=5 July 1923 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055613/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2014826 |url-status=live }}</ref> C. W. W. Webster (1924),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203644804 |title=University of Melbourne |newspaper=] |issue=21535 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=9 April 1924 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055742/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203644804 |url-status=live }}</ref> ] (1925),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155764217 |title=University of Melbourne |newspaper=] |issue=21,842 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=4 April 1925 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055736/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/155764217 |url-status=live }}</ref> Donald H. Rankin (1927),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3852915 |title=University of Melbourne |newspaper=] |issue=25,190 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=6 May 1927 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=20 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220055615/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3852915 |url-status=live }}</ref> Charles Daley (1929)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140820390 |title=Personal |newspaper=] |volume=CXXVI |issue=4,186 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=30 March 1929 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and ] (1941).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205154307 |title=About People |newspaper=] |issue=26893 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=27 June 1941 |access-date=19 May 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> | |||
==Awards== | |||
* The '''University of Melbourne Award''' "recognises individuals who have made an outstanding and enduring contribution to the University and its scholarly community". Recipients of the award are acknowledged by bronze ]s along Professors Walk on the ].<ref name=uma>{{cite web | title=University Awards | website=University of Melbourne Awards: Our History | url=http://our-history.unimelb.edu.au/exhibitions/university-awards/ | access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref> | |||
*The '''Patricia Grimshaw Awards for Mentor Excellence''' are awarded annually to staff at the University of Melbourne to recognise mentoring skills and behaviours.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Associate Professor Lesley Stirling wins Patricia Grimshaw Award for Mentor Excellence|url = http://languages-linguistics.unimelb.edu.au/news/associate-professor-lesley-stirling-wins-patricia-grimshaw-award-mentor-excellence|publisher = University of Melbourne|date = 16 December 2015|access-date = 16 December 2015}}</ref> The award was launched by the university in March 2008 to honour historian ]'s "contribution as a mentor of postgraduate students and younger colleagues".<ref name=uma/> | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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|File:University of Melbourne autumn (Unsplash).jpg | |File:University of Melbourne autumn (Unsplash).jpg | ||
|alt4=Melbourne School of Design facade, University of Melbourne, 2016 | |alt4=Melbourne School of Design facade, University of Melbourne, 2016 | ||
|Melbourne School of Design, which incorporates the relocated facade of a Collins Street bank | |Glyn Davis Building, home to the Melbourne School of Design, which incorporates the relocated facade of a Collins Street bank | ||
|File:Old Quad colonnade University of Melbourne 2018.jpg | |File:Old Quad colonnade University of Melbourne 2018.jpg | ||
|alt5=Old Quad colonnade University of Melbourne 2018 | |alt5=Old Quad colonnade University of Melbourne 2018 | ||
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|File:Melba hall university of melbourne.jpg | |File:Melba hall university of melbourne.jpg | ||
|alt6=Melba Hall and Conservatorium of Music | |alt6=Melba Hall and Conservatorium of Music | ||
|Conservatorium Building|File:Parkville - University of Melbourne (Newman College Chapel).jpg | |||
|Melba Hall and Conservatorium of Music | |||
|File:Parkville - University of Melbourne (Newman College Chapel).jpg | |||
|alt7=Newman College Chapel, University of Melbourne | |alt7=Newman College Chapel, University of Melbourne | ||
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|alt9=Entrance to South Lawn car park, originally from the Colonial Bank of Australasia headquarters in Melbourne city centre | |alt9=Entrance to South Lawn car park, originally from the Colonial Bank of Australasia headquarters in Melbourne city centre | ||
|Entrance to ], originally from the Colonial Bank of Australasia headquarters in Melbourne city centre | |Entrance to ], originally from the Colonial Bank of Australasia headquarters in Melbourne city centre | ||
|File:Ian Potter Museum of Art 2010.jpg | |||
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|Ian Potter Museum of Art, Swanston St | |||
|File:Cussonia Court University of Melbourne 2018.jpg | |File:Cussonia Court University of Melbourne 2018.jpg | ||
|alt11=Cussonia Court University of Melbourne 2018 | |alt11=Cussonia Court University of Melbourne 2018 | ||
|Cussonia Court | |Cussonia Court | ||
|File:Southern colonnade Old Quad University of Melbourne 2018.jpg | |File:Southern colonnade Old Quad University of Melbourne 2018.jpg | ||
|alt12=Southern colonnade Old Quad University of Melbourne 2018 | |alt12=Southern colonnade Old Quad, University of Melbourne 2018 | ||
|Southern colonnade, Old |
|Southern colonnade, Old Quadrangle Building | ||
|File:Botany Building. Parkville Campus.JPG | |File:Botany Building. Parkville Campus.JPG | ||
|alt13=Botany Building, University of Melbourne | |alt13=Botany Building, University of Melbourne | ||
|Botany Building (1928). Parkville Campus of The University of Melbourne | |Biosciences 2 Building, originally called Botany Building (opened {{circa|1928}}). Parkville Campus of The University of Melbourne | ||
|File:University of Melbourne building.jpg | |File:University of Melbourne building.jpg | ||
|alt14=Botany Building in Autumn, University of Melbourne | |alt14=Botany Building in Autumn, University of Melbourne | ||
|University of Melbourne in |
|University of Melbourne ivy-covered exterior in autumn | ||
|File:Gatekeeper's Cottage, University of Melbourne.jpg | |File:Gatekeeper's Cottage, University of Melbourne.jpg | ||
|alt15=Gatekeeper's Cottage, University of Melbourne | |alt15=Gatekeeper's Cottage, University of Melbourne | ||
|Gatekeeper's Cottage on Grattan Street | |Gatekeeper's Cottage on Grattan Street | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* ] – national information and communication technology research centre, co-supported by Melbourne University | * ] – national information and communication technology research centre, co-supported by Melbourne University | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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== Further reading == | |||
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* Selleck, R.J.W. (2003). ''The Shop: The University of Melbourne, 1850–1939''. Melbourne: University of Melbourne Press. 930pp | * Selleck, R.J.W. (2003). ''The Shop: The University of Melbourne, 1850–1939''. Melbourne: University of Melbourne Press. 930pp | ||
* Poynter, John & Rasmussen, Carolyn (1996). ''A Place Apart – The University of Melbourne: Decades of Challenge''. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. {{ISBN|0-522-84584-3}}. | * Poynter, John & Rasmussen, Carolyn (1996). ''A Place Apart – The University of Melbourne: Decades of Challenge''. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. {{ISBN|0-522-84584-3}}. | ||
* Cain J II and J Hewitt. (2004). ''Off Course: From Public Place to Marketplace at Melbourne University''. Melbourne: Scribe. | * Cain J II and J Hewitt. (2004). ''Off Course: From Public Place to Marketplace at Melbourne University''. Melbourne: Scribe. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414101512/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/10/1078594424714.html?from=storyrhs%20 |date=14 April 2014 }} | ||
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Public university in Melbourne, Australia
Coat of arms | |
Latin: Universitas Melburniensis | |
Other name | Melbourne University |
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Motto | Latin: Postera Crescam Laude |
Motto in English | "I shall grow in the esteem of future generations" |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 22 January 1853; 171 years ago (1853-01-22) |
Accreditation | TEQSA |
Academic affiliation | |
Endowment | AU$1.287 billion (2022) |
Chancellor | Jane Hansen |
Vice-Chancellor | Duncan Maskell |
Academic staff | 5,186 (FTE, 2023) |
Administrative staff | 5,328 (FTE, 2023) |
Total staff | 10,514 (FTE, 2023) |
Students | 53,963 (EFTSL, 2023) |
Undergraduates | 27,146 (EFTSL, 2023) |
Postgraduates | 23,113 coursework (EFTSL, 2023) 3,703 research (EFTSL, 2023) |
Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 37°47′47″S 144°57′41″E / 37.7963°S 144.9614°E / -37.7963; 144.9614 |
Campus | Urban and regional with multiple sites 35.2 hectares (0.35 km) (Parkville Campus) 2,507 hectares (25.1 km) (Total) |
Colours | Traditional Heritage Heritage Dark |
Sporting affiliations | |
Mascot | Barry the Bear |
Website | unimelb.edu.au |
The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb north of Melbourne's central business district, with several other campuses located across Victoria.
