Appointed ex-officio member of Council 1 January 2009 as Chair-elect of the Academic Council for a term ending 31 December 2010. Formerly Director of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne.
Enablers
Environmental Sustainability
Engagement
Participants in the 2009 Kwong Lee Dow Young
Introduction and Overview
Many signals indicate that the curriculum innovations offer students the educational quality that they and the university strive for. In 2009, the welcome announcement was made that the university will collaborate on the new $1 billion Parkville Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC).
The University remains on track
The Shanghai Jiao Tong Index and THE Ranking recognize the University's high performance in various disciplines. A consultation process in 2009 to improve the growing respect strategy showed strong support from university direction staff.
Five-year statistics
The years 2005-2006 have not been adjusted and therefore represent the University's previous treatment of gains and losses. Roger Deutscher, manager of the university's Student Financial Aid Office, said the continued donor support had been immensely helpful.
Spirit of giving alive in tough times
With rents skyrocketing and informal work opportunities dramatically reduced, the university's financial aid office received more grant applications than ever before. The university's Office of Financial Aid has so far provided direct financial aid to 256 undergraduate and postgraduate students experiencing financial hardship.
Professor Patrick McGorry, Victoria’s Australian of the Year
Quality People
Professor Sue Elliott has been appointed as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement) and Professor Warren Bebbington as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (University Affairs). Professor Pip Pattison was appointed to the reconstituted post of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) and Professor Lyn Yates was re-appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research).
High-achieving staff
This brings the total number of Rector's Fellows currently working at the University to seven. Structuring early clinical skills learning for medical students – Dr. Jennifer Conn, Ms Margo Collins, Associate Professor Agnes Dodds and Dr. Ruth Sutherland (Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences).
Quality students
Ms. Christine Enker (Academic Enrichment Services) and Mr. Jonathan Norton (Counseling, Wellbeing Services) for the Gerry Barretto Awards. dr. Jennifer Conn and team (Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) for the Norman Curry Award.
High-achieving students
Second year Arts student and Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar, Mr Sahil Shekhar was named the best delegate in the Human Rights Council at the Harvard National Model United Nations conference in Boston. Thousands of the best and brightest students and various leaders from around the world were selected by the United Nations Youth Association to participate in the conference.
Research Fellow, Dr Kristen Parris, records the pitches of
Research and Research Training
Melbourne achieved the
Research performance
Preliminary results from sector-wide discipline trials conducted during the year bode well for the university. The program aims to recruit recent PhDs in areas of research priority for the University and its faculties.
Research training performance
In consultation with key groups such as the Research Training Advisory Committee (RTAC) and the Research Higher Degrees Committee (RHDC), MSGR led a number of initiatives in 2009 to improve research training performance. RHD students are considered the research engine of the university, and the research output of RHD students is a key performance indicator for research training.
Professor Ian Anderson
MSGR Exit Survey data collected from 2006 to 2008 (the most recent data available) showed that 80 percent were satisfied with the oversight. Research training cooperation agreements with international universities are an important basis for increasing activities in the field of training of graduates and researchers.
Cross-disciplinary, inter-institutional and
The award of approximately $19 million from the Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative to four successful bids involving the University of Melbourne (two with the university as the lead institution). The establishment of the state-funded Victorian Climate Change Adaptation Research Center (VICCAR) with the university as the administering institution and a number of other Victorian universities as partners.
Dr Rosanna Scutella
The data will be produced using the University's process improvement resulting from trial submissions in 2009. The University will work with the Royal Melbourne Hospital and other leading cancer researchers at the Parkville Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
Performance Against 2009 Targets
The university was one of three Australian universities in the top 100 in the most respected international university research ranking, the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJT) Academic Ranking of World Universities, ranked 75 (compared to an equal 73 for 2008) and six in Asia-Pacific region (compared to six in 2008). In the Times Higher Education-Quacquarelli Symonds (THE-QS) World University Rankings Melbourne was ranked equal 36th, up from 38th in 2008.
