La Trobe University
Public university in Melbourne
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| 2024 | La Trobe University ranked #251-300 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, tying 14-19th nationally. |
| 2024 | La Trobe University ranked #235 in the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, placing 16th nationally. |
| 2024 | La Trobe University ranked #284 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, placing 20th nationally. |
| 2024 | La Trobe University achieved #458 in the CWTS Leiden Ranking, ranking 20th nationally. |
| 2024 | La Trobe University achieved #217 in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, ranking 17th nationally. |
| 2024 | La Trobe University ranked #19 in the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking. |
| 2024 | La Trobe University placed #301-400 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, tying 16-21st nationally. |
| February 2024 | Theo Farrell is appointed as vice-chancellor for a 12-year term, bringing extensive expertise in Afghan studies and strategic advisory experience. |
| January 2024 | John Dewar concludes his vice-chancellor role at La Trobe University after serving from January 2012 to January 2024. |
| 2023 | La Trobe University graduates achieved an 85.9% employer satisfaction rate in the national Employer Satisfaction Survey. |
| 2023 | Undergraduate students rated their overall educational experience at 73.8%, while postgraduate students rated their experience at 78.2% in the Student Experience Survey. |
| 2023 | University reported a full-time employment rate of 78.5% for undergraduate graduates and 89.2% for postgraduate graduates in the Graduate Outcomes Survey. |
| 2020 | The university announced plans to shift almost half of the campus courses online while maintaining the physical campus operations. |
| 2020 | La Trobe University experienced financial challenges due to reduced international student enrolments during the COVID-19 pandemic, and implemented measures including voluntary redundancies and staff pay cuts. |
| March 2020 | Part of the Bundoora campus was closed for a deep clean after a student tested positive for COVID-19. The university transitioned to mostly online teaching with limited face-to-face courses. |
| 2019 | The university committed to becoming fully carbon neutral in its own operations by 2029. |
| August 2019 | The university announced the 'Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship', a four-year PhD opportunity for a female researcher from India, providing approximately $200,000 (AUD) in support for research in health, sport, information technology, cyber security, or engineering. |
| March 29 2019 | John Brumby becomes the chancellor and chair of La Trobe University's council. |
| 2018 | La Trobe University received recognition in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) report, with research rated as 'At world standard', 'Above world standard', or 'Well above world standard' across all broad and detailed disciplinary areas. |
| 2017 | La Trobe University was reported as the worst university in Victoria for sexual harassment, with 30% of 947 surveyed students reporting sexual harassment, contrasting with the university's previous statement of only 7 officially reported cases over five years. |
| 2017 | LUMA and VAC were fully integrated into the La Trobe Institute (LAI) structure. |
| 2016 | LUMA closed its location at Glenn College, and LAI assumed responsibility for LUMA and VAC. |
| June 2016 | Roz Ward was suspended over controversial comments about the Australian flag on Facebook, related to the Safe Schools program. The suspension was quickly lifted, with the university stating it was not in their best interest to pursue the matter. |
| May 2016 | The Victorian Government announced it would publicly provide sexual diversity materials deleted from the federal government's website and allocate an additional $300,000 annually to deliver the Safe Schools program in full. |
| March 16 2016 | ABC news reported Liberal Nationals MP George Christensen used parliamentary privilege to accuse the Safe Schools program of being linked to a 'paedophilia advocate', referring to professor Gary Dowsett's 1982 report. La Trobe University condemned the attack and defended Dowsett's work. |
| January 2016 | The Safe Schools Coalition released a children's story book titled 'The Gender Fairy', which explains transgender issues for children as young as four. Roz Ward compiled the accompanying notes for teachers and parents. |
| 2015 | La Trobe University committed to fully divest from fossil fuels after a successful campaign by students and faculty. |
| 2013 | The La Trobe Institute (LAI) was established to consolidate and manage the university's art collections and activities. |
| 2012 | La Trobe University was ranked third in Victoria based on the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) report, achieving top rankings in microbiology, biochemistry and cell biology, veterinary sciences, historical studies, and archaeology. |
| August 2012 | Construction of the La Trobe AgriBio building was completed, resulting in a structure of around 31,000 square metres over three levels with external buildings including a glasshouse and poly-house complex. |
| January 2012 | John Dewar begins his tenure as vice-chancellor of La Trobe University. |
| 2011 | La Trobe University was the reigning champion at the Southern University Games, having won the competition in the previous year (2010). |
| 2011 | La Trobe University merged three separate student organizations - the Student's Representative Council, the La Trobe Postgraduate Students Association, and the Students Guild - into a single body called the La Trobe Student Union. |
| 2011 | The Australian Archaeomagnetism Laboratory was involved in dating the age of the new South African hominin species Australopithecus sediba, which was published in the journal 'Science'. |
| 2011 | La Trobe University, in conjunction with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, built the Australian Archaeomagnetism Laboratory (TAAL) within the Department of Archaeology, Environment and Community Planning. |
| May 23 2011 | La Trobe University closed the Hotel and Conference Centre at Beechworth campus after stakeholder consultation and community feedback. |
| 2010 | La Trobe University won the Southern University Games. |
| 2010 | The Melbourne campus art collection grew to more than 3000 post-war contemporary Australian artworks valued at $17 million, becoming the second largest university art collection in Victoria. |
| December 2010 | A new two-storey campus building was opened at 210 Fryers Street in Shepparton, located opposite the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE. |
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