Incorporated in the 19th century by the colony of Victoria, the University of Melbourne is one of Australia's six sandstone universities and a member of the Group of Eight, Universitas 21, Washington University's McDonnell International Scholars Academy, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. Since 1872, many independent residential colleges have become affiliated with the university, providing accommodation for students and faculty, and academic, sporting and cultural programs. There are nine colleges and five university-owned halls of residence located on the main campus and in nearby suburbs.
The university comprises ten separate academic units and is associated with numerous institutes and research centres, including the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and the Grattan Institute. The university has fifteen graduate schools, including the Melbourne Business School, the Melbourne Law School, the Melbourne Veterinary School, and the Melbourne Medical School.
Four Australian prime ministers and five governors-general have graduated from the University of Melbourne. Nine Nobel Laureates have taught, studied and researched at the University of Melbourne, the most of any Australian university.
History
Foundations of the university
The University of Melbourne was established following a proposal by the Hugh Childers, the Auditor-General and Finance Minister, in his first Budget Speech on 4 November 1852, who set aside a sum of £10,000 for the establishment of a university. The university was established by Act of Incorporation on 22 January 1853, with power to confer degrees in arts, medicine, laws and music. The act provided for an annual endowment of £9,001, while a special grant of £20,000 was made for buildings that year. The foundation stone was laid on 3 July 1854, and on the same day the foundation stone for the State Library. Classes commenced in 1855 with three professors, all of whom, like the founding University Chancellor, Redmond Barry, were from Ireland. There were sixteen students; of this body of students only four graduated. The original buildings were officially opened by the Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Victoria, Sir Charles Hotham, on 3 October 1855.
A law school was established in 1857 at the Parkville campus, following which a Faculty of Engineering and School of Medicine were established in 1861 and 1862 respectively. The university's residential colleges were first opened on the northern aspect of the campus in 1872, divided between the four main Christian denominations.
The first chancellor, Redmond Barry (later Sir Redmond), held the position until his death in 1880. The inauguration of the university was made possible by the wealth resulting from Victoria's gold rush. The institution was designed to be a "civilising influence" at a time of rapid settlement and commercial growth. In 1881, the admission of women was seen as a victory over the more conservative ruling council. Julia 'Bella' Guerin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1883, and became the first woman to graduate from an Australian University.
1900s – 1970s
Early in the 1900s, the university expanded its offerings to more utilitarian courses. In 1901 the number of students enrolled at the University of Melbourne exceeded 500 students for the first time. The university established the Diploma of Education in 1903, following negotiations with the Victorian Education Department.
Despite the economic depression of the 1890s and the discovery of a significant fraud by a university registrar in 1901, the university continued to expand during this period. This growth included the construction of several buildings between 1900 and 1906. Such growth was facilitated largely through an increased government funding allocation, and the coinciding university led funding campaign. To accompany the training dentists received by the Melbourne Dental Hospital, a School of Dentistry was established to teach the scientific basis of dentistry at the university. Agriculture was established in 1911 following the appointment of the State Director of Agriculture as the first professor. During this period the university became a notable site for research, emerging as a leader in Australia. Following World War II the demand for higher education increased rapidly, and as a result became a transformative period for the university.
In 1940, the first issue of Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand, now Australian Historical Studies, was published by the Department of History.
1980s – 2000s: Consolidation, expansion and the Melbourne Model
Expansion of the university increased significantly during the 1980s and 1990s, as the university amalgamated with a number of tertiary colleges. In 1988 the Melbourne Teachers' College was brought into the Faculty of Education, and the amalgamation lead to the formation of a distinctly new Faculty of Education. The College of Advanced Education was incorporated into the university in 1989. During this period, more students than ever before were attending the university. The university had expanded its student population to beyond 35,000 students. Such amalgamations continued into the 1990s, with the Victorian College of the Arts affiliation with the University of Melbourne in 1992. This increased the number of campuses for the University of Melbourne.
In 2001, the Melbourne School of Population Health was established, the first of its kind in Australia, and continued the growth of the university. Work at the centre involved contributions from many disciplines, ranging from the social sciences to epidemiology. Health fields such as Indigenous, women's, mental, sexual, and rural health have all been researched at the centre.
In 2008, Vice Chancellor Glyn Davis introduced a major restructure of the university's curriculum. The new structure, named the Melbourne Model, replaced traditional undergraduate specialist degrees with a two-degree undergraduate/graduate structure. Over 100 undergraduate degrees were replaced with six generalist degrees, with students taking a general bachelor's degree before specialising in either a professional or research graduate course. The introduction of the model, influenced by North American academia and the Bologna process, was controversial among students and staff. Various groups, including trade and student unions, academics, and some students criticised the introduction of the new structure, citing job and subject cuts, and a risk of "dumbing down" content. A group of students produced a satirical musical about the model's adoption. A dean from Monash University rejected the model and argued it led to a reduction in student applications to the University of Melbourne. The University of Western Australia is the only other Australian university to adopt the structure. Davis also introduced reforms to university governance, making faculty deans more responsible for producing a financial surplus.
