University of New England, Australia
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The University of New England (UNE) is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale
in northern New South Wales
.
The University of New England was the first Australian university established outside a capital city.
Each year, the University offers students more than $2.5 million in scholarships, prizes, and bursaries and more than $18 million for staff and students involved in research.
. It became fully independent in 1954.
The University of New England has undergone two major changes since 1989. The University of New England Act, 1989, created a network University consisting of: (i) a campus at Armidale, incorporating the former University of New England and the former Armidale College of Advanced Education; and (ii) a campus at Lismore, incorporating the former Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education. The following year the Orange Agricultural College joined the network University. The network also included the UNE-Coffs Harbour Centre, which provided courses from within academic departments of the Armidale and Lismore campuses.
The University of New England has been re-formed once again, with legislation (The University of New England Act, 1993 and the Southern Cross University Act, 1993) passed by both Houses of the New South Wales Parliament in November, 1993. This legislation had the effect of dismantling the network University. The University of New England from 1994 has only one campus, at Armidale. A new University (Southern Cross University
) was created with campuses in Lismore
and Coffs Harbour; the Orange campus was amalgamated with the University of Sydney
.
The University of New England has, since 1989, included the former Armidale College of Advanced Education, which was amalgamated with the Armidale campus at the time of the creation of the network University. This process of amalgamation was complete by the time of the new legislation in 1993, and the dismantling of the network University had no effect on its status.
The University was notified of plagiarism issues in November 2006. The University initiated several procedures, systems, and policies on 31 July 2007 to fortify its academic integrity. UNE Policies UNE New Policy.
In research, among many areas, it is particularly active in agricultural science, economics, linguistics and archaeology. The university averages approximately 700 PhD
candidates at a given time.
Booloominbah
and the Vice-Chancellor's residence Trevenna
were both designed by architect John Horbury Hunt
.
The Newling campus of the University includes the Newling Centre, home to the New England Conservatorium of Music, and other buildings associated with the former Armidale College of Advanced Education.
The University also possesses a number of rural properties in close proximity to the campus, providing facilities for teaching and research. In addition, there are the 'Tullimba' rural research property at Kingstown and the Douglas McMaster Rural Research Station at Warialda.
The University of New England has one of the most extensive residential college systems in Australia. Around half of UNE’s on campus students live in one of the colleges.
Because UNE has a long history of teaching in this mode, its distance education programs provide extensive support systems to overcome those challenges faced by distance students.
Each subject (unit) requires approximately 15 hours of study per week, with the usual load for distance students being two units per semester.
Over 600 subjects offered by UNE are available by distance education, most via the internet. The University has students all over the world studying by distance education.
UNE's principal research flagship is Animal Genetics which is serviced by the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) and delivered commercially by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (ABRI).
Other research flagships include:
Rural Education which is undertaken by the National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR)
Rural Communities, Landscapes and Practices which is led by the Institute for Rural Futures (IRF).
Other targeted areas of research include:
, is divided into two faculties, which are in turn divided into 10 multi-disciplinary schools. Each faculty is headed by an Executive Dean
. The faculties and schools are as follows:
The University currently offers over 200 programs in 23 discipline areas.
Armidale, New South Wales
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region...
in northern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
.
The University of New England was the first Australian university established outside a capital city.
Each year, the University offers students more than $2.5 million in scholarships, prizes, and bursaries and more than $18 million for staff and students involved in research.
History
The University of New England was originally established in 1938 as the New England University College, a College of the University of SydneyUniversity of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. It became fully independent in 1954.
The University of New England has undergone two major changes since 1989. The University of New England Act, 1989, created a network University consisting of: (i) a campus at Armidale, incorporating the former University of New England and the former Armidale College of Advanced Education; and (ii) a campus at Lismore, incorporating the former Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education. The following year the Orange Agricultural College joined the network University. The network also included the UNE-Coffs Harbour Centre, which provided courses from within academic departments of the Armidale and Lismore campuses.
The University of New England has been re-formed once again, with legislation (The University of New England Act, 1993 and the Southern Cross University Act, 1993) passed by both Houses of the New South Wales Parliament in November, 1993. This legislation had the effect of dismantling the network University. The University of New England from 1994 has only one campus, at Armidale. A new University (Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University
Southern Cross University is a university based on the North and Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a regional University with more than 14,000 students. The University's primary campus is in Lismore, with other campuses located at Coffs Harbour and Tweed Heads.The University is...
) was created with campuses in Lismore
Lismore, New South Wales
Lismore is a subtropical town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. Lismore is the main population centre in the City of Lismore local government area. Lismore is a regional centre in the Northern Rivers region of the State.-History:...
and Coffs Harbour; the Orange campus was amalgamated with the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
.
The University of New England has, since 1989, included the former Armidale College of Advanced Education, which was amalgamated with the Armidale campus at the time of the creation of the network University. This process of amalgamation was complete by the time of the new legislation in 1993, and the dismantling of the network University had no effect on its status.
