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Postgraduate study

The mix of diverse research interests held by its many top researchers (including 18 Federation Fellows) ensures a rich scholarly environment for both staff and students. Investment in an expansive network of specialities has paid off for ANU, which is one of the country’s most competitive grant recipients. It has attracted significant government funding, many international staff and visitors, and has a range of agreements with other universities, in Australia and overseas. The newly formalised membership of the prestigious International Alliance of Research Universities means students will be able to take part in exchanges and research projects with some of the world’s leading universities, including Oxford, Cambridge and Yale.
The ANU Graduate School offers research opportunities spanning all of the university’s academic areas. In addition, the school runs numerous short courses and services to support postgraduates’ general professional and academic development. ANU has a sizeable group of higher degree candidates including a strong research student contingent (the vast majority in the humanities and sciences disciplines), and good numbers in coursework programs, especially in the humanities and social sciences, business and management, law and the sciences.
Research students are well supported with at least three academic staff appointed to each PhD student’s supervisory panel. Research facilities are also excellent. They include the Australia’s most powerful super computer which supports cutting-edge work in many disciplines across the sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts, and very good library facilities — especially strong in areas relating to Asia and the Pacific — which are supplemented by the National Library, the National Museum of Australia and National Archives.

ANU continues to build on its range of coursework programs, naming management, law, strategic and defence studies, international relations and environmental studies among its projected growth areas. New coursework studies are being offered in biotechnology, applied economics, economic policy, Southeast Asian studies, Asia-Pacific studies, new media arts, design arts, and resources, environment and society.

The international connection

A good range of initial and ongoing support services are available to international students. They include ‘meet and greet’ and orientation on arrival (and follow-up six weeks later), accommodation and financial advice, counselling, assistance with study skills and English competence, a Muslim student centre, and a link scheme (social networking) for international and local students. ANU also conducts pre-departure briefings in Singapore, Shanghai and Malaysia.
There are high-prestige scholarships for full undergraduate programs as well as eight partial scholarships based on annual results (the Terrell International Scholarships). Special awards might be available for entry into an honours year.
Most undergraduate students come from China, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia, with commerce, engineering and science the preferred study areas. ANU students also study abroad (their main destinations are Japan, North America and Europe) and students from North America, Japan, Korea and elsewhere can study at ANU. ANU has also recently established new links with two Danish universities and with others in Spain and Ireland. It is one of the few universities in the world to have a student exchange agreement with Oxford and Cambridge universities in the UK.

Notable graduates

Notable graduates include Senator Nick Minchin (BEc 1975, LLB 1977); US ambassador to Israel 1995-97, Martin Indyk (PhD 1978); adventurer Tim Macartney-Snape (BSc 1980); federal court judge, Justice Tony Whitlam (LLB 1967); noted crime writer, Peter Corris (PhD 1970); Professor Rolf Zinkernagel (PhD 1975), who shared a 1996 Nobel Prize with former ANU staff member Professor Peter Doherty; journalist and sexologist, Bettina Arndt (BSc 1971); former Midnight Oil lead singer and MP, Peter Garrett (BA 1976); and researcher in the field of Gravitational Wave Detection for NASA and 2001 co-winner of the JG Crawford Medal for Academic excellence, Dr Daniel Shaddock (PhD

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Postgraduate study

UNSW is one of the biggest providers of graduate coursework programs around, particularly at masters level. The really large numbers are in engineering and technology, business and management, and law, but there are sizeable contingents also in health services and support, the humanities and social sciences, science and creative arts. Many of the niche fields such as environmental studies, built environment and psychology also attract many candidates.

UNSW was one of the first of the big postgraduate providers to set about putting research degrees on a professional footing. It recently established a Graduate Research School which provides ‘a one-stop shop for postgraduate research students, bringing under one roof the range of services required to support the students and their supervisors’. There are currently some 2800 students undertaking research within a postgraduate population of some 16 000. They are found in each of the eight faculties —arts and social sciences, built environment, commerce and economics, engineering, law, medicine, science, and the College of Fine Arts). UNSW’s engineering program is particularly strong, with large groups of research students enrolled across its many areas.

UNSW is among the top research performers in the country, and now has more than 60 research centres devoted to areas as diverse as membrane and separation technology, HIV epidemiology and clinical research, social policy and communications law. It is also involved in 15 Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) and is the principal institution in the CRCs dedicated to eye research and waste management.