2010s: Further restructures and Davis' final term
Between 2013 and 2015 Davis introduced a wide-reaching restructure of the university's administration, labelled the Business Improvement Program, which led to the sacking of 500 administrative staff and some administrative responsibilities being transferred to academic staff. At the same time in the ten years to 2018 the university embarked on a large capital works program, spending $2 billion on new buildings across the university's campuses. The Melbourne School of Land and Environment was disestablished on 1 January 2015. Its agriculture and food systems department moved alongside veterinary science to form the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, while other areas of study, including horticulture, forestry, geography and resource management, moved to the Faculty of Science in two new departments. In 2019, allegations of a toxic workplace culture within the Faculty of Arts were aired, with a number of senior staff leaving their positions. At the same time, there was controversy over the high salaries earned by the Vice Chancellor, with Davis earning $1.5 million in 2019, the most of any university head in Australia.
Like other Australian Universities, an extraordinary growth in international students took place at the University of Melbourne and meant the university became increasingly reliant on revenue from its overseas student cohort.
Davis would finish his final term as Vice-Chancellor in 2018 with Duncan Maskell succeeding him on 1 October.
2020 – 2023: COVID-19 impacts, further expansion plans and workforce tensions
In 2020, on-campus teaching was limited to selected clinical placements as a result of social distancing restrictions required by the Victorian State Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of teaching was moved to online delivery during the first semester. Like many other institutions and workplaces, university faculty members elected to use telecommunication platforms such as Zoom Video Communications, Microsoft Teams, or Skype to conduct live tutorials and provide interactive online learning experiences as a result of the suspension of face-to-face teaching during this time period.
In 2020 the university announced it was axing 450 staff in the institution's largest ever layoff of academic staff, despite a planned expenditure of $4.2 billion for capital works over the decade from 2020. Similarly, in semester two of 2021, the majority of teaching was once again moved to online delivery due to the outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 and ensuing lockdowns in Victoria. In response the university announced further job losses, despite the university running an $8m surplus in 2020. Eleven subjects were cut as part of the savings measures including a number of specialist scientific subjects, a move criticised by Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty and others. The halting of international student arrivals as part of the Australian pandemic response was projected to cause a major loss in revenue for the university.
In 2019 and 2020 the university was also involved in wage theft and underpayment controversies towards its large teaching workforce of casual staff, and began repaying casual tutors for unpaid marking. The university was accused of owing Faculty of Arts teaching staff an estimated $6 million. In 2021 the Vice-Chancellor issued an apology for systematically underpaying staff, saying there was “a systemic failure of respect from this institution" towards casual staff that resulted in underpaying 1,000 staff members and requiring the university to pay back $9.5 million. This followed a campaign by the National Tertiary Education Union's University of Melbourne Casuals Branch, which engaged in a series of protests, including one outside the Vice Chancellor's residence. The university came under sustained criticism over the poor employment and financial conditions of its highly casualised academic workforce. Over the 2010s the university increasingly casualised its workforce, with reports that between 47 and 72 per cent of its 11,000 employees were on casual contracts by 2023.
In 2021 the State Government granted planning approval for a new campus for the university at the urban renewal precinct Fishermans Bend. The $2 billion campus, planned to open in 2026, will focus on engineering and forms part of a large capital works program by the university, which included the demolition of the Student Union Building and the creation of a new student precinct on the south-east corner of the Parkville campus.
In June 2021, a new speech policy was implemented with the stated purpose of protecting transgender individuals within the university while preserving freedom of speech principles for staff and students. In 2023, windows of the university's Sidney Myer Asia Centre Building were broken and the building was graffitied with a message accusing the university of contributing to an unsafe environment for transgender individuals.
In August 2023, all National Tertiary Education Union members who work in the Faculty of Arts, Melbourne Law School, the Victorian College of the Arts School of Art, student services, stagecraft and the library will start a-five to seven day strike. Union members are seeking a 15% increase in wages over the course of 3 years.
2024 – present: Student occupations and conclusion of Maskell's tenure
On 24 April 2024, students occupied the South Lawn of Parkville campus in solidarity with international, grass-roots, student-lead Pro-Palestine movements. Concerns arose as students sought to keep the university accountable in its investments. More specifically, to disclose research and investment ties with Israeli Government companies, stocks, or bonds benefiting from the occupation of Palestine and the Gaza humanitarian crisis since October 7, 2023. Students occupied the Arts West building, "renaming" it Mahmoud's hall after a palestinian student who was expected commence his studies at the university but died in the Israel–Hamas war.
On 29 April 2024, it was announced that Vice-Chancellor Maskell would step down from his position, partway through his second term, by early 2025.
Despite efforts to comply with university policies while exercising their right to protest, on 14 May the university issued a breach notice, warning students of potential expulsion and faculty of disciplinary actions if protest activities continued. The notice also referenced the possibility of state law enforcement involvement, though no intervention occurred as the protests remained peaceful.
On the evening of 22 May, University of Melbourne for Palestine representatives announced that an agreement had been met with the university administration to disband encampments in exchange for disclosure of endowment investments and research ties with weapons manufacturers. However, as of 23 May, protesters and university are at a stalemate, citing lack of correspondence from the latter, with encampments remaining in place.
The university is subject to an investigation by the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner to investigate whether it breached privacy laws after allegedly using surveillance technology to identify students who participated in the protests.
On 30 September 2024, it was announced that Emma Johnston would be appointed the university’s next Vice-Chancellor, succeeding Maskell. Johnston will be the first woman to hold the position in the university’s history.
Campuses and buildings
The university has three other campuses in metropolitan Melbourne at Burnley, Southbank, and Werribee. The Burnley campus is where horticultural courses are taught. Performing arts, visual arts, film and television, and music courses are taught at the Southbank campus. Veterinary science is taught at the Werribee campus.
In regional Victoria, the Creswick and Dookie campuses are used for forestry and agriculture courses respectively. They previously housed several hundred residential students, but are now largely used for short courses and research. The Shepparton campus is home to the Rural Health Academic Centre for the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
The university is a part-owner of the Melbourne Business School, based at Parkville campus, which ranked 46th in the 2012 Financial Times global rankings.
A new campus located in Fishermans Bend is currently under planning, and construction may commence 2026. It will be used by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP).
