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{{Infobox University|| name = The University of New South Wales| image_name = UNSW Crest.png| motto = Scientia Manu et Mente ("Knowledge By Hand and Mind")| established = 1949 as the New South Wales University of Technology]| endowment = $914million UNSW Annual Report 2006 Vol 2 Financial Statements p29, Retrieved on 2007-09-12 ]|| vice_chancellor = Fred Hilmer| city = Kensington, New South Wales| state = New South Wales| students = 40,000| staff = 6,500| campus = [Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Randwick, New South Wales, [Universitas 21 situated in [Kensington, New South Wales, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Founded in 1949, today it is recognised as one of Australia’s leading teaching and research institutions, and has developed a strong reputation in a number of fields including renewable/alternative energy, quantum computing and nanotechnology, taxation reform, information and communication technology, digital media, electrical engineering, bio-medical engineering, sustainable development, HIV/AIDS research, and social justice and social policy research. About University of New South Wales, University 21, Retrieved on 2006-10-20

It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight (Australian Universities)" lobby group, and is also a founding member of Universitas 21, an international network of leading research-intensive universities.

The main campus, housing eight of the ten faculties, is located in the suburb of Kensington, about 5 km south-east of the Sydney Central business district. One faculty, the College of Fine Arts, is located on its own campus in the inner suburb of Paddington, New South Wales whilst the other, the Australian Defence Force Academy is situated in Canberra. The University also has additional campuses and field stations at Randwick, New South Wales, Coogee, New South Wales, Little Bay, New South Wales, Dee Why, New South Wales, Cowan, New South Wales, Manly Vale, New South Wales and Fowler's Gap, New South Wales.

In 2006, the Times Higher Education Supplement placed UNSW in the top 100 universities of the world at rank 41, the 5th Australian university. The latest rankings to be released have been compiled by Newsweek, and ranked UNSW 64th globally.

In May 2007, the University announced its termination of all programs offered at its University of New South Wales Asia in Singapore after only one semester due to financial issues and lower than expected student numbers. UNSW: The University of New South Wales - Search, Retrieved on 2007-05-23

On June 25, Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer announced the construction of a major new research facility on the UNSW campus, to be known as the Lowy Cancer Research Centre." Donation funds new cancer research centre", ABC News. Retrieved on 2007-06-26Cohen, David, " Australia's International Education Effort Enters a Shakeout Phase as Universities Cull Overseas Programs", Chronicle of Higher Education, July 9, 2007. The new centre costing $100 million will be Australian first facilities to research and perform clinical drugs trials into both adult and children's cancers" New cancer research centre for Sydney", Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2007-09-23

History at Maryanne Street, Ultimo, New South Wales in 1950The idea of founding the University originated from the crisis demands of World War II, during which the nation's attention was drawn to the critical role that science and technology played in transforming an agricultural society into a modern and industrial one. O'Farrell, UNSW, a portrait: the University of New South Wales, 1949-1999, UNSW Press, 1999 at p15 ISBN 0-86840-417-9 The post-war Australian Labor Party of New South Wales recognised the increasing need to have a university specialised in training high quality engineers and technology-related professionals in numbers beyond that of the capacity and characteristics of the existing University of Sydney. This led to the proposal to establish the Institute of Technology, submitted by the then New South Wales List of New South Wales Government Agencies RJ Heffron accepted on 9 July 1946. Instead of creating a completely new Institute, the government decided to have the existing Sydney Technical College operating at Ultimo, New South Wales substantially expanded.

The University, originally named the "New South Wales University of Technology", gained its statutory status through the enactment of New South Wales University of Technology Act 1949 (NSW) by Parliament of New South Wales in Sydney in 1949. In March 1948 classes commenced operation with its first cohort of 46 students pursuing programs including Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering and Electronic Engineering. 'University Official Records', University of New South Wales Records & Archives Office, http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au At that time the thesis programmes were innovative in the sense that each course embodied a specified and substantial period of practical training in the relevant industry. It was also unprecedented for tertiary institutions at that time to include compulsory instruction in humanities. O'Farrell, UNSW, a portrait: the University of New South Wales, 1949-1999, UNSW Press, 1999 at p33 ISBN 0-86840-417-9

Initially the University operated from the inner Sydney city campus at Ultimo, New South Wales. However, in 1951, the Parliament of New South Wales passed the New South Wales University of Technology (Construction) Act 1951 (NSW) to provide funding and allow buildings to be erected at the Kensington, New South Wales site where the university is now located.



In 1958 the University name was changed to the University of New South Wales to reflect its intention to transform itself from a technology-based university to an all-rounded generalist university. In 1960 it broadened its curriculum and student base with the establishment of a Faculty of Artsand a Faculty of Medicine, soon to be followed by the UNSW Faculty of Law in 1971 State Archives, UNSW Records and Archives Office.