There are Commonwealth Supported Places available in a number of graduate coursework programs (see the website for an up-to-date list). In addition, the university offers a limited number of postgraduate equity places to students who satisfy certain eligibility criteria (those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, Indigenous or rural students and students from non-English speaking backgrounds, for example), which allow them to transfer from full-fee to Commonwealth Supported Places.

The international connection

UNSW has enrolled international students for more than 40 years and now boasts a large group of nearly 5000 international undergraduates. The services it provides to international students are generally regarded as a benchmark in Australia. Its large foundation studies program prepares those who have completed high school overseas for tertiary study in Australia. Graduation ceremonies are held in Beijing, Hong Kong and, in alternate years, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. UNSW has an extensive network of some 147 universities in 32 countries which facilitate student exchange. During 2003, 235 UNSW students studied abroad (the USA, Canada and Sweden the main host countries) and over 250, most from the USA and Europe, came to UNSW for a semester or two through exchange and study abroad programs.

Notable graduates

UNSW has produced eleven Rhodes scholars over the last decade. Other notable graduates include Minister for National Development in Singapore, Mah Bow Tan (BE 1971, ME 1973); one of Australia’s very few women horse trainers, Gai Waterhouse (BA 1975); businessman and former adviser to the prime minister, Bob Mansfield (BCom 1975); magistrate, activist and former chancellor of UNE, Pat O’Shane (LLB 1976); former captain of the Australian men’s cricket team, Mark Taylor (BSurv 1988); former Premier of NSW Bob Carr (BA 1969); musician and MP, Peter Garrett (LLB 1977); former Lord Mayor of Sydney, Lucy Hughes-Turnbull (MBA 1985); Scientist/Media commentator Karl Kruszelnicki (BSc 1968, MBiomedEng 1981); ABC chairman Donald Mcdonald (BCom 1961); Film-maker George Miller (MBBS 1971); writer Richard Neville (BA 1964); real estate developer, Ervin Vidor (BCom 1964); and women’s rights activist, Eva Cox (BA 1975).

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Postgraduate study

Sydney attracts large numbers of research students, particularly in medicine, science, and the humanities and social sciences. Fields like engineering, education, health, psychology and creative arts also attract good numbers. Supervisors are offered training and professional development and there is a Dean of Graduate Studies responsible for the postgraduate educational experience.

The university has over 100 research centres and institutes. It is home to one ARC Special Research Centre, the Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities, and its Key Centres and Centres of Excellence encompass research in fields such as light metals, vision science, free radical chemistry and biotechnology, plant energy biology, polymer colloids, field robotics, microscopy, transport management, and design computing and cognition. The university is also a participant in the National ICT Centre of Excellence, in 24 Cooperative Research Centres and is home to the Nanostructural Analysis Network Organisation. Sydney’s three NHMRC Centres of Clinical Research Excellence focus on chronic liver disease, renal medicine and improved outcomes for immunosuppressed haematology patients, and it is a joint partner in a Clinical Centre of Excellence in mental illness. As for its human resources, Sydney is now home to fifteen of the country’s top researchers, all recipients of the government’s Federation Fellowships.

Sydney has a larger coursework enrolment than some of the older institutions with more than 12 000 students, many of them at the masters level. There are large numbers in international relations, health information management, law, project management, bioinformatics and molecular biotechnology, psychology, nutrition and dietetics, and business administration. The economics and business faculty is one of a handful in the country to have gained accreditation from two of the peak international quality accreditation schemes — EQUIS (run by the European Foundation for Management Development) and the scheme of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), based in the United States. The recently established Graduate School of Government on the Darlington campus offers programs which focus on excellence in public administration. The university’s coursework menu has continued to expand in other areas. The engineering faculty has added to its course offerings, significantly increasing the number of majors available in the masters of engineering studies program. The arts faculty plans to introduce new graduate programs in development studies and strategic public relations. And while Sydney is no longer accepting undergraduate nursing students, it introduced a new graduate entry pre-registration course for 2006, the masters of nursing.

The international connection

The University of Sydney is a major destination for international students. They arrive from more than 80 different countries and make up about 18 per cent of the total student population. There is a mid-year intake in many courses and core subjects for popular courses can be taken at a summer school.

