The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. The second oldest university in Australia, and the oldest in Victoria, its main campus is in Parkville, an inner suburb just north of the Melbourne CBD. Other campuses across Melbourne and rural Victoria have been acquired through amalgamation with smaller colleges of advanced education. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" lobby group, and the Sandstone universities. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... Au. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... Ian Renard is the current Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... Glyn Davis (born 1959) is an Australian academic who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. ... Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ... Look up urban in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Group of Eight (Go8) is a lobby group for the tertiary institutions generally considered to be the most prestigious and research-intensive universities in Australia. ... Universitas 21 is an international network of research-intensive universities, established as an international reference point and resource for strategic thinking on issues of global significance. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ... An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. ... CBD may stand for: Central business district Convention on Biological Diversity Cannabidiol, a cannabinoid from Cannabis sativa (hemp). ... The Group of Eight (Go8) is a lobby group for the tertiary institutions generally considered to be the most prestigious and research-intensive universities in Australia. ... In Australia, the term sandstone university is used to refer to any of the countrys oldest tertiary institutions. ...

Melbourne University is ranked amongst the top universities both in Australia and the world.^[1] The University is highly regarded in the fields of the arts, humanities, and biomedicine.^[2] The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... The humanities are those academic disciplines which study the human condition using methods that are largely analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural and social sciences. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that treat patients. ...

The University has almost 40,000 students, who are supported by nearly 6,000 staff members (full or part-time). On November 15, 2005, Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis announced a reform programme entitled 'Growing Esteem'. The University will aim to consolidate its three core activities - Research, Learning and Knowledge transfer - in order to become one of the world's finest institutions. The University's degree structure will be changed to the 'Melbourne Model', a combination of various practices from American and European Universities, which administrators claim will make the university consistent with the Bologna Accord, ensuring its degrees have international relevance. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glyn Davis (born 1959) is an Australian academic who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. ... The purpose of the Bologna process is to create the European higher education area by harmonising academic degree standards and quality assurance standards throughout Europe for each faculty and its development. ...

History

Cussonia Court, home to the Schools of Classics and Philosophy.

The University was established by Hugh Childers in 1853 by an Act of the Victorian Parliament passed on Saturday 22 January, and classes commenced in 1855 with three professors and sixteen students. The original University buildings were officially opened by the then Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Victoria, Sir Charles Hotham, on 3 October 1855. The first chancellor, Redmond Barry (later Sir Redmond), held the position until his death in 1880. Download high resolution version (581x846, 85 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: University of Melbourne ... Download high resolution version (581x846, 85 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: University of Melbourne ... Caricature from Punch, 1882 Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (June 25, 1827 - January 29, 1896) was a British and Australian Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Captain Sir Charles Hotham, RN, KCB, was Governor of Victoria, Australia (22 May 1855 - 31 December 1855) Categories: People stubs ... Sir Redmond Barry (1813 - November 23, 1880) was a British colonial judge in Victoria, Australia. ...

In the university's early days, an architectural masterplan was developed, establishing the intended prevailing building style as gothic revival. Early influential architect's included Melbourne's own Joseph Reed, who was responsible for the design of many of the early campus buildings. Although the masterplan held as late as the 1930s, the 1950s saw the modernist style established as a new "house style" for the university, resulting in the mix of buildings seen today. Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... Joseph Reed (1823?-1890), a Cornishman by birth, was probably the most influential Victorian era architect in Melbourne, Australia. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

The inauguration of the University was made possible by the wealth resulting from Victoria's gold rush, and the University was designed to be a "civilising influence" at a time of rapid settlement and commercial growth (Selleck, 2003). The University was secular, and forbidden from offering degrees in Divinity - the churches could only establish colleges along the northern perimeter. The local population largely rejected the supposed elitism of its professoriate, favouring teaching of 'useful' subjects like law, over those they deemed 'useless' in the city's context, like Classics. The townspeople won this debate, and law was introduced in 1857, and medicine and engineering in the 1860s. The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the early 1860s. ... Divinity is the academic study of Christian and other theology and religious ministry at a school, divinity school, university, or seminary. ... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ...

The admission of women in 1881 was a further victory for Victorians over the more conservative ruling council (Selleck 2003, p164–165). Subsequent years saw many tensions over the direction of the emerging University, and in 1902 it was effectively bankrupt following the discovery of a ₤24,000 fraud from the period 1886-1901 (the University's yearly grant was ₤15,000) by the University's Bursar, Frederick Dickson, who was jailed for seven years.

