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The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria (Australia), is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). Today, the University has almost 40,000 students, who are supported by nearly 6,000 staff members (full or part-time). It is one of Australia's "Group of Eight (Australian Universities)" leading universities and is generally regarded as one of Australia's finest, recently ranked in the top 25 worldwide by the London Times (only the Australian National University ranks higher). The oldest and main campus is in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne just north of the city centre. Other campuses in Melbourne and rural Victoria have been acquired through amalgamation with smaller colleges of advanced education. It maintains high entry standards for undergraduates, and postgraduate entry, made through the School of Graduate Studies, requires an excellent undergraduate background. ==History== The University was established by Hugh Childers in 1853 by an Act of the Victorian Parliament, and classes commenced in 1855 with four professors and sixteen students. The inauguration of the University was in the middle of 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). Thus, its ethos mirrored that of Britain, the imperial power, and particularly the elite universities of Oxford and Cambridge. But the local population largely rejected the supposed elitism of its professoriate, favouring 'useful' subjects like law, over the 'useless', like classics. The admission of women in 1881 was a victory for the townspeople over the conservative ruling council (Selleck, p164–165). Subsequent years saw many tensions over governance and direction of the emerging University. By the time of the World War I, governance of the University was the pressing issue. The Council, consisting of more businesspeople than professors, obtained real powers in 1923 at the expense of the Senate, with which it had frequently conflicted. Undergraduates could elect two members of the Council. The administration again became more centralized and efficient after 1970. The Melbourne University Assembly was a short-lived experiment that did not survive into the late 1980s. The University celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2003. [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150] ==Academia== The University has 10 faculties; Architecture, Building and Planning, Arts, Economics and Commerce, Education, Engineering, Land and Food Resources, Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Music, Science and Veterinary Science. These faculties offer courses from Bachelor Academic degree to Doctorate level. The Faculty of Land and Food Resources offers TAFE, diploma level courses as well, but in June 2005 it was announced that these were to be transferred to to ther institutions. Research is an important activity in all departments of the University, which leads Australia in the size and number of research grants it receives. Law and Economics & Commerce are the best-endowed Faculties in financial terms. The medical sciences are also well resourced, benefitting from a location close to a number of hospitals, and are further expanding through the opening of Bio21, a research centre focusing on the application and research of Biotechnology. Notable alumni of the university include Germaine Greer, philosopher Peter Singer, politician Robert Menzies, author http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/150people/garner.html Helen Garner,and a substantial number of Australia's most prominent academics, politicians, industry leaders, lawyers, doctors, and artists. Four Nobel prize work on campus: Professor Peter Doherty and Professor Bert Sakmann are currently based in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, while Professors Sir James Mirrlees (Economic Science, 1996 - emeritus, Cambridge) and Sir Clive Granger (Economic Science, 2003 - emeritus, San Diego), will teach a couple of months at the University from 2005. In recent years the University has expanded the numbers of international students, particularly under the direction of controversial former Vice Chancellor, Alan Gilbert. A separate venture, Melbourne University Private was created in 1997 to tap this market via distance learning, but is scheduled to re-merge with the University and to be dis-established by the end of 2005. ==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. Most of the colleges are situated in an arc around the cricket oval at the northern edge of the campus, with a few further afield. The colleges provide accommodation to about 3000 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). A larger proportion of students live in surrounding suburbs, and private city centre apartment complexes. {| class="toccolours" align="center" |+List of colleges !align=left|College !Founded !External link |- |Trinity College (University of Melbourne) |1872 |[http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Ormond College (University of Melbourne) |1881 |[http://www.ormond.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Janet Clarke Hall (University of Melbourne) |1886? |[http://www.jch.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Queen's College (University of Melbourne) |1888 |[http://www.queens.