Scholarship inspires top student to obtain PhD
Daniel's PhD investigates how a cochlear implant (a bionic ear) better mimics sounds so that users of the implant can achieve more realistic hearing. Daniel's scholarship is funded by the Elizabeth and Vernon Puzey Foundation, which supports students engaged in research in science, medicine, dentistry, health sciences or engineering.
Master of Teaching student Emma Baldwin on placement
Learning and Teaching
The Melbourne Model
Improving the Quality of Courses
In an encouraging result, 71 per cent of first year undergraduates reported a 'good to excellent'. Breedt' is an important feature of the University's new generation of undergraduate degrees, with students required to take 25 percent of their degree in a field or fields of study outside their major.
Implementing the Melbourne Model
The University of Melbourne received the largest number of awards in the 2009 round, tied with Griffith University. The University Provost is responsible for refining the Melbourne model and overseeing the delivery of the university's student services.
The Melbourne Experience
Five thousand students, employees and members of the university community joined the fitness center, registering more than 222,000 individual visits. The student experience was also the focus of the Vice-Chancellor's Annual Colloquium on Teaching and Learning in 2009.
Professor John Dewar
While the emphasis in 2008 was on implementing systems to strengthen enrichment programs, in 2009 the University focused on specific programs and activities to enhance the Melbourne Experience. In other measures in 2009, the University adopted an inaugural Mental Health Strategy and updated the Disability Action Plan.
Access and Equity
The scheme connects Indigenous University of Melbourne students with new Koorie students at target schools. The Postgraduate Indigenous Summer School is a key initiative to encourage Indigenous students to consider research study.
Outlook
The target of less than 10 percent reporting a bad experience was met, with 5 per cent reporting a bad experience. The university failed to meet its target of a 5 per cent increase in the number of Indigenous students enrolling at the university.
Performance against 2009 targets
An encouraging result is that 71 per cent of first-year undergraduates reported a "good to excellent" overall experience at Melbourne, up from 69 per cent at the inaugural MES in 2007, although less than the university's target of 75 per cent. In 2009, excellent progress was made in increasing the proportion of Victorian schools participating in the Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program, with 87 per cent of the 559 eligible schools now participating in the program.
New Ian Potter curator to aid learning through art
The Ian Potter Foundation continued its support of the University of Melbourne in 2009 by offering $180,000 from 2010 to 2012 to establish the position of Curator of Academic Programs at the Ian Potter Museum of Art. The establishment of the curatorship follows the remarkable and ongoing generosity of the Ian Potter Foundation to the University of Melbourne.
Associate Director of the University’s Nossal Institute
The University is distinguished by its desire to share and extend
Community Engagement
Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge transfer has long been an integral part of the university's external activities, but it is not always recognized within the university and beyond. In 2009, the university continued to enrich Melbourne's cultural life with theatre, music, visual and literary programmes.
International Collaboration
In order to explain the concept of knowledge transfer to students, a brief outline of knowledge transfer and its value in the curriculum was included for the first time in the Guide to National Undergraduate Courses, together with descriptions of the knowledge transfer component of all new generation degrees. Participation in the OECD benchmarking project, Review of Higher Education Institutions in Regional Development, led by the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development in Victoria; and.
Associate Professor Roger Hadgraft
The university remains an active participant in the activities of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). Director of the university's Australian Center for Science, Innovation and Society (ACSIS) is leading the AWI climate change project.
Professor Collette Tayler
The university's strong performance in international rankings is discussed in the Research and Research Training section of this report on page 23. The ranking places the university at the forefront of international education and reflects the university's particularly high position in the Asia-Pacific region.
Alumni
Despite the global financial downturn the University achieved
The university hosted the Association of Pacific Rim Universities Senior Staff Meeting, with 32 member institutions represented. Ties with India were strengthened through the official launch of the university's Australia India Institute and a university-wide mission to India led by the Vice-Chancellor.