The university provides orientation programs each semester. English language and personal support, including free personal counselling, is available to all international students.

The university offers a foundation studies program in conjunction with Taylors College and recognises the foundation programs of many other Australian universities.

Many new international students come from China and Singapore with large contingents also from India, South Korea, Malaysia, the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Many study architecture, arts, business, economics, education, engineering, health science, information technology, medicine, nursing and science. The Study Abroad program has growing numbers from northern Europe and the USA, many studying liberal arts and Australian studies. Domestic students can take up exchange programs in Europe, Asia and North America. The university holds graduation ceremonies in a number of countries. Previous ceremonies have been held in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Notable graduates

Sydney is not short of notable graduates. They include over 100 Rhodes Scholars, the latest being economics/law student Jonathan Bonnitcha; several prime ministers (including John Howard); former federal opposition leader, Mark Latham; Northern Territory Chief Minister, Claire Martin; Greens leader Bob Brown; Aboriginal leaders including the late Charles Perkins and Noel Pearson; Justices of the High Court, Dyson Heydon and Michael Kirby; Chief Justice of the High Court, Murray Gleeson; writers Germaine Greer and Les Murray; broadcasters Adam Spencer and Julie McCrossin; filmmakers Phil Noyce, Bruce Beresford and Jane Campion; 1999 Young Australian of the Year, Dr Bryan Gaensler; and conductor Simone Young.

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Postgraduate study

Postgraduate courses are available through nine divisions: economics and financial studies; environmental and life sciences; information and communication sciences; humanities; society, culture, media and philosophy; law; linguistics and psychology; and the Australian Centre for Educational Studies, as well as through the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (one of only a few schools in the country which have gained the EQUIS quality accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development).

An active recruiter of research students across all divisions, Macquarie’s bigger research enrolments are in science as well as the humanities and social sciences, but others are in psychology, business and management, and growing numbers suggest strong interest in languages.

The university has a number of national research centres in areas including biodiversity, proteomics, cognitive science, geochemistry and education and has recently added the Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (PICT) and the Macquarie Institute for Innovation to the list of its specialist centres and institutes. PICT answers the growing need for education about international terrorism and national security while the Institute for Innovation is set to provide entrepreneurship education for students in all disciplines.

Macquarie has always been strong on professional development with large part-time enrolments and a high proportion of postgraduate coursework students. Many of the big numbers are in courses linked to career development such as business-related courses, especially in management, offered via the Graduate School of Management and in the Applied Finance Centre, which delivers its courses in Singapore, Beijing and Tokyo, as well as in Melbourne and Brisbane. Other high-demand programs are in accounting, education, TESOL, psychology, chiropractic science, international relations, international communication, and languages.

The international connection

The number of international students studying at Macquarie continues to grow, with close to 4500 international students currently doing undergraduate degree programs on campus. Macquarie’s international students come from over 70 countries including China, Indonesia, Sweden, Brazil, Norway, Malaysia, Singapore, India, the USA, Thailand and South Korea. Business, arts and science are the most popular courses.

The Sydney Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT), located on the Macquarie University campus, provides pathway programs that give students advanced standing for studies within the university. Also located on campus is the National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR), which offers general English courses at a range of levels, and intensive academic English courses for those who need to improve their English language skills before commencing their studies.

In 2005, a large Study Abroad program saw 1400 students come to Macquarie for a semester or two. Macquarie also claims the most generous travel grant scheme for outbound exchange of any Australian university, and has agreements with over 250 foreign institutions. Macquarie’s outbound program has provided unique international experiences for many of its students. In fact, a third of the 2005 graduate cohort travelled overseas to complete some of their study program.

Notable graduates

Notable graduates include the youngest law professor in Australia Professor Ian Ramsey (BA LLB 1983); prominent politician Senator John Faulkner (BA DipEd 1977); Australian netball captain Liz Ellis (BA LLB 1997); Sixty Minutes reporter Jeff McMullen (BA 1972); chair of the board of the Commonwealth Bank and former chancellor of the University Tim Besley (BLegSt 1984); and three members of The Wiggles, Greg Page (BEd (ECE) 1993), Murray Cook (BEd (ECE) 1991) and Anthony Field (BEd (ECE) 1991) who were the 2005 Australian Exporter of the Year.