This resulted in a Royal Commission that recommended new funding structures, and an extension of disciplinary areas into agriculture and education.

By the time of World War I, governance was again a pressing concern. The Council, consisting of more businesspeople than professors, obtained real powers in 1923 at the expense of the Senate. Undergraduates could elect two members of the Council. In this period, the University tended to attract students drawn from affluent backgrounds, with a few opportunities for gifted scholarship students. The first Vice-Chancellor to be paid a salary was Raymond Priestley (1936) followed by John Medley in 1939. “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

After World War II, demand for Commonwealth-funded student places grew in Australia, and the University followed demand by becoming much larger and more inclusive. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

The University celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2003. The University is the home of the Grainger Museum, celebrating the life and work of composer Percy Grainger. Percy Aldridge Grainger (8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born pianist, composer, and champion of the saxophone and the Concert band. ...

Academia

The Old Arts Building.

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• Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

• Faculty of Arts

• Faculty of Economics and Commerce

• Faculty of Education

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Land and Food Resources

• Faculty of Law

• Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

• Faculty of Music

• Faculty of Science

• Faculty of Veterinary Science.

Commonly-used Melbourne University logo

These faculties offer courses from Bachelor Degree to Doctorate level. Land and Food Resources offers TAFE, diplomas, but in June 2005 it was announced that these will be transferred to other providers. Arts is the largest (7,222 students in 2004), followed by Science (6,328). The University has some of the highest admission requirements in the country, with the median ENTER of its undergraduates being 94.5. Furthermore, around 70% of those who finish in the top 1% of school leavers choose to study at Melbourne^[2]. The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning is a single department faculty of The University of Melbourne, whose areas of teaching and research include architecture, property and construction, landscape architecture, urban design, urban planning and workplace planning and design. ... The Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne is one of the most long-established and prestigious in the country, having commenced teaching in 1925. ... The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Melbourne is the oldest engineering faculty in Australia. ... The Faculty of Land and Food Resources is an integral part of Australian agricultural education and the University of Melbourne. ... The Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne is one of Australias oldest law schools. ... The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences of University of Melbourne provides undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research programs in medicine, dental science, physiotherapy, nursing, behavioural science (psychology), population health, rural health and the life sciences. ... The Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne is one of the oldest science faculties in Australia (est. ... This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). ... A B.A. issued as a certificate A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... For the Texas educational association, see Texas Association of Future Educators. ... The Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) is the national Australian tertiary entrance score, administered by the AVCC (Australian Vice-Chancellors Committee). ...

Pure and applied research had already grown in importance from the late 19th century, but increased its reach and depth in the second half of the 20th century. Academic staff are expected to maintain a programme of research and to apply for funding opportunities. Science and Arts are the best-endowed Faculties in financial terms. The medical sciences benefit from proximity to a number of hospitals, and were enhanced by the opening of Bio21, a research centre focusing on pure and applied Biotechnology. Bio21 is a research centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia. ... The structure of insulin Biological technology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. ...

The university has an endowment of approximately AUD$1097 million as of 2005 and is the largest of any Australian university.^[3] The fund has grown rapidly over the past few years, providing a great source of income for the University.^[3] Melbourne is one of only two Australian universities with a significant private endowment.^{[citation needed]} Australian endownments are small compared to those of the wealthiest US universities. Au. ... // *Denotes the aggregate of a cluster of institutions (university system) This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Four Nobel Laureates work on campus: Profs. Peter Doherty and Bert Sakmann are currently based in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, while Sir James Mirrlees (Economic Science, 1996 - emeritus, Cambridge) and Sir Clive Granger (Economic Science, 2003 - emeritus, San Diego), will teach a couple of months each year at the University from 2005 and reside in Trinity College Nobel Prize medal. ... Prof. ... Bert Sakmann (born June 12, 1942) is a German cell physiologist. ... James Alexander Mirrlees (born July 5, 1936, Minnigaff, Scotland) is a Scottish economist and winner of the 1996 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. ... Sir Clive Granger (born September 4, 1934) is a Welsh-born economist, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California at San Diego, USA. Along with Robert Engle of New York University he shared the 2003 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. ... Horsfall Chapel from the Bulpadok Organ in Horsfall Chapel Trinity College is the oldest residential college of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and was founded in 1872 on a site which had been granted to the Church of England. ...