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Whitley College (University of Melbourne) |1891 |[http://www.whitley.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Ridley College (University of Melbourne) |1911? |[http://www.ridley.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Newman College (University of Melbourne) |1918 |[http://www.newman.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Medley Hall (University of Melbourne) |1954 |[http://www.medleyhall.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |International House (University of Melbourne) |1957 |[http://www.ihouse.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Graduate House (University of Melbourne) |1962 |[http://www.graduatehouse.com.au Website] |- |St Hilda's College (University of Melbourne) |1964 |[http://www.hildas.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |St Mary's College (University of Melbourne) | |[http://www.stmarys.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |University College (University of Melbourne) | |[http://www.unicol.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |} ==Architecture== Several of the original on-campus buildings, such as the Old Law and Old Arts buildings, feature beautiful period architecture. [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/fromplane.html] 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 Priestly building (used for administration), the Redmond Barry building, [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilson2002.html Wilson Hall](1956, replacing the [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsonold.html old Wilson Hall]which was [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsononfire.html 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 [http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/walking-tours/1.html]. A recent spate of expansions have included the Ian Potter Gallery and the Sydney 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 massive University Square development which has extended the campus far to the south, has been more contentiously received, with initial planning battles forcing the retention of 19th century residential townhouses as a facade. A searchable archive of photos, can be used to view individual features of the campus.[http://buffy.lib.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/mua-search UMAIC] ==Student activities== The university has a rich student life due to the variety of clubs and services funded by the Melbourne University Student Union. Student extracurricular activities generally come under the loose umbrella of the Melbourne University Student Union [http://www.union.unimelb.edu.au], student sporting activities under the Sports Union and postgraduate students at UMPA [http://umpa.unimelb.edu.au]. Many student clubs are affiliated with MUSU, as well as student theatre and the "official" student newspaper, ''Farrago''. == See also == * List of universities in Australia * Melbourne University ALP Club * Melbourne University Labor Club * [http://lib-resources.unimelb.edu.au/UM-HISTORY/HistofUniBibliog.htm Bibliography of the history of the University of Melbourne] == 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 * Cain J II and J Hewitt. 2004. [http://www.scribepub.com.au/Catalogue/OffCourse.html Off Course: From Public Place to Marketplace at Melbourne University]. Melbourne: Scribe. == External links == *[http://www.unimelb.edu.au University website] *[http://nat.uca.org.au/assembly2003/uniofmelbmap.htm Map] Melbourne Australian universities Victoria
''The Globe'' is the University's student newspaper? From what I recall ''Farrago'' was the student newspaper. --User:Robert Merkel 23:55, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC) The Universities Newspaper is Uni News, it comes out fortnightly on a Friday and contains a wealth of information about the University, highlighting, council and research activities == Lots of work required here == (1) The discussion of recent events in student politics is quite out of place. That text should be moved to a Melbourne University Student Union page. (2) In the years of Alan Gilbert's recent leadership, key features include the establishment of Melbourne University Private, the University's inaugural leadership of Universitas21, and a strong public advocacy for greater private funding of higher education in Australia. (3) A significant aspect of David Penington's leadership was the fight the university had with the state government of John Cain over the form of assessment for high school students, the Victorian Certificate of Education. - VC 2004 - Kwong Lee Dow was intergral in forming the VCE (4) Arising out of the 60's, before its demise in the late 80's, was a remarkable experiment in university governance, the Melbourne University Assembly. There is a good book around about that somewhere, edited by Chris Francis. (5) Yes, Farrago is the student newspaper. Not sure if there were others tho. (6) membership of the Australian Vice Chancellor's Committee and, more recently, the Group of Eight. (7) University of Melbourne (Florida) was a small school from 1953 to 1961 and was later absorbed by Florida Institute of Technology. Perhaps there needs to be a split. :Well fix it, dear anonymous user. :With respect to point (1), some mention of MUSU and its controversies is relevant. The student union is a reasonably major part