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Postgraduate study

There are plans to increase both the overall proportion of postgraduates and research student numbers but UQ is already also one of Australia’s most prolific PhD producers: the number of PhDs awarded has nearly doubled over the last decade. The postgraduate menu runs the gamut of the major traditional and contemporary courses but the main fields of interest for research students are the sciences, humanities and social science, business, engineering, law and agriculture, health, accounting, computing, languages, rehabilitation and psychology. UQ takes the life and work of its research students very seriously. New supervision policies and training programs have been implemented, more scholarships (including travel award and postgraduate conference schemes) and skills training workshops are now offered, and the graduate school provides office spaces for more than 500 students.

UQ has major research centres in nanomaterials, molecular science, hypersonics and psychology and an internationally significant Institute for Molecular Science. Expanding into other new areas of research and collaboration, UQ also recently established the Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, the Sustainable Minerals Institute, the Queensland Brain Institute, the Rotary Centre for International Studies in Peace in Conflict Resolution, the Centre for Social Research in Communication and the Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research whose director recently pioneered a world-first cervical cancer vaccine.

UQ has a good success rate with bids for government funding and it is consistently at or near the top of the list of the big recipients for Australian Research Council (ARC) ‘Linkage’ grants, which fund research involving industry and other partners. It also came out on top in the race for ARC E-Research Support Grants in 2006, receiving funds for eight projects. UQ has one of the highest participation levels of any institution in Australia in the Cooperative Research Program (CRC) program, including core partnerships in 24 CRCs and supporting partnerships in eleven.

The university also hopes to vastly increase its coursework enrolments to complement the strong emphasis on research and research degrees. In 2006, there were new coursework options in museum studies, and a new one-year graduate diploma of education at Ipswich. Law, humanities, science, education, and health services and support are well-populated disciplines, but the business and management field attracts the largest numbers. UQ’s business school was the first Australian school to earn accreditation from two of the peak international quality-accreditation programs — the program of the European Foundation for Management Development (EQUIS) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), based in the United States. The university also scores well in its graduates’ satisfaction ratings.

The international connection

In 2005, there were more than 3000 international students at UQ from 120 countries in undergraduate programs. There were many others in English language, postgraduate, research and Study Abroad programs.

UQ’s range of academic and support services includes academic preparation, airport reception and temporary accommodation, accommodation advice, orientation programs and a wide range of English language training programs. International students may complete the Foundation Year (bridging) for entry to undergraduate programs. Overseas graduation ceremonies are held in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong.

For students at accredited institutions overseas, UQ has a Study Abroad and exchange program which allows visits of one or two semesters.

Notable graduates

Notable graduates include Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush (BA 1972); 1996 Nobel Prize winner and 1997 Australian of the Year, Professor Peter Doherty (BVSc 1962, MVSc 1966); former Governor-General Bill Hayden (BEcon 1969); former Premier of Queensland, Wayne Goss (LLB 1975, MBA 1997); current Queensland Premier Peter Beattie (BA 1974, LLB 1976); a former Chief Justice of the High Court, Sir Gerard Brennan (BA 1948, LLB 1951); Queensland’s current Governor, Quentin Bryce (BA 1962, LLB 1965); and Rhodes scholars Kateena O’Gorman (2003) (BA/LLB); Andrew Stumer (2004) (BA/LLB 2002), Simon Quinn (2005) (BEc Hons 2003) and Nicholas Luke (2006) (BAHons, LLB).

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Postgraduate study

Adelaide strives to be ‘an internationally prestigious research-based institution [with] several peaks of world acclaimed distinction’. It prides itself on its very strong research track record. Its research earnings are consistently among the highest per staff member of any university in Australia, and it hosts various specialist research centres which lend support to this vast program. The university participates in 17 Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) in areas ranging from molecular plant breeding to greenhouse gas technologies. In 2005, its Roseworthy campus became the home of the CRC for an internationally Competitive Pork Industry. Adelaide has formed other alliances through its involvement in national research centres such as the ACPFG, the Australian Stem Cell Centre, the Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development, and has collaborative ties with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). The university is currently home to three Federation Fellows, recipients of very prestigious research fellowships for their work in the fields of international migration, plant breeding and fragmentary DNA research.