The University was notified of plagiarism issues in November 2006. The University initiated several procedures, systems, and policies on 31 July 2007 to fortify its academic integrity. UNE Policies UNE New Policy.
Characteristics
The University of New England is a research lead teaching university with prominent courses such as education, law and medicine on offer.In research, among many areas, it is particularly active in agricultural science, economics, linguistics and archaeology. The university averages approximately 700 PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
candidates at a given time.
Campus
The University of New England is located on several sites in Armidale. The northern campus of the University is five kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, in a rural and bushland setting. Part of this campus includes the original property presented by the late Mr T R Forster to the University of Sydney for the establishment of a University College. This property comprised the old homestead, 'Booloominbah', together with several other buildings and 74 hectares of land. Since the original gift, a number of other generous benefactors have presented properties to the University, whose Armidale site now comprises some 260 hectares.Booloominbah
Booloominbah
Booloominbah is a late Victorian mansion situated at the University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.It was designed for Frederick Robert White in about 1882 by John Horbury Hunt and built by local building contractors William Seabrook and John Brown in 1888. The White family...
and the Vice-Chancellor's residence Trevenna
Trevenna
Trevenna is the residence of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of New England, in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. The house was built in 1892 and is located off Trevenna Road on the western side of the main campus in Armidale...
were both designed by architect John Horbury Hunt
John Horbury Hunt
John Horbury Hunt was a Canadian-born architect who worked in Sydney, Australia and rural New South Wales from 1863.-Life and career:...
.
The Newling campus of the University includes the Newling Centre, home to the New England Conservatorium of Music, and other buildings associated with the former Armidale College of Advanced Education.
The University also possesses a number of rural properties in close proximity to the campus, providing facilities for teaching and research. In addition, there are the 'Tullimba' rural research property at Kingstown and the Douglas McMaster Rural Research Station at Warialda.
The University of New England has one of the most extensive residential college systems in Australia. Around half of UNE’s on campus students live in one of the colleges.
Distance Education
Since 1955, teaching off-campus students by distance education has been an important part of the University's activities. UNE is now Australia's longest continuous provider of distance education and with more than 15,000 external students, is one of Australia's major providers of awards to off-campus students.Because UNE has a long history of teaching in this mode, its distance education programs provide extensive support systems to overcome those challenges faced by distance students.
Each subject (unit) requires approximately 15 hours of study per week, with the usual load for distance students being two units per semester.
Over 600 subjects offered by UNE are available by distance education, most via the internet. The University has students all over the world studying by distance education.
Research
UNE undertakes fundamental and applied research in many disciplines. Its scholars and scientists have established international reputations through their contributions in areas such as rural science, agricultural economics, educational administration, linguistics and archaeology. Collaborative research with other institutions includes projects with the CSIRO and the high profile Cooperative Research Centres. Through its research UNE seeks to assist in the economic, social and cultural advancement of Australia and in the advanced training of undergraduate and postgraduate students.UNE's principal research flagship is Animal Genetics which is serviced by the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) and delivered commercially by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (ABRI).
Other research flagships include:
Rural Education which is undertaken by the National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR)
Rural Communities, Landscapes and Practices which is led by the Institute for Rural Futures (IRF).
Other targeted areas of research include:
- Environmental and Agricultural Change: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation; Marine and Freshwater Biodiversity; Terrestrial Biodiversity; Natural Resource Management; Rural Futures; Australian Fauna; Vegetation Research; Sustainable Agriculture; Agricultural Genetics; Animal Research
- Rural Health: Rural Medicine; Health Services Management; Bioactive Materials; Health Psychology; Gender, Health and Sexuality
- Rural and Regional Education: School Science and Mathematics Education; School English and Literacy Education; Special Education and Diversity in Schools
- Economics and Public Policy: Agricultural Economics; Applied Economics and Policy; Local Government; Business and Management; Higher Education Management and Policy
- Asia Pacific Region : Failing States – Rising States; Empowering People, Developing Infrastructure; Conflict and Governance; Peace Studies; Migration
- Frontiers and Boundaries: Australia's Regional Frontiers; The Arts, Media, Culture and Society; Ancient Societies; Language and Cognition; Believing and Thinking; Mathematics, Nonlinear and Complex Analysis
- Law: Natural Resources Law and Policy; Law and Institutional Arrangements for Rural Communities
- Security: Crime, Criminology and Justice; Biosecurity; IT Security
- Water Perspectives: Water through History - Water Stories; Water Policy; Water Resources
Faculties and Schools
The research and teaching staff of the University of New England, AustraliaUniversity of New England, Australia
The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale in northern New South Wales....