The university's first director was Arthur Denning (1949-1952), who made important contributions to the foundations of the university. In 1953 he was replaced by Professor Philip Baxter, who continued on as vice-chancellor when this position's title was changed in 1955.http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/About/vice-chancellor.html Baxter's dynamic authoritarian management was central to the University's first twenty years. His visionary - but at times controversial - energies saw the university grow from a handful to 15,000 students by 1968. He also pioneered new scientific and technological disciplines against an external background of traditionalist criticism. Growing staff levels, recruited both locally and overseas, conducted research which soon established a wide international reputation. By the time of Sir Philip Baxter's retirement in 1969 the University had made a unique and enterprising mark on Australia. The new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rupert Myers (1969-1981), brought consolidation and an urbane management style to a period of expanding student numbers, demand for change in University style, and challenges of student unrest.

The stabilising techniques of the 1980s managed by Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Birt (1981-1992)http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/About/vice-chancellor.html#birt provided a firm base for the energetic corporatism and campus enhancements pursued by the subsequent Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Niland (1992 - 2002). The 1990s saw the addition of a Fine Arts dimension to the University and further development of the public and community outreach which has characterised the University from its beginnings. At present, private sources contribute 45% of its annual funding.

The University established Colleges in Newcastle, New South Wales (1951) and Wollongong (1961), which eventually became two independent universities in 1965 and 1975 respectively, namely the University of Newcastle, Australia and the University of Wollongong.

Governance The University is governed by a Council of 22 members including parliamentary and ex-officio members, members elected by staff, students and graduates of the University, and members appointed by the Minister for Education, Science and Training (Australia) or by Council itself. It is responsible for acting on the University’s behalf to promote its objectives and interests. The governance of universities has come under increasing scrutiny nationally in recent years, and UNSW and its Council are committed to meeting this scrutiny by demonstrating the highest standards.

The principal academic body is the Academic Board which receives advice on academic matters from the Faculties, College (Australian Defence Force Academy), and the Boards of Studies. It is responsible for academic policy setting, academic strategy via its eight standing committees, approval and delivery of programs, and academic standards. The Board comprises 56 members, including the Chancellor (education) and Deputy-Chancellor, members of the SMG, Deans and Faculty Presiding Members, 24 members elected from the academic staff and four from the student body. Membership also includes ‘such other persons’ approved by Council. The Academic Board advises the Vice-Chancellor and Council on matters relating to teaching, scholarship and research and takes decisions on delegation from Council. Its purpose is to make academic policy; approve courses and programs; further and co-ordinate the work of the Faculties and other academic units; and support teaching, scholarship and research.

The Faculties and boards are responsible for the teaching and examining of subjects within their scope and the Academic Board co-ordinates and furthers their work.

The chief executive officer of the University is the Vice-Chancellor and President. The Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Pro-Vice-Chancellors are responsible for academic operations, research policy, research management, quality assurance and external relations including sponsorship.

Students UNSW currently has approximately 40,000 students studying in 600 undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs. Over 5,000 full-time staff work in its 76 schools, 69 research centres, 6 institutes, 4 teaching hospitals, 8 residential colleges and many administrative departments.

It was reported in the 1990s that more than half of New South Wales' top Higher School Certificate students consistently make UNSW their first preference. Luis M, Why Top Students Prefer UNSW, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 1996 In 2000, 17 of the 22 students who achieved a perfect 100 on the University Admissions Index (UAI) decided to commence studies at UNSW. Top University, Sunday Telegraph, 6 February 2000, 25 In the same year, the NSW Board of Studies and the Universities Admissions Centre said that the university was also the most popular among other attracted 55 per cent of the top 1 per cent of performers.

Students support and non-academic services are provided by a number of groups and units across the university. In 2007, the four previous student organisations, the University of New South Wales Student Guild, Postgraduate Board, Source (UNSW) and the College of Fine Arts Students' Association were wound up and reformed as a new student organisation known as the Arc @ UNSW. This new student body is a major service provider on campus, running a number of retail outlets, student media such as Tharunka and the entertainment venue, the Venues at the University of New South Wales#The Roundhouse. The Arc Representative Council represents students to the university and nationally and fights for their rights. The Arc also provides support and funding to university clubs and societies and Arc volunteer programs. The University of New South Wales Sports Association provides support and funding to sporting programs and runs a number of university-based sporting teams that compete both at home and abroad.

Ranking and performance In 1999, UNSW was ranked 8th around the Asia-Pacific region and 1st among List of universities in Australia by Asiaweek . The position moved to 10th in Asia and 2nd in Australia in 2000 , and the ranking had been discontinued since then.

The 2004 Times Higher Education Supplement world university ranked UNSW at 36th in the world's top 200 universities. In 2005 the position has moved to 40th. Times Higher Education Supplement World University Ranking Retrieved on 2005-12-01 Furthermore in the same survey, the university has been ranked 16th for Technology, 24th for social science, 40th for Science and 41st for biomedicine.

