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Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, Macquarie University was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney. Macquarie’s 126 hectare, park-like campus belies its setting within the high-technology corridor of Sydney’s north-west.
The idea of founding a third university in Sydney was flagged in the early 1960s when the New South Wales Government formed a committee of enquiry into higher education to deal with a perceived emergency in university enrolments in New South Wales. During this enquiry, the Senate of Macquarie University of Sydney put in a submission which highlighted ‘the immediate need to establish a third university in the metropolitan area’. After much debate a future campus location was selected in what was then a semi-rural part of North Ryde, and it was decided that the future university be named after Lachlan Macquarie, an important early governor of the colony of New South Wales.
Macquarie University was formally established in 1964 with the passage of the Macquarie University Act 1964 by the New South Wales Government. The university was designed in the Brutalist style and developed by the renowned town planner Walter Abraham who also oversaw the next 20 years of planning and development for The university. A committee appointed to advise the state government on the establishment of the new university at North Ryde nominated Abraham as the architect-planner. The fledgling Macquarie University council decided that planning for the campus would be done within The university, rather than by consultants, and this led to the establishment of the architect-planners office.
Macquarie University first opened to students on 6 March 1967 with more students than anticipated. The Australian Universities Commission had allowed for 510 effective full-time students (EFTS) but Macquarie had 956 enrolments and 622 EFTS.[13] Between 1968 and 1969, enrolment at Macquarie increased dramatically with an extra 1200 EFTS, with 100 new academic staff employed. 1969 also saw the establishment of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM).
Macquarie grew during the seventies and eighties with rapid expansion in courses offered, student numbers and development of the site. In 1972, Macquarie University established the Macquarie Law School, the third law school in Sydney. In their book Liberality of Opportunity, Bruce Mansfield and Mark Hutchinson describe the founding of Macquarie University as ‘an act of faith and a great experiment’.[14] An additional topic considered in this book is the science reform movement of the late 1970s that resulted in the introduction of a science degree thus facilitating the subsequent inclusion of other named degrees in addition to the traditional BA.[15] An alternative, albeit complementary, view on this topic is given by the famous British-Australian physicist John Ward.[16] In 1990 Macquarie University absorbed the Institute of Early Childhood Studies of the Sydney College of Advanced Education, under the terms of the Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989.
There have only been four Vice-Chancellors in Macquarie University forty-four year history. The first Vice-Chancellor of Macquarie University was Alexander George Mitchell, who held the position until December 1975, when he was replaced by Edwin Webb, who served until 1986. Di Yerbury was appointed to the position in 1986, and was the first female Vice-Chancellor in Australia. Professor Yerbury held the position of Vice Chancellor for just under 20 years, and was replaced by Professor Steven Schwartz at the beginning of 2006. Yerbury's departure was reported with much controversy including a "bitter dispute" with Schwartz, disputed ownership of Macquarie University artworks worth $13 million and Yerbury's salary package. In August 2006, Professor Schwartz expressed concern about the actions of Yerbury in a letter to university auditors. Yerbury strongly denied any wrongdoing and claimed the artworks were hers.
During 2007, Macquarie University faced a restructuring of its student organisation after an audit raised questions about management of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds by student organizations. At the centre of the investigation was Victor Ma, president of the Macquarie University Students' Council who had previously been involved in a high-profile case of student election fixing at the University of Sydney. Macquarie University Council resolved to immediately remove Victor Ma from his position. Vice Chancellor Schwartz cited the need for the urgent need to reform Macquarie's main student bodies.[24] However, Victor Ma strongly denied any wrongdoing and labelled the controversy as a case of ‘character assassination’. The Federal Court ordered on May 23, 2007 that Macquarie University Union Ltd, would be wound up.
Following the dissolution of Macquarie University Union Ltd, the outgoing student organisation was replaced with a new wholly owned subsidiary company of The university known as U@MQ Ltd. The new student organisation arrangement originally lacked a true student representative union however following a complete review and authorisation from The university Council, the new student union known as Macquarie University Students Association (MUSRA) was established in 2009.
