67-531: The Macquarie University Hospital (abbreviated MUH ) is a private teaching hospital owned by Macquarie University . The hospital is located within Macquarie University and is the first private hospital to be located on a university campus in Australia. The hospital is located near Macquarie University railway station and is also within the university's Research Park . Construction costs for
134-786: A $ 1 million grant from the New South Wales government to build the incubator. The university has also committed about $ 7 million to the incubator with financial support of the big businesses and the New South Wales government. It was officially opened by Prince Andrew, Duke of York on 25 September 2017. Macquarie University is ranked 133rd in the QS rankings, 178th in the Times Higher (THE) rankings, 192nd by US News, and 201–300th bracket in ARWU. This contributes to Macquarie being
201-732: A ' crest ') was assumed through a 1967 amendment of the Macquarie University Act, 1964 (Confirmed by Letters patent of the College of Arms , 16 August 1969), and the Grant of arms reads: The escutcheon (in green taken from the tartan of Clan MacQuarrie ) displays the Macquarie Lighthouse tower, the first major public building in the colony when completed in 1816, as well as the Sirius star (in gold), which
268-713: A Japanese woman. Walter's father was born in Japan, but was educated at Dulwich College in London and, on his return to Japan to join the family business in Kobe, married a German woman from Hamburg . Abraham initially followed in his father's footsteps, completing part of his education at Dulwich College. Mindful of the perils of being foreigners from an enemy state during wartime, in 1941 his parents moved from Japan to Australia and he completed his secondary education at Sydney Boys' High School . After leaving school, Abraham joined
335-695: A Rare Book Collection, a Palaeontology Collection and the Brunner Collection of Egyptological materials. Macquarie University operated two libraries during the transition. The old library in building C7A (which has since been repurposed as a student support and study space) closed in July 2011, and the new library in building C3C became fully operational on 1 August 2011. The new library was Australia's first university library to possess an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS). The ASRS consists of an environmentally controlled vault with metal bins storing
402-430: A comprehensive photographic survey of the proposed campus site, which at that time was farmland. He wrote how he found poultry farms; bare sun-crippled hardwood fences and small forests of tomato stakes; the rise and fall of Waterloo Road into a hazy distance; the slow plod of bowed back and short sleeves behind an iron plough and a white thick limbed horse; and everywhere distance, distance, distance. In October 1964 it
469-410: A great experiment'. An additional topic considered in this book is the science reform movement of the late 1970s that resulted in the introduction of a named science degree, thus facilitating the subsequent inclusion of other named degrees in addition to the traditional BA. An alternative view on this topic is given by theoretical physicist John Ward . In 1973 the student union ( MUSC ) worked with
536-403: A maximum 10-minutes' walk from each other. Sizeable parking areas were created on the outskirts of the academic core to the west, south and east, with traffic zones and bus routes running along the north and south of the main southern parking areas W1, C1, C2, and E1. Use of both natural hilly landscape and artificial mounds was made to ensure that the noise of cars and buses did not intrude into
603-557: A relatively research intensive university. The demographics of the location it is situated in, is known by Sydney locals as the bible-belt. Which Include The Hills Shire , The Hornsby Shire , Ku-ring-gai Council , and Ryde Council , then extending to the Northern Beaches of Sydney through Chatswood/Willoughby . Before 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
670-464: A sculpture park, an observatory, a sport and aquatic centre and the private Macquarie University Hospital . The campus has its own postcode, 2109. Macquarie became the first university in Australia to own and operate a private medical facility in 2010 when it opened a $ 300 million hospital on its campus. The hospital is the first and only private not-for-profit teaching hospital on an Australian university campus. The Macquarie University Hospital
737-567: A senior medical executive having held a range of positions in university, healthcare and consulting organisations. He also served as a pediatrician at the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, and as Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. There have been five vice-chancellors in the university's history. The university currently comprises 35 departments within four faculties: Macquarie University's coat of arms (often erroneously referred to as
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#1732782356046804-460: A supportive Vice-Chancellor’s Office and Council ensured the establishment of an open-ended foundation for growth and change. No university could have been endowed with a more favourable beginning. Abraham died on 20 August 2006, aged 82 (his wife Felicity Prudence Abraham had predeceased him in 1994). They are survived by their children Philip Abraham and Michaela Russell, Michaela's husband Terry Russell, and grandsons Nick and Ben. A motion put by
871-488: 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