Parkville
The Parkville campus is the primary campus of the university. Originally established in a large area north of Grattan Street in Parkville, the campus has expanded well beyond its boundaries, with many of its newly acquired buildings located in the nearby suburb of Carlton. The university is undertaking an "ambitious infrastructure program" to reshape campuses. The campus was founded in 1853, and is located just north of Melbourne's central business district. There is a diverse range of cafés, two gyms, five university libraries, a bank branch, Australia Post parcel lockers, a bike shop, a boutique supermarket and a small pharmacy located on the Parkville campus. The campus is located within a broader knowledge precinct, which encompasses eight hospitals, and many other leading research institutes.
Several of the earliest campus buildings, such as the Old Quad and Baldwin Spencer buildings, feature period architecture in a Gothic revival style. The Old Quadrangle underwent extensive restoration in 2019 to return to elements of the original design, including a dedicated temporary exhibition space in the Treasury Gallery. The new Wilson Hall replaced the original Gothic Revival building which was destroyed by fire.
Recipients of the University of Melbourne Award (see below) are acknowledged by bronze commemorative plaques along Professors Walk on this campus.
The Parkville campus was used extensively to shoot interior and exterior scenes in the MIFF-funded The Death and Life of Otto Bloom starring Twilight actor Xavier Samuel and Golden Globe nominee Rachel Ward.
The new Union and Guild Theatres are located within the University of Melbourne Arts & Cultural Building, while Open Stage is in the 757 Swanston Street building, both on the Parkville campus.
From 2025, the Parkville Campus will be accessible via Parkville railway station, as part of the Metro Tunnel project.
Southbank
Main article: Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of MelbourneThe Southbank campus is home to the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, and is situated within Melbourne's creative arts precinct. Theatre and dance stages, film and television studios, visual arts studios, and concert halls are all located at the university's purpose-built creative arts home.
A$200 million major capital works project at the campus was completed in 2019. The project includes the construction of a new state-of-the-art conservatorium for music and the conversion of historically important buildings for use as education and research facilities.
In 2011, the Victorian State Government allocated $24 million to support arts education at the VCA. This was due in part to it coming together with the Conservatorium to form the then Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
Burnley
Main article: University of Melbourne, Burnley campusThe Burnley Campus is located within the suburb of Burnley in Melbourne, around 5 km east of the Melbourne CBD. The campus is dedicated to both ornamental and environmental horticulture, and is surrounded by nine hectares of heritage-listed gardens. The campus began operating as a learning precinct in horticultural education in 1891. At the campus, students are offered short courses, associate degrees, post-graduate studies, and research. Specifically, training for urban landscape management, landscape design and production, park management, turf management, nursery and cut flower production, and arboriculture are all specialisations of the campus.
Creswick
The Creswick campus is located within the township of Creswick, 120 km north-west of Melbourne. It is situated on 15 hectares of land, in is also connected native and plantation forests. Accommodation is available at the campus to members of the University of Melbourne's student cohorts and teaching staff when engaged at Creswick. Creswick campus has been offering forest science education since 1910, and is Australia's only dedicated forest ecosystem science campus, which focuses on forest industry, conservation, and molecular biology research. Scientists based at the campus include hydrologists, soil scientists, plant geneticists, geomorphologists, fire scientists, ecologists, engineers, and mathematicians.
Dookie
Main article: University of Melbourne, Dookie campusThe Dookie campus has been the university's rural home to agriculture and agricultural teaching and learning since its inception in 1886. It is based between Shepparton and Benalla, about 220 km north east of Melbourne. Dookie campus is situated on 2440 hectares of land that houses student and staff accommodation, an orchard, winery, merino sheep, robotic dairy, and a natural bush reserve. Agriculture students are able to access the city campus in addition to a semester at the Dookie campus. Subjects in agriculture, science, commerce, and environments are available at the campus.
Shepparton
The Shepparton Medical Centre campus is located in Shepparton, nearly 200 km north of Melbourne. The campus is part of the Melbourne Medical School, and the Shepparton base is home to the Shepparton Rural Clinical School. It provides fully furnished, subsidized, self-catered student on site at the Clinical School. The University of Melbourne Shepparton Medical Centre was the first purpose built teaching clinic in Australia, and services Shepparton and surrounds with comprehensive primary healthcare.
Werribee
The Werribee campus is located about 30 km south west of the city, and is home to research and teaching for the Melbourne Veterinary School. Recently the campus undertook an AU$63 million redevelopment to enhance facilities for pet treatment and the training of future veterinarians at the University of Melbourne. Victoria's only accredited veterinary course is based at The University of Melbourne, at both the Werribee and Parkville campuses.
Fishermans Bend
A new engineering campus at Fishermans Bend is currently in the design phase. Construction on stage one of the campus is expected to start in 2024 with a planned opening in 2026. The site is 7.2 hectares, and will be used by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP). The site is located in a renewal area set aside for industry and technology by the Victoria State Government.
Former campuses
The university had a number of former campuses, including Glenormiston (now Glenormiston College), Longerenong (now Longerenong College), McMillan (based in Leongatha and Warragul) and the Werribee-based Gilbert Chandler Campus.
Governance and structure
University Council
Governance of the university is grounded in an act of parliament, the University of Melbourne Act 2009. The peak governing body is the "Council" the key responsibilities of which include appointing the vice-chancellor and principal, approving the strategic direction and annual budget, establishing operational policies and procedures and overseeing academic and commercial activities as well as risk management. The chair of the council is the "chancellor". The "academic board" oversees learning, teaching and research activities and provides advice to the council on these matters. The "committee of convocation" represents graduates and its members are elected in proportion to the number of graduates in each faculty.
The University of Melbourne's operations are governed through a hierarchy of delegations framework. A 13-member council is the university's governing body. It establishes the university's council, determines its core functions, and allows the university to enact subordinate legislation through statutes and regulations. Under legislative elements associated with the council, university policies exist as a formal statement of principle to regulate university operations. Under university policies, university processes exist to support workplace agreements, policy, and relevant legislation by noting day-to-day operation tasks and activities to be performed by staff.
Academic Board
The academic board is held responsible to the council for quality assurance in activities such as the maintenance of high standards in teaching, research and learning. The University of Melbourne Executive is the university's principal management committee. The university consists of academic and administrative structures. University leadership encompasses the chancellor, vice-chancellor and senior executives, who are responsible for the strategic vision of the university.
