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Annual Report 2014 UNSW Australia Annual Report 2014 UNSW Australia Never Stand Still At UNSW Australia we develop leaders who shape the future. We’re a powerhouse of cutting-edge research and teaching in the Asia−Pacific. Innovation, technology and creativity are at the heart of what we do. We are dedicated to tackling society’s big issues. We are trusted partners with industry, government and the community − a catalyst for change committed to making a difference. UNSW. Never Stand Still. UNSW Annual Report 2014 − Volume 1 02 Message from the President & Vice-Chancellor 03 Message from the Chancellor 05 At a Glance 06 Snapshot 10 Year in Review 14 Governance 16 Leadership 18 Research 20 Student Experience 22 Community Engagement 24 Capabilities & Resources 26 Research & Teaching Awards The University’s 2014 Financial & Statutory reports are in Volume 2. Annual Report of The University of New South Wales In accordance with the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984 (NSW), UNSW presents to the Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP, Minister for Education, the following report of its proceedings for the period 1 January to 31 December 2014. Professor Ian Jacobs Mr David Gonski AC President and Vice-Chancellor Chancellor Cover Image: UNSW Galleries, part of the redeveloped UNSW Art & Design campus in Paddington. Photo: Brett Boardman Message from the President & Vice-Chancellor ” As a result of the successes of recent years, we are able to develop ambitious plans from a strong foundation. ” It is a pleasure to present the 2014 Annual Report for UNSW UNSW established its Scientia Professorships to recognise Australia. I took up the post of President and Vice-Chancellor outstanding research performance, and it is pleasing to see in February 2015 – this report details the achievements and Professors Katharina Gaus and Helen Christensen join fellow challenges of the last 12 months of Professor Fred Hilmer’s eminent academics Veena Sahajwalla, Michelle Simmons, Jane very successful term in that role. McAdam and Rose Amal in the ranks of the University’s female Scientia Professors. 2014 has been notable on a number of fronts. UNSW became the first university in Australia to apply a minimum Admission Our students also shone. Sunswift, a team of UNSW Rank of 80 across its undergraduate programs, with the aim of engineering students, was officially recognised as world-record maintaining the high quality of its student intake. The University holders for the fastest electric vehicle over 500 kilometres, once again attracted the highest percentage of the top 500 while our robot football team rUNSWift became world students’ first preferences and, very importantly, increased champions, winning the 2014 RoboCup, which I understand is recruitment and retention rates for low-SES students. It’s the robot version of the FIFA World Cup! particularly gratifying to see that UNSW Medicine celebrated the graduation of six Indigenous doctors – the most ever in The University ended the year in a sound financial position, a single year – extending UNSW’s leadership in Indigenous with a group operating result of $11 million. It was a record medical education. year for fundraising, and we thank our donors, alumni and other friends of the University for their generous support. Also notable was UNSW’s outstanding achievement in winning the largest share of Australian Research Council funding of These are only some of the highlights of a very successful any university in the country, as well as our strong performance year for UNSW. I commend this report to you and I congratulate in international rankings. Professor Hilmer, his leadership team and other staff on all that has been achieved, not only in 2014, but over the past Stellar achievements, such as that of our solar researchers, eight years. who in 2014 managed to convert over 40% of the sunlight hitting a solar system into electricity, the highest efficiency ever Staff and students at UNSW are currently involved in a reported, helped to cement UNSW’s growing international consultation to plan our 2015–2025 strategy. As a result of the reputation, as did international recognition of some of our successes of recent years, we are able to develop ambitious leading academics. In 2014, geneticist David Sinclair was plans from a strong foundation. I look forward to sharing the named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential strategic plan that emerges and UNSW’s continued progress people in the world, Scientia Professor of Physics Michelle in future annual reports. Simmons joined the likes of Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein as an elected member of the American Academy of Professor Ian Jacobs Arts and Sciences, and Scientia Professors Justin Gooding President and Vice-Chancellor and Martin Green and Professors Andrew Grulich and Stephen Lord were highly cited in a list of the world’s most influential scientists. 