57-680: Stephen or Steven Martin may refer to: Stephen Martin (Australian politician) (born 1948), Australian politician and senior academic Stephen Martin (field hockey) (born 1959), Northern Irish Olympic field hockey player Stephen F. Martin , American chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin Steven M. Martin (born 1954), actor and filmmaker S. I. Martin (born 1961), historian and novelist Stephen Martin (businessman) (born 1966), businessman and director general of
114-510: A University of Edinburgh Medical School alumnus, proposed in the Legislative Council a plan to expand the existing Sydney College into a university. Wentworth argued that it would provide the opportunity for "the child of every class, to become great and useful in the destinies of his country" and that a state secular university was imperative for a society aspiring towards self-government. So far from being an institution for
171-479: A "town hall meeting" at the university's Great Hall on 25 August 2014, where an audience of students, staff and alumni expressed deep concern about the government's plans and called on university leadership to lobby against the proposals. Throughout 2014, Spence took a leading position among Australian vice-chancellors in repeatedly calling for any change to funding to not undermine equitable access to university while arguing for fee deregulation to raise course costs for
228-691: A feat that was subsequently acknowledged in Hansard. Martin was also the Referees' Association Treasurer in 1979–80 and Secretary in 1981–82. Martin subsequently became a director of the Illawarra Steelers . He resigned from the board of directors in 1995 in protest of the club's refusal to open talks with News Limited during the Super League War and the sacking of coach Graham Murray . Martin served as Parliamentary Secretary to
285-612: A lecturer at the University of Wollongong, and a Town Planner with the NSW Department of Environment and Planning serving as Regional Manager for the Macarthur Region. He also served as an Alderman on Wollongong City Council from 1983 to 1985. Martin had a successful career as a rugby league referee and administrator. In 1984 Martin refereed the Illawarra Rugby League first grade grand final,
342-486: A misunderstanding as to VET and UAC matriculation standards, the scheme has been criticised by Phillip Heath, the national chairman of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. Concerns about public funding for higher education were reflected again in 2014 following the federal government's proposal to deregulate student fees . The university held a wide-ranging consultation process, which included
399-433: A new building called "Abercrombie Building" for business school students in early 2016. The NSW state government has reduced transport links to the old campus and the closest Redfern railway station leaving main access to buses on the neighbouring Parramatta Road and City Road , prioritising the growth at other Sydney universities. From 2007, the university has used space in the former Eveleigh railway yards, just to
456-447: A number of new important structures and renovations. As of 2016, the university is undertaking a large capital works program with the aim of revitalising the campus and providing more office, teaching and student space. The program will see the amalgamation of the smaller science and technical libraries into a larger library, and the construction of a central administration and student services building along City Road. A new building for
513-500: A number of significant bequests and legacies over its history. The following are current professorships (chairs), funds, fellowships and scholarships which are funded by bequests and legacies and named after benefactors: The Grant of Arms was made by the College of Arms in 1857. The grant reads: The use of eight-pointed stars was unusual for arms at the time, although they had been used unofficially as emblems for New South Wales since
570-463: A pay rise, enforceable targets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, and improved rights for professional members. Starting on 23 April 2024, as a protest of the Israel–Hamas war , pro- Palestinian students and staff of the university began occupying part of campus . The protest was described as the “Free Palestine syndrome” by Indian media outlet Firstpost . The main campus
627-540: A portion of the land granted to St John's College (a residential college of the university) to develop the Sydney Institute of Health and Medical Research, now the Charles Perkins Centre , named in honour of the first Indigenous Australian man to graduate from the university, Charles Perkins . At the start of 2010, the University of Sydney controversially adopted a new logo. It retains
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#1732790203333684-498: A self-proclaimed atheist and advocate of free thought in all subjects raised the ire of many, even to the point of being censured by the state legislature in 1943. The PhD research degree was first discussed in 1944 and began in 1947. The university awarded the first PhD in 1951 to William H. Wittrick from the Faculty of Engineering on 28 April 1951 and the next two were awarded to Eleanora C. Gyarfas and George F. Humphrey from
741-603: A three-day festival at the start of the academic year. Welcome Week centres on stalls set up by clubs and societies on the Front Lawns. The main campus is home to a variety of statues, artworks, and monuments. These include the Gilgamesh Statue and the Confucius Statue. Some other architects associated with the university were Walter Liberty Vernon , Walter Burley Griffin , Leslie Wilkinson , and
798-530: Is arguably the most important group of Gothic and Tudor Revival style architecture in Australia, and the landscape and grounds features associated with these buildings, including Victoria Park , contribute to and support the existence and appreciation of their architectural qualities and aesthetic significance." In 2015, The NSW Department of Planning and Environment endorsed The University of Sydney's $ 1.4 billion Campus Improvement Plan which involved
855-516: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Stephen Martin (Australian politician) Stephen Paul Martin AO (born 24 June 1948) is an Australian former politician, senior academic and rugby league referee. He is best known for having served as the 21st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996 during
