ANNUAL REPORT 2013 1853 The University of Melbourne established under University Act (Vic) 1872 1895 1855 Conservatorium of 1937 1911 Music established Union building constructed to 2008 Teaching begins with education introduced by School of Agricultural Sciences allow students and staff 16 students in a building legislation established to commune on William Street education: the ‘Melbourne Model’ First University college (Trinity) 1952 Bachelor of Arts established established 1919 Iconic Wilson Hall destroyed 1975 1857 School of Architecture 1879 established University agrees to admit 1959 at the University women Law school established Baillieu Library built 1901 160 Number of students exceeds years 1941 1904 School of Forestry established 1924 in Creswick School of Dentistry established. 2011 1988 1880 First graduate cohort under new accommodate increase in 1861 1946 curriculum Clarke students student society 1962 College of Advanced Education Faculty of Engineering First Australian university established to offer a PhD Faculty of Veterinary Science revived after 34-year hiatus 2013 Ornamental lake formed to drain 1906 1925 1882 University of Melbourne celebrates 160th anniversary Wilson Hall built from sandstone established 1862 in gothic style of students School of Medicine established 1864 Victoria’s natural history collection transfers to the University 2 2 contents 07 CHANCELLOR’S LETTER 08 THE YEAR IN REVIEW 10 HIGHLIGHTS 12 FIVE-YEAR STATISTICS 14 COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP 18 SENIOR OFFICERS 22 OUR PEOPLE 32 RESEARCH & RESEARCH TRAINING 48 STUDENTS & LEARNING 64 ENGAGEMENT 78 SUSTAINABILITY 86 ENABLERS 96 UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE Front Cover 104 STATUTORY REPORTING Photo couplets (from left to right): 122 REPORT ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 130 DISCLOSURE INDEX 133 USEFUL WEBSITES 134 INDEX Timeline Illustrated Australian News Australasian 13 April 1907) THE MELBOURNE VISION CHANCELLOR’S LETTER The Hon Nick Wakeling, MP Minister for Higher Education and Skills 2 Treasury Place EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 20 March 2013 Dear Minister In accordance with the requirements of regulations under the Financial Management Act 1994, it gives me great for the year ending 31 December 2013. 2013 was a year of celebration for the University of Melbourne as staff, students and alumni came together to commemorate the University’s 160th anniversary and its achievements as Australia’s leading university. Research at Melbourne Accelerator Program. Research strength was again demonstrated with the University ranking to focus on our core goals for research and teaching. business and other matters which regularly come before it. to contribute further to the University’s success in 2014. Yours sincerely Elizabeth Alexander AM Chancellor 9 Energy reduction has also been a focus for the University with institutions including Tsinghua University in ² annually. University and Australia, with the graduation of 53 senior THE YEAR IN REVIEW Enablers vibrant engagement with local scholars and students was The University remains committed to establishing facilitated through the Festival of Ideas, which in 2013 was led by Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow Professor Fiona Stanley under the theme of ‘The art and science of wellbeing’. Commitment to Indigenous Australia The University continued to honour its commitment to Building and Planning new building construction in the Growing Esteem in 2013 maintaining buildings, grounds and infrastructure. The University’s founding motto postera crescam laude is Indigenous students from schools across Victoria from taken from a line in a Horace ode, and translated, means and continues to work toward its strategic aim, stated coursework enrolments. years 9–12 during 2012. The Residential Indigenous “We shall grow in the esteem of future generations”. in Growing Esteem 2010, of having the highest staff to encourage mid-secondary Indigenous students to ‘Growing Esteem’, seeks to achieve high renown for by 2015. Following the inaugural staff survey in 2011, a the University through the outstanding quality of its Scholars Program for high achieving students, have teaching and learning, research and research training, and engagement with communities at home and abroad. levels. The University workforce increased by 110 full-time ‘Growing Esteem’ was initiated as a strategy for the equivalent (FTE) staff, with academic staff increasing by delivered by KPMG’s Chairman Peter Nash, and the annual University community in 2005, refreshed in 2010, and and six national Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Narrm Oration in Melbourne by Professor Taiaiake Alfred marked