Melbourne has produced the most Rhodes Scholars of any Victorian university, including the two 2006 winners. Rhodes House in Oxford, designed by Sir Herbert Baker. ...

In recent years the University has expanded the numbers of international students from 2,000 in 1996 to over 8,000 in 2006, achieved under the direction of former Vice Chancellor, Alan Gilbert. A separate venture, Melbourne University Private was created in 1997, and merged with the University at the end of 2005. Professor Alan Gilbert, born in Brisbane on 11 September 1944, once a historian is now President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester. ... Melbourne University Private (MUP) was a private university spinoff founded by the University of Melbourne in Australia, which operated from July 1998 to 2005. ...

Residential colleges

Since 1872, the affiliated residential colleges have been an important part of the university. The earliest sought to emulate the finest European colleges, particularly those of Oxford. There are eleven affiliated colleges in total. Seven of the colleges are situated in an arc around the cricket oval at the northern edge of the campus, known as the College Crescent, with the other five within 15 minutes walk of the University of Melbourne. Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ...

The Chapel of Trinity College

Most of the colleges only provide residence for students within the academic semester and encourage their students to find alternatives or return home during the summer and winter vacation periods. During this time they are often occupied by conference, sporting and retreat groups. As a result of this a large part of the students who live on campus at Melbourne University come from areas outside Melbourne particularly rural regions, interstate and overseas. The college community is viewed by many students as a helpful stepping stone to living independently particularly by those who have never lived in a big city before or who lack support networks within Melbourne due to the distance from their home town. The colleges also accommodate a large number of students from inner-city private schools. These students despite having families who live within a commutable distance of the University of Melbourne will choose to attend college as a means of expanding their social circle within the occasionally daunting university, to access the additional academic assistance offered by the colleges, as well as the standard stepping stone to independence. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 401 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Horsfall Chapel. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixels Full resolution (600 × 800 pixel, file size: 401 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Horsfall Chapel. ... Horsfall Chapel from the Bulpadok Organ in Horsfall Chapel Trinity College is the oldest residential college of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and was founded in 1872 on a site which had been granted to the Church of England. ... Ormond College is the largest of the residential colleges of the University of Melbourne. ... Name Janet Clarke Hall Address University of Melbourne, Royal Parade Suburb Parkville Established 295 BC Students 91 Motto Deo Duce, Verbe Luce (Where Everybody Knows Your Name) Publications Luce TigerLilyRag Website www. ... Queens College Queens College is a residential College affiliated with the University of Melbourne providing accommodation to 218 students who are attending the University of Melbourne, RMIT University and Monash Universitys Victorian College of Pharmacy. ... Whitley College, also known as Whitley College: The Baptist College of Victoria, is the Baptist Union of Victorias theological and ministry college. ... Ridley College is an Australian evangelical theological college of the Anglican Church of Australia which is affiliated to the University of Melbourne. ... Newman College logo Newman College is a Roman Catholic, co-educational residential college affiliated with the University of Melbourne. ... University College Formerly Univesity Womens College Address - College Crescent, Parkville VIC 3052 Located on its own block of land, borded by the College Cres cent (across the road is Ormond College, Royal Parade and Cemetery Road (Princes Park). ... Medley Hall is the smallest residential college of the University of Melbourne in Australia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Graduate House is a residential college of University of Melbourne, Australia. ... The crest of St Hildas St Hildas College is a residential college affiliated with the University of Melbourne. ... St Marys College is a medium sized residential college affiliated to the University of Melbourne and is located on the Melbourne University College Cresent. ...

The colleges provide accommodation to about 2000 students, which is a small fraction of the university's total student population. As well as accommodation, the colleges provide tutorials for their students (although unlike the Oxbridge colleges, the tutorials are purely extra assistance and do not form a fundamental part of any university course). Oxbridge is a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ...