2 Message from the Chancellor In 2014, Professor Fred Hilmer AO informed us that he would UNSW is the destination of choice for the brightest staff and be stepping down from the position of Vice-Chancellor at the students, and the University’s financial management is on beginning of 2015. This meant 2014 was the final year under a much sounder basis, as reflected once again in a solid his leadership and in June we announced the appointment of financial performance in 2014. Professor Ian Jacobs as his successor. UNSW is a university on the rise: there is no doubt that the In Professor Hilmer’s final year we can look at a campus Hilmer years will be regarded as one of the most significant transformed, with the rebuilding of our medical and chapters in the University’s history and we thank him sincerely engineering precincts close to completion and the opening of for all he has done for us. the redeveloped Art & Design campus in Paddington as well as the award-winning Kensington Colleges. But the ambitious Of course it is vitally important that the impetus for building program has continued: as detailed in this report, improvement and constant renewal continues, and to that end 2014 was certainly not a year, in any area, for marking time or the University embarked on an intensive international search simply reflecting on achievements. for a successor. We were delighted when Professor Jacobs, then Vice-President and Dean of Medicine at the University of The University continues to be indebted to its generous Manchester, agreed to accept the appointment. benefactors. In 2014 two of Sydney’s most respected names in art and design lent major philanthropic support: Judith Neilson I thank the University’s Council, senior management, staff, and Penelope Seidler. The $10 million Judith Neilson Chair in alumni and other friends of the University for their efforts and Architecture will take the lead in researching the design of support over the year. I am confident that under the leadership affordable housing for the tens of millions of people around of Vice-Chancellor Jacobs we can look forward to the next the world displaced by factors such as natural disasters and exciting chapter in the UNSW story. geo-political conflicts, while internationally renowned architect Professor Glenn Murcutt is the inaugural recipient of the Mr David Gonski AC Seidler Chair in the Practice of Architecture. Chancellor” Looking back over the eight and a half years that Professor Hilmer was at the helm, we can only marvel at how much was achieved in such a short period. UNSW now has one of the UNSW is a university on the rise: most effective governance and management structures of any Australian university. The development of clear strategic goals there is no doubt that the Hilmer has focused institutional endeavour and borne fruit not only in years will be regarded as one of terms of campus renewal but in the recruitment of outstanding staff, a significant increase in philanthropic donations and the most significant chapters in the competitive research grants, an enhanced international reputation and improvements to the student experience. University’s history. ” 3 UNSW’s new Kensington Colleges opened in 2014. Photo: Brett Boardman At a Glance About UNSW Australia Objectives Established in 1949 with a unique focus on the scientific, technological and professional disciplines, UNSW has a proud • Continue to build on our position as a peer of the tradition of sustained innovation, focusing on areas critical to best universities globally in research performance, our future – from climate change and renewable energies to concentrating on defined strengths. life-saving medical treatments and breakthrough technologies. • Develop globally focused graduates who are rigorous scholars, capable of leadership and professional UNSW has eight faculties and one college, offering an practices in an international community. extensive range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research • Be a valued partner with key communities, making an programs. impact on contemporary issues. • Improve underlying leadership and operational We attract talented students from across Australia and around capabilities. the world. Our 50,000-plus students come from 128 countries, • Maximise the availability of resources and the assignment making us one of Australia’s most cosmopolitan universities. of resources to priority areas. Our emphasis on quality continues to push up entry standards – in 2014 we saw record demand from the state’s top school Guiding Principles leavers. In pursuing our aspiration, and in the way in which UNSW is led The main UNSW campus is located on a 38 hectare site at and managed, we value and embed: Kensington, seven kilometres from the centre of Sydney. Other major campuses are Art & Design in Paddington and UNSW • Academic freedom Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy. • Leadership • Innovation, initiative and creativity Aspiration • Recognition of merit and excellence • Integrity and high ethical standards Our aspiration is to continually improve our position as a • Equity, opportunity and diversity leading research-intensive university in the Asia−Pacific region, • Mutual respect, collegiality, teamwork and high service focusing on contemporary and social issues through defined standards strengths in professional, scientific and technological fields.
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