938-408: Is Macquarie's best discipline area in rankings. Macquarie was one of four non- Group of Eight universities ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in particular discipline areas. Walter Abraham (town planner) Walter Victor "Wally" Abraham , BArch , DipTCP , ARAIA , FAPI (1923 – 20 August 2006) was an Australian architect and town planner, noted for designing
1005-489: Is a fully digitally integrated hospital. It has Australia's first Gamma Knife for advanced radiation therapy, and a cyclotron for the production of radioactive isotopes for medical imaging. Adjacent to the hospital is the Macquarie University Clinic. The Clinic building is also home to the university's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The five-storey research and clinic building is linked to
1072-456: Is north of the main campus area towards the university sports grounds. It comprises 183 beds, 13 operating theatres, 2 cardiac and vascular angiography suites. The hospital is co-located with the university's Australian School of Advanced Medicine . The university hosts a number of high-technology companies on its campus. Primarily designed to encourage interaction between the university and industry, commercialisation of its campus has also given
1139-590: Is the largest park of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. All museums and galleries are open to the public and offer educational programs for students at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The Macquarie University Incubator is a space to research and develop ideas that can be commercialised. It was established in 2017 as a part of the Macquarie Park Innovation District (MPID) project. Macquarie University received
1206-718: The Bologna Accord . 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 the University of Sydney put in a submission which highlighted 'the immediate need to establish
1273-486: The Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) to organise one of the first "pink bans". Similar in tactic to the green ban , the pink ban was recommended when one of the residential colleges at Macquarie University, Robert Menzies College, ordered a student to lead a celibate life and undertake therapy and confession to cure himself of his homosexuality. The BLF decided to stop all construction work at
1340-579: The Royal Australian Air Force and was seconded to a small intelligence unit which became known as AIRIND, composed of five Australians who could both speak and write Japanese . Their duties involved collecting and examining engines and parts from crashed Japanese aircraft, in order to deduce when and where they had been made. In the latter part of the war , the intelligence produced by AIRIND guided long-range bombing raids to attack factories involved in military production and thus hamper
1407-561: The United Kingdom and United States to study the works of contemporary university campus planners. Rejecting the perceived inflexibility of "master plans", a concept current at the time, he decided to aim for a balanced and flexible approach to developing the constructed and natural environments of the Macquarie site. Abraham established a grid of lots of 300 square feet (approximately 28 square metres) each, aligned to points of
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#17327823560461474-528: The World Bank . After retiring from Macquarie University in 1983, Abraham and his wife Felicity moved to Kiama, New South Wales , 120 kilometres south of Sydney. Here he designed their house, which was sited on the eastern side of Saddleback Mountain. He became a local identity in the Illawarra region, often giving advice to the local authorities and was a constructive critic of the planning policies of
1541-459: The 10th ranked Australian university overall in the world ranking systems. Macquarie University rankings within Australia include being placed at number 8 on the ERA scale (2012) and being a 4 1/2 Star AEN rated university. Macquarie also has a student survey satisfaction rating of 77.4% for business, 90.3% for health, 91.4% for arts, and 93.8% for science. Macquarie is ranked in the top 40 universities in
1608-754: The Asia-Pacific region and within Australia's top 10 universities according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities , the Times Higher Education Rankings and the QS World University Rankings . Internationally, Macquarie was ranked 239th in the world (9th in Australia) in the Academic Ranking of World Universities of 2014. Macquarie was the highest-ranked university in Australia under
1675-660: The Japanese war effort. In mid-1944 the unit was transferred to the control of the Pentagon , and was absorbed into the US war effort. After the war, Abraham studied architecture and town planning at the University of Sydney . He then accepted a post with the now defunct Cumberland County Council. He later returned to Sydney University, where he lectured for five years on town planning. He also assisted with planning Sydney University's post-war expansion, until 1965. In 1964, Abraham
1742-700: The Kiama Municipal Council. Macquarie University honoured Wally Abraham in 1991, when he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa . In 2004 he attended the opening of the "Making it New" photographic exhibition, a part of Macquarie University's 40th anniversary celebrations which detailed the development of the campus. For a 40th anniversary article in Macquarie University's alumni magazine, Sirius , Abraham wrote For its first 19 years, an in-house Architect-Planner’s Office conceived and coordinated Macquarie’s site development. Despite challenging deadlines, our superb site and
1809-657: The Macquarie Lighthouse, a popular symbol of the university within the university community and maintained the Sirus Star. The university positions itself as being research intensive. In 2012, 85% of Macquarie's broad fields of research was rated 'at or above world standard' in the Excellence in Research for Australia 2012 National report. The university is within the top 3 universities in Australia for
