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19-453: (Redirected from Parkville Campus ) Parkville campus may refer to: Monash University, Parkville campus , Victoria, Australia Parkville Campus (University of Melbourne) , Victoria, Australia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Parkville campus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

38-901: A number of other research institutions, including the University of Melbourne , the CSIRO 's Division of Health Sciences and the Royal Melbourne Hospital . Pharmaceutical company CSL Limited is also based in Parkville. The campus offers courses in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science. Students can also take a simultaneous degree in engineering at Monash University's Clayton Campus. The campus also offers postgraduate degrees by coursework or research, from graduate diploma through to PhD level. The campus currently has around 1100 students and around 140 staff. Since 2009, its pharmacy course has also been offered at

57-815: A policy discussion paper ('the green paper') which was published in December 1987 and announced in Higher education: a policy statement ('the white paper') published in July 1988. The reforms took place over several years; implementation of the HECS system began in 1989, and Federation University, Southern Cross University and the University of the Sunshine Coast were the last round of universities to be created in this era, granted university status in 1994. The reforms were aimed at enhancing

76-730: Is a campus of Monash University , located in Parkville , Victoria , Australia . It is home to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences . Founded in 1881 and previously known as the Victorian College of Pharmacy, the faculty is the oldest school of pharmacy in Australia. A major centre of research and teaching, it is internationally regarded for its research in drug target biology and discovery, medicinal chemistry, drug development, formulation science , and medicine use and safety, including

95-432: The "quality" of research output, often determined by looking at the "impact factor" of journals in which they publish (the 'impact factor' is the ratio of papers cited from a journal to papers published in that journal) - considered an inappropriate measure of research quality, as the impact factor of a journal is not necessarily related to the relevance of that journal to a given field. Other critics, especially those among

114-607: The "quality, diversity and equity of access" to education while improving the "international competitiveness" of Australian universities , as well as a solution for the perceived brain drain . These reforms included the introduction of income contingent loans for tuition costs through the HECS , the conversion of all Colleges of Advanced Education (CAEs) into universities, and a series of provisions for universities to provide plans, profiles, statistics etc. to justify courses and research. These aims and methods drew heavily from New Public Management and an emerging neoliberalism that

133-579: The Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria (now Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Victoria branch). After being housed in various places in Melbourne, it moved to its present location in 1960. The move to Parkville was largely funded by the massive private donation of £25,000 by David Cossar. At the time, this was the largest single donation to a pharmacy school in Australian history. In its early years,

152-419: The college was essentially run as a private institution, with the majority of its funding coming from tuition fees and the donations of benefactors. In 1967, the college reached an agreement with the federal and state governments for it to receive government financial assistance. In 1974, fees for tertiary education in Australia were abolished, meaning that funding for the college began to be sourced primarily from

171-461: The discovery and development of the world's first successful anti- influenza drug, Relenza . In international rankings, it is ranked as the number one school of pharmacy and pharmacology in Australia and number two worldwide. The campus is made up of 5 buildings. It is situated on Royal Parade in the suburb of Parkville around 2 km north of the Melbourne CBD. Royal Parade is home to

190-525: The federal government. After the introduction of the unified national system of higher education in 1988, known as the Dawkins reforms , it was clear that the college had to combine with a university. Negotiations were started with University of Melbourne , which was seen as the obvious partner, given their close proximity. However, these negotiations collapsed in 1990. The college then began discussions with Monash University , which were successful. The transfer

209-606: The form of up-front student fees. Similarly, changes to research funding supported strong growth in research training places over the following decades. The Dawkins reforms have attracted criticism particularly from academic circles for what's viewed as the application of neoliberal ideology to universities. Common criticisms regarding the Dawkins reforms are that they were an attempt to reduce public funding of universities, 'commercialise' university education, and expose research to 'subjective' market pressures. Other critics allege that

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228-429: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parkville_campus&oldid=933040910 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Monash University, Parkville campus Monash University, Parkville campus

247-424: The pressure placed on academics to seek external research grants, and be rated on their ability to do so, has been criticised on the basis that different fields of research require different levels of funding, and external grants may not even be necessary. University managements are accused of shifting the responsibility for acquiring funding onto academics. Academics are also critical of allegedly objective ratings of

266-452: The reforms have led to a culture of "corporate managerialism" in universities, and that they have been related to a rise in bullying tactics among university management, a decline in the freedom of academic speech and inquiry, and a loss of academic collegiality. Among the Dawkins reforms is the encouragement of the use of various metrics to assess and rate research output. These measures have been subjected to intense criticism. For example,

285-477: The then Northern Rivers CAE which subsequently split acrimoniously to become Southern Cross University), and others didn't proceed ( Australian National University and the Canberra CAE, now the University of Canberra ). The introduction of HECS meant a significant new revenue stream for universities was unlocked without further relying on government grants and without introducing large financial barriers to study in

304-458: The university's Malaysia campus , in partnership with the School of Medicine and Health Sciences based there. The current dean of the college is Professor Arthur Christopoulos . Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, previously known as The Victorian College of Pharmacy, is one of the oldest educational institutions in Australia. It was founded in 1881 as the School of

323-565: Was finalised on 1 July 1992 and became the Faculty of Pharmacy of Monash University . It celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2006. In August 2008, the Victorian College of Pharmacy underwent a name change to reflect its position within Monash, to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. In teaching, the campus now incorporates: The Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS)

342-615: Was present in other reforms of the Hawke Government , which was greatly concerned with economic productivity in an era of high unemployment and high inflation. The reforms succeeded in turning Australia's elite university system into a mass education system. As a result, undergraduate student numbers increased dramatically as universities were given economies of scale . There were also many mergers between universities and CAEs, with some successful ( University of Queensland Gatton Campus), and others not so (the University of New England and

361-543: Was set up in 2008 to focus on the research aspects within the faculty. The research activities are based on four key discipline-based themes including: The campus's alumni includes graduates who have become well known in fields outside of science, including many politicians and senior public servants, and national leaders such as Weary Dunlop . 37°47′02″S 144°57′31″E  /  37.78389°S 144.95861°E  / -37.78389; 144.95861 Dawkins reforms The reforms were proposed in Higher education:

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