With 5100 students undertaking higher degrees, the university is a popular postgraduate destination. Over one third of these students are currently completing research degrees (many in science, health sciences, agriculture, engineering, and the humanities and social sciences). ‘Cross-disciplinary research clusters’ have been developed to link Adelaide researchers and industry, and to provide access points for postgraduate researchers to support networks in each of the nine fields: computational neuroscience, defence and security, energy, food plus, healthy ageing, healthy development, integrating sustainability research, preventative healthcare and water.

Other Adelaide postgraduates are spread throughout various coursework programs, some in niche areas such as creative writing, gastronomy, digital media, innovation and commercialisation and petroleum engineering but the biggest enrolments are in business and management. Several new postgraduate degrees have been introduced this year including Plant Biosecurity and Geostatistics.

Almost a quarter of Adelaide’s postgraduate students are from overseas and there is an ‘integrated bridging program’ for the quite high proportion of international research students in addition to the postgraduate association which represents all candidates. PhD students can do part of their work at other locations, including sites overseas.

The international connection

Adelaide has become an increasingly popular destination for international students. The university took in its first international students over 60 years ago. Its students now come from 80 different countries and make up around 20 per cent of total enrolments. Around 60 per cent of those are undergraduate students. Most are full-time, others are visiting for one or two semesters on Study Abroad programs.

Undergraduates can gain admission through several different pathways. Some transfer via twinning or articulation arrangements with overseas partner universities while others undertake foundation programs offered by nearby colleges on the university’s behalf. Some gain entry following the South Australian matriculation exam (SAM) or its equivalent elsewhere.

Pre-enrolment English courses are available to undergraduate and postgraduate students. All international students are welcomed on arrival at the airport and undergo a two-week orientation program as they settle into the city and the university. There are ongoing support services and also a very active overseas student association on campus.

Many of Adelaide’s international students are enrolled in commerce, finance, economics, business, engineering (all fields) and information technology degrees while others are in medicine, dentistry, psychology, life sciences and social sciences. Courses in business, commerce and engineering are also offered in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. The university holds graduation ceremonies in each of these countries and has alumni chapters there and in the UK and the USA.

Many international students are from China, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the USA and India. The university continues to develop research and teaching links with institutions in the Asia-Pacific region and is now an approved institution for students funded by AusAid Australian Development Scholarships.

Notable graduates

Notable graduates include Nobel laureate and member of the team which discovered penicillin, Howard Florey (three degrees between 1921 and 1945); President of the Republic of Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong (BArch 1962); Chairman/CEO of supercomputer company Silicon Graphics, Bob Bishop (BSc Hons 1964); singer, writer and arts festival director, Robyn Archer (BA Hons 1970); astronaut Dr Andy Thomas (BE 1973, PhD 1978); former Democrats leader, Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (BA 1991); and the latest winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, Dr Robin Warren (MBBS 1961).

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Postgraduate study

A comprehensive array of graduate programs — from industry short courses, postgraduate coursework degrees, higher research degrees and professional doctorates through to higher research degrees and professional doctorates — are available through each of the university’s ten faculties: art and design; arts; business and economics; information technology; education; engineering; law; medicine; nursing and health studies; pharmacy; and science. Postgraduate students are given access to this excellent offshore campus network through exchange programs and study tours. Courses are delivered through distance education, residentials, or in mixed-mode. The university is a key provider of courses, including postgraduate programs, for Open Universities Australia (see separate profile). In 2006, the university introduced a range of new coursework programs for postgraduates; Australian studies and communications are among the new course titles. There are also a number of combined masters degrees including an MBA combined with corporate and environmental sustainability management. Overall, medicine, nursing and health sciences are among the most popular fields for coursework students, along with business, education and economics.

Monash has a very large number of research students with over 4000 PhD enrolments. The big fields are medicine and the humanities and social sciences with substantial numbers in education, science, business, computing and IT, engineering and technology. But even niche fields such as creative arts or pharmacy have larger numbers than almost anywhere else. Masters programs may involve various mixes of research and coursework and some PhDs allow up to six months of coursework study. Monash offers several professional doctorates. The EdD combines coursework with a major research study, and the DPsych (three streams available) comprises supervised practice, coursework and a thesis. A Doctor of Public Health is also offered.