In 2004, the Financial Times Global MBA ranking places UNSW's Australian Graduate School of Management 53rd in the world, top among Australian Business Schools. In 2005, its position dropped to 84th, and in 2006 it rose again to 75th making it second nationally following Melbourne Business School. Financial Times Business Ranking , Retrieved on 2006-10-10 In 2007, the school has again overtaken Melbourne as the top full-time MBA program in the country, being placed at 49th worldwide, and is one of the two leading business-degree providers across the Asia-Pacific region. AGSM leapfrogs Melbourne's MBA, The Australian p27, 2007-01-29 From the same survey, the school's Executive MBA program has been placed 23rd, Executive MBA ranking 2006 Table, Financial Times (UK) Retrieved on 2006-10-27 and is the only Australian business school featured in the rankings for 6 consecutive years. AGSM alumni achieved an average salary of US$133,768, an average increase of 74 percent after three years of graduation.

In 2006, UNSW ranks third for both total funds allocated and the number of grants from the Australian Research Council among Australian universities following University of Sydney and Australian National University, by securing more than $26 million Australian Research Council Fund Allocation Table. Retrieved on 2006-08-01. in Discovery Project grants. The University also gains the highest number of Linkage Project grants of any university.

Faculties The University has nine faculties: Arts and Social Sciences; Built Environment; the College of Fine Arts (COFA); Business; Engineering; Law; Medicine; Science; and the tertiary education component of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra (Australian Capital Territory).

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences occupies the Morven Brown and Robert Webster buildings, as well as parts of the Mathews Building, at the university's Kensington campus. It comprises twelve schools.

In May 2007, the University announced "it will conduct a major review of its Bachelor of Arts program, reduce its teaching semester from 14 weeks to 12 weeks, and cut all casual teaching staff from its Arts and Social Sciences disciplines."" University Cuts Staff and Arts Degrees", Village Voice, 2007-05-28.

University College/UNSW@ADFA

University College is a campus run by UNSW at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). ADFA is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army (ARA) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It also provides post-graduate study for civilians, more senior ADF personnel and public servants. It is associated with the University of New South Wales, and issues its awards.

The stated purpose of ADFA is "to serve Australia by providing the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with tertiary graduates who have the foundational attributes, intellect and skills required of an officer."

UNSW@ADFA is composed of five schools:

ADFA is sited in the suburb of Campbell in Canberra, and is adjacent to the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

Faculty of the Built Environment The Faculty of the Built Environment runs undergraduate programs in the areas of Architecture, Science (Architecture), Construction Management & Property, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning. The Faculty runs postgraduate programs in the areas of Architecture, Construction Project Management, Real Estate/Property and Development, Planning, Sustainable Development, and Urban Development and Design.

The faculty is headquartered in the Red Centre (West Wing), a futuristic building designed by MGT Architects.

College of Fine Arts The College of Fine Arts (COFA) is the creative arts faculty of the University of New South Wales and is located on Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney. The College consists of the following five schools:

The College also runs courses via its online education program, COFA Online.

The above academic units are supported by various administration staff including a large technical support staff that helps maintain the various art, design and digital media disciplines undertaken at the College. The Paddington campus houses the Clement Semmler Library, which maintains a large collection of art and design literature, journals, periodicals and electronic resources. Also on site is The Ivan Dougherty Gallery, which has a regular schedule of exhibitions and seminars throughout the year, focusing on both student and professional work.

Students at the College are represented by the College of Fine Arts Students' Association.

The Australian School of Business The Australian School of Business is one of the largest business faculties in the world and has over 8,000 students. There are approximately 4,500 undergraduate students, 3,500 postgraduate students and 250 PhD and Honours students with an almost equal mix of women and men. 30-40% are international students. The faculty has 220 full-time academics and researchers.

The faculty is composed of nine Schools, including: Accounting; Actuarial Studies; The Australian Graduate School of Management; Banking & Finance; Business Law & Taxation; Economics; Information Systems, Technology & Management; Organisation and Management and Marketing.

In January 2007, the Australian Graduate School of Management (formerly a faculty in its own right) officially merged with the Faculty of Commerce and Economics. In addition to the integration, the Faculty of Commerce and Economics also changed their name to the The Australian School of Business and relocated into the new Australian School of Business Building in mid-2007. The Faculty was later renamed to The Australian School of Business.

Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Engineering is the largest in Australia, offering the widest range of engineering programmes. It is easily the largest faculty in the university, with 9000 students enrolled (2006). It was recently voted the number one engineering faculty in Australia (16th in the world) by the 2005 Times Higher Education Supplement World University Ranking. The Faculty comprises ten schools:

Students of the faculty are involved in a number of high-profile projects: the Sunswift Solar Car (second place in the recent Sunrace from Adelaide to Sydney), the rUNSWift RoboCup team (World Champions), the Formula SAE-A Racing Car (National winners in 2000) and the BLUEsat (2003).

UNSW Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering currently holds the world record for single-crystalline silicon solar cell efficiency (24.7%). It is one of the leading solar cell research centres in the world with ongoing active research in the area of wafer-based solar cell technologies, thin film cell technologies and advanced third-generation cell concepts.

The Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design is one of Australia's leading polymer institutes with research in all facets of macromolecular design and applications.

Faculty of Law

The UNSW Faculty of Law comprises the School of Law, the Australian School of Taxation (Atax), the Kingsford Legal Centre (a community legal centre), a centre for continuing legal education, and 12 affiliated research and specialist legal centres. Currently the Faculty teaches approximately 2400 law students and 1400 tax students. In Winter 2006, the faculty moved to a new building at lower campus.

Today, the Faculty is recognised as one of the top law schools in Australia.

Faculty of Medicine The Faculty of Medicine was established at the university in July 1960.The Faculty has nine schools:

Faculty of Science The Faculty of Science consists of:

Within the School of Physics, the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology has three major research laboratories at the University of New South Wales: the Atomic Fabrication Facility (AFF), the National Magnet Laboratory (NML) and the Semiconductor Nanofabrication Facility (SNF).These all allow for nanoscale device fabrication and measurement.

Campus The UNSW campus is divided geographically into two areas; the upper campus, and the lower campus. These two are separated mainly by an elevation rise between the quadrangle and the Scientia building. It takes roughly twenty minutes to walk from one extreme to the other.

Lower Campus The lower UNSW campus entrance lies at Anzac Parade, Sydney, and extends up to the quadrangle and Scientia building. It houses student union and sporting venues in the roundhouse precinct near this entrance. Further up along the lower part of the university mall extending from the Anzac parade entrance, is the new faculty of law building, the applied science building, the materials engineering and safety science buildings. The Red Centre (School of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of the Built Environment), in addition to the Old Main Building, Science theatre precinct, Heffron building, K17 building, Electrical and Mechanical engineering buildings and the Quadrangle are all located further up the University Mall. The University Mall splits into two separate paths at the Science theatre precinct, with the university mall continuing toward the Scientia Building and the other leading to the Quadrangle and Basser Steps.

It is important to note that the linear nature of UNSW was considered very early on in the planning process, with the buildings and overall structure making use of this feature.

Upper Campus From the Quadrangle, the university extends up the forested Basser Steps into the Commerce Courtyard, right next to the Central Lecture Block. The Scientia building entrance to upper campus also generally leads into this area, or into the library basement. Located further up, is the Morven Brown Building (arts), the UNSW library tower, the Mathews Building and theatres, the Chancellery, the Clancy auditorium and at the very top of the campus the Biological Sciences Building/Wallace Wurth medical buildings.

Analytical Centre Building work has commenced around the Applied Science building on a new facility to co-locate major research instrumentation in a single, purpose built, high-grade facility for the University, due to be completed early in 2007.

The UNSW Analytical Centre will house the most important major instruments used in the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Engineering for the study of the structure and composition of biological, chemical and physical materials and will also include preparation laboratories, smaller instruments and computing facilities. In addition, it will provide the technical/professional support for the instruments. The building will also house new teaching and research laboratories for the School of Chemistry.

The UNSW Analytical Centre will consolidate the management of resources to minimise unnecessary duplication, as well as providing the appropriate infrastructure to support the instruments and a world-class research environment within which the instrumentation can operate to specification. UNSW Analytical Centre

Additionally, the new UNSW Analytical Centre has recently received a $500,000 grant from the Magnowski Institute of Applied Science to use in further advances in the studies of applied science.

Academic competitions UNSW is well known for its engagement with primary and secondary education, administering several national and international academic competitions for school age children. These include, among others, the Australian Schools Science Competition, the Australasian Schools Mathematics Assessment and the UNSW Programming Competition, in which many thousands of students in the Australasian area, the Pacific and South Africa participate each year. UNSW, through the Gifted Education Research Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC), and Grant and Research centre for Education and Scholarly Success (GRESS), also administers the Australian Primary Talent Search (APTS) and Australian Secondary Schools Educational Talent Search (ASSETS) tests to explore and assess the abilities of gifted children.

UNSW has also been a key sponsor and supporter of the TradingPlaces National Universities Portfolio Competition since its inception in 2000.

Bruce Hall controversy UNSW's former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rory Hume, was subject to controversy. A UNSW professor, Bruce Hall was claimed to have committed academic misconduct in medical research, first revealed on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio National program The Science Show in April 2002. As a result of Hume's handling of the affair, which drew criticism from outside UNSW and within, with pressure mounting from the Chancellor and others seeking his resignation, Hume later resigned in April 2004 after a breakdown in his working relationship with the University's governing council.

Professor Mark Wainwright was appointed Vice-Chancellor in July 2004, having been Acting Vice-Chancellor following Professor Hume's resignation. In October 2005, former John Fairfax Holdings CEO Fred Hilmer was selected to replace Professor Wainwright as Vice-Chancellor.