Faculties and departments
As of 2019 University of Melbourne is divided into nine faculties, which encompass all major departments of both research and teaching, as follows:
- Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning: Julie Willis
- Faculty of Arts: Russell Goulbourne
- Faculty of Business and Economics: Paul Kofman and Ian Harper (co-deans)
- Faculty of Education: Jim Watterston
- Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology: Mark Cassidy
- Faculty of Fine Arts and Music: Marie Sierra
- Melbourne Law School: Matthew Harding
- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences: Jane Gunn
- Faculty of Science: Moira O'Bryan
Faculty of Arts
The arts faculty comprises five schools:
- Asia Institute, for studies in Asian languages and cultures
- School of Culture and Communication, including literary and cultural studies, art history and art curatorship, cinema and performance, media and communication, and Indigenous Australian studies
- School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, which includes programs in Classics and Archaeology, Cultural Materials Conservation, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Jewish Culture and Society and Philosophy
- School of Languages and Linguistics, which includes programs in European Studies
- School of Social and Political Sciences
- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Finances and endowment
The University of Melbourne has an endowment of approximately $1.335 billion. The university's endowments recovered after hardship following the 2008 Great Recession, which shrank its investments by 22%. This required restructuring of the university, including cutting 220 full-time positions. A further round of cuts, driven by lingering concerns about finances and declining Federal contributions to the tertiary sector, took place under the 'Business Improvement Program' from 2014 to 2016 and resulted in the cutting of 500 jobs.
Under former vice-chancellor Glyn Davis, the university publicly launched a fundraising campaign titled Believe in 2013. The campaign raised $500 million by 2016 and sought to raise a further $1 billion by 2021.
Academic profile
Research and publications
Melbourne University claims that its research expenditure is second only to that of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The university is a leading Australian research university, with the largest cohort of research students in Australia.
The Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities is released by National Taiwan University (NTU Ranking), and placed the University of Melbourne as the 29th highest internationally and 1st domestically in 2018. It evaluates the performance of scientific papers, and the indicators used are designed to compare both the quantity and quality of published scientific works by each university.
Similarly, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranks universities on variables, including both research output and citations. For 2018/19 it ranked the University of Melbourne at number 57 in the world, and number 1 within Australia.
The university is connected to more than 100 research centres and institutes. In 2010 the university spent $813 million on research. In the same year the university had the highest numbers of federal government Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) and International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS), as well as the largest totals of Research Higher Degree (RHD) student load (3,222 students) and RHD completions (715).
Teaching structure
Main article: Melbourne ModelThe University of Melbourne differs from other Australian universities in its course structure, as it offers nine generalised three-year degrees instead of more traditional specialised undergraduate degrees. This system, described as the "Melbourne Model", was implemented in 2008 by then Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis, the university having previously offered many single and joint undergraduate degrees. The university also offers postgraduate courses (including professional-entry master's degrees) that follow undergraduate courses with greater specialisation.
Several professional degrees are available only for graduate entry. These degrees are at a masters level according to the Australian Qualification Framework, but are named "masters" or "doctorate" following the practice in North America. The university's faculties often have a corresponding graduate school to offer these degrees.
Entrepreneurship
The university has an entrepreneurship arm, named the Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre (MEC). The university also has an accelerator program for start-ups, which has produced a number of small companies. The university also has an entrepreneurial training centre called the Wade Institute of Entrepreneurship based at Ormond College, one of the university's residential colleges.
Libraries and collections
The University of Melbourne's libraries have over three million visitors performing 42 million loan transactions every year. The general collection comprises over 3.5 million items including books, DVDs, photographic slides, music scores and periodicals as well as rare maps, prints and other published materials. The library also holds over 32,000 e-books, hundreds of databases and 63,000 general and specialist journals in digital form.
The university has twelve libraries spread across its campuses:
- ABP (Architecture, Building and Planning) Library
- Baillieu Library
- Brownless Biomedical Library
- Burnley, Creswick and Dookie Libraries
- ERC (Eastern Resource Centre) Library
- Giblin Eunson Library
- Law Library
- Southbank Library
- Veterinary and Agricultural Science Libraries
With the exception of the Baillieu and ERC libraries, most of the university's libraries have a subject focus. In addition to the study libraries, the Student Union runs a recreational library named the Rowden White Library in the Student Pavilion.
Museums and archives
Grainger Museum
Main article: Grainger MuseumThe Grainger Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus, and is the only purpose built autobiographical museum in Australia. It is home to a diverse collection of over 100,000 items including photographs, costumes, art, music scores and instruments. The items were collected by Percy Grainger and span his life and career. Grainger was an eccentric and famous composer, arranger and pianist whose career played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century.
Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology
The Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, located at the Parkville campus, is one of Australia's largest collections of both historical anatomical models and real human tissue specimens. It provides students at The University of Melbourne educational resources for the medical and related anatomical disciplines. The museum is not normally open to the public, though tours of the museum are available for medical students and health professionals.
Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum
The Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum is located at the Melbourne Dental School on the Parkville campus. It is the oldest dental collection in Australia, with over 3500 objects, photographs, documents, and catalogues.
Ian Potter Museum of Art
Main article: Ian Potter Museum of ArtThe Ian Potter Museum of Art is located at the university's Parkville campus, and is the university's main art museum. Since being founded in 1972, the museum has hosted more than 500 exhibitions. The Potter's collection exceeds 16,000 objects, with works ranging from antiquity to contemporary art.
Medical History Museum
The Medical History Museum is located within the Brownless Biomedical Library at the university's Parkville campus. Exhibitions and educational programs are offered by the museum.
Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus in the School of Physics building. The museum is named in honour of Ed Muirhead, who was the Chairman of the School of Physics from 1980 to 1986, and initiated the museum during that time. The collection comprises items that are of historical and scientific interest, predominantly scientific apparatus constructed by former professors and staff for research purposes.
Tiegs Museum
The Tiegs Museum is located at the university's Parkville campus in the BioSciences building. The museum hosts a collection of zoological specimens accumulated over 120 years, and is named after a former professor and faculty dean, Oscar Tiegs. Specimens included in the collection range from small invertebrates to the whole mounts and skeletons of vertebrates including an African Lion, and a moa (an extinct emu-like bird from New Zealand).
Galleries and exhibitions
Fiona & Sidney Myer Gallery
The Fiona & Sidney Myer Gallery is located at the university's Southbank campus in the heart of Melbourne's Arts Precinct. It provides a space for members of the Victorian College of the Arts community to showcase new work, playing an educational role for the institution. The gallery opened in 2001 (as the Margaret Lawrence Gallery) to link the Victorian College of the Arts with the University of Melbourne, and to the wider communities of Victorian and national arts. The space facilitates and encourages connections between professional artists, academics, students, and the wider public.