1876-524: The New South Wales parliament. The initial concept of the campus was to create a new high technology corridor, similar to the area surrounding Stanford University in Palo Alto, California , the goal being to provide for interaction between industry and the new university. The academic core was designed in the Brutalist style and developed by the renowned town planner Walter Abraham who also oversaw
1943-477: The academic area of the campus. A valley on the north side of the academic area which overlooks the Lane Cove National Park was landscaped and kept free of buildings. The panorama was enhanced with the creation of a lake, and carefully designed planting programmes were commenced across campus. The beautiful grounds of Macquarie University today are essentially a product of Abraham's devotion to
2010-526: 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 restructured its student organisation after an audit raised questions about management of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds by student organisations At the centre of the investigation was Victor Ma, president of the Macquarie University Students' Council, who
2077-513: The age of 50 and was ranked 18th in the world (prior to its golden jubilee in 2014), according to the QS World University Rankings. The 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings ranked Macquarie graduates 9th most employable in Australia, and 98th in the world. Macquarie University was ranked among the top 50 universities in the world for linguistics (43rd), psychology (48th) and earth and marine sciences (48th), and
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2144-719: The approving of examination results and the completion of requirements for the award of degrees. At the same time, it makes recommendations to the Council concerning all changes to degree rules, and all proposals for new awards. While the Academic Senate is an independent body, it is required to make recommendations to the university Council in relation to matters outside its delegated authority. Macquarie's current vice-chancellor, Bruce Dowton , took over from Schwartz in September 2012. Prior to his appointment Dowton served as
2211-803: The architect-planners office. The first vice-chancellor of Macquarie University, Alexander George Mitchell, was selected by the University Council which met for the first time on 17 June 1964. Members of the first university council included: Colonel Sir Edward Ford OBE, David Paver Mellor , Rae Else-Mitchell QC and Sir Walter Scott . The 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. Between 1968 and 1969, enrolment at Macquarie increased dramatically with an extra 1200 EFTS, with 100 new academic staff employed. 1969 also saw
2278-413: The art of landscape development. Abraham remained in the employ of Macquarie University for 19 years, overseeing its development and enhancing the development's consistency. He retired in 1983, but remained a regular visitor and observed the continuing development of his creation with great interest. While he was still working at Macquarie, Abraham was involved in other significant projects. In 1968, he
2345-477: The college until the university and the college Master made statements committing to a non-discriminatory university environment. MUSC was successful in engaging with the BLF again in 1974 when a woman at Macquarie University had her NSW Department of Education scholarship cancelled on the basis that she was a lesbian and therefore unfit to be a teacher. After over a decade of service, the first vice chancellor Mitchell
2412-414: The compass, split into three main divisions: West (W), Central (C), and East (E). Most of the principal buildings were to be constructed along or within easy reach of the campus's main west-east pedestrian way, which became known as University Walk. The measure of 300 feet was chosen as it was seen to represent a 1-minute walk, and Abraham wanted to aim for a design where no two points on campus were more than
2479-425: 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 originally lacked a true student representative union; however, following a complete review and authorisation from the university Council, a new student union known as Macquarie University Students Association (MUSRA)
2546-605: 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, the 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
2613-497: The first Fair Trade accredited university in Australia. The beginning of 2009 also saw the introduction of a new logo for the university which retained the Sirius Star, present on both the old logo and the university crest, but now 'embedded in a stylised lotus flower'. In accordance with the university by-law, the crest continues to be used for formal purposes and is displayed on university testamurs. The by-law also prescribes
2680-455: The head office of Australian Hearing . The Australian Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability is a research centre that promotes change for environmental sustainability , is affiliated with the university and is located on its campus. The library houses over 1.8 million items and uses the Library of Congress Classification System. It has several collections, including
2747-454: The hospital proper by an air bridge. 33°46′25″S 151°07′04″E / 33.773525°S 151.117871°E / -33.773525; 151.117871 Macquarie University Macquarie University ( / m ə ˈ k w ɒr i / mə- KWORR -ee ) is a public research university in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government , it
