University of Canberra

University of Canberra

Latin:Universitas Camberrensis
Former name	Canberra College of Advanced Education[1] (1967–1990)
Motto	Galambany( Ngunnawal)
Motto in English	We all, including you[2]
Type	Publicresearch university
Established	1967 (advanced college) 1990 (university status)[1]
Accreditation	TEQSA
Affiliation	Innovative Research Universities(IRU)
Academic affiliations	TNEU ASAIHL EA ACS CPA UA
Budget	A$312.84million(2022)[3]
Chancellor	Lisa Paul[4]
Vice-Chancellor	Lucy Johnston[5]
Total staff	1,185 regular (2022)[3] 272 casual (2022)[3]
Students	11,246 (2022)[6]
Undergraduates	8,194 (2022)[6]
Postgraduates	2,228 (2022)[6]
Other students	421 UC College (2022)[6] 435 offshore (2022)[6]
Address	11 Kirinari Street , Canberra , ACT , 2617 , Australia [7]
Campus	Urban, 296 acres (1.2 km2)
Colours	Teal
Sporting affiliations	UniSport EAEN
Mascot	Cappie the Giraffe[8]
Website	canberra.edu.au

TheUniversity of Canberra(UC) is apublicresearch universitywith its main campus located inBruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The campus is within walking distance ofBelconnen Town Centre, and 8.7 km (5.4 mi) from Canberra'sCivic Centre. UC offersundergraduateandpostgraduatecourses covering five faculties: Health, Art and Design, Business, Government and Law, Education, and Science and Technology.

UC partners with two local ACT schools:UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderraand University of Canberra High School Kaleen. The University of Canberra College provides pathways into university for domestic and international students.^[9]

The University of Canberra was first established in 1967 as theCanberra College of Advanced Education. The CanberraCAEbecame the University of Canberra under sponsorship ofMonash Universityin 1990.

Over 70,000 students have graduated from the university since 1970.^{[10][missing long citation]}

The University of Canberra has grown by 78% since 2007, going from 7,300 students to over 13,000 in 2014.^[11][12]As of 2023, there are 10,785 students enrolled.^[13]The medianAustralian Tertiary Admission Rankof UC students is approximately 71.^[14]

At the end of the year after classes finish but before exams, Stone Day was once held, a music festival with local bands, which lasted several days. The day before it was known as Stone Eve. It started as a celebration held annually to mark the placing of the foundation stone byPrime MinisterJohn Gortonon 28 October 1968. The stone is displayed near Building 1 at the university, and an inscription on it reads:

This Stone was unveiled by the right honourable J.G. Gorton, M.P., Prime Minister of Australia, on 28 October 1968, to mark the establishment of the Canberra College of Advanced Education.

Over the years the Stone Day program gradually became larger and larger, eventually encompassing an entire week and transforming into one of Australia's most popular music festivals.^[15]The first foundation celebrations were held in 1971. In 1973 Stone Day celebrations were held over two days, which was expanded to take up a whole week in 1976. In the 1980s and 1990s, Stoneweek became a popular Canberra entertainment event, which in 2000 became Stonefest. Beginning in 2012, the Stonefest event was not held for a number of years at the University of Canberra. In 2014, the university decided to create a 'Stonefest' mini music festival where there was a DJ and numerous activities. It was not received well, and has not been held since. In June 2019 the University of Canberra announced that Stonefest would return in October in an expanded format, with both local and international acts performing.

The university has one campus, located in the suburb ofBruce, which covers 290 acres of buildings, roads and access routes. There are just over 28 buildings, each dedicated to a particular discipline of learning or faculty. Most of these buildings are arranged around the main concourse. Each building is numbered and many do not hold any title or namesake. New students are advised during orientation that the buildings are not numbered in a particular order, however the buildings around the concourse are progressively numbered in a counter-clockwise direction from building 1. It is a common myth that the numbers relate to when each building was constructed, however, a master plan was designed to have these building around the concourse numbered this way.^{[citation needed]}

The University of Canberra Library is located in Building 8. The building has four floors.^[16]

The Refectory is the main food hall located in Building 1, operated by the UC Union.^[17]It provides cafes, post office, general shop, pool tables, and lounges, and is also concert venue. Upstairs there are study rooms which can be booked by students and staff.