Noel Shaw Gallery
The Noel Shaw Gallery is located within the Baillieu Library at the university's Parkville campus. It opened in 2014, following a bequest by university alumna, Noel Shaw. Each year two exhibitions are presented in the Noel Shaw Gallery, which focus on the opportunities for curriculum engagement.
Buxton Contemporary
Buxton Contemporary is an art museum located at the university's Southbank campus, in Melbourne's Arts precinct. The museum was opened in 2018 and comprises four public exhibition galleries, teaching facilities and an outdoor screen for moving image art. The museum was the result of a gift to the university by the art collector and property developer Michael Buxton.
Science Gallery
Science Gallery Melbourne opened in 2021 at the university's Parkville campus. The 3,500 square metre gallery is in the university's new Melbourne Connect building and presents exhibitions that seek to combine art and science. The gallery forms part of the Global Science Gallery Network, based on the Science Gallery at Trinity College, Dublin.
Other collections
Dax Centre
The Dax Centre is located at the university's Parkville campus in the Kenneth Myer Building. The centre is named after Eric Cunningham Dax, who pioneered the use of art to promote clinical insights and mental health improvements. Exhibitions and educational programs hosted by the centre seek to promote mental health. The Dax Centre consists of educational programs and a gallery space and also houses the Cunningham Dax Collection.
Herbarium
Main article: University of Melbourne HerbariumThe University of Melbourne Herbarium is a teaching and research herbarium within the School of Biosciences.
Academic reputation
Rankings publications
University rankings | |
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Global rankings | |
QS | 13 |
THE | 39 |
ARWU | 35 |
U.S. News & World Report | 27 |
CWTS Leiden | 131(Based on PP)) |
Australian rankings | |
QS | 1 |
THE | 1 |
ARWU | 1 |
U.S. News & World Report | 1 |
CWTS Leiden | 8 |
ERA | 1 |
AFR | =7 |
In the QS World University Rankings 2025, the University of Melbourne was ranked 13th (1st nationally). Times Higher Education ranked Melbourne 33rd globally (1st in Australia) in the 2021–2022 iteration of its annual World University Rankings. In 2022, it ranked 33rd among the universities around the world by SCImago Institutions Rankings. In the most recent CWTS Leiden Ranking, Melbourne was ranked 29th in the world (1st nationally). The university was ranked 33rd globally (1st in Australia) in the 2021 publication of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) league table. According to QS World University Subject Rankings 2020, the University of Melbourne is ranked 10th in law, 12th in education, 16th in accounting and finance, 17th in social policy and administration, 19th in sociology, 22nd in environmental studies and 23rd in linguistics.
Although the University of Melbourne ranks highly in academic rankings, the university ranks poorly in student satisfaction ratings; in 2021, the University of Melbourne had the lowest student satisfaction out of all Australian universities, with an overall satisfaction rating of 63.1, which was lower than the national average of 73.
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Admissions
The university has 11 academic units, some of which incorporate a graduate school. The overall attrition and retention rates at the university are the lowest and highest respectively in Australia. The university has one of the highest admission requirements in the country, with the median ATAR of its undergraduates being 94.05 (2009). 50% of the Premier's VCE Top All-Round High Achievers enrolled at the University of Melbourne.
For domestic applications, an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is generally required for bachelor's degrees. For undergraduate degrees in 2019, guaranteed entry scores into degrees were: Agriculture 70, Arts 85, Biomedicine 96, Commerce 94, Design 85, Science 85, Oral Health 85 (indicative only), Fine Arts and Music were not applicable.
Domestic applicants who have a disadvantaged financial background, are from rural or isolated areas, are from underrepresented schools, experienced difficult circumstances, have a disability or medical condition, are from a non-English speaking background, identify as an Indigenous Australian, or are applying through a non-school leaver entry pathway may be eligible for the Access Melbourne program. The program offered guaranteed entry in 2023 for students with ATARs of: Agriculture 72, Arts 88, Biomedicine 95, Commerce 93, Design 88, and Science 88. Minimum International Baccalaureate Diploma scores for undergraduate guaranteed entry in 2019 were: Agriculture 25, Arts 31, Biomedicine 38, Commerce 36, design 31, Science 31, Oral Health 31 (indicative only), Fine arts and Music were not applicable.
International students compose 44% of the university's student body.
Student life
Student unions and associations
Main article: University of Melbourne Student UnionThere are two student organisations within the University of Melbourne, the University of Melbourne Student Union (UMSU), and the Graduate Student Association. The University of Melbourne Student Union, formerly known as the Student Union was founded in 1884. Originally, it was formed to promote common interests of students, to assist social interactions between members, and provide resources for pursuing public life. The union's mission is to create a quality experience on campus by establishing a community for students, staff and visitors from a range of backgrounds and experiences. The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is an independent association that automatically provides all enrolled graduate students at the university with support, representation, events, and training. Some features of the GSA include welcoming students to the graduate school with orientation events, hosting an Annual Art Prize, and a formal Graduate Ball.
Clubs and societies offered by the university range from cultural, course-related, political, language exchange, spiritual and community focuses. There are currently over 200 clubs affiliated to the University of Melbourne Student Union, with the total membership exceeding 25,000. There are currently more than 100 groups affiliated with the GSA, with the total membership exceeding 36,000 students. Specific faculty-based clubs and societies are also offered at the university.
UMSU runs the student magazine Farrago. The UMSU Theatre Department relocated to the new Arts and Culture Building in 2022, which contains two theatres, the 398-seat Union Theatre and 102-seat Guild Theatre.
Sports and athletics
Sport at The University of Melbourne is overseen by Melbourne University Sport (MU Sport), which is a department of the university. The department provides the management of all sports, fitness and recreation facilities, programs and activities of the university. MU Sport also manages the university's designated entry scheme for elite athletes. Membership to the Melbourne University Sport Fitness Centre is open to University of Melbourne students, staff, alumni, and the greater community at large for those above the age of 17.
Melbourne University Sport offers access to a range of sporting clubs: aikido, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, cycling, dancesport, dragon boat, fencing, men's football, women's football, futsal, gridiron, hockey, inline, karate, kendo, lacrosse, mountaineering, netball, quidditch, rowing, rugby union, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, squash, surf riding, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo-rhee, taekwondo-wtf, tai chi and wushu, tennis, touch football, underwater (SCUBA), ultimate frisbee, volleyball, water polo, waterski and wakeboard, and weightlifting and powerlifting.