A larger proportion of students live in surrounding suburbs, and private city centre apartment complexes. Much like students of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Victoria University, both located near the centre of Melbourne, most students catch public transport, as parking is expensive and scarce. The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (now officially known only as RMIT University), is a university in Melbourne, Australia. ... Victoria University may refer to: Victoria University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh (see www. ... Metlink is the marketing name of the public transport network of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Melbourne university has also been criticized for notoriously segregated accommodation facilities with the bulk of Australian students living in suburbs or in residential colleges,whereas international students tend to be scattered in various apartments near the university,reducing interaction.

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Architecture

The cloisters of the Old Quad.

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The expansion during the post-World War Two period saw the construction a number of functional high-rise office buildings and laboratories, in response to space shortages. These include the Raymond Priestley building (used for administration and nicknamed the "Wind Tunnel" due to the channelling of wind through its ground level arches), the Redmond Barry building, Wilson Hall(1956, replacing the old Wilson Hall which was destroyed by fire), and some of the additions to the colleges. The Architecture building is a monolithic modernist design - a "strong statement of architectural modernism influenced by Le Corbusier". An addition to it added new roof offices in 1997. Economics and Commerce, extended in 1997, is described as "two lacklustre if not downright unpleasant buildings" by the author of the University walking tour.

Melba Hall and the Conservatorium of Music on Royal Parade are notable examples of Edwardian edifices which features rich Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau details. They were designed by Bates, Peebles & Smart and constructed between 1905 and 1935. Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... Bates Smart is Australias oldest architectural firm, and one of the worlds oldest, established in 1853 by Joseph Reed as the practice Reed and Barnes. ...

A recent spate of expansions have included the Ian Potter Gallery and the Sidney Myer Asia Centre (both designed by Nonda Katsalidis). The Potter Gallery in particular is highly regarded for its architecture, and won several awards when completed in 1999. The University Square development has extended the campus to the south, significantly opening up the grid-locked Parkville campus. Nonda Katsalidis (born 1951, Athens) is an award winning Australian architect. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

The Old Commerce building is listed on the National Trust Register as an interesting artifact. It is actually the facade of the former Collins Street Bank of New South Wales Melbourne office transposed onto a 1935 building. The bank earned architect Joseph Reed a first prize in architecture. When the building was demolished, the facade was transferred to the University of Melbourne to become the Commerce building. It has since made a number of cameo appearances in film and television. Collins Street near King Street Collins Street near Swanston Street Collins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west. ... Joseph Reed (1823?-1890), a Cornishman by birth, was probably the most influential Victorian era architect in Melbourne, Australia. ...

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1888 building

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A searchable archive of photos, can be used to view individual features of the campus. UMAIC.

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Growing Esteem

New strategy

In 2005, the university developed a new strategy, which it named 'Growing Esteem'. A key feature of this is the 'Melbourne Model' for generalist degrees intended to lead to second tier courses which would be graduate entry. This model will begin to be rolled out in 2008 with courses such as law, nursing, education and architecture becoming graduate entry only.

Criticism of Growing Esteem

Some students and members of the wider community have been critical of the Growing Esteem project. As part of the 'Melbourne model', prospective lawyers, doctors or others who want to complete a specialist degree at the University of Melbourne may have to pay full fees and take additional years to complete their studies. However, it is proposed that a minimum of 50% of the places in each of the new professional graduate degrees for domestic Australian students will be Commonwealth Supported Places,^[4] with the University aiming for 75% across all the new courses.^[5] Where students are required to pay full fees, a similar scheme to HECS exists to assist financially disadvantaged students - it is called FeeHelp where students will take out a loan to finance their course fees. This loan will be repaid when the student enters the workforce after graduation and earns sufficient income to repay the loan. Higher education fees in Australia are charged to all students, but Australian citizens and (with some limitations) permanent residents[1] are able to obtain interest free loans from the government under the Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP) which replaced the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS). ...

Some have also raised issues about the proposed alterations to how research is funded, with a growing dependence on private industry monies being mooted.^[6]

Some students are particularly concerned that "Growing Esteem" will have detrimental effects on access and equity for students. Under the new model, half of the initially planned 100 law places will attract full fees.^[7] Moreover, postgraduate students have no entitlement to Youth Allowance or other concession benefits.^[8] However, the University will be undertaking a $100 million dollar scholarship programme, funded by Melbourne's significant invested endownment, course fees and other private ventures. A minimum of 20% of places in the new degrees will be allocated to the 'Access Melbourne' Scholarship programme, and students enrolling in new generation degrees who achieve an ENTER of 98 or above will receive a one off payment of $2500. In total, over 8000 students will receive benefits.^[9]

Criticism has also been made of the University's handling of the transition period, with some staff and students alleging funding cuts to what have become known as 'heritage degrees'. ^[10]

Courses

Six courses have been approved as 'new generation undergraduate courses': generalist degrees under the 'Melbourne Model'. These degrees will replace 96 undergraduate degrees available before the introduction of Growing Esteem.