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{{Infobox University|| name = The University of New South Wales| image_name = UNSW Crest.png| motto = Scientia Manu et Mente ("Knowledge By Hand and Mind")| established = 1949 as the New South Wales University of Technology]| endowment = $914million UNSW Annual Report 2006 Vol 2 Financial Statements p29, Retrieved on 2007-09-12 ]|| vice_chancellor = Fred Hilmer| city = Kensington, New South Wales| state = New South Wales| students = 40,000| staff = 6,500| campus = [Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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Kensington, New South Wales
Little Bay, New South Wales
Manly Vale, New South Wales
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Randwick, New South Wales, [Universitas 21 situated in [Kensington, New South Wales, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Founded in 1949, today it is recognised as one of Australia’s leading teaching and research institutions, and has developed a strong reputation in a number of fields including renewable/alternative energy, quantum computing and nanotechnology, taxation reform, information and communication technology, digital media, electrical engineering, bio-medical engineering, sustainable development, HIV/AIDS research, and social justice and social policy research. About University of New South Wales, University 21, Retrieved on 2006-10-20

It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight (Australian Universities)" lobby group, and is also a founding member of Universitas 21, an international network of leading research-intensive universities.

The main campus, housing eight of the ten faculties, is located in the suburb of Kensington, about 5 km south-east of the Sydney Central business district. One faculty, the College of Fine Arts, is located on its own campus in the inner suburb of Paddington, New South Wales whilst the other, the Australian Defence Force Academy is situated in Canberra. The University also has additional campuses and field stations at Randwick, New South Wales, Coogee, New South Wales, Little Bay, New South Wales, Dee Why, New South Wales, Cowan, New South Wales, Manly Vale, New South Wales and Fowler's Gap, New South Wales.

In 2006, the Times Higher Education Supplement placed UNSW in the top 100 universities of the world at rank 41, the 5th Australian university. The latest rankings to be released have been compiled by Newsweek, and ranked UNSW 64th globally.

In May 2007, the University announced its termination of all programs offered at its University of New South Wales Asia in Singapore after only one semester due to financial issues and lower than expected student numbers. UNSW: The University of New South Wales - Search, Retrieved on 2007-05-23

On June 25, Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer announced the construction of a major new research facility on the UNSW campus, to be known as the Lowy Cancer Research Centre." Donation funds new cancer research centre", ABC News. Retrieved on 2007-06-26Cohen, David, " Australia's International Education Effort Enters a Shakeout Phase as Universities Cull Overseas Programs", Chronicle of Higher Education, July 9, 2007. The new centre costing $100 million will be Australian first facilities to research and perform clinical drugs trials into both adult and children's cancers" New cancer research centre for Sydney", Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2007-09-23

History at Maryanne Street, Ultimo, New South Wales in 1950The idea of founding the University originated from the crisis demands of World War II, during which the nation's attention was drawn to the critical role that science and technology played in transforming an agricultural society into a modern and industrial one. O'Farrell, UNSW, a portrait: the University of New South Wales, 1949-1999, UNSW Press, 1999 at p15 ISBN 0-86840-417-9 The post-war Australian Labor Party of New South Wales recognised the increasing need to have a university specialised in training high quality engineers and technology-related professionals in numbers beyond that of the capacity and characteristics of the existing University of Sydney. This led to the proposal to establish the Institute of Technology, submitted by the then New South Wales List of New South Wales Government Agencies RJ Heffron accepted on 9 July 1946. Instead of creating a completely new Institute, the government decided to have the existing Sydney Technical College operating at Ultimo, New South Wales substantially expanded.

The University, originally named the "New South Wales University of Technology", gained its statutory status through the enactment of New South Wales University of Technology Act 1949 (NSW) by Parliament of New South Wales in Sydney in 1949. In March 1948 classes commenced operation with its first cohort of 46 students pursuing programs including Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engineering and Electronic Engineering. 'University Official Records', University of New South Wales Records & Archives Office, http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au At that time the thesis programmes were innovative in the sense that each course embodied a specified and substantial period of practical training in the relevant industry. It was also unprecedented for tertiary institutions at that time to include compulsory instruction in humanities. O'Farrell, UNSW, a portrait: the University of New South Wales, 1949-1999, UNSW Press, 1999 at p33 ISBN 0-86840-417-9

Initially the University operated from the inner Sydney city campus at Ultimo, New South Wales. However, in 1951, the Parliament of New South Wales passed the New South Wales University of Technology (Construction) Act 1951 (NSW) to provide funding and allow buildings to be erected at the Kensington, New South Wales site where the university is now located.



In 1958 the University name was changed to the University of New South Wales to reflect its intention to transform itself from a technology-based university to an all-rounded generalist university. In 1960 it broadened its curriculum and student base with the establishment of a Faculty of Artsand a Faculty of Medicine, soon to be followed by the UNSW Faculty of Law in 1971 State Archives, UNSW Records and Archives Office.