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2814-667: The hospital were over $ 200 million including fit-out costs. The hospital comprises 144 beds, 14 operating theatres, and is staffed by over 200 surgeons and medical specialists. It has an imaging centre (MMI imaging) and a radiation oncology unit (Genesis Cancer Care). There are no emergency services at Macquarie University Hospital. The nearest emergency departments are at Ryde Hospital, Concord Hospital , or Royal North Shore Hospital . The hospital provides inpatient and outpatient services and complements Macquarie University's existing specialisations including cognitive neuropsychology, telemedicine, teleradiology, speech therapy and audiology. It
2881-570: The institution an additional revenue stream. Tenants are selected based on their potential to collaborate with the university's researches or their ability to provide opportunities for its students and graduates. Cochlear has its headquarters in close proximity to the Australian Hearing Hub on the southern edge of campus. Other companies that have office space at the campus include Dow Corning , Goodman Fielder , Nortel , OPSM , and Siemens . The Macquarie University Observatory
2948-445: The items; robotic cranes retrieve an item on request and deliver it to the service desk for collection. The museums and collections of Macquarie University are extensive and include nine museums and galleries. Each collection focuses on various historical, scientific or artistic interests. The most visible collection on campus is the sculpture park, which is exhibited across the entire campus. At close to 100 sculptures on display, it
3015-705: The laser designs adopted by researchers worldwide, in various major national programs, for atomic vapor laser isotope separation . Macquarie University's linguistics department developed the Macquarie Dictionary . The dictionary is regarded as the standard reference on Australian English . Macquarie University has a research partnership with the University of Hamburg in Germany and Fudan University in China. They offer dual and joint degree programs and engage in joint research. Access Macquarie Limited
3082-554: The layout of the campus of Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia , as well as overseeing the first 20 years of its development. Walter Abraham was born in Kobe , Japan , and was descended from a prosperous Jewish family of merchants based in London , United Kingdom . His paternal grandfather travelled from England to Japan in 1868, where he established an import-export business in Kobe and eventually settled permanently, marrying
3149-401: 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
3216-552: The number of peer-reviewed publications produced per academic staff member. Researchers at Macquarie University, David Skellern and Neil Weste , and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation helped develop Wi-Fi . David Skellern has been a major donor to the university through the Skellern Family Trust. Macquarie physicists Frank Duarte and Jim Piper pioneered
3283-421: The right to display his arms. These arms, along with the new arms of the university, were formally unveiled on 31 May 1967 by the chancellor, Sir Garfield Barwick . The coat of arms and the motto are used in a very limited number of formal communications. Macquarie has had a number of logos in its history. In 2014, the university launched a new logo as part of its Shared Identity Project. The logo reintroduced
3350-695: The 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. Steven Schwartz replaced Di Yerbury as vice-chancellor at the beginning of 2006. Yerbury's departure was attended with much controversy, including a "bitter dispute" with Schwartz, disputed ownership of university artworks worth $ 13 million and Yerbury's salary package. In August 2006, Schwartz expressed concern about
3417-662: The university's arms on Lachlan Macquarie's family arms, but they decided to go for a more conceptual approach that represented Lachlan Macquarie as a builder and administrator. They did however identify that the arms used by Governor Macquarie had never been formally granted by the Court of the Lord Lyon in Scotland, and was successful in having a grant of arms issued for Macquarie by the Lord Lyon King of Arms , as well as
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#17327823560463484-607: The university's motto, taken from Chaucer: 'And gladly teche'. In 2013, the university became the first in Australia to fully align its degree system with the Bologna Accord . Macquarie University's main campus is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-west of the Sydney CBD and is set on 126 hectares of rolling lawns and natural bushland. Macquarie's location within the high-technology corridor of Sydney's north-west, in close proximity to Macquarie Park and its surrounding industries, has been crucial in its development as
3551-493: The university, and was also one of its first six administrators. He was appointed Architect Planner to the university in April 1965 and was given professorial status so that he could negotiate the university's development on an equal footing with the academic staff. At the time of his appointment, very little local information was available in Australia regarding the design and planning of universities, and so Abraham travelled to
3618-458: The university, and is empowered to make by-laws and rules relating to how the university is managed. Members of the Council include the university vice-chancellor, academic and non-academic staff, the vice president of the Academic Senate and a student representative. The Council is chaired by the chancellor of the university. The Academic Senate is the primary academic body of the university. It has certain powers delegated to it by Council, such as