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Biomedicine

Note: The degree of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) will be discontinued, and will become Juris Doctor from year 2008. In addition, several existing courses will continue in 2008, such as medicine, veterinary science and some engineering degrees. The university anticipates that all professional courses (including medicine, dentistry and veterinary science) will change from undegraduate to graduate-entry by 2011.

A number of professional courses will be moved to graduate entry including:

• Juris Doctor
• Master of Animal Science
• Master of Architecture
• Master of Forest Science
• Master of Nursing
• Master of Property and Construction
• Master of Public Policy and Management
• Master Social Work
• Master of Teaching
• Master of Urban Horticulture
• Master of Urban Planning

Rankings

The University of Melbourne has exceptional rankings worldwide in many publications.

Research produced by the Melbourne Institute in 2006 ranked Australian universities across seven main discipline areas: Arts & Humanities, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Science.

For each discipline, Melbourne was ranked^[11]:

• R1 refers to Australian and overseas Academics' rankings in tables 3.1 -3.7 of the report. R2 refers to the Articles and Research rankings in tables 5.1 - 5.7 of the report. No. refers to the number of institutions in the table against which Melbourne is compared.

The following publications ranked universities worldwide. Melbourne University ranked:

• AsiaWeek is now discontinued.

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In 2006, Times Higher Education Supplement ranked the University of Melbourne 22nd in the world. Because of the drop in ranking, University of Melbourne is currently behind four Asian universities - Beijing University, Australian National University, Tokyo University and National University of Singapore. It dropped from 19th. However, the university ranked in the top 8 in terms of peer review. The report also put the university 16th for technology, 7th for biomedicine, 7th for arts & humanities, 10th for social sciences, and 27th for science. In each of these categories, rankings improved compared with 2005. The Times Higher Education Supplement, known as The Times Higher for short, is a newspaper based in London, United Kingdom, that reports specifically on issues related to education. ... Peking University 博学审问慎思明辨 Peking University or Beijing University (pinyin Běijīng Dàxué), colloquially Beida (北大, pinyin běidà), is one of the most prestigious universities in China. ... The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ... The Yasuda Auditorium on the University of Tokyos Hongo Campus. ... University Cultural Centre The National University of Singapore (Abbreviation: NUS; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Abbreviated 国大; Malay: Universiti Nasional Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is Singapores oldest university. ...

In the same year, Newsweek ranked the University of Melbourne 53rd in the world in its "The Top 100 Global Universities".^[18] The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

In 2005, the Times Higher Education Supplement ranked The University of Melbourne 19th in the world. At the time, this was the highest ranking among Australian universities and third highest in the region (behind Tokyo University and Beijing University). Furthermore, the university was ranked 8th for arts & humanities, 10th for biomedicine, 11th for social sciences, 18th for technology and 32nd for science.

In 2003, Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked The University of Melbourne 92nd in the world. The position went up to 82nd in 2004 and 2005. The 2006 edition ranked The University 78th, up by 4 places. In 1999, Melbourne University was ranked as the 10th university around the region by Asiaweek. The ranking is now discontinued. Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; abbreviated Jiao Da (交大) or SJTU), is one of the oldest and most influential universities in China. ...

Melbourne Business School's MBA course had been ranked 69th in the world in 2006 and 79th in 2007. It is the second highest ranked MBA course in Australia.^[19]

Notable graduates

Main article: List of University of Melbourne people

With more than 150 years of history behind it, The University of Melbourne is not short of notable graduates. They include: Prime Ministers of Australia, Governors-General, Attorneys-General, Governors of Victoria, Surgeons, High Court Justices, State Premiers, 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 generals, corporate leaders and artists. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General or Attorney-General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... List of Governors of Victoria See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Surgery Surgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment. ... The composition of the High Court in 1952, before the retirement of Chief Justice Latham. ... List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... Nobel Prize medal. ...