The university's first director was Arthur Denning (1949-1952), who made important contributions to the foundations of the university. In 1953 he was replaced by Professor Philip Baxter, who continued on as vice-chancellor when this position's title was changed in 1955.http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/About/vice-chancellor.html Baxter's dynamic authoritarian management was central to the University's first twenty years. His visionary - but at times controversial - energies saw the university grow from a handful to 15,000 students by 1968. He also pioneered new scientific and technological disciplines against an external background of traditionalist criticism. Growing staff levels, recruited both locally and overseas, conducted research which soon established a wide international reputation. By the time of Sir Philip Baxter's retirement in 1969 the University had made a unique and enterprising mark on Australia. The new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rupert Myers (1969-1981), brought consolidation and an urbane management style to a period of expanding student numbers, demand for change in University style, and challenges of student unrest.

The stabilising techniques of the 1980s managed by Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Birt (1981-1992)http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/About/vice-chancellor.html#birt provided a firm base for the energetic corporatism and campus enhancements pursued by the subsequent Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Niland (1992 - 2002). The 1990s saw the addition of a Fine Arts dimension to the University and further development of the public and community outreach which has characterised the University from its beginnings. At present, private sources contribute 45% of its annual funding.

The University established Colleges in Newcastle, New South Wales (1951) and Wollongong (1961), which eventually became two independent universities in 1965 and 1975 respectively, namely the University of Newcastle, Australia and the University of Wollongong.

Governance The University is governed by a Council of 22 members including parliamentary and ex-officio members, members elected by staff, students and graduates of the University, and members appointed by the Minister for Education, Science and Training (Australia) or by Council itself. It is responsible for acting on the University’s behalf to promote its objectives and interests. The governance of universities has come under increasing scrutiny nationally in recent years, and UNSW and its Council are committed to meeting this scrutiny by demonstrating the highest standards.

The principal academic body is the Academic Board which receives advice on academic matters from the Faculties, College (Australian Defence Force Academy), and the Boards of Studies. It is responsible for academic policy setting, academic strategy via its eight standing committees, approval and delivery of programs, and academic standards. The Board comprises 56 members, including the Chancellor (education) and Deputy-Chancellor, members of the SMG, Deans and Faculty Presiding Members, 24 members elected from the academic staff and four from the student body. Membership also includes ‘such other persons’ approved by Council. The Academic Board advises the Vice-Chancellor and Council on matters relating to teaching, scholarship and research and takes decisions on delegation from Council. Its purpose is to make academic policy; approve courses and programs; further and co-ordinate the work of the Faculties and other academic units; and support teaching, scholarship and research.

The Faculties and boards are responsible for the teaching and examining of subjects within their scope and the Academic Board co-ordinates and furthers their work.

The chief executive officer of the University is the Vice-Chancellor and President. The Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Pro-Vice-Chancellors are responsible for academic operations, research policy, research management, quality assurance and external relations including sponsorship.

Students UNSW currently has approximately 40,000 students studying in 600 undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs. Over 5,000 full-time staff work in its 76 schools, 69 research centres, 6 institutes, 4 teaching hospitals, 8 residential colleges and many administrative departments.

It was reported in the 1990s that more than half of New South Wales' top Higher School Certificate students consistently make UNSW their first preference. Luis M, Why Top Students Prefer UNSW, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 1996 In 2000, 17 of the 22 students who achieved a perfect 100 on the University Admissions Index (UAI) decided to commence studies at UNSW. Top University, Sunday Telegraph, 6 February 2000, 25 In the same year, the NSW Board of Studies and the Universities Admissions Centre said that the university was also the most popular among other attracted 55 per cent of the top 1 per cent of performers.

Students support and non-academic services are provided by a number of groups and units across the university. In 2007, the four previous student organisations, the University of New South Wales Student Guild, Postgraduate Board, Source (UNSW) and the College of Fine Arts Students' Association were wound up and reformed as a new student organisation known as the Arc @ UNSW. This new student body is a major service provider on campus, running a number of retail outlets, student media such as Tharunka and the entertainment venue, the Venues at the University of New South Wales#The Roundhouse. The Arc Representative Council represents students to the university and nationally and fights for their rights. The Arc also provides support and funding to university clubs and societies and Arc volunteer programs. The University of New South Wales Sports Association provides support and funding to sporting programs and runs a number of university-based sporting teams that compete both at home and abroad.

Ranking and performance In 1999, UNSW was ranked 8th around the Asia-Pacific region and 1st among List of universities in Australia by Asiaweek . The position moved to 10th in Asia and 2nd in Australia in 2000 , and the ranking had been discontinued since then.

The 2004 Times Higher Education Supplement world university ranked UNSW at 36th in the world's top 200 universities. In 2005 the position has moved to 40th. Times Higher Education Supplement World University Ranking Retrieved on 2005-12-01 Furthermore in the same survey, the university has been ranked 16th for Technology, 24th for social science, 40th for Science and 41st for biomedicine.

