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| The University of Newcastle | |||||||||
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| Latin: Universitas Novocastrium | |||||||||
| Motto | I look ahead | ||||||||
| Established | 1965 | ||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||
| Chancellor | Professor Trevor Waring AM | ||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Nicholas Saunders | ||||||||
| Staff | 2,190 FTE (excluding Controlled Entities) | ||||||||
| Students | 30,340 (2008) | ||||||||
| Undergraduates | 23,948 | ||||||||
| Postgraduates | 6,388 | ||||||||
| Location | Newcastle, NSW, Australia 32°53′34″S 151°42′16″E / 32.89278°S 151.70444°ECoordinates: 32°53′34″S 151°42′16″E / 32.89278°S 151.70444°E |
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| Campus | Urban | ||||||||
| Organisations | Member of IRU Australia | ||||||||
| Colours | Maroon and White
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| Website | http://www.newcastle.edu.au | ||||||||
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The University of Newcastle (UoN) is an Australian public university that was established in 1965 and is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the Newcastle CBD.
It cites itself as "a progressive, dynamic institution recognised for research achievement, teaching innovation and access to higher education for disadvantaged groups" and consists of five faculties.[1]
The university has enrolled approximately 15,256 full-time students and 15,080 part-time students (including more than 23,948 undergraduates).
Historically, the University of Newcastle Medical School has implemented the Problem-based learning system for its undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine programme - a system later mandatorily implemented by the Australian Medical Council throughout Australia.
The University of Newcastle is a member of Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRU Australia).
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Campuses
There are four main campuses, located at Callaghan, Ourimbah, Port Macquarie and Singapore.[2]
- The Callaghan Campus is the largest campus, built on a 140 hectares (346 acres) bushland site, which lies about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the centre of Newcastle.
- The Port Maquarie Campus is the campus where services and infrastructure are shared between education providers.
- The Central Coast Campus in Ourimbah is the title used for describing a partnership of:
- The University of Newcastle
- TAFE-NSW - Hunter Institute
- Central Coast Community College
- affiliated with the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music
- The Singapore Campus is the university's first overseas campus, which includes both the Delta Campus and the Henderson Campus of PSB Academy in the Central Region (Tiong Bahru) of Singapore. This new campus covers an area of 19,000 square metres (204,514 sq ft) behind the Tiong Bahru Plaza.
Other facilities
The University of Newcastle also has a presence on three sites within the Newcastle CBD. The School of Music and Conservatorium is located in the Civic Theatre precinct, the School of Law, Legal Centre, and Graduate School of Business are located in University House, and the Newcastle Institute of Public Health is located in the David Maddison Building on the site of the Royal Newcastle Hospital. University House is a landmark Art Deco sandstone building directly opposite Civic Park.
History
The University has its origins in the Newcastle University College of the University of New South Wales, first established in 1951 at the site of Newcastle Technical College. After considerable agitation at the local level, the fully autonomous University of Newcastle was established in 1965.
The student body annually celebrates the anniversary of the institution's independence in July on Autonomy Day. Again according to Don Wright, Autonomy day is normally held in early July, and students interpreted it as celebrating the autonomy of the University of Newcastle, from the University of New South Wales. The date actually coincided with the winning of autonomy by the University of Technology from the Public Service Board control on 1 July 1954. The students were entitled to give the celebration whatever meaning they chose. The fact that they called it ‘autonomy day’ heightened the students’ sense of the importance of autonomy and their need to defend it against outside interference. (Wright, 1992):113
In 1998, the University established a partnership with the Institut Wira, a Malaysian private business school. In 2002, Ian Firms, a lecturer at Newcastle, failed a large number of student papers from Wira for academic dishonesty, but his actions were reversed by the Newcastle administration and he was discharged. He then appealed to the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption, which made a finding of corruption against Dr Paul Ryder, a failure by Vice Chancellor Roger Holmes in the execution of his duty and recommended disciplining the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Brian English.[3][4]
In 2003, The University of Newcastle, together with five other Australian universities (Macquarie, La Trobe, Flinders, Griffith and Murdoch) established Innovative Research Universities Australia (IRUA).
Forty years after obtaining autonomy, The University of Newcastle has developed a reputed history in their national and international university standings; ranked in the 10-14 range of the 38 universities in Australia by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and 215th in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement in 2007.[5]
On 11 May 2007, the university launched its new campus at the PSB Academy's two main campuses in Singapore.[6][7]
Student body and organisations
The University has a student population of just over 30,300 (including part time students) as of 2008, including 6773 international students from more than 115 countries.