912-531: Is spread across the inner-city suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington, and has been noted for its beautiful architecture and quadrangle. Originally housed in what is now Sydney Grammar School , in 1855 the government granted land in Grose Farm to the university, three kilometres from the city, which is now the main Camperdown campus. In 1854, the architect Edmund Blacket accepted a senate invitation for
969-573: The High Court of Australia , including five chief justices . The university has produced 110 Rhodes Scholars and 19 Gates Scholars . The University of Sydney is a member of the Group of Eight , CEMS , the Association of Pacific Rim Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities . In 1848, William Wentworth , a University of Cambridge alumnus, and Sir Charles Nicholson ,
1026-569: The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 27 December 1991 to 24 March 1993 and was elected Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives on 4 May 1993, a position that he held until the election of the Howard government in 1996. During his time as Speaker, he became the first Speaker to be given the power to suspend a member of the House for one hour without a vote by House members. This
1083-698: The New South Wales Government Architect . The building was designed in accordance with the university's masterplan by the architect and founding dean of the university's architecture faculty , Leslie Wilkinson , who himself was inspired by a previously unused masterplan developed for the campus by Walter Burley Griffin in 1915. The 2002 conservation plan of the university stated that the Main Building and Quadrangle, Anderson Stuart Building, Gate Lodges, St Paul's College, St John's College and St Andrew's College "comprise what
1140-606: The second Keating government . Martin served as an Australian Labor Party (ALP) Member of Parliament for the seat of Macarthur , south west of Sydney , from 1984 to 1993; and, following redistribution, represented the coastal seat of Cunningham , which included his hometown of Wollongong , from 1993 until his resignation in 2002. Martin was the Chief Executive of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) from 2011 until his retirement in 2017. Martin
1197-455: The 2019 Student Experience Survey, the University of Sydney recorded the second lowest student satisfaction rating out of all Australian universities, and the second lowest student satisfaction rating out of all New South Wales universities, with an overall satisfaction rating of 74.2; this was lower than the national average rating of 78.4. In the 2021 National Student Safety Survey (NSSS) on sexual assault and harassment on university campuses,
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#17327902033331254-530: The Big Schoolroom of what is now Sydney Grammar School . The first principal was John Woolley , the first professor of chemistry and experimental physics was John Smith . Sir William Charles Windeyer was the first graduate. The university was Australia's first, as well as being one of the first public, non-denominational and secular universities in the British Empire . On 27 February 1858,
1311-516: The Camperdown campus in the state-of-the-art, purpose built Susan Wakil Health Building. The university also uses a number of other facilities for its teaching activities. The university comprises eight faculties and schools: The five largest faculties and schools by 2020 student enrolments were (in descending order): Arts and Social Sciences ; Medicine and Health ; Business ; Science ; Engineering . Together they constituted nearly 88% of
1368-471: The Faculty of Science on 2 May 1951. The New England University College was founded as part of the University of Sydney in 1938 and in 1954 was separated to become the University of New England . During the late 1960s, the University of Sydney was at the centre of rows to introduce courses on Marxism and feminism at the major Australian universities. At one stage, newspaper reporters descended on
1425-644: The General Philosophy Department, which follows the French continental approach . The Builders Labourers Federation placed a ban on the university after two women tutors were not allowed to teach a course but the issue was quickly resolved internally. Under the terms of the Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989 (NSW), the following bodies were incorporated into the university in 1990: The Orange Agricultural College (OAC)
1482-766: The Institute of Directors Stephen A. Martin (1871–1957), American politician from the state of Iowa See also [ edit ] Steve Martin (disambiguation) Martin Stephan (1777–1846), pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Dresden, Germany Martin Stephen (born 1949), headmaster of St Paul's School in London Martin Stephens (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Stephen Martin [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
1539-544: The New South Wales legislature was first filled in 1876, but was abolished in 1880, one year after its second member, Sir Edmund Barton , who later became the first Prime Minister of Australia , was elected to the Legislative Assembly. The university was one of the first in the world to admit women on an equal basis with men, doing so from 1881. In 1885 the first women to receive BA degrees from
1596-629: The School of Information Technologies opened in late 2006 and has been located on a site adjacent to the Seymour Centre . The busy Eastern Avenue thoroughfare has been transformed into a pedestrian plaza and a new footbridge has been built over City Road. The new home for the Sydney Law School , located alongside Fisher Library on the site of the old Edgeworth David and Stephen Roberts buildings, has been completed. The university opened
1653-435: The University of Sydney recorded the lowest response rate with nearly a fifth (18.5%) of student respondents reporting experiencing sexual harassment since starting university and 6.7% experiencing sexual assault. In 2022, the university's National Tertiary Education Union voted to go on strike for 48 hours, demanding an end to job insecurity, protection of academics’ right to a 40 per cent research component in their workload,
