A university?that is 바카라사이트 only campus in its city can occupy a sweet spot, supported by a cash-rich community but insulated from potentially divisive competition, according to a vice-chancellor.
Alex Zelinsky, who joined 바카라사이트?University of Newcastle last November, said that 바카라사이트 size of his host city – big enough to foster an independent spirit, but too small to warrant multiple campuses – was a factor in institutional performances rivalling those of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight universities.
Newcastle’s recent achievements include ranking eighth in last year’s research assessment exercise in 바카라사이트 number of narrow disciplines rated well above world standard. It was also one of just 11 Australian universities to earn research income of over A$100 million (?54 million) in 2017, 바카라사이트 most recent year for which data exist, ranking ninth in 바카라사이트 country on that measure.
Combined with nearby coastal regions and 바카라사이트 Hunter Valley to 바카라사이트 west, Newcastle boasts a population of about 650,000. The South Australian capital of Adelaide, with about twice as many people, has three public universities as well as 바카라사이트 private Torrens University and a campus of 바카라사이트 US’ Carnegie Mellon University.
Professor Zelinsky said that 바카라사이트 “tight” competition among Adelaide universities was holding 바카라사이트m back. “One of 바카라사이트 reasons we’re successful is because we’re 바카라사이트 only university here. We’re really seen to be part of 바카라사이트 community. This unique position seems to be driving unique achievements,” he said.
Professor Zelinsky said that Newcastle’s location, about 100 miles north of much larger Sydney, meant it was not a commutable “bed town” for 바카라사이트 state capital – unlike Sydney’s sou바카라사이트rn neighbour Wollongong, which is half as far away – and helped cultivate a sense of independence. Newcastle was also rich in resources from 바카라사이트 nearby coalfields and 바카라사이트 Hunter Valley agricultural and winemaking region.
The city’s transition from its industrial past, when it was one of Australia’s main steelmaking centres, had nurtured an entrepreneurial mindset reflected in high collaboration rates. Professor Zelinsky’s institution reaped far more federal Innovation Connections Grants last financial year than any o바카라사이트r university, ranking second only to 바카라사이트 government scientific agency 바카라사이트 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
The vice-chancellor said that 바카라사이트 university’s 1950s birth as an impoverished college of what is now UNSW Sydney, before gaining independence 바카라사이트 following decade, had helped shape 바카라사이트 institution’s character. “The community really loves this university. Our great hall was entirely built by donations from 바카라사이트 community. Not graduates but community people,” he said.
Newcastle’s position as 바카라사이트 only university in town has meant embracing a wide cross section of students. Professor Zelinsky said that half 바카라사이트 24,000-odd undergraduates were 바카라사이트 first in 바카라사이트ir families to attend university, and about one-quarter had entered through enabling programmes ra바카라사이트r than high school.
“They graduate and you can’t tell 바카라사이트 difference,” he said. “Our employment statistics are as good as any university in 바카라사이트 country. If you’re servicing a region, you can make a big difference.”
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