3685-433: Was Walter Abraham , one of the first six administrators appointed to Macquarie University. 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 m ) running north–south, with the aim of creating a compact academic core. The measure of 300 feet (91 m)
3752-509: Was also the name of the flagship of the First Fleet . The motto chosen for the university, which following the rules of English heraldry does not form part of the original grant of arms, was And Gladly Teche , a phrase taken from the general prologue of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (circa 1400), and symbolises the university's commitment to both learning and teaching. The university's founders originally wanted to base
3819-585: Was appointed to report on a controversial proposal to widen Jersey Road in Paddington, New South Wales , which was being resisted by the local residents. Abraham added his professional weight to the argument, supporting the residents. This led to the proposal being scrapped. In 1974, he wrote a report for UNESCO on physical planning at the University of the Philippines , which resulted in that university receiving loans for infrastructure development from
3886-420: Was decided that the university would open for teaching in early 1967, and would have a growth target of 1,000 new students each year for the following decade. The new Macquarie University Council decided that the planning of the campus would be conducted internally, rather than by consultants, and as such, an architect-planner's office was established. Abraham was one of the first three staff members appointed to
3953-480: Was established in 1989 as the commercial arm of the university. It facilitates and supports the commercial needs of industry, business and government organisations seeking to utilise the academic expertise of the broader university community. Research centres, schools and institutes that are affiliated with the university: Macquarie University's Australian Hearing Hub is partnered with Cochlear . Cochlear Headquarters are on campus. The Australian Hearing Hub includes
4020-539: Was established in 2009. Within the first few hundred days of Schwartz's instatement as vice-chancellor, the 'Macquarie@50' strategic plan was launched, which positioned the university to enhance research, teaching, infrastructure and academic rankings by the university's 50th anniversary in 2014. Included in the university's plans for the future was the establishment of a sustainability office in order to more effectively manage environmental and social development at Macquarie. As part of this campaign, in 2009 Macquarie became
4087-591: Was nominated as Architect Planner by a committee appointed to advise the New South Wales State Government on the establishment of a new university at North Ryde . He had previously written a report entitled Proposed University Site at North Ryde . Dated 5 June 1962, this is the first written record of his advice on the 135- hectare (330- acre ) site, which was to be located around the intersection of Balaclava and Waterloo roads. As part of his preliminary work in 1964, Abraham conducted
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#17327823560464154-403: Was originally constructed in 1978 as a research facility but since 1997 has been accessible to the public through its Public Observing Program. The university is governed by a 17-member Council. The University Council is the governing authority of the university under the Macquarie University Act 1989 . The Council takes primary responsibility for the control and management of the affairs of
4221-484: Was previously involved in a high-profile case of student election fixing at the University of Sydney . The university Council resolved to immediately remove Ma from his position. Vice-chancellor Schwartz cited an urgent need to reform Macquarie's main student bodies. However, Ma strongly denied any wrongdoing and labelled the controversy a case of 'character assassination'. The Federal Court ordered on 23 May 2007 that Macquarie University Union Ltd be wound up. Following
4288-402: Was ranked in the top 5 nationally for philosophy and earth and marine sciences, according to the 2014 QS World University Rankings. Macquarie ranked 67th in the world for Arts and Humanities (equal 5th in Australia), according to the 2015 Times Higher Education rankings by subject and 54th in the world for arts and humanities, according to the 2017 USNWR rankings by subject. Arts and Humanities
4355-541: 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 the university. The main east–west walkway that runs from the Macquarie University Research Park to the arts faculty buildings was named Wally's Walk in recognition of Abraham's contribution. Apart from its centres of learning, the campus features the Macquarie University Research Park, museums, art galleries,
4422-495: Was succeeded by Edwin C. Webb in December 1975. Webb was required to steer the university through one of its most difficult periods as the value of universities were debated and the governments introduced significant funding cuts. Webb left the university in 1986 and was succeeded by Di Yerbury , the first female vice-chancellor in Australia. Yerbury would go on to hold the position of vice-chancellor for nearly 20 years. In 1990
4489-487: Was the third university to be established in the Sydney metropolitan area. Established as a verdant university , Macquarie has five faculties, as well as the Macquarie University Hospital and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management , which are on the university's main campus in the suburb of Macquarie Park . The university is the first in Australia to fully align its degree system with
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