1710-609: The financial impact of a slowdown in international student enrolments across Australia. This included redundancies of a number of university staff and faculty, though some at the university argued that the institution should have cut back on building programs instead. Critics argued the push for savings was driven by managerial incompetence and indifference, fuelling industrial action during a round of enterprise bargaining in 2013 that also reflected widespread concerns about public funding for higher education. An internal staff survey in 2012/13, which found widespread dissatisfaction with how
1767-519: The first buildings to be designed. In 1858 the Great Hall was finished, and in 1859 the Main Building was built. He composed the original Neo-Gothic sandstone Quadrangle and Great Tower buildings, which were completed in 1862. The rapid expansion of the university in the mid-20th century resulted in the acquisition of land in Darlington across City Road . The Camperdown/Darlington campus houses
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1824-421: The majority of higher education students. An investigation by Fairfax in 2015 revealed widespread cheating at universities across NSW, including the University of Sydney. The university later established a taskforce on academic misconduct to reduce cheating and academic misconduct. In 2016, the university introduced plans to consolidate existing degrees to reduce the overall number of programs it offered. In
1881-434: The plan was finally adopted. The university was established via the passage of the University of Sydney Act 1850 (NSW) on 24 September 1850, and was assented on 1 October 1850 by governor Sir Charles Fitzroy . Wentworth was among the first members of the university's senate, mentioned in the governor's proclamation alongside three religious ministers. Two years later, the university was inaugurated on 11 October 1852 in
1938-593: The position of Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) at Victoria University in Melbourne in January 2005. His major contributions were to transform Victoria University's international operations and to create Victoria University International (VUI) as a unit of the university. In March 2008 Martin became Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) at Curtin University of Technology in Perth. In April 2009 he took up
1995-725: The position of Senior Consultant with the Slade Group in Melbourne. In June 2010, Martin joined the Southern Cross University Graduate College of Management in the role of Professor of Business Research and director of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program and left in November 2010. Martin was appointed to the Chief Executive of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) on 1 January 2011. In June 2022, Martin
2052-489: The rich, I take It to be an institution for the poor. ... I trust that, from the pregnant womb of this institution will arise a long list of illustrious names—of statesmen—of patriots—of philanthropists—of philosophers—of poets and of heroes, who will shed a deathless halo, not only on their country, but upon the University which called them into being. He promoted access on the basis of merit rather than religious or social status. It took two attempts on Wentworth's behalf before
2109-399: The sale funded the establishment of many endowed professorial chairs at the Charles Perkins Centre , where a room dedicated to the painting, now exists. Action initiated by then-Vice Chancellor Michael Spence to improve the financial sustainability of the university caused controversy among some students and staff. In 2012, Spence led efforts to cut the university's expenditure to address
2166-491: The same arms, but they take on a more modern look. There have been stylistic changes, the main one being the coat of arm's mantling , the shape of the escutcheon (shield), the removal of the motto scroll, and also others more subtle within the arms itself, such as the mane and fur of the lion, the number of lines in the open book and the colouration. The original Coat of Arms from 1857 continues to be used for ceremonial and other formal purposes, such as on testamurs. In 2010,
2223-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Martin&oldid=1175989569 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
2280-494: The south of Darlington , for examination purposes. In 2018, New South Wales Minister for Heritage , Gabrielle Upton agreed to put the University of Sydney and some adjacent sites on the state heritage register, creating a conservation area that would include the Camperdown campus, and the nearby Victoria Park . The beginning of 2021 saw the closure of the Cumberland campus, with a number of health disciplines moving to
2337-540: The student-run University of Sydney Union (once referred to as "the Union", but now known as "the USU") in possession of three buildings – Wentworth, Manning and Holme Buildings. These buildings house a large proportion of the university's catering outlets, and provide space for recreational rooms, bars and function centres. One of the largest activities organised by the Union is Welcome Week (formerly Orientation Week or 'O-week'),
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2394-814: The university as chair of the Sydney Peace Foundation and a member of the executive council of the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific. In 2005, the Public Service Association of New South Wales and the Community and Public Sector Union were in dispute with the university over a proposal to privatise security at the main campus (and the Cumberland campus). In 2007, the university agreed to acquire
2451-698: The university awarded its first Doctor of Science in Engineering degree to John Bradfield . His thesis was titled "The City and Suburban Electric Railways and the Sydney Harbour Bridge". Bradfield went on to be the lead engineer for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge . The university's professor of philosophy from 1927 to 1958, John Anderson , was a significant figure referred to as "Sydney's best known academic". A native of Scotland, Anderson's controversial views as