of the undergrad experience. The others sound reasonable. --User:Robert Merkel 08:34, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC) (8) random associated notes, that I will assist in looking at - The student union issue needs to remain central to the affairs of the university, as this has resulted in an interem council being appointed (by the student body - without the bribing vouchers of the previous administration (9) I do not believe that the University of Melbourne in Florida become a disambiguation, as the University has an international represntation, and the title should be changed to The University of Melbourne as appears on all offical documents. (10) that the faculties are listed, and there is a discussion about Melbourne's responce to the Nelson reforms, the University is the only one in Australia to offer dual fee courses - that is Australian Fee and CSP for double degreees... however, I am new to this game and think that is am important area ==Removing the factual innacuracies tag== I'm removing the tag asking for factual claims to be verified. It's not really clear what section is being referred to, but if anyone knows of any errors, than they can simply be corrected. As it stands, most of the article's claims are straightforward, and I can't see much discussion here about what's actually innacurate (apart from the Farrago mistake, pointed out more than a year ago), the tag seems unnecesary. --User:Brendanfox 12:47, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Fair enough. I added the tag when I added the list of colleges; its purpose was that I couldn't find information on all of their founding dates via their web sites. --User:De Guerre 04:03, 2 May 2005 (UTC) == compulsory collection of fee == This is the actual text of the bill. It prohibits "compulsory collection" not "collection": (1) A higher education provider must not: (a) require a person to be or to become a member of an organisation of students, or of students and other persons; or (b) require a person enrolled with, or seeking to enrol with, the provider to pay to the provider or any other entity an amount in respect of an organisation of students, or of students and other persons; unless the person has chosen to be or to become a member of the organisation. (2) A higher education provider must not require a person enrolled with, or seeking to enrol with, the provider to pay to the provider or any other entity an amount for the provision to students of an amenity, facility or service that is not of an academic nature, unless the person has chosen to use the amenity, facility or service. So don't try to make it seem anything different. User:Xtra 12:37, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria (Australia), is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). Today, the University has almost 40,000 students, who are supported by nearly 6,000 staff members (full or part-time). It is one of Australia's "Group of Eight (Australian Universities)" leading universities and is generally regarded as one of Australia's finest, recently ranked in the top 25 worldwide by the London Times (only the Australian National University ranks higher). The oldest and main campus is in Parkville, Victoria, an inner suburb of Melbourne just north of the city centre. Other campuses in Melbourne and rural Victoria have been acquired through amalgamation with smaller colleges of advanced education. It maintains high entry standards for undergraduates, and postgraduate entry, made through the School of Graduate Studies, requires an excellent undergraduate background. ==History== The University was established by Hugh Childers in 1853 by an Act of the Victorian Parliament, and classes commenced in 1855 with four professors and sixteen students. The inauguration of the University was in the middle of 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). Thus, its ethos mirrored that of Britain, the imperial power, and particularly the elite universities of Oxford and Cambridge. But the local population largely rejected the supposed elitism of its professoriate, favouring 'useful' subjects like law, over the 'useless', like classics. The admission of women in 1881 was a victory for the townspeople over the conservative ruling council (Selleck, p164–165). Subsequent years saw many tensions over governance and direction of the emerging University. By the time of the World War I, governance of the University was the pressing issue. The Council, consisting of more businesspeople than professors, obtained real powers in 1923 at the expense of the Senate, with which it had frequently conflicted. Undergraduates could elect two members of the Council. The administration again became more centralized and efficient after 1970. The Melbourne University Assembly was a short-lived experiment that did not survive into the late 1980s. The University celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2003. [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150] ==Academia== The University has 10 faculties; Architecture, Building and Planning, Arts, Economics and Commerce, Education, Engineering, Land and Food Resources, Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Music, Science and Veterinary Science. These faculties offer courses from Bachelor Academic degree to Doctorate level. The Faculty of Land and Food Resources offers TAFE, diploma