The main campus is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-west of the Sydney CBD, the Macquarie University campus is set on 126 hectares of rolling lawns and natural bushland. Located within the high-technology corridor of Sydney's north-west and within close proximity to Macquarie Park and its surrounding industries, Macquarie's location has been crucial in its development as a relatively research intensive University. Macquarie University is straddled between the suburbs of North Ryde and the later developed technology and industry focused Macquarie Park, however the campus has its own postcode, 2109.
Prior to the development of the campus, most of the site was cultivated with peach orchards, market gardens and poultry farms. The university’s first architect-planner was Walter Abraham, one of the first six administrators appointed to Macquarie University. Abraham treasured Macquarie’s natural environment as one of The university’s invaluable assets. As the site adapted from its former rural use to a busy collegiate environment, he implemented carefully designed planting programs across the campus. Abraham established a grid design comprising lots of 300 square feet (28 m2) running north-south, with the aim of creating a compact academic core. The measure of 300 feet (91 m) was seen as one minute's walk, and grid design reflected the aim of having a maximum walk of 10 minutes between any two parts of Macquarie University. The main east-west walkway that runs from the research park through to the arts faculty buildings, was named Wally's Walk in recognition of Walter Abraham's contribution to the development of The university.
Today, Macquarie University is served by the Macquarie University railway station, which opened in 2009, as well as a bus interchange within the campus that provides close to 800 bus services daily. The M2 Motorway runs parallel to the northern boundary of the campus and is accessible to traffic from Macquarie University. Apart from its centres of learning, the campus features the Macquarie University Research Park, museums, art Galleries, a sculpture park, an observatory, aquatic and sports centre, fauna park and also the Macquarie University Hospital. Located to the north of the main campus area is The university sports grounds. The Macquarie University Library was opened in 1967 and contains over 1.8 million items. The library was built in various stages and expanded to accommodate the growth of The university. Located on the western side of the campus is the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre. Previously a sports hall facility, the complex was renovated and reopened in 2007 with the addition of the new gym and aquatic centre. It houses a 50 metre FINA-compliant outdoor pool and a 25 metre indoor pool. The complex also contains a state-of-the-art gymnasium and squash, badminton, basketball, volleyball and netball courts.
The Macquarie University Hospital was completed in 2010 and is the most advanced medical facility in Australia. It comprises 183 beds, 12 operating theaters, 2 cardiac and vascular angiography suites. The hospital is co-located with The university's Australian School of Advanced Medicine. Macquarie University comprises four faculties, enrolling approximately 35,000 students and having 2,221 (full-time equivalent) academic and professional staff, making it the fourth largest University in Sydney. At present, Macquarie University offers 87 undergraduate courses and 124 different post-graduate courses to students. The university is governed by a 17-member council.
Macquarie University has been consistently ranked in the top 10 Universities in Australia and amongst the top 200 Universities in the world by various sources. The current Vice-Chancellor of The university, Steven Schwartz, has outlined one of the aims for Macquarie is to remain in the top 200 in the world and top eight within Australia by 2014. Macquarie University showed a significant drop in the 2007 THES - QS World University Rankings (From 2010 two separate rankings will be produced by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the QS World University Rankings). The university has declined consistently, after being placed 67th in 2005, they ranked equal 168th in 2007, 182nd in 2008 and 189th in 2009 of the top 200 universities.
The Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2009 ranked Macquarie University as 7th in Australia (following University of Western Australia and UNSW), while the UK’s Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings published in October 2009 ranked Macquarie 9th in Australia (behind the University of Adelaide and the University of Western Australia).According to the 'Good University Guide' of Australian Universities, starting salaries for Macquarie graduates have been ranked as the highest in Australia for ten consecutive years (1998–2007) and in 2009, Macquarie University received 5 star ratings in six different performance categories including non-government earnings, staff qualifications and toughness of admissions. Macquarie University teachers also have received numerous awards and citations from the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education since it was established in 2004. Macquarie University positions itself as being research intensive, and therefore also ranked among the national top five recipients of relative research income.
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