The Monash Research Graduate School coordinates research training and support. There are many services for research students including training in writing and thesis preparation, help with English language for students from non-English speaking backgrounds, counselling, and so on. A 24-hour postgraduate centre at Clayton is used for study, meetings and socialising. There is also a new postgraduate study centre and lounge on the Caulfield campus. All doctoral students are encouraged to attend international conferences and will usually get funding for the airfare if they are presenting a paper. Funding may also be available for overseas research, specialist statistical support and the preparation of material for post-graduation publication. There is has a partial tuition scholarship program for international students.

A leading recipient of research grants, Monash is the principal institution in three Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs). Its overall portfolio includes CRCs for freshwater ecology, vaccine technology, advanced composite structures, catchment hydrology, clean power from lignite, polymer blends, cast metal manufacturing, telecommunications, and enterprise distributed systems.

The international connection

Monash is a popular destination for international students (more than 10 000 undergraduates are from overseas) and has growing overseas links for research and student exchanges as well as a very large group of international alumni.

Award courses are taught in Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Hong Kong, Thailand, China, Indonesia, the UK and the US, and graduation ceremonies are regularly held in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

For students studying in Australia, the Monash University English Language Centre (MUELC) has a range of English language programs and MUFY (Monash University Foundation Year) is provided by Taylors College, based near the Melbourne CBD, as well as in Laos and Malaysia. Monash College also offers diploma courses which guarantee entry into second year of selected degrees in business and economics, art and design, IT and engineering.

Each campus has an international student services office, offering a variety of services and advice.

Study Abroad is another popular program for both international and domestic students. Overseas exchange placements run for one or two semesters and are taken up by around 950 Monash students each year.

Notable graduates

Notable graduates include Queen’s Counsel, author and refugee rights advocate Julian Burnside (BEc 1972, LLB 1973); tennis champion Paul McNamee (BSc 1976); Qantas Airways chairperson Margaret Jackson AC (BEc 1973, HonLLD 2002); Victorian Chief Justice Marilyn Warren (BJuris 1973, LLB 1974, LLM 1983); renowned playwright David Williamson (BE 1965, HonDLitt 1990); ground-breaking surgeon Susan Lim (MBBS (Hons) 1979); Federal Treasurer Peter Costello (LLB (Hons) 1980, BA 1982); and the CEO of World Vision Australia Tim Costello.

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Melbourne was the first Australian university to award a PhD. It currently has over 3000 PhDs enrolled and over one in three of its 14 000 postgraduates is enrolled in a research degree. The highest enrolments are in the sciences, humanities and social sciences, education and training, medicine and the life sciences, engineering and technology, but even niche fields such as dentistry, agriculture, languages, and built environment reach a critical mass with their numbers. Melbourne has a good share of federally funded research scholarships, and its research training record is maintained by a high calibre team of researchers, including four Nobel Laureates, and three scientists recently elected to the Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science

The university gets top marks against all research performance indicators. Among its foremost research centres are Commonwealth-funded centres in particulate fluids processing, and applied philosophy and public ethics, and Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) in Australian poultry, Aboriginal health, eWater, sensor signalling and information processing, cochlear implants, greenhouse accounting, bioproducts, viticulture, productive mineral discovery, oral health science and spatial information. Melbourne’s increasing focus on biotechnology research and development resulted in the launch of the Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology in early 2005.

While Melbourne focuses on research degrees, it also has a strong graduate coursework program, with everything from graduate certificates through to masters degrees. As one would expect, the postgraduate course list covers an impressive range of fields. The biggest numbers are in education, with business and management, law, the humanities and social sciences, health, even creative arts also drawing sizeable enrolments. In 2006, the Victorian College of the Arts introduced some original postgraduate courses: a graduate certificate in Indigenous arts management, as well as postgraduate diploma and masters programs in community cultural development. The country’s first postgraduate program in puppetry is now in its second year at the college. There are bursaries to help reduce coursework fees.