Performance against 2009 Targets
The University participated in an OECD benchmark project for the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. Dr Blackburn received his Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Master of Science degrees from the University of Melbourne in 1970 and 1972.
Alumna is Australia’s first female Nobel Laureate
Professor Blackburn was jointly awarded the 100th Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition of her contribution to chromosome research. Professor Blackburn was a fellow who lived in Janet Clarke Hall for three years from 1966 while studying for his degree.
The Environments Fair provided the opportunity to
The Office is a collaboration between 10 faculties and
Environmental Sustainability
Melbourne is committed to promoting environmental
Operationally, targets have been set to reduce carbon emissions,
Research on Sustainability
Teaching Sustainability
Sustainability and Knowledge Transfer
Victorian Geothermal Assessment Report, led by university researchers Dr. Edwin van Leeuwen and Professor Rachel Webster, is investigating the feasibility of successfully developing geothermal energy capacity in Victoria. The introduction of the world-first technology is estimated to save 70 billion liters of water annually in Victoria.
Operational Sustainability
Existing flow controllers in irrigation canals are being replaced by wireless sensor equipment developed at the university. The university recognizes that commuting and business travel can have a significant impact on its carbon footprint.
The Frank Tate Plaza, part of the University’s $15 million Eastern
More responsive and flexible decision-making at the local level
Administration
Dr Alison Funston
It required a clear definition of responsibilities for each service area and a realignment of budget allocations. The aim of the program is to coordinate responsibilities, resources and responsibilities more clearly and simply.
Human Resources
Other decisions made by the university during the organizational change year affected different groups of employees. As a result, the University Records Service as an organizational unit has been transferred to the University Secretariat;
Infrastructure
The renovated Brownless Library of Medicine is expected to be completed in 2010 and planning for a major renovation of the University's main library, the Baillieu Library, is already well advanced. An extensive feasibility study has begun for the redevelopment of the Baillieu Library building to determine the best approach for upgrading the University's main library building.
Professor Jeremy Mould
The $15 million Eastern Precinct project has been completed. The Eastern Precinct is part of the University's broader vision to achieve the establishment of discipline-clustered library and learning areas, enhanced research data management, and study spaces by 2015 and 2020. A series of organizational reforms were implemented in 2009 in preparation for the transition to Responsible Division Management (RDM) in January 2010 and in response to the impact of the global financial crisis on the university's revenues.
Bequest set to strengthen veterinary science program
A $4.7 million donation will enable the University of Melbourne to establish and fund a new chair in the Faculty of Veterinary Science. Veterinary science has a major role to play in securing the future of livestock production systems in south-east Australia and we, at the University of Melbourne, are committed to supporting agricultural industries,” he said.
The Governor of Victoria, Dr David de Kretser, (left)
University Governance
Since then it has been governed by successive Acts, the most recent being the Melbourne University Act 1958 ("the Act").
Objectives of the University
The University of Melbourne was established by an Act of the Victorian Parliament in April 1853. It is chaired alternately by a member of the University Council and a member of the VCA Advisory Board.
Academic Governance
Faculties, Schools and Other Academic Units
Melbourne Graduate School of Science FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCES The Faculty of Veterinary Sciences is a one-department faculty. The Faculty of VCA and Music is the result of the merger of two previously separate faculties, which took effect on April 6, 2009.
Other Academic Units
Environmental Sustainability
Reduce the occurrence or recurrence of environmental incidents and reduce the University's environmental impact. National Greenhouse and Energy Report (Commonwealth), which reports on the university's energy consumption, energy production and greenhouse gas emissions.
Statutory reporting
Statement on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Matters
The University's OHSMS, which includes the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Manual, was subject to continuous review throughout 2009. The membership of the University's Occupational Health and Safety Committee (OHSC) consists of an equal number of representatives of employers and employees.
Statement on the University’s Risk
Employee representatives on faculty and departmental EHS committees are generally elected health and safety representatives. The employee representatives are elected from the group of all representatives of workers for safety and health at the university.