level courses as well, but in June 2005 it was announced that these were to be transferred to to ther institutions. Research is an important activity in all departments of the University, which leads Australia in the size and number of research grants it receives. Law and Economics & Commerce are the best-endowed Faculties in financial terms. The medical sciences are also well resourced, benefitting from a location close to a number of hospitals, and are further expanding through the opening of Bio21, a research centre focusing on the application and research of Biotechnology. Notable alumni of the university include Germaine Greer, philosopher Peter Singer, politician Robert Menzies, author http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/150people/garner.html Helen Garner,and a substantial number of Australia's most prominent academics, politicians, industry leaders, lawyers, doctors, and artists. Four Nobel prize work on campus: Professor Peter Doherty and Professor Bert Sakmann are currently based in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, while Professors Sir James Mirrlees (Economic Science, 1996 - emeritus, Cambridge) and Sir Clive Granger (Economic Science, 2003 - emeritus, San Diego), will teach a couple of months at the University from 2005. In recent years the University has expanded the numbers of international students, particularly under the direction of controversial former Vice Chancellor, Alan Gilbert. A separate venture, Melbourne University Private was created in 1997 to tap this market via distance learning, but is scheduled to re-merge with the University and to be dis-established by the end of 2005. ==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. Most of the colleges are situated in an arc around the cricket oval at the northern edge of the campus, with a few further afield. The colleges provide accommodation to about 3000 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). A larger proportion of students live in surrounding suburbs, and private city centre apartment complexes. {| class="toccolours" align="center" |+List of colleges !align=left|College !Founded !External link |- |Trinity College (University of Melbourne) |1872 |[http://www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Ormond College (University of Melbourne) |1881 |[http://www.ormond.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Janet Clarke Hall (University of Melbourne) |1886? |[http://www.jch.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Queen's College (University of Melbourne) |1888 |[http://www.queens.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Whitley College (University of Melbourne) |1891 |[http://www.whitley.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Ridley College (University of Melbourne) |1911? |[http://www.ridley.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Newman College (University of Melbourne) |1918 |[http://www.newman.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Medley Hall (University of Melbourne) |1954 |[http://www.medleyhall.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |International House (University of Melbourne) |1957 |[http://www.ihouse.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |Graduate House (University of Melbourne) |1962 |[http://www.graduatehouse.com.au Website] |- |St Hilda's College (University of Melbourne) |1964 |[http://www.hildas.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |St Mary's College (University of Melbourne) | |[http://www.stmarys.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |University College (University of Melbourne) | |[http://www.unicol.unimelb.edu.au Website] |- |} ==Architecture== Several of the original on-campus buildings, such as the Old Law and Old Arts buildings, feature beautiful period architecture. [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/fromplane.html] 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 Priestly building (used for administration), the Redmond Barry building, [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilson2002.html Wilson Hall](1956, replacing the [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsonold.html old Wilson Hall]which was [http://www.unimelb.edu.au/150/gallery/wilsononfire.html 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 [http://www.hr.unimelb.edu.au/walking-tours/1.html]. A recent spate of expansions have included the Ian Potter Gallery and the Sydney 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 massive University Square development which has extended the campus far to the south, has been more contentiously received, with initial planning battles forcing the retention of 19th century residential townhouses as a facade. A searchable archive of photos, can be used to view individual features of the campus.[http://buffy.lib.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/mua-search UMAIC] ==Student activities== The university has a rich student life due to the variety of clubs and services funded by the Melbourne University Student Union. Student extracurricular activities generally come under the loose umbrella of the Melbourne University Student Union [http://www.union.unimelb.edu.au], student sporting activities under the Sports Union and postgraduate students at UMPA [http://umpa.unimelb.edu.au]. Many student clubs are affiliated with MUSU, as well as student theatre and the "official" student newspaper, ''Farrago''. == See also == * List of universities in Australia * Melbourne University ALP Club * Melbourne University Labor Club * [http://lib-resources.unimelb.edu.au/UM-HISTORY/HistofUniBibliog.htm Bibliography of the history of the University of Melbourne] == 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 * Cain J II and J Hewitt. 2004. [http://www.scribepub.com.au/Catalogue/OffCourse.html Off Course: From Public Place to Marketplace at Melbourne University]. Melbourne: Scribe. == External links == *[http://www.unimelb.edu.au University website] *[http://nat.uca.org.au/assembly2003/uniofmelbmap.htm Map] Melbourne Australian universities Victoria