All students have access to the School of Graduate Studies which coordinates many services including an induction program, training in university teaching, computing and communication skills, and preparation programs for graduates entering the workforce. The Graduate Centre has facilities such as study rooms, computer labs, and dining and bar facilities. New PhD students can undertake an online program called ‘Postgraduate essentials: A successful start to your PhD’ while later-year students can get help making their research accessible to general audiences through the new Writing Centre for Scholars and Researchers. Melbourne has a large number of research scholarships, and competition remains hot for them. A revamped research scholarship scheme includes scholarships for top applicants, incentives for female graduates undertaking postgraduate research and postgraduate awards for Indigenous Australians. Melbourne is also moving towards a policy of awarding a travelling scholarship to every postgraduate student whose thesis would benefit from overseas travel.

The international connection

As one of Australia’s major universities, Melbourne has a well-established international student program. The largest groups of international undergraduate students are from Malaysia, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and the USA, but other countries are also represented. The most popular areas of study are commerce, engineering, medicine, the sciences, law and arts.

Trinity College (affiliated with the university) offers a foundation studies program and English language courses are taught at the Hawthorn English Language Centre. Melbourne’s international student services provide support for international students that begins with offshore pre-departure briefings in many countries. Once they arrive, an orientation and enrolment program prepares students for study and introduces fellow students through a number of social activities. Throughout their programs, students also have access to individual tutors, workshops and publications at the Language and Learning Skills Unit. And the services don’t stop after the return home. The Careers and Employment Unit holds graduate events in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia and China to help recent graduates expand their career opportunities and networks.

Close to 1000 students take part in Melbourne’s Study Abroad and exchange program every year, making the most of the university’s network of 115 partner institutions which spans over 29 countries. Scholarships are available to outstanding international students.

Notable graduates

Notable graduates range from Nobel laureates in medicine Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet (Medicine 1922) and Sir John Eccles (Medicine 1925) to entertainers Libby Gorr, aka Elle McFeast (Law). Others are the Looksmart founder Evan Thornley (Commerce/Law 1972); former Victorian Governor and former Olympian, John Landy (Ag Science 1954); deputy federal opposition leader and shadow education minister Jenny Macklin (Commerce 1976); ABC presenter Red Symonds; actor Alice Garner; and of course, Sir Robert Menzies (Law, 1913). There are hosts of others including East Timor’s first lady, Kirsty Sword Gusmao (Arts 1988); Jack Hibberd, writer and graduate in medicine; comedian Rod Quantock (BArch); TV celebrity cook Stefano de Pieri (Arts 1984); and 2006 Rhodes Scholar, Ye Chen.

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Among UWA’s major research centres is the Institute for Regional Development, which produces research focused on tackling ‘the technical, economic, social and environmental issues’ challenging rural, regional and remote communities in Australia. In 2003, the university established the Motorola Software Centre, an initiative aimed at developing new generations of communications systems, which also contributes to teaching and research, and employment options for UWA computer science and software engineering graduates. A new state-of-the-art molecular and chemical sciences building was completed in 2005.

UWA has Commonwealth-funded special research centres in tectonics and offshore foundations systems. It is host to the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Plant-based Management of Dry land Salinity, a core participant in the CRCs for coastal zone estuary and waterways management, and a participant in additional CRCs for asthma, Australian telecommunications, and the biological control of pest animals. Its own research focus areas are oil and gas, agricultural and natural ecosystems, genetic epidemiology, humanities and social sciences, health and biomedicine, Indigenous studies, and international management and business studies.

The university is steadily increasing its already high proportion of research students and is attracting more notice overseas, with several American Fulbright Scholars choosing to study at UWA in 2005. Currently, there are nearly 1950 enrolled (among about 4500 postgraduates). The biggest numbers are in science, education and medicine. Postgraduate support resources include a board and dean of postgraduate research, which oversee the progress of masters and PhD candidates (as well as their supervisors). Postgraduates can also participate in a wide range of elective development courses.

There has been an increase in UWA’s postgraduate coursework enrolments, with substantial numbers now in both education and management. The university’s Graduate School of Management is accredited by one of the peak international quality assurance schemes, EQUIS, run by the European Foundation of Management Development. The university also reports growing numbers in niche areas such as taxation, industrial relations and regional development. UWA’s medical school recently introduced a graduate entry program and UWA collaborates with Curtin and Murdoch (see separate profiles) to offer a masters in oil and gas engineering, and offers postgraduate courses through the Australian Institute of Education it established with Murdoch.