The Melbourne University Football Club was established in 1859 and is the world's second oldest Australian rules football club and the second oldest football club in Australia. It achieved prominence by being admitted to what is now the Australian Football League competition in 1908, and in 1914 becoming the first in the league's history to depart the competition, due to the club's strict stance on amateurism. The Melbourne University Lacrosse Club (MULC) was established in 1883 and is the oldest continually operational lacrosse club in the world. The Melbourne University Cycling Club (MUCyc) is associated with Cycling Australia and competes regularly at local and national races. In 2008 MUCyc won its seventh consecutive AUG championship (2002–2008). The Melbourne University Tennis Club was one of the original five clubs established for the students and staff of the university, with various tennis competitions and social tennis events held on campus as early as 1882. The Melbourne University Boat Club was established in 1859 and is cited as "the oldest rowing club in Australia", a team from the Boat Club set the fastest time record for a Men's eight during the 2015 Head of the Yarra rowing regatta.
Melbourne University's men's basketball team made the Big V Championship Men's competition for the first time in 2023. In 2024, Melbourne University won the Big V Division Two women's title. Men's and women's teams also compete in the University Basketball League (UBL). The men's team won the 2023 UBL title.
The facilities that The University of Melbourne offers include a gym, fitness programs, group fitness classes, cardio theatre, strength zone, group cycling studio, MindBody studio, Cardio Box studio, two multipurpose stadiums, indoor heated 25m lap pool, personal training studio, group fitness room, squash courts, and change rooms.
Residential colleges
Melbourne University currently has nine independent residential colleges affiliated with the university in total, seven of which are located in an arc around the cricket oval at the northern edge of the campus, known as College Crescent. The other two are located outside of university grounds.
Trinity College | Ormond College | Janet Clarke Hall | Queen's College | St Mary's College |
Newman College | University College 1937–present |
Graduate House | St Hilda's College |
Most of the university's residential colleges also admit students from RMIT University and Monash University, Parkville campus, with selected colleges also accepting students from the Australian Catholic University and Victoria University.
Graduate House (1972–) is a residential college for graduates located in Parkville's graduate precinct, which began its affiliation with the university in 1972. Whitley College (1965–2017) was a former college of the university, though it was sold to a redeveloper in 2016. Ridley College (1965–2005) was an affiliated residential college of the University of Melbourne and was the first college of the university to be co-residential for men and women.
Halls of residence
There are six University of Melboume halls of residence owned by the university, five of them International House, Wilam Hall (formerly Medley Hall), Little Hall, Lisa Bellear House and The Lofts providing living and other facilities to students of any course, and one (W.T. Kendall Hall), which is associated with Veterinary Science, providing accommodation for students who are required to do some of their training at a University outstation.
Wilam Hall (formerly Medley Hall) |
International House | Kendall Hall 1967–present |
Lisa Bellear House 2019–present |
Little Hall | The Lofts 2022–present |
Notable people
For a more comprehensive list, see List of University of Melbourne people.Chancellors
The following have chaired the University Council and acted as ceremonial heads of the university as its chancellor:
- The Hon. Sir Redmond Barry, KCMG, BA LLD Dub. Melb & Penn. MA. From 17 May 1853, to 23 November 1880. Died 1880
- The Hon. Sir William Foster Stawell, KCMG, BA Dub. LLD Dub. & Melb. MA. From 2 May 1881, to 8 May 1882. Died 1889
- The Rt. Rev. Dr James Moorhouse, DD Camb. MA Camb. & Melb. From 7 July 1884, to 1 February 1886. Died 1915
- The Hon. Dr William Edward Hearn, QC, AM LLD Dub. From 3 May to 4 October 1886. Died 1888
- Sir Anthony Colling Brownless, CMG, MD St. And. & Melb. LLD FRCS. From 4 April 1887 to 3 December 1897. Died 1897
- The Hon. Sir John Madden, GCMG, BA LLB LLD. From 20 December 1897, to 10 March 1918. Died 1918
- Sir John Henry MacFarland, Kt, MA Belf. & Camb. LLD. From 8 April 1918, to 22 July 1935. Died 1935
- Sir James William Barrett, KBE CB CMG, LLD Manit. MD MS Hon. LLD FRCS FRACS. From 30 August 1935, to 6 March 1939. Died 1945
- The Rt. Hon. Sir John Greig Latham, PC GCMG KC, MA LLM Hon. LLD. From 6 March 1939, to 3 March 1941. Died 1964
- The Hon. Sir Charles John Lowe, KCMG, MA Adel. & Melb. LLB Hon. LLD. From 3 March 1941, to 15 March 1954. Died 1969
- The Hon. Sir Arthur Dean, Kt QC, LLM Hon. LLD. From 15 March 1954, to 7 March 1966. Died 1970.
- Sir William George Dismore Upjohn, Kt OBE, MD MS Hon. LLD FRCS FRACS. From 7 March 1966, to 6 March 1967. Died 1979
- The Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT AK CH QC Constable of Dover Castle, Lord Warden of Cinque Ports, LLM Hon. LLD (Brist. Belf. Melb. Br. Col. Syd. McGill Malta Laval Tas. Camb. Harv. Leeds Adel. Q'ld Edin. Birm. A.N.U. Sus. Drury College and Calif.), Hon. DCL Oxf. Kent Hon. D.Litt. W.Aust. Hon. DSc N.S.W. Hon. FAHA Hon. MAustMM FRS Hon. FRCS Barrister-at-Law. From 6 March 1967 to 6 March 1972. Died 1978
- Leonard William Weickhardt, CBE, Hon. DASc V.I.C. MSc Hon. LLD FIChemE FRACI. From 6 March 1972 to 18 March 1978. Died July 2000
- The Hon. Sir Oliver James Gillard, Kt, BA LLB. From 18 March 1978 to 3 March 1980. Died 1984.