, is divided into two faculties, which are in turn divided into 10 multi-disciplinary schools. Each faculty is headed by an Executive Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
. The faculties and schools are as follows:
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- School of Arts
- School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences
- School of Humanities
- School of Environmental and Rural Science
- School of Science and Technology
- Faculty of the Professions
- School of Business, Economics and Public Policy
- School of Law
- School of Education
- School of Health
- School of Rural Medicine
The University currently offers over 200 programs in 23 discipline areas.
Residential colleges
The University of New England has one of the most extensive residential college systems in Australia. Around half of UNE’s on campus students live in one of the colleges.- Austin College
- Drummond & Smith (amalgamation from 1997)
- Duval College
- Earle PageEarle Page CollegeEarle Page College is a residential college of the University of New England located in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. The college accommodates roughly 300 students.- History :...
- Mary WhiteMary White CollegeMary White College is a residential college at the University of New England , Australia, established in 1957.The College was named after Mary White of Saumarez, a member of the Advisory Council of the then New England University College from its inception in 1938 until her death in 1948...
- Robb College
- St. Albert's College
- S H Smith House (1929-1997; originally part of Armidale Teacher's College)
- Wright College (1958–1995)
- Wright Village (formerly Claude Street Flats)
Chancellors
- Sir Earle PageEarle PageSir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, GCMG, CH was the 11th Prime Minister of Australia, and is to date the second-longest serving federal parliamentarian in Australian history, with 41 years, 361 days in Parliament.-Early life:...
(1954–1960) - Dr Phillip WrightPhillip Wright (pastoralist)Phillip Arundell Wright, CMG , Australian pastoralist and philanthropist, was the second Chancellor of the University of New England from 1960 until 1970....
(1960–1970) - Sir Frank KittoFrank KittoSir Frank Walters Kitto, AC, KBE, QC , Australian judge, was a Justice of the High Court of Australia.Kitto was born in Melbourne in 1903, but his family moved to Sydney, when his father James Kitto became the Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs in New South Wales. There he was educated at...
(1970–1981) - Dr Rob Robertson-CuninghameRob Robertson-CuninghameRobert Clarence Robertson-Cuninghame AO , Australian pastoralist and academic, was the fourth Chancellor of the University of New England from 1981 until 1993....
(1981–1993) - Ms Pat O'ShanePat O'ShanePatricia June O'Shane is a magistrate of the Local Court of New South Wales living in Sydney, Australia. A former head of the New South Wales Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, and Aboriginal herself, O'Shane was appointed a magistrate in 1986...
(1994–2003) - Mr John CassidyJohn Cassidy (university chancellor)John Marcus Cassidy AO, Australian engineer and pastoralist, was the sixth Chancellor of the University of New England, serving from 2004 until 2008....
(2004–2008) - The Hon. Richard TorbayRichard TorbayGeorge Richard Torbay MP , an Australian politician, is an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Northern Tablelands since 1999. Torbay was the 30th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, serving from 2007 until 2011, and was the first independent...
(2008–present)
Vice-Chancellors
- Sir Robert MadgwickRobert MadgwickSir Robert Bowden Madgwick, OBE , Australian teacher, soldier, academic and public servant, was the first vice-chancellor of the University of New England from 1954 until 1966, and chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission from 1967 until 1973.Born in North Sydney, New South Wales in 1905,...
(1954–1966) - Sir Zelman Cowen (1966–1970)
- Professor Alec Lazenby (1970–1977)
- Professor Ronald Gates (1977–1985)
- Professor Lawrence W Nicol (1985–1988)
- Professor Don McNicol (1988–1990)
- Professor Robert HT Smith (1990–1994)
- Professor Bruce Thom (1994–1996)
- Professor Ingrid MosesIngrid MosesIngrid Moses is an Australian academic and university administrator. She is the current Chancellor of the University of Canberra, Australia.-Biography:...
(1997–2006) - Professor Alan Pettigrew (2006–2010)
- Professor James Barber (current)
Alumni
More than 75,000 people now hold UNE qualifications, with many in senior positions in Australia and overseas. The UNE Alumni are active in networking and contribute greatly to the University enabling the institution to continue expanding its work and offerings.See also
- University of New England Students' AssociationUniversity of New England Students' AssociationThe University of New England Students' Association was the representative body for undergraduate students at the University of New England, Australia. UNESA funded a radio station, TUNE! FM established April 1970), and a student newspaper, Neucleus , through a general service fee paid by all...
- TUNE! FMTUNE! FMTUNE! FM is one of Australia's oldest community radio stations and a multimedia outlet. Based at the University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, it broadcasts on 106.9 MHz. The station styles itself as a broadcaster of alternative and independent music and is aimed at an audience of ages...
- SiMERRSiMERRSiMERR Australia is an Australia-wide research body. Its National Centre is located at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia....
- QuickSmartQuickSmartQuickSmart is a basic academic skills program aimed at middle years students in Australia. Two programs using the same approach encourage fast and accurate basic skills in literacy or numeracy.-History:...