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''The Globe'' is the University's student newspaper? From what I recall ''Farrago'' was the student newspaper. --User:Robert Merkel 23:55, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC) The Universities Newspaper is Uni News, it comes out fortnightly on a Friday and contains a wealth of information about the University, highlighting, council and research activities == Lots of work required here == (1) The discussion of recent events in student politics is quite out of place. That text should be moved to a Melbourne University Student Union page. (2) In the years of Alan Gilbert's recent leadership, key features include the establishment of Melbourne University Private, the University's inaugural leadership of Universitas21, and a strong public advocacy for greater private funding of higher education in Australia. (3) A significant aspect of David Penington's leadership was the fight the university had with the state government of John Cain over the form of assessment for high school students, the Victorian Certificate of Education. - VC 2004 - Kwong Lee Dow was intergral in forming the VCE (4) Arising out of the 60's, before its demise in the late 80's, was a remarkable experiment in university governance, the Melbourne University Assembly. There is a good book around about that somewhere, edited by Chris Francis. (5) Yes, Farrago is the student newspaper. Not sure if there were others tho. (6) membership of the Australian Vice Chancellor's Committee and, more recently, the Group of Eight. (7) University of Melbourne (Florida) was a small school from 1953 to 1961 and was later absorbed by Florida Institute of Technology. Perhaps there needs to be a split. :Well fix it, dear anonymous user. :With respect to point (1), some mention of MUSU and its controversies is relevant. The student union is a reasonably major part of the undergrad experience. The others sound reasonable. --User:Robert Merkel 08:34, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC) (8) random associated notes, that I will assist in looking at - The student union issue needs to remain central to the affairs of the university, as this has resulted in an interem council being appointed (by the student body - without the bribing vouchers of the previous administration (9) I do not believe that the University of Melbourne in Florida become a disambiguation, as the University has an international represntation, and the title should be changed to The University of Melbourne as appears on all offical documents. (10) that the faculties are listed, and there is a discussion about Melbourne's responce to the Nelson reforms, the University is the only one in Australia to offer dual fee courses - that is Australian Fee and CSP for double degreees... however, I am new to this game and think that is am important area ==Removing the factual innacuracies tag== I'm removing the tag asking for factual claims to be verified. It's not really clear what section is being referred to, but if anyone knows of any errors, than they can simply be corrected. As it stands, most of the article's claims are straightforward, and I can't see much discussion here about what's actually innacurate (apart from the Farrago mistake, pointed out more than a year ago), the tag seems unnecesary. --User:Brendanfox 12:47, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) :Fair enough. I added the tag when I added the list of colleges; its purpose was that I couldn't find information on all of their founding dates via their web sites. --User:De Guerre 04:03, 2 May 2005 (UTC) == compulsory collection of fee == This is the actual text of the bill. It prohibits "compulsory collection" not "collection": (1) A higher education provider must not: (a) require a person to be or to become a member of an organisation of students, or of students and other persons; or (b) require a person enrolled with, or seeking to enrol with, the provider to pay to the provider or any other entity an amount in respect of an organisation of students, or of students and other persons; unless the person has chosen to be or to become a member of the organisation. (2) A higher education provider must not require a person enrolled with, or seeking to enrol with, the provider to pay to the provider or any other entity an amount for the provision to students of an amenity, facility or service that is not of an academic nature, unless the person has chosen to use the amenity, facility or service. So don't try to make it seem anything different. User:Xtra 12:37, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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