In 2004, the Financial Times Global MBA ranking places UNSW's Australian Graduate School of Management 53rd in the world, top among Australian Business Schools. In 2005, its position dropped to 84th, and in 2006 it rose again to 75th making it second nationally following Melbourne Business School. Financial Times Business Ranking , Retrieved on 2006-10-10 In 2007, the school has again overtaken Melbourne as the top full-time MBA program in the country, being placed at 49th worldwide, and is one of the two leading business-degree providers across the Asia-Pacific region. AGSM leapfrogs Melbourne's MBA, The Australian p27, 2007-01-29 From the same survey, the school's Executive MBA program has been placed 23rd, Executive MBA ranking 2006 Table, Financial Times (UK) Retrieved on 2006-10-27 and is the only Australian business school featured in the rankings for 6 consecutive years. AGSM alumni achieved an average salary of US$133,768, an average increase of 74 percent after three years of graduation.

In 2006, UNSW ranks third for both total funds allocated and the number of grants from the Australian Research Council among Australian universities following University of Sydney and Australian National University, by securing more than $26 million Australian Research Council Fund Allocation Table. Retrieved on 2006-08-01. in Discovery Project grants. The University also gains the highest number of Linkage Project grants of any university.

Faculties The University has nine faculties: Arts and Social Sciences; Built Environment; the College of Fine Arts (COFA); Business; Engineering; Law; Medicine; Science; and the tertiary education component of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra (Australian Capital Territory).

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences occupies the Morven Brown and Robert Webster buildings, as well as parts of the Mathews Building, at the university's Kensington campus. It comprises twelve schools.

In May 2007, the University announced "it will conduct a major review of its Bachelor of Arts program, reduce its teaching semester from 14 weeks to 12 weeks, and cut all casual teaching staff from its Arts and Social Sciences disciplines."" University Cuts Staff and Arts Degrees", Village Voice, 2007-05-28.

University College/UNSW@ADFA

University College is a campus run by UNSW at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). ADFA is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army (ARA) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It also provides post-graduate study for civilians, more senior ADF personnel and public servants. It is associated with the University of New South Wales, and issues its awards.

The stated purpose of ADFA is "to serve Australia by providing the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with tertiary graduates who have the foundational attributes, intellect and skills required of an officer."

UNSW@ADFA is composed of five schools:

ADFA is sited in the suburb of Campbell in Canberra, and is adjacent to the Royal Military College, Duntroon.

Faculty of the Built Environment The Faculty of the Built Environment runs undergraduate programs in the areas of Architecture, Science (Architecture), Construction Management & Property, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning. The Faculty runs postgraduate programs in the areas of Architecture, Construction Project Management, Real Estate/Property and Development, Planning, Sustainable Development, and Urban Development and Design.

The faculty is headquartered in the Red Centre (West Wing), a futuristic building designed by MGT Architects.

College of Fine Arts The College of Fine Arts (COFA) is the creative arts faculty of the University of New South Wales and is located on Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney. The College consists of the following five schools:

The College also runs courses via its online education program, COFA Online.

The above academic units are supported by various administration staff including a large technical support staff that helps maintain the various art, design and digital media disciplines undertaken at the College. The Paddington campus houses the Clement Semmler Library, which maintains a large collection of art and design literature, journals, periodicals and electronic resources. Also on site is The Ivan Dougherty Gallery, which has a regular schedule of exhibitions and seminars throughout the year, focusing on both student and professional work.

Students at the College are represented by the College of Fine Arts Students' Association.

The Australian School of Business The Australian School of Business is one of the largest business faculties in the world and has over 8,000 students. There are approximately 4,500 undergraduate students, 3,500 postgraduate students and 250 PhD and Honours students with an almost equal mix of women and men. 30-40% are international students. The faculty has 220 full-time academics and researchers.

The faculty is composed of nine Schools, including: Accounting; Actuarial Studies; The Australian Graduate School of Management; Banking & Finance; Business Law & Taxation; Economics; Information Systems, Technology & Management; Organisation and Management and Marketing.

In January 2007, the Australian Graduate School of Management (formerly a faculty in its own right) officially merged with the Faculty of Commerce and Economics. In addition to the integration, the Faculty of Commerce and Economics also changed their name to the The Australian School of Business and relocated into the new Australian School of Business Building in mid-2007. The Faculty was later renamed to The Australian School of Business.

Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Engineering is the largest in Australia, offering the widest range of engineering programmes. It is easily the largest faculty in the university, with 9000 students enrolled (2006). It was recently voted the number one engineering faculty in Australia (16th in the world) by the 2005 Times Higher Education Supplement World University Ranking. The Faculty comprises ten schools:

Students of the faculty are involved in a number of high-profile projects: the Sunswift Solar Car (second place in the recent Sunrace from Adelaide to Sydney), the rUNSWift RoboCup team (World Champions), the Formula SAE-A Racing Car (National winners in 2000) and the BLUEsat (2003).