Management Strategy
National
Competition Policy and Competitive Neutrality
- Compliance with the Educational Services for
- Statutes and Regulations
- Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001
- Grievance Procedures
- Freedom of Information
- ACTIVITY REPORT
- CATEGORIES OF DOCUMENTS Major Information Series
- DOCUMENTS CONTAINING UNIVERSITY LEGISLATION, POLICIES, PROCEDURES
- PUBLICITY SERVICES AND REPORT LITERATURE
- Statement
Repealed and re-enacted as Bylaw 2.5 - Senior Executive Staff Bylaw 2.6 Vice-Principals and University Secretary Repealed. The University is committed to ensuring full compliance with the objectives of the Whistleblower Protection Act 2001 ("the Act").
Concerning Compulsory Non-academic Fees,
Further Information
Schemes regarding courses, grants and endowments are available on the Internet at www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/calendar. The university produces a large number of publications, a list of which is available on the Internet at www.unimelb.edu.au/publications.
The consolidated University group
Report on Financial Performance
Auditor-General’s Qualification
Financials
Five-Year Financial Summary
Commonwealth government ongoing financial aid has declined for many years as a percentage of the University's total income, falling from 37.6% in 1997 to 22.8% in 2009. The government contribution, excluding competitive research and research funding, represented 28.0 % of the University's total income in 2009.
Significant Changes in State of Affairs
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO The university's investment portfolio consists of a combination of long-term and short-term managed funds. As previously mentioned, the university has eight subsidiaries whose activities are part of the consolidated university group.
Event occurring after reporting date
Included within these managed funds are endowment and legacy trust funds held, for example, to provide scholarships and to support other special purposes related to teaching, learning, research and engagement. Total assets associated with such funds as of December 31, 2009 were $436.4 million of the total portfolio.
Financial Statements
Notes and Part of the Financial Statements 102 1 Statement of Significant Accounting Policies 102 2 Australian Government Financial Assistance 110 3 State Government Financial Assistance 112.
Financial Statements Index
Basis of preparation
The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the Group is the closing price on the balance sheet date. In designating financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, the Group has determined that it has met one of the criteria for this designation, as set out in Note 1.9. b) The Group classifies financial assets as held to maturity if it has determined that it has both the positive intention and the ability to hold the assets to maturity, as required in Note 1.9.
Principles of consolidation (i) Subsidiaries
The University has more than 50% of the voting rights in each of these companies, with the exception of Melbourne Business School Limited (45%) and the Victorian Institute of Chemical Sciences Limited (33%). Unrealized gains from transactions between the Group and its associates are eliminated to the extent of the Group's interest in the associates.
Foreign currency translation (i) Functional and presentational currency
The listed companies, with the exception of the overseas subsidiaries in UMEE Limited, are all based in the State of Victoria. Associates are all entities over which the Group has significant influence, but not control, and which generally involve an equity ownership of between 20% and 50% of the voting rights.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) 1.4 Revenue recognition
- Income tax
- Cash and cash equivalents
- Trade receivables
- Inventories
- Financial assets
- Impairment of financial assets
- Fair value estimation
- Property, plant and equipment
Unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value are recognized in equity in the revaluation reserve for available-for-sale financial assets. The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation techniques.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (ii) Works of Art & Other Collections
- Intangible Assets (i) Research
- Revaluation of non current assets
- Impairment of non-financial assets
- Non-current assets (or disposal groups) held for sale and discontinued operations
- Trade and other payables
- Borrowings
- Borrowing costs
- Employee benefits
Revaluation declines are recognized immediately as expenses in net income, except that to the extent there is a credit balance in the asset revaluation reserve for the same class of assets, they are debited directly to the asset revaluation reserve. Interest and other costs attributable to the liabilities in a disposal group classified as held for sale continue to be recognised.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (i) Annual leave
- Provisions
- Derivative financial instruments
- Goods and services tax (GST)
- Leases
- Rounding
- Changes in comparatives Prior year adjustments
- Changes to accounting policy and estimates
- New accounting standards and interpretations
There were no changes in the Group's accounting policy or estimates during the year ended 31 December 2009. The Group has not yet determined the potential effect of the revised standard on the Group's financial report.
