Melbourne Metro Rail

EES Inquiry and Advisory

Committee hearing

Professor Glyn Davis AC

Witness Statement

September 2016

The University of Melbourne – Parkville campus

6 Key comments

• The status and significance of the University

• Strategic Context

• Potential impacts on teaching and learning

• Potential impacts on research

• Growth and redevelopment of the Parkville campus

• Key Infrastructure projects

Times Higher Education (THE)

World UniversityRankings 2015

Academic Ranking of World

Universities (ARWU),Shanghai Jiao Tong 2016

No. 1 in Australia

No. 2 in Asia Pacific region

No. 33 in the world

No. 1 in Australia

No. 3 in Asia Pacific region

No. 40 in the world

University Location Year of FoundationTHE World University

Rankings 2015-2016

Academic Rankings

of World Universities

2015

The University of Melbourne Melbourne 1853 33 40

Australian National University Canberra 1946 52 77

The University of Sydney Sydney 1850 56 82

The University of Queensland Brisbane 1909 60 55

Monash University Melbourne 1958 73 79

The University of New South Wales Sydney 1949 82 101-150

The University of Western Australia Perth 1911 109 96

The University of Adelaide Adelaide 1874 149 101-150

Major universities in Australia and rankingsMajor universities in Australia and rankings

The status and significance of the University

Domestic51% ($595m) International

49% ($583m)

Breakdown by source of funding Breakdown by origin Breakdown by course type

Full-Fee Paying61% ($721m)

Government Funded

39% ($456m)

The status and significance of the University

Strategic Context

PARKVILLE NATIONAL

EMPLOYMENT CLUSTER

(PNEC)GROWING ESTEEM

1. The University of Melbourne2. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute3. The Royal Melbourne Hospital4. The Royal Women’s Hospital5. The Royal Children’s Hospital6. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute7. VCCC & Peter Mac 8. Peter Doherty Institute9. The Florey10. Melbourne Brain Centre11. Bio21 Institute

1

8

9

7

23

4

65

Strategic Context:Melbourne Biomedical Precinct

10

11

Potential impacts on teaching and learning

Potential impacts on teaching and learning

Melbourne

Law SchoolFaculty of Business

and EconomicsDoherty

Institute

Faculty of Medicine,

Dentistry and Health

Sciences

Melbourne

Business

School

Melbourne Graduate

School of Education

Potential impacts on research

Growth and redevelopment of the Parkville

campus

Key Infrastructure Projects

Western Edge Biosciences Zone

City Ford Site (Gateway Health Sciences Project)

Student Precinct Program –Infrastructure Engineering buildings

Lincoln Square South Buildings (Student accommodation)

Conclusion