for a further iteration of the strategy from 2014 Student Learning were awarded to academic staff. from Canada’s University of Victoria in British Columbia. after initial discussions this year. The Campaign for the University of Melbourne Research and Research Training Outlook Melbourne Curriculum, and beginner level Asian language for the University of Melbourne’, was launched in May University’s research strategy Research at Melbourne: Ensuring Excellence and Impact to 2025, were brought Australia in the Asian into the University’s active research agenda during 2013. Century 2014. Access and Equity Above all, these forces will require universities to better $285 million by the year’s end given by more than 15 000 inner-Melbourne areas, 188 Victorian schools engaged in its outreach activities in 2013. The Kwong Lee Dow the year, further events were held with alumni and friends the year. the University of 23 of a targeted 50 leading researchers. The test for the University strategy will be to determine University in 2013. in 2013. Of those, half fell into the University’s under- Rankings of World Universities international rankings to the University’s core goals of research, learning and Sustainability for Melbourne Access entry. In 2013, enrolment offers In line with the University’s aim to drive change, train students from remote or isolated areas and for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. sustainability, a framework to assist faculties to embed Students and Learning Engagement and strengthened in 2013. A number of events are now and transform the way the University does business, a feature of the University calendar including Fair Trade In its 160th year, the University strengthened its Fortnight, Recycling Week, and World Environment Day. With students and staff working side by side, the anniversary celebrations, Chancellor Elizabeth Alexander culture of teaching and learning across our faculties and world. who had studied at the University as far back as the early 1930s. Laboratory’, which aligns sustainability-related research to Over the course of the year, the number of formal Admissions Rank (ATAR) increasing to 94.25 for bilateral agreements with leading universities outside University of Melbourne undergraduate degree courses, Australia increased. The University also maintained its undergraduate courses from a high quality student its close international links through Universitas 21 and installation of geothermal heating and cooling systems in a Professor Glyn Davis AC number of buildings. Vice-Chancellor 10 11 HIGHLIGHTS OUR PEOPLE ENGAGEMENT PAGE 25, 46 PAGE 69 Professor Emeritus Graeme Clark was honoured with the 2013 saw the launch of Believe – The Campaign for prestigious Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for developing the modern cochlear implant. ambitious fundraising effort ever undertaken by the PAGE 25 University. The Prime Minister’s Prize for Science was awarded PAGE 66, 76 to Professor Terry Speed in recognition of his work The third biennial Festival of Ideas on the theme of the Art in combining mathematics and statistics to assist and Science of Wellbeing attracted an estimated 10 000 researchers in tackling a range of computational problems participants. in medicine and biology. PAGE 29 University of Melbourne graduate KristiJan Jovanoski was SUSTAINABILITY the recipient of a Victorian Rhodes Scholarship following PAGE 80 the completion of his Masters of Philosophy degree in quantum physics. The University launched the Green Roof Research Centre, which is working to investigate the ability of green roofs to act as ‘natural air conditioners’ and mitigate the ‘heat island effect’ of urban areas. RESEARCH & RESEARCH TRAINING PAGE 81 PAGE 34 $1.75 million was invested in energy reduction and International rankings in 2013 continued to place the generation programs, delivering savings of approximately University of Melbourne as a leading research university 2000 tonnes of CO and $210 000 per year. on the world stage. ² PAGE 35 The University of Melbourne topped the sector in Future ENABLERS Fellowships with 27 awards valued at $20.4 million. PAGE 92 PAGE 44 Release 1 of the Themis Enabling Excellence (TEE) A new breast cancer risk gene was discovered which program was launched in late 2013 with the aim to explains the early-onset breast cancer in some multiple- improve key University business processes and systems case breast cancer families. administration, procurement and business analytics. PAGE 88 STUDENTS & LEARNING The second staff survey saw an improvement from PAGE 54, 62 the inaugural 2011 survey in all aspects, including staff engagement, Job satisfaction and organisational university to Join Coursera and following the introduction commitment.