The university is recognised for its commitment to equity in education and consistently enrols more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders than any other Australian university. The university has also graduated more than 60% of the nation's indigenous doctors.[8]
Students at the Callaghan Campus of the university are represented by the Newcastle University Students' Association (NUSA), UoN Services Limited (UoN Services), Newcastle University Postgraduate Student Association (NUPSA); while students at Ourimbah Campus are represented by Campus Central.
UoN Services is responsible for the social life of the university, as well as most of the commercial facilities on campus. It organises all the main entertainment events, usually performed at the University's two licensed venues, the Bar on the Hill and the Tanner Bar. Apart from student contributions (which have dropped significantly since the abolition of universal student unionism), the UoN Services generates income from the stores, restaurants and bars on the Callaghan and city campuses.
NUSA and NUPSA are primarily advocacy organisations, representing students on a variety of issues from political activism to the internal organisation of the University. NUSA also produces Opus, the University's magazine written by and for students.
Campus Central (Central Coast Campus Union Limited T/A Campus Central) is a single organisation looking after all the interests (commercial, sporting and advocacy) of students at the Ourimbah campus.
Sports
The Forum Sports and Aquatic Centre[9] lies within Callaghan campus grounds, with sporting facilities that include an Olympic-sized swimming pool and one of the highest climbing walls in the country. It is also the site of training for sport teams including the Newcastle Knights from National Rugby League (NRL), the Newcastle Jets from the A-League and the Hunter Hurricanes National League Water Polo team.
The University holds inter-college sporting events throughout the year - with the four colleges (Edward's Hall, Barahinabran, Evatt House and International House) competing in a range of team sports such a tennis, touch rugby, football, swimming and basketball to earn the coveted trophies for each sport.
Administration
Student Hubs
In mid 2006, the University introduced the concept of Student Hubs,[10] restructuring the previously existing Faculty Student Services offices into 4 major points of contact for students to gain information and advice about their programs and general student administration.
Faculties and Schools
The University has five faculties covering a wide range of available programs. The faculties are Business and Law, Education and Arts, Engineering and the Built Environment, Science and Information Technology, and Health.
Faculty of Business and Law
The Faculty of Business and Law contains the following schools:
- School of Law
- School of Business and Management
- Newcastle Graduate School of Business
- School of Economics, Politics & Tourism
Faculty of Education and Arts
The Faculty of Education and Arts contains the following schools:
- Wollotuka School of Aboriginal Studies
- School of Drama, Fine Art & Music (incorporating the Conservatorium)
- School of Education
- School of Humanities and Social Science
Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment contains the following schools:
- School of Architecture and the Built Environment
- School of Engineering
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Faculty of Science and Information Technology
The Faculty of Science and Information Technology contains the following schools:
- School of Psychology
- School of Design, Communication and IT
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Health
The Faculty of Health contains the following schools:
- School of Biomedical Sciences
- School of Health Sciences
- University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health.
- School of Nursing and Midwifery
Notable alumni
- David Berthold, Australian theatre director.
- John Bell (actor), Founder of Bell Shakespeare Company.
- Jonathan Biggins, Australian actor, singer, writer and comedian.
- John Doyle, Australian actor, broadcaster and comedian, better known as Rampaging Roy Slaven, one half of broadcasting duo Roy and HG with Greig Pickhaver.
- Professor Sandra Eades, Australia's first Aboriginal medical practitioner and researcher to be awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy, and NSW Woman of the Year for 2006. [11]
- Cheryl Kernot, former Australian Democrats leader and Australian Labor Party MP.
- Kevin Lindgren, Australian Federal Court Judge.
- Gary Quinlan, Australian Ambassador to the United Nations. [12]
- Mikey Robins, Australian comedian and television personality.
- Tony Vinson, Australian academic.
- Janeen Webb, author and critic.
- Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for Health, Singapore.
- Steve Abbott, Australian actor and comedian, better known as his comedic character, The Sandman.
References
- ^ "About Us". The University of Newcastle. http://www.newcastle.edu.au/about. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ^ http://www.newcastle.edu.au/location/
- ^ Report on investigation into the University of Newcastle's handling of plagiarism allegations [1]
- ^ "A Tarnished Reputation: Australia's universities wrestle with criticism that they're cutting corners to attract foreign students" by David Cohen. Chronicle of Higher Education 14 October 2005. 52(8) A39 online version subscription required.
- ^ topuniversities.com
- ^ http://www.newcastle.edu.au/location/singapore/
- ^ PSB Academy: Our Heritage (2006-Present)
- ^ The Medical Journal of Australia
- ^ The Forum
- ^ Student Hubs
- ^ http://www.newcastle.edu.au/news/2006/03/womanofyear.html
- ^ http://www.newcastle.edu.au/news/2009/02/universityalumnusappointedunambassador.html
External links
- University of Newcastle
- NUSA - Newcastle University Students' Association
- NUPSA - Newcastle University Postgraduate Student Association
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