University of Melbourne
Public university in Melbourne
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| 2025 | The Parkville Campus will become accessible via Parkville railway station as part of the Metro Tunnel project. |
| 2025 | The Parkville Campus will become accessible via Parkville railway station as part of the Metro Tunnel project. |
| 2024 | Ranked #27 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, achieving 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | Positioned at #36 in the CWTS Leiden Ranking, maintaining 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | University of Melbourne ranked #23 in the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, achieving 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | Construction is expected to begin on stage one of a new engineering campus at Fishermans Bend for the University of Melbourne, spanning 7.2 hectares and designed to host the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP). |
| 2024 | University ranked #6 in the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking. |
| 2024 | Melbourne University won the Big V Division Two women's basketball title. |
| 2024 | Ranked #39 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, securing 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | Achieved #13 in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, maintaining 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | Melbourne University won the Big V Division Two women's basketball title. |
| 2024 | Ranked #27 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, achieving 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | Ranked #39 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, securing 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | Positioned at #36 in the CWTS Leiden Ranking, maintaining 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | Achieved #13 in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, maintaining 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | University ranked #6 in the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking. |
| 2024 | University of Melbourne ranked #23 in the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities, achieving 1st place nationally. |
| 2024 | Construction is expected to begin on stage one of a new engineering campus at Fishermans Bend for the University of Melbourne, spanning 7.2 hectares and designed to host the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP). |
| September 30 2024 | Emma Johnston was announced as the next Vice-Chancellor, set to become the first woman to hold the position in the university's history, succeeding Maskell. |
| September 30 2024 | Emma Johnston was announced as the next Vice-Chancellor, set to become the first woman to hold the position in the university's history, succeeding Maskell. |
| May 22 2024 | University of Melbourne for Palestine representatives announced a potential agreement with university administration to disband encampments in exchange for disclosure of endowment investments and research ties. |
| May 22 2024 | University of Melbourne for Palestine representatives announced a potential agreement with university administration to disband encampments in exchange for disclosure of endowment investments and research ties. |
| May 14 2024 | The university issued a breach notice warning students of potential expulsion and faculty of disciplinary actions if protest activities continued, with potential involvement of state law enforcement. |
| May 14 2024 | The university issued a breach notice warning students of potential expulsion and faculty of disciplinary actions if protest activities continued, with potential involvement of state law enforcement. |
| April 29 2024 | Vice-Chancellor Maskell announced his intention to step down from his position by early 2025, partway through his second term. |
| April 29 2024 | Vice-Chancellor Maskell announced his intention to step down from his position by early 2025, partway through his second term. |
| April 24 2024 | Students occupied the South Lawn of Parkville campus in solidarity with Pro-Palestine movements, seeking to hold the university accountable for its investments and research ties with Israeli government companies. |
| April 24 2024 | Students occupied the South Lawn of Parkville campus in solidarity with Pro-Palestine movements, seeking to hold the university accountable for its investments and research ties with Israeli government companies. |
| 2023 | Sidney Myer Asia Centre Building vandalized with windows broken and graffiti accusing the university of creating an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. |
| 2023 | Updated Access Melbourne program guaranteed entry ATARs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with new thresholds for Agriculture (72), Arts (88), Biomedicine (95), Commerce (93), Design (88), and Science (88). |
| 2023 | University of Melbourne conducted the Employer Satisfaction Survey, with graduates achieving an 85.4% overall employer satisfaction rate. |
| 2023 | University of Melbourne participated in the Student Experience Survey, with undergraduates rating their educational experience at 73.8% and postgraduates rating their experience at 73.9%. |
| 2023 | University of Melbourne completed the Graduate Outcomes Survey, revealing a 67.7% full-time employment rate for undergraduates and 88.3% for postgraduates. |
| 2023 | Melbourne University's men's basketball team made the Big V Championship Men's competition for the first time, and also won the University Basketball League (UBL) men's title. |
| 2023 | Melbourne University's men's basketball team made the Big V Championship Men's competition for the first time, and also won the University Basketball League (UBL) men's title. |
| 2023 | Updated Access Melbourne program guaranteed entry ATARs for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with new thresholds for Agriculture (72), Arts (88), Biomedicine (95), Commerce (93), Design (88), and Science (88). |
| 2023 | University of Melbourne conducted the Employer Satisfaction Survey, with graduates achieving an 85.4% overall employer satisfaction rate. |
| 2023 | University of Melbourne completed the Graduate Outcomes Survey, revealing a 67.7% full-time employment rate for undergraduates and 88.3% for postgraduates. |
| 2023 | University of Melbourne participated in the Student Experience Survey, with undergraduates rating their educational experience at 73.8% and postgraduates rating their experience at 73.9%. |
| 2023 | Sidney Myer Asia Centre Building vandalized with windows broken and graffiti accusing the university of creating an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. |
| August 2023 | National Tertiary Education Union members from various faculties and departments began a five to seven day strike, seeking a 15% wage increase over three years. |
| August 2023 | National Tertiary Education Union members from various faculties and departments began a five to seven day strike, seeking a 15% wage increase over three years. |
| January 1 2023 | Jane Hansen becomes Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. |
| January 1 2023 | Jane Hansen becomes Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. |
| 2022 | UMSU Theatre Department relocated to the new Arts and Culture Building, which includes the 398-seat Union Theatre and 102-seat Guild Theatre. |
| 2022 | UMSU Theatre Department relocated to the new Arts and Culture Building, which includes the 398-seat Union Theatre and 102-seat Guild Theatre. |
| 2021 | The 'Believe' fundraising campaign aimed to raise an additional $1 billion by this year. |
| 2021 | Science Gallery Melbourne was established at the university's Parkville campus, located in the new Melbourne Connect building. The 3,500 square metre gallery is part of the Global Science Gallery Network and aims to create exhibitions that blend art and science. |
| 2021 | Vice-Chancellor issued a public apology for systematically underpaying 1,000 staff members, requiring the university to repay $9.5 million in wage theft. |
| 2021 | State Government granted planning approval for a new $2 billion campus at Fishermans Bend, focusing on engineering and scheduled to open in 2026. |
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