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDING HECS-HELP AND FEE-HELP
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FEES AND CHARGES Course fees and charges
FEES AND CHARGES (CONTINUED) Other non-course fees and charges
INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) Investment revenue
CONSULTANCY AND CONTRACTS
OTHER INCOME Other revenue
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION Depreciation
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
BORROWING COSTS
IMPAIRMENT OF ASSETS Impairment of receivables
LOSS/(GAIN) ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY, PLANT
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (CONTINUED) (c) Deposits at Call/Term Deposits
RECEIVABLES Current receivables
INVENTORIES
OTHER FINANCIAL ASSETS Current
OTHER NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS
INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Plant and equipment includes motor vehicles, furniture, fixtures and fittings and all equipment with the exception of leased equipment.
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES Current payables
BORROWINGS Current borrowings
BORROWINGS (CONTINUED) (b) Assets Pledged as Security
PROVISIONS Current provisions
PROVISIONS (CONTINUED)
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES Income in advance
OTHER FINANCIAL LIABILITIES Non-current
RESERVES AND RETAINED SURPLUS 30(a) Reserves
RESERVES AND RETAINED SURPLUS (CONTINUED) Works of art asset revaluation reserve
RESERVES AND RETAINED SURPLUS (CONTINUED) 30(b) Retained surplus
Income paid or disbursed or otherwise made available to members of the University Council and members of the Boards of Directors of subsidiaries in the consolidated entity and related persons in connection with the conduct of the affairs of the University and its subsidiaries for the year is set forth below.
KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DISCLOSURES (CONTINUED)
The number of managing directors and their basic and total remuneration during the reporting period.
KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DISCLOSURES (CONTINUED) (d) Minister
REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS
CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
COMMITMENTS 34.1 Capital Commitments
- Lease Commitments – as Lessee
- Lease Commitments – as Lessor
- Other Expenditure Commitments
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (a) Parent entities
SUBSIDIARIES
- Subsidiary Entities
- Changes to the Group Structure The Meanjin Company Limited
SUBSIDIARIES (CONTINUED)
- Summary of net result for each consolidated entity
SUBSIDIARIES (CONTINUED) 37.4 Subsidiaries – Income Statement analysis
- Subsidiaries – Statement of Financial Position analysis Current
The above statements reflect the statement of financial position of the company at the time of liquidation, but are not included in the statement of financial position of the group for 2008.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
- Financial risk management objectives and policies
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) 40.2 Risk Exposures
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) Maturity analysis – liquidity and interest rate risk tables
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) 40.3 Fair value estimation
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
SUPERANNUATION COMMITMENTS
- UniSuper Plans
- State Government Schemes
CONSULTANTS
ACQUITTAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (UNIVERSITY ONLY)
- DEEWR – CGS and Other DEEWR Grants
ACQUITTAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (UNIVERSITY ONLY) (CONTINUED) 43.1 DEEWR – CGS and Other DEEWR Grants (continued)
ACQUITTAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (UNIVERSITY ONLY) (CONTINUED) 43.2 Higher Education Loan Programs
- Scholarships
ACQUITTAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (UNIVERSITY ONLY) (CONTINUED) 43.4 Commonwealth – Research
ACQUITTAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (UNIVERSITY ONLY) (CONTINUED) 43.5 Voluntary Student Unionism
- Capital Funding
ACQUITTAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (UNIVERSITY ONLY) (CONTINUED) 43.7 Australian Research Council Grants
ACQUITTAL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (UNIVERSITY ONLY) (CONTINUED) 43.7 Australian Research Council Grants (continued)
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