- Professor Emeritus Sir Roy Douglas Wright, AK, DSc A.N.U. & Melb. Hon.LLD A.N.U. & Melb. MB MS FRACP. From 3 March 1980 to 31 December 1989. Died 1990
- The Hon Sir (Albert) Edward Woodward, AC Kt OBE QC, LLM Melb. HonLLD NSW HonDLitt Ballarat. From 1 January 1990 to 2 February 2001. Died April 2010
- Fay Surtees Marles, AM MA Melb. DipSocSt Melb. From 3 February 2001 to 31 December 2004
- Ian Andrew Renard, AM BA Melb. LLM Melb. From 1 January 2005 to 9 January 2009
- The Hon. Mr Alex Chernov, AO QC AC BCom LLB (Hons) Melb. From 10 January 2009 to 7 April 2011
- Elizabeth Alexander, AO. From 8 April 2011 to 31 December 2016
- Allan Myers, AC KC. From 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2022
- Jane Hansen, AO. From 1 January 2023 to Present
Vice-chancellors
The following have led the university as its vice-chancellor:
- Duncan Maskell: 1 October 2018 – present
- Glyn Davis: 10 January 2005 – 30 September 2018
- Kwong Lee Dow: 1 February 2004 – 9 January 2005
- Alan Gilbert: 1 January 1996 – 31 January 2004
- David Penington: 1 January 1988 – 31 December 1995
- David Caro: 1 June 1982 – 31 December 1987
- Sir David Derham: 1 March 1968 – 31 May 1982
- Sir George Paton: 1 July 1951 – 29 February 1968
- Sir John Medley: 1 July 1938 – 1 July 1951
- Sir Raymond Priestley: 1 January 1935 – 30 June 1938
- Sir James Barrett: 7 December 1931 – 17 December 1934
- Sir John Monash: 2 July 1923 – 8 October 1931
- Sir John Grice: 6 May 1918 – 18 June 1923
- Sir John MacFarland: 7 March 1910 – 8 April 1918
- Sir Henry Wrixon: 20 December 1897 – 7 March 1910
- Sir John Madden: 3 June 1889 – 20 December 1897
- Martin Irving: 2 May 1887 – 27 May 1889
- Sir Anthony Brownless: 31 May 1858 – 4 April 1887
- William Haines: 15 May 1857 – 31 May 1858
- Hugh Childers: 17 May 1853 – 12 March 1857
Nobel laureates
Many Nobel laureates have taught, studied and researched at the University of Melbourne. Graduates include:
- Elizabeth Blackburn, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009)
- Sir John Eccles, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1963)
- Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1960)
- Joshua Lederberg, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1958)
- Howard Florey, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1945)
- Sir James Mirrlees, Nobel Prize in Economic Science (1996)
- Bert Sakmann, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1991)
Notable alumni
The University of Melbourne has produced many notable alumni, with graduates having been Governor-General of Australia, Governor of Victoria, Prime Minister of Australia, justices of the High, Federal, Family and Victorian Supreme courts, Premiers of Victoria and elected leaders of other states and territories, Nobel laureates, a First Lady of East Timor, ministers of foreign countries, Lord mayors, academics, architects, historians, poets, philosophers, politicians, scientists, physicists, authors, industry leaders, defence force personnel, corporate leaders, community leaders, as well as numerous artists. Frances Dorothy Gray became Australia's first female Bachelor of Dental Science graduate, when she graduated from the Australian College of Dentistry at the University of Melbourne in 1907.
- Notable University of Melbourne alumni include:
- Julian Assange, activist
- Elizabeth Blackburn, biologist
- Cate Blanchett, actress
- Frank Macfarlane Burnet, virologist
- Portia de Rossi, actress
- Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister of Australia
- Elizabeth Debicki, actress
- John Eccles, neurophysiologist
- Helen Garner, writer
- Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
- Germaine Greer, public intellectual
- Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia
- Randeep Hooda, actor
- Barry Humphries, comedian
- Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia
- John Monash, military commander
- Peter Singer, philosopher
- David Warren, inventor
- Feliks Zemdegs, speedcuber
- Chin Hoong Fong, seed scientist
Awards and prizes
- The University of Melbourne Award "recognises individuals who have made an outstanding and enduring contribution to the University and its scholarly community". Recipients of the award are acknowledged by bronze commemorative plaques along Professors Walk on the Parkville campus.
- The Patricia Grimshaw Awards for Mentor Excellence are awarded annually to staff at the University of Melbourne to recognise mentoring skills and behaviours. The award was launched by the university in March 2008 to honour historian Patricia Grimshaw's "contribution as a mentor of postgraduate students and younger colleagues".
- The Dublin Prize was instituted by graduates of Trinity College, Dublin in 1910 to recognise students or past students who, in the previous year, "made the most important original contribution to literature, science or art". Recipients include J. McKellar Stewart (1912), Bernard O'Dowd (1913); Arthur Sherwin (1914), Rev. Kenneth T. Henderson (1920), W. H. Downing (1921), N. H. Fairley (1922), Edward Sweetman (1923), C. W. W. Webster (1924), Stephen H. Roberts (1925), Donald H. Rankin (1927), Charles Daley (1929) and Brian C. Fitzpatrick (1941).
Gallery
Buildings of the Parkville Campus- Clocktower at the Old Arts Building, viewed from South Lawn
- 1888 Building, home to the Graduate Student Association
- Arts West colonnade, 2018
- Glyn Davis Building, home to the Melbourne School of Design, which incorporates the relocated facade of a Collins Street bank
- View down the colonnade on the Northern section of the Old Quad, the first building at the University of Melbourne
- Conservatorium Building
- Newman College Chapel
- Trinity College Chapel
- Entrance to South Lawn car park, originally from the Colonial Bank of Australasia headquarters in Melbourne city centre
- Cussonia Court
- Southern colonnade, Old Quadrangle Building
- Biosciences 2 Building, originally called Botany Building (opened c. 1928). Parkville Campus of The University of Melbourne
- University of Melbourne ivy-covered exterior in autumn
- Gatekeeper's Cottage on Grattan Street
See also
- Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA) – within the School of Biosciences
- George Paton Gallery
- List of universities in Australia
- NICTA – national information and communication technology research centre, co-supported by Melbourne University
- Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, which recognises outstanding professors
- University of Melbourne Academic Dress
- University of Melbourne Student Union
- Victorian School of Forestry
Footnotes
- The brand logo is based on the current coat of arms used on parchments.
- The exact shades are darker but difficult to distinguish on Misplaced Pages.
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Further reading
- Books
- Macintyre, S. & Selleck, R.J.W. (2003). A short history of the University of Melbourne. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-85058-8.
- Selleck, R.J.W. (2003). The Shop: The University of Melbourne, 1850–1939. Melbourne: University of Melbourne Press. 930pp
- Poynter, John & Rasmussen, Carolyn (1996). A Place Apart – The University of Melbourne: Decades of Challenge. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 0-522-84584-3.
- Cain J II and J Hewitt. (2004). Off Course: From Public Place to Marketplace at Melbourne University. Melbourne: Scribe. review Archived 14 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Newspaper
- McPhee, P. 2005. "From the Acting Vice-Chancellor." Uni News. The University of Melbourne. 03/10/05, p. 3.
External links
- Official website
- Bibliography of the history of the University of Melbourne (archived 27 January 2010)
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