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History and Development of the University of Melbourne
- Established in 1853
- Second oldest university in Australia
- Located in Melbourne, Victoria
- Main campus in Parkville
- Several other campuses across Victoria
- Proposed by Hugh Childers in 1852
- Established by Act of Incorporation in 1853
- Power to confer degrees in arts, medicine, laws, and music
- Annual endowment of £9,000
- Special grant of £20,000 for buildings
- Expansion of offerings and courses in the 1900s-1970s
- Diploma of Education established in 1903
- Growth facilitated by increased government funding
- School of Dentistry established
- Notable site for research and leader in Australia
- Amalgamation with tertiary colleges in the 1980s-2000s
- Melbourne Teachers College brought into the Faculty of Education in 1988
- College of Advanced Education incorporated in 1989
- Victorian College of the Arts affiliation in 1992
- Establishment of Melbourne School of Population Health in 2001
- Introduction of Melbourne Model and curriculum restructure in 2008
- Replaced traditional undergraduate specialist degrees
- Two-degree undergraduate/graduate structure
- Over 100 undergraduate degrees replaced with six generalist degrees
- Focus on interdisciplinary learning and flexibility in course selection
Restructure, Controversies, and Impact of COVID-19
- Business Improvement Program introduced in the 2010s
- Resulted in the sacking of 500 administrative staff
- Administrative responsibilities transferred to academic staff
- $2 billion spent on new buildings across the campuses
- Melbourne School of Land and Environment disestablished
- Allegations of a toxic workplace culture within the Faculty of Arts
- Controversy over high salaries earned by the Vice Chancellor
- University became increasingly reliant on revenue from international students
- Largest layoff of academic staff, axing 450 positions
- On-campus teaching limited and moved to online delivery due to COVID-19
- Telecommunication platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams used for online learning
- Majority of teaching moved online again due to the Delta variant outbreak
- Halt in international student arrivals causing a major loss in revenue
- Repayment of unpaid marking to casual tutors
- Wage theft and underpayment controversies towards casual staff
- University owed Faculty of Arts teaching staff an estimated $6 million
- Vice-Chancellor issued an apology for systematically underpaying staff and repaid $9.5 million
- Sustained criticism for poor conditions of casualised academic workforce
- Protests and strikes by National Tertiary Education Union members
Campuses of the University of Melbourne
- Main campus in Parkville
- Additional campuses at Burnley, Southbank, Werribee, Creswick, Dookie, and Shepparton
- Southbank campus home to the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- Burnley campus specializes in ornamental and environmental horticulture
- Creswick campus focuses on forest science education and research
- Dookie campus dedicated to agriculture and agricultural teaching and learning
- Shepparton campus part of the Melbourne Medical School and provides comprehensive primary healthcare
- Werribee campus for research and teaching for the Melbourne Veterinary School
- Fishermans Bend campus in the design phase for a new engineering campus
Former Campuses of the University of Melbourne
- Glenormiston campus now Glenormiston College
- Longerenong campus now Longerenong College
- McMillan campus based in Leongatha and Warragul
- Gilbert Chandler Campus based in Werribee
Governance, Endowment, and Faculties/Programs of the University of Melbourne
- Governance grounded in the University of Melbourne Act 2009
- Council as the peak governing body
- Academic Board overseeing teaching, research, and learning activities
- Committee of Convocation representing graduates
- Hierarchy of delegations framework for university operations
- Endowment of approximately $1.335 billion, the largest of any Australian tertiary institution
- Fundraising campaign titled 'Believe' raising $500 million by 2016
- Multiple faculties and programs, including the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Architecture