The international connection

Perth and Western Australia are geographically close to many Southeast Asian cities, sharing the same time zone with countries such as Singapore and Malaysia. UWA has close to 2000 international undergraduate students from nearly 80 different countries studying its programs onshore. Courses such as business, engineering and information technology are the most popular.

The university offers its own foundation program for international students, provided by Taylors College, at its newly-acquired historic Claremont site and provides English language courses through its Centre for English Language Teaching. The UWA International College arranges airport reception and transfers, temporary accommodation and a comprehensive orientation program.

Notable graduates

Notable graduates include some 94 Rhodes scholars including the 2006 Rhodes scholar Andrew Lodder, who joins former Prime Minister Robert Hawke, Federal Opposition leader Kim Beazley and former WA Premier Dr Geoff Gallop (BEc 1972), as well as Ben Gauntlett, Stuart Munro and David Knezevic, the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Rhodes scholars respectively. Other former state premiers on the UWA honour roll include Richard Court (BCom 1969), Dr Carmen Lawrence (BPsych 1969, PhD 1984) and Peter Dowding (LLB 1965). Other distinguished graduates include 2005 Nobel Prize winner, Professor Barry Marshall, writer Sally Morgan (BA 1975); high profile child health expert and Australian of the Year 2003, Professor Fiona Stanley; and former BP president Greg Bourne, now CEO of the World Wildlife Fund.

Regional graduates who have won UWA Distinguished International Alumnus Awards include Singapore’s Minister for Transport, Yeo Cheow Tong and former Shell/Colombo Plan scholar Dato’Mohamed Zain bin Mohamed Yusef, former Executive Director of the Shell Group Board, who is Chairman of the Malaysia Australia Business Council

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Date established as a University
SYDNEY  1851  
MELBOURNE  1853  
ADELAIDE  1874   
QUEENSLAND  1909  
UWA  1911  
ANU  1946  
UNSW  1949  
MONASH  1958  
MACQUARIE  1964

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Derived from DEST and ARC data  
五星     
ADELAIDE
ANU
MELBOURNE
MURDOCH
QUEENSLAND
SYDNEY
UNSW
UWA
四星   
BALLARAT
CDU
FLINDERS
MONASH
QUT
SWINBURNE
TASMANIA
WOLLONGONG
三星   
CANBERRA
CURTIN
GRIFFITH
MACQUARIE
NEWCASTLE
RMIT
SOUTHERN CROSS
UniSA
UTS

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Derived from DEST and ARC data  
五星     
ADELAIDE
ANU
MELBOURNE
MONASH
QUEENSLAND
SYDNEY
UNSW
UWA
四星   
CURTIN
GRIFFITH
NEWCASTLE
QUT
RMIT
TASMANIA
UniSA
WOLLONGONG

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Derived from DEST data  
五星      
MACQUARIE  
MELBOURNE  
MONASH  
QUEENSLAND  
SYDNEY  
UNSW  
UWA  
四星     
ACU  
ADELAIDE  
ANU  
CDU  
CURTIN  
QUT  
TASMANIA  
UTS

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ACU
AMC
CSU
RMIT
SUNSHINE COAST
UNE
USQ
UWA
     
ANU
CANBERRA
DEAKIN
FLINDERS
LA TROBE
MACQUARIE
NEWCASTLE
UNSW
   
ADELAIDE
CQU
JCU
MELBOURNE
MONASH
QUEENSLAND
QUT
SWINBURNE
UniSA
   
AVONDALE
BOND
CURTIN
MURDOCH
SOUTHERN CROSS
SYDNEY
TASMANIA
UTS
  
BALLARAT
CDU
CHC
ECU
GRIFFITH
UWS
VU
WOLLONGONG

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ACU
CSU
DEAKIN
FLINDERS
MACQUARIE
NEWCASTLE
UNE
USQ
     
ANU
MELBOURNE
MONASH
QUEENSLAND
SOUTHERN CROSS
SWINBURNE
UTS
UWA
   
ADELAIDE
CANBERRA
JCU
NOTRE DAME
RMIT
UNSW
UWS
   
AMC
BALLARAT
CQU
LA TROBE
SUNSHINE COAST
SYDNEY
UniSA
WOLLONGONG
  
CDU
CURTIN
ECU
GRIFFITH
MURDOCH
QUT
TASMANIA
VU