The Hub is located under the main concourse, providing cafes, a hairdressing salon, and a branch of theCommonwealth Bank of Australia. The University of Canberra'sstudent radio station87.8 UCFMstudios are also located in The Hub. The UC HUB also hosts DJs.

A sport and fitness centre is located in Building 29 with gym facilities and is home to Brumbies Rugby administration. There are basketball and squash courts nearby in Building 4, and various sporting ovals available.^[18]

There are three accommodation options for students - UniLodge (consisting of Cooper Lodge, Weeden Lodge and more recently UC Lodge,^[19]all run by UniLodge Australia Pty Ltd), Campus West (run byUniLodge) and University Gardens (located in neighbour suburb ofBelconnen, run by UniGardens Pty^[20]). All options are provided to all students, including international students.

The currentchancellorof the university isLisa Paul,AOPSM, a former senior Australian public servant and policymaker who was a long-serving Secretary of the Department of Education and Training.^[21]

The current interimvice-chancellorof the university is Professor Lucy Johnston. The previous vice-chancellor was ProfessorPaddy Nixonfrom 6 April 2020 to 15 December 2023.^[22]The former vice-chancellor from 1 September 2016 to 21 December 2019 was ProfessorDeep Saini, a plant physiologist.^[23]The previous vice-chancellor was ProfessorStephen Parker.

Like most Australian universities, University of Canberra derives the majority of its revenue from Australian Government funding and student fees. The ACT Government provides around one percent of the university's operating budget.^[24]

Thefive facultiesare:

Arts and Design

Arts and design specialises inarchitecture,landscape architecture,graphic design,communication studies, culture and heritage,journalism,creative writingandpoetry,international studies, andmedia arts. The faculty has two schools: School of Design and the Built Environment and School of Arts and Communication.

Business, Government and Law

The Business Government and Law Faculty provides courses inaccounting,applied economics,business administration,business informatics,construction, economics,finance,law,management,marketing,politics,sociology,public policy,tourism, andurban and regional planning.

Education

The Education faculty offers courses designed to cover all stages of teacher development with courses inearly childhood,primaryandsecondary.

Health

The Faculty of Health prepares allied health professionals, includingnurses,midwives,occupational therapists,optometristsand vision scientists,psychologists,physiotherapists,pharmacists,dietitians, nutritionists, radiologists, speech pathologists, exercise scientists, and sports management professionals.

Science and Technology

The Faculty of Science and Technology trains students inenvironmental sciences,biomedicalandforensicas well as information technology, information systems, engineering, and mathematics.

UC also offers a range of double degrees that combine two degrees from different faculties.

University rankings
Global rankings
QS[25]	=403
THE[26]	251–300
ARWU[27]	601–700
U.S. News & World Report[28]	645
Australian rankings
QS[29]	25
THE[30]	15
ARWU[31]	26–27
U.S. News & World Report[32]	29
ERA[34]	33[33]

The university is named among the world's top 20 young universities in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings.^[35]The university rose to number 18 from number 34 in the 2019 THE list of the best universities under 50 years of age.^[36][37]

The university has a number of research centres relating to its areas of research strength. These are:

On Saturday 17 June, 2023, UC announced a new one million dollar sponsorship of, and partnership with,Stromlo Forest Parkthat will expand its research and teaching activities across a range of sports, tourism, and business opportunities.^[39]

Notable staff members include/have included:

• Janine Deakin, geneticist
• John Dryzek, political scientist
• Patricia Easteal, professor of law
• Donald Horne, journalist, writer, social critic, historian and public intellectual
• Peter Leahy, former Chief of Army (Australia)
• Michelle Lincoln, speech pathologist and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
• Ingrid Moses,emeritus professorand a former chancellor
• Susan Ryan, one-time Labor government minister

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