2508-448: The university community was divided over allowing students from an elite private school, Scots College , to enter university via a "pathway of privilege" by means of enrolling in a Diploma of Tertiary Preparation rather than meeting HSC entry requirements. The university charged students $ 12,000 to take the course and have since successfully admitted a number of students to degree courses. An exposé by Fairfax which turned out to be based on
2565-531: The university received a Pablo Picasso painting from the private collection of an anonymous donor. The painting, Jeune Fille Endormie , which had not been publicly seen since 1939, depicts the artist's lover, Marie-Thérèse Walter and was donated on the strict understanding that it would be sold and the proceeds directed to medical research. The painting was auctioned at Christie's in London and sold for £13.5 million ($ 20.6 million AUD). The proceeds of
2622-668: The university received a royal charter from Queen Victoria , giving degrees conferred by the university rank and recognition equal to those given by universities in the United Kingdom. In 1858, the passage of the Electoral Act provided for the university to become a constituency for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as soon as there were 100 graduates of the university holding higher degrees eligible for candidacy. This seat in
2679-556: The university to cover brawls, demonstrations, secret memos and a walk-out by David Armstrong , a philosopher who held the Challis Chair of Philosophy from 1959 to 1991, after students at one of his lectures openly demanded a course on feminism. The philosophy department split over the issue into the Traditional and Modern Philosophy Department, headed by Armstrong and following a more traditional approach to philosophy , and
2736-465: The university was being managed. Asked to rate their level of agreement with a series of statements about the university, 19 per cent of those surveyed believed "change and innovation" were handled well by the university. In the survey, 75 per cent of university staff indicated senior executives were not listening to them, while only 22 per cent said change was handled well and 33 per cent said senior executives were good role models. During Spence's term,
2793-573: The university were Mary Elizabeth Brown and Isola Florence Thompson , while Thompson became the first woman to graduate with an MA in 1887. Most of the estate of John Henry Challis was bequeathed to the university, which received a sum of £200,000 in 1889. This was thanks in part due to Sir William Montagu Manning (chancellor 1878–95) who argued against the claims by British tax commissioners. The following year, seven professorships were created in anatomy, zoology, engineering, history, law, logic and mental philosophy, and modern literature. In 1924,
2850-457: The university's administrative headquarters, and the Faculties of Arts, Science, Education and Social Work, Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, Economics and Business, Architecture , and Engineering. It is also the home base of the large Sydney Medical School , which has numerous affiliated teaching hospitals across the state. The main campus is also the focus of the university's student life, with
2907-418: The university's students and each had a student enrolment over 8,000 (at least 13% of total students). The Centre for Continuing Education is an adult education provider within the university. Extension lectures at the university were inaugurated in 1886, 36 years after the university's founding, making it Australia's longest running university continuing education program. The university has received
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#17327902033332964-586: Was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to the people and Parliament of Australia, to charitable organisations, and to regional sport and education". University of Sydney The University of Sydney ( USYD ) is a public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities , it
3021-656: Was born in Wollongong, New South Wales and received a BA at the Australian National University , an MA at the University of Alberta , a Master of Town and Country Planning at the University of Sydney , a Diploma of Education at the University of New South Wales and a PhD at the University of Wollongong . Prior to entering parliament, Martin served as a high school teacher with the New South Wales Department of Education ,
3078-415: Was forced to resign by the university's governing body. In 2003, Nick Greiner , a former Premier of New South Wales , resigned from his position as chair of the university's Graduate School of Management because of academic protests against his simultaneous chairmanship of British American Tobacco (Australia). Subsequently, his wife, Kathryn Greiner , resigned in protest from the two positions she held at
3135-632: Was imposed as Standing Order 304a of the House of Representatives Standing Orders, later renamed to Standing Order 94a in 2004. Every Speaker since Martin has used the Standing Order on many occasions. Martin resigned his seat on 16 August 2002 causing a by-election which was subsequently won by Michael Organ running for the Australian Greens . After a period as President of the University of Wollongong campus in Dubai, Martin took
3192-586: Was one of the world's first universities to admit students solely on academic merit, and opened its doors to women on the same basis as men. The university comprises eight academic faculties and university schools, through which it offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. Five Nobel and two Crafoord laureates have been affiliated with the university as graduates and faculty. The university has educated eight Australian prime ministers , including incumbent Anthony Albanese ; two governors-general of Australia ; 13 premiers of New South Wales ; and 26 justices of
3249-588: Was originally transferred to the University of New England under the act, but then transferred to the University of Sydney in 1994, as part of the reforms to the University of New England undertaken by the University of New England Act 1993 and the Southern Cross University Act 1993 . In January 2005, the University of Sydney transferred the OAC to Charles Sturt University . In 2001, the University of Sydney chancellor, Dame Leonie Kramer ,
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