Student activities

Total enrolment at the University by sex, 1915-2005.

Main article: Melbourne University student organisations

The university has a rich student life due to the variety of clubs and services funded by the University of Melbourne Student Union. Student extracurricular activities generally come under the loose umbrella of the University of Melbourne Student Union, student sporting activities under the Sports Union and postgraduate students at University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association, a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations. Many student clubs are affiliated with UMSU, as well as student theatre and the official student newspaper, Farrago. A scandal engulfed the Union in 2003, eventually leading to its collapse, liquidation and subsequent rebirth as a new entity. However, given the introduction of Voluntary Student Unionism from the 1st July, 2006, it is likely the services and activities offered by this new Union will be diminished. Image File history File links Unimelb_enrolment_mf. ... Image File history File links Unimelb_enrolment_mf. ... It has been suggested that University of Melbourne Student Union be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that University of Melbourne Student Union be merged into this article or section. ... The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, or CAPA, is the peak representative body for postgraduate students in Australia. ... Voluntary student unionism (VSU) is a policy under which membership of – and payment of membership fees to – university student organisations is not compulsory. ...

Prosh Week

Main article: University of Melbourne Scavenger Hunt

A celebrated tradition at Melbourne, whereby teams of students engage in various different activities including giant boat races, conga lines through the Melbourne CBD, and lecture stunts. These shenanigans culminate in the infamous Scav hunt, at the conclusion of which the winning team is announced. A boat race is a drinking game between (usually) two teams of equal numbers. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...

In recent times the 'Scavenger Hunt' (Scav Hunt) has attracted controversy from the wider community, especially due to the nature of many of the tasks.^[20]

Sport

Melbourne University women's football player jostles for best position in a marking contest.

The university has participated in various sports in its history. It is currently the defending overall champion in the Australian University Games (AUG). The University of Melbourne is defending the title for three consecutive years. Image File history File linksMetadata Women's_marking_contest. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Women's_marking_contest. ... A mark is a skill in Australian Rules Football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it. ... The Australian University Games is a prestigious competition held annually in September / October in multiple sporting events between teams fielded from a large number of Australian universities. ...

Baseball

The University baseball club competes in the local Victorian Winter Baseball League competition in A, A reserve, A thirds and A fourths grades.

Australian rules football

The Melbourne University Football Club founded in 1859, was a notable Australian rules football club that played seven seasons in the Victorian Football League, and has since rejoined the ranks of amateur teams. Melbourne University Football Club – often known simply as University – is an Australian rules football club. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...

The University women's club, the Mugars, participates in the Victorian Women's Football League and is the most successful women's football team in the country^{[citation needed]}. Melbourne University Mugars player jostles for best position in a marking contest. ... The Leagues logo. ... Melbourne University Mugars player jostles for best position in a overhead Marking contest while tackled Darebin Falcons player lies down. ...

Other campuses

The university has several other campuses located across Victoria.They are situated in Burnley, Creswick, Dookie, Werribee, and Southbank, Victorian College of the Arts. The university also has its interests in Goulburn Valley, particularly in the areas of rural health, agriculture and education. The university is a part-owner of the Melbourne Business School, the top business school in Australia in 2005 and 2006.^[21] The university has a node of the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics. Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ... Burnley is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia. ... Dookie is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. ... Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Southbank, across the Yarra from Melbourne City Southbank is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) is an educational institution in Melbourne, which offers courses and training in fine art, dance, drama, film and television, music and production. ... The Goulburn Valley is a region of Victoria, Australia. ... The Melbourne Business School (MBS) is a graduate business school in Melbourne, Australia. ... A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. ... The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) is a research organisation focusing on improving the resistance of wheat and barley to hostile environmental conditions, using functional genomics technologies. ...

See also

• Melbourne University Publishing
• Bibliography of the history of the University of Melbourne
• University of Melbourne Academic Dress

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References

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.

Newspaper

• McPhee, P. 2005. "From the Acting Vice-Chancellor." Uni News. The University of Melbourne. 03/10/05, p.3.

External links

• University website
• University Photo Gallery
• Alumni Web Community
• 2005 Annual Report
• Melbourne University Growing Esteem webpage
• 'Growing Elitism' - Criticism of Growing Esteem
• Map

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