UNSW Centre for Photovoltaic Engineering currently holds the world record for single-crystalline silicon solar cell efficiency (24.7%). It is one of the leading solar cell research centres in the world with ongoing active research in the area of wafer-based solar cell technologies, thin film cell technologies and advanced third-generation cell concepts.

The Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design is one of Australia's leading polymer institutes with research in all facets of macromolecular design and applications.

Faculty of Law

The UNSW Faculty of Law comprises the School of Law, the Australian School of Taxation (Atax), the Kingsford Legal Centre (a community legal centre), a centre for continuing legal education, and 12 affiliated research and specialist legal centres. Currently the Faculty teaches approximately 2400 law students and 1400 tax students. In Winter 2006, the faculty moved to a new building at lower campus.

Today, the Faculty is recognised as one of the top law schools in Australia.

Faculty of Medicine The Faculty of Medicine was established at the university in July 1960.The Faculty has nine schools:

Faculty of Science The Faculty of Science consists of:

Within the School of Physics, the Centre for Quantum Computer Technology has three major research laboratories at the University of New South Wales: the Atomic Fabrication Facility (AFF), the National Magnet Laboratory (NML) and the Semiconductor Nanofabrication Facility (SNF).These all allow for nanoscale device fabrication and measurement.

Campus The UNSW campus is divided geographically into two areas; the upper campus, and the lower campus. These two are separated mainly by an elevation rise between the quadrangle and the Scientia building. It takes roughly twenty minutes to walk from one extreme to the other.

Lower Campus The lower UNSW campus entrance lies at Anzac Parade, Sydney, and extends up to the quadrangle and Scientia building. It houses student union and sporting venues in the roundhouse precinct near this entrance. Further up along the lower part of the university mall extending from the Anzac parade entrance, is the new faculty of law building, the applied science building, the materials engineering and safety science buildings. The Red Centre (School of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of the Built Environment), in addition to the Old Main Building, Science theatre precinct, Heffron building, K17 building, Electrical and Mechanical engineering buildings and the Quadrangle are all located further up the University Mall. The University Mall splits into two separate paths at the Science theatre precinct, with the university mall continuing toward the Scientia Building and the other leading to the Quadrangle and Basser Steps.

It is important to note that the linear nature of UNSW was considered very early on in the planning process, with the buildings and overall structure making use of this feature.

Upper Campus From the Quadrangle, the university extends up the forested Basser Steps into the Commerce Courtyard, right next to the Central Lecture Block. The Scientia building entrance to upper campus also generally leads into this area, or into the library basement. Located further up, is the Morven Brown Building (arts), the UNSW library tower, the Mathews Building and theatres, the Chancellery, the Clancy auditorium and at the very top of the campus the Biological Sciences Building/Wallace Wurth medical buildings.

Analytical Centre Building work has commenced around the Applied Science building on a new facility to co-locate major research instrumentation in a single, purpose built, high-grade facility for the University, due to be completed early in 2007.

The UNSW Analytical Centre will house the most important major instruments used in the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Engineering for the study of the structure and composition of biological, chemical and physical materials and will also include preparation laboratories, smaller instruments and computing facilities. In addition, it will provide the technical/professional support for the instruments. The building will also house new teaching and research laboratories for the School of Chemistry.

The UNSW Analytical Centre will consolidate the management of resources to minimise unnecessary duplication, as well as providing the appropriate infrastructure to support the instruments and a world-class research environment within which the instrumentation can operate to specification. UNSW Analytical Centre

Additionally, the new UNSW Analytical Centre has recently received a $500,000 grant from the Magnowski Institute of Applied Science to use in further advances in the studies of applied science.

Academic competitions UNSW is well known for its engagement with primary and secondary education, administering several national and international academic competitions for school age children. These include, among others, the Australian Schools Science Competition, the Australasian Schools Mathematics Assessment and the UNSW Programming Competition, in which many thousands of students in the Australasian area, the Pacific and South Africa participate each year. UNSW, through the Gifted Education Research Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC), and Grant and Research centre for Education and Scholarly Success (GRESS), also administers the Australian Primary Talent Search (APTS) and Australian Secondary Schools Educational Talent Search (ASSETS) tests to explore and assess the abilities of gifted children.

UNSW has also been a key sponsor and supporter of the TradingPlaces National Universities Portfolio Competition since its inception in 2000.

Bruce Hall controversy UNSW's former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rory Hume, was subject to controversy. A UNSW professor, Bruce Hall was claimed to have committed academic misconduct in medical research, first revealed on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio National program The Science Show in April 2002. As a result of Hume's handling of the affair, which drew criticism from outside UNSW and within, with pressure mounting from the Chancellor and others seeking his resignation, Hume later resigned in April 2004 after a breakdown in his working relationship with the University's governing council.

Professor Mark Wainwright was appointed Vice-Chancellor in July 2004, having been Acting Vice-Chancellor following Professor Hume's resignation. In October 2005, former John Fairfax Holdings CEO Fred Hilmer was selected to replace Professor Wainwright as Vice-Chancellor.

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