Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Annual Report 2017 Volume 1 Contents Annual Report 2017 Volume 1 Message from the Chancellor 02 Message from the President & Vice-Chancellor 03 2017 Overview Our 2025 Commitment 04 At a Glance 05 2017 Snapshot 06 Towards 2025 Academic Excellence 10 Social Engagement 16 Global Impact 22 Enabling Delivery of our Strategy 24 Governance Governance 26 Leadership 28 The University’s 2017 Financial & Statutory Reports are in Volume 2. Cover photo: University Mall. Opposite: November: UNSW Science Faculty Guinness World Record attempt for the most people dressed as scientists. Design: www.frescocreative.com.au “By 2025, we will have invested an unprecedented $3 billion into our University.” Chancellor’s Message 2017 was another year which made me extremely proud to be Chancellor of UNSW Sydney. During the year, every part of UNSW was enlivened by progress and pursuit of our ambitious and well thought out 2025 Strategic Priorities. The University’s ongoing academic excellence is amply demonstrated by the pre-eminence of the researchers we have attracted during the year and the research they have undertaken. The research funding awards we won during the year also endorse this excellence. The launch of UNSW Scientia Educational experience in 2017 Li Keqiang in celebration of the first 6,000 academic and professional saw the University putting in place anniversary of the Torch Innovation staff for their hard work in 2017. all the elements necessary to Precinct and UNSW’s inaugural They hold the keys to enabling match our academic excellence India Research Roadshow took the delivery of the 2025 Strategy with educational excellence. University’s capabilities to the sub- and in 2017, I believe that our During 2017, UNSW took great continent. Initiatives such as our management and staff brought strides in our commitment to a new STEMM Diploma, which helps that strategy to life, allowing us to just society. We established the international students prepare create world-class environments Division of Inclusion and Diversity, for further study in Australia, are in which to study and work. evidence of our commitment to led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Thanks also go to my fellow being a truly global university. Professor Eileen Baldry. We members of the University Council, appointed UNSW’s first Pro-Vice- I believe that our three strategic our global network of Alumni – Chancellor (Indigenous), Professor priorities – academic excellence, soon to number 300,000 – and Megan Davis, and through the social engagement and global the wider UNSW community ongoing work of UNSW’s school impact – resonate with the wider for the enormous support and outreach program, ASPIRE, UNSW community. engagement given to the University we moved closer to our 2025 in 2017. target of 15 per cent of domestic I am delighted to report that in undergraduate students coming 2017 the newly formed Division I am excited at the prospect that from lower SES backgrounds. of Philanthropy raised more than awaits our University in 2018 $46M, the most successful year and beyond as we continue to This annual report outlines the of fundraising in our University’s transform UNSW into Australia’s wonderful work done by UNSW’s history. Recent years have Global University. thought leaders in promoting seen fundraising records for the informed debate on our grand University surpassed numerous Mr David Gonski AC challenges: climate change, times. I take this opportunity to refugees and migrants, inequality thank our donors, not only for and living with 21st century their generosity but for their act of technology. endorsement of this University’s We continue to extend our 2025 Strategy. Our donors global impact with high profile undoubtedly are an integral international partnerships and part of making the strategy a programs. Our ties with China tangible reality. and India are deepening. In 2017, I also thank the management of we welcomed Chinese Premier, the University and the more than 2 2017 Annual Report – Volume 1 will help implement the University’s global impact strategy as Pro-Vice- Chancellor (International). We also appointed our first female Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eileen Baldry, to the role of Deputy Vice- Chancellor Inclusion and Diversity. The year also saw excellent results in research funding. UNSW was awarded $56.2M worth of Australian Research Council support, the second highest amount in Australia. Among other initiatives, this funded two Australian Laureate Fellowships, awarded to UNSW’s Professor Jill Bennett and Professor Fedor Sukochev. UNSW also secured $85.9M in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council in 2017, which will support our vital work across the medical research spectrum. UNSW researchers attracted a swathe of research awards in 2017, testament to the high calibre of our academic staff. A notable example is Scientia Professor Vice-Chancellor’s Message Michelle Simmons, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence I am pleased to introduce attributes that have seen UNSW for Quantum Computation and UNSW’s Annual Report for 2017, succeed for almost 70 years – the Communication Technology, being my third year as President and tradition of collegiality embodied named 2018 NSW Australian of the Vice-Chancellor. by our students, staff and alumni. Year in November, a precursor to The scale and speed of change This collegiality saw UNSW forge the national awards in January. related to implementation of our a number of new partnerships in Meanwhile, we have continued 2025 Strategy during 2017 was 2017, connecting us with great to improve the quality of our unprecedented and demanded a institutions in Australia and across education. In 2017, we appointed lot from our staff. Their outstanding the globe. Our international over 200 education-focused work, for which I am immensely partnership through the PLuS academics; launched the Scientia grateful, has led to the progress Alliance and our NSW partnership, Education Academy; revised our outlined in this report and in our the NUW Alliance, both reflect our promotion criteria to reflect the recently published Strategy 2025 belief that universities should work importance of stellar teaching In Action document. in partnership with one another to and learning; commenced solve the common problems we Alongside many achievements this a major investment in digital face. UNSW Futures and the four annual report describes our sound technology; and improved many new research institutes launched financial results. It is noteworthy student learning spaces, all in 2017 – the Gonski Education that the scale of our operations has under the umbrella of our Scientia Institute, the Institute for Global grown significantly in recent years Educational Experience. Development, the Disability – for the first time our total income Innovation Institute, and the The success of our 2025 Strategy, exceeds $2B. Strong finances Australian Human Rights Institute – and the future of UNSW, relies underpin our progress in research, were founded with this same ethos. fundamentally on outstanding education, innovation, thought people – from our students, staff leadership, social responsibility, We appointed three new Pro-Vice- and Council members, to our international partnership and Chancellors in 2017. Professor expanding network of Alumni and global development. There have Ana Deletic has been appointed supporters right across the globe. been wonderful examples during to the role of Pro-Vice-Chancellor My thanks to everyone who has 2017 of both individual excellence (Research); Professor Megan contributed to making 2017 such and exceptional teamwork. We Davis is our first appointment to a successful year for UNSW. can be proud that our recent the new role of Pro-Vice-Chancellor successes are due to the same (Indigenous); and Laurie Pearcey Professor Ian Jacobs 2017 Annual Report – Volume 1 3 Overview Our 2025 Commitment The UNSW 2025 Strategy: Universitas 21 international Making a difference network. It is the only Australian as Australia’s Global member of the Global Alliance of Technological Universities. University UNSW is also a member of Our aspiration for the next the Association of Pacific Rim decade is to establish UNSW Universities, a partner in the as Australia’s Global University, emerging PLuS Alliance with improving and transforming King’s College London and lives through excellence in Arizona State University and a research and education and a member of the NUW Alliance. commitment to advancing a just society. We aspire to this in the Values belief that a great university, In pursuing our vision and a global leader in discovery, objectives, members of the UNSW innovation, impact, education and community will demonstrate: thought leadership, can make an » Partnership: working in teams to enormous difference to the lives best serve our communities. of people in Australia and around » the world. Integrity, transparency and ethical decision making: inspiring UNSW is ranked 45th in the QS openness, courage and trust. World University Rankings, is a » Respect: listening and founding member of the Group engaging with each other and of Eight and the prestigious our communities. By 2025, UNSW will be Australia’s Global University and a leading research-intensive and teaching-intensive university, delivering: World-Leading Research Exemplary In-Demand Equality of Research Impact Education Graduates Opportunity 1of the highest 2through the 3for every student 4optimally 5for all our students, ethical standards generation