Engagement

• Pathways to Politics

  Pathways to Politics Program for Women: addressing the chronic under-representation of women in parliament.

• Made Possible by Melbourne

  The Made Possible by Melbourne campaign showcases to the public the world-changing research taking place at the University of Melbourne.

• Street Finance

  The Street Finance program is designed to improve the financial literacy levels of high school students in Melbourne by teaching them about valuable financial knowledge, attitudes and behaviours.

• 2018 Dungala Kaiela Oration

  The Dungala Kaiela Oration is an annual event on Yorta Yorta country co-hosted by the Kaiela Institute and the University of Melbourne. The oration gives prominent leaders and thinkers a platform to discuss contemporary issues relevant to the Goulburn Murray region.

• Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity

  The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity is a new Indigenous-led program committed to driving positive social change in communities across Australia and New Zealand.

• Pathways to Politics

  Pathways to Politics Program for Women: addressing the chronic under-representation of women in parliament.

• Carlton Community Crops

  More than 70 Carlton residents from 14 countries embarked on a series of horticultural training days to develop their food planting skills at the Burnley campus of the University of Melbourne.

• Raise the Bar

  Raise the Bar Academy is a joint initiative between Athletics Australia and Melbourne University Sport to provide Indigenous school students from around Australia a chance to discover the pathways to studying and participation through high performance sport.

• Neighbourhood Night at the Museum

  Neighbourhood Night at the Museum is an annual arts and music event held by the Ian Potter Museum of Art to encourage interactions with the local community.

This award recognises initiatives and staff members that demonstrably enrich the intellectual, cultural, social and economic life of wider society through the academic enterprise. This award particularly recognises exemplary engagement through response to, or influence of, communities of interest beyond the academy, and creatively applying academic resources to create public value.

• Professor Simon Loertscher, Associate Professor David Byrne, Professor Steven Williams and Mr Gary Stoneham

  The Centre for Market Design, a consortium of the University of Melbourne, the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance and the Australian Department of Treasury, conducts robust research into key social and economic issues contemporary society experiences.

• Professor Tim Lindsey AO

  The relationship between Australia and Indonesia extends far beyond sharing a maritime border, with over 1.2 million Australians spending their holidays in Indonesia every year. Professor Tim Lindsey AO FAHA FAIIA has spent much of his academic career studying Indonesia’s complex legal and political systems in order to strengthen ties between the two nations.

• Ms Katherine Henderson

  Established in 2014, the University of Melbourne Network of Schools (UMNOS) engages over 100 schools across Australia in a collaboration with the University to encourage innovation in education. Ms Katherine Henderson founded UMNOS with the intention to develop positive social, academic and economic trajectories for schools and their students.

• Dr David McInnes

  The University’s recent celebration, Shakespeare 400 Melbourne, led by Dr David McInnes reignited community interest in the storyteller’s works. From the Australian launch of the new Oxford Complete Shakespeare to the Shakespeare On Film festival in conjunction with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and the British Film Institute, Dr McInnes curated a program with something for everybody.

• Associate Professor Jennifer Hayes

  The University of Melbourne has the largest and oldest body donor program in Australia, with over 1000 students participating in cadaveric dissection annually. Associate Professor Jennifer Hayes is leading the University’s public acknowledgement of the body donor program through the annual Commemorative Thanksgiving Service.

• Katherine Mack

  When she’s not working as a theoretical astrophysicist at the University of Melbourne, Dr Katherine Mack writes articles for media publications, gives public lectures and interacts with the general public through her social media accounts especially via Twitter, where she has over 80,000 followers at the time of writing and is the most followed astronomer in Australia.

• Joseph Lo Bianco

  Joseph Lo Bianco wrote Australia’s National Policy on Languages in 1987, the first in an English speaking country. He became the first educator to be elected President of the Australian Academy of Humanities. But it is his pioneering work in finding solutions to conflicts in Southeast Asia through the use of linguistic exchanges that has earned him the Excellence in Engagement – Public Value Award.

• Andrew Robinson

  Biosecurity is more than just pursuing Hollywood celebrities for bringing in undeclared animals. It involves a wide range of stakeholders including governments, businesses and researchers to protect our unique ecosystem from external threats. Associate Professor Andrew Robinson from the School of BioSciences is playing a vital role in protecting our agricultural and environmental heritage.

Excellence in Engagement – Research award recipients:

This award recognises an innovative project that demonstrates significant impact and reach in terms of research collaboration and dissemination.

• Associate Professor Edward Newbigin, Dr Edwin Lampugnani and Dr Jeremy Silver

  Melbourne Pollen Count provides Victorians with daily pollen updates and a forecast service, assisting those living with hay fever and asthma to better manage their allergies. Operating within the School of BioSciences, the Melbourne Pollen Count team utilise cutting-edge interdisciplinary research, digital technologies and citizen science to improve the health of those living across Victoria.

• Dr David Byrne, Professor Simon Loertscher and Mr Gary Stoneham

  Dr David Byrne, Professor Simon Loertscher and Mr Gary Steneham, three directors of the Centre for Market Design (CMD), utilise their research to influence policy innovation for the benefit of the community. The CMD’s research engages a range of industry and government sectors from the fuel marketplace to the government’s National Disability Insurance Agency, ensuring that the public are a top priority throughout these discussions.

• Alexander Johnson

  Dr Alexander Johnson’s interest in plants as a food source began in childhood when he would work with his mother in their garden. The experience fed his curiosity about crops and would result in his lifelong goal to improve upon the nutritional value of staple food.

• Andrew Mitchell and Tania Voon

  When Australia became the first country to pass legislation on plain tobacco packaging in 2011, it was heralded as a major step forward in public health. The backlash from the tobacco industry was swift and a number of lawsuits were lodged claiming Australia had violated the norms of international trade. But the country held firm on the legality of its decision, thanks in part to the work of Professors Andrew Mitchell and Tania Voon from the Melbourne Law School.

• Melbourne Ideas

  Melbourne Ideas challenges students to create innovative ideas to improve five aspects of student life: employability, campus access, language support, starting at the University, and campus life.

• Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre

  The Melbourne Entrepreneurial Centre is your gateway for discovering the entrepreneurship opportunities available at the University of Melbourne. From degrees, to accelerator programs and public events, get ready to startup!

• Street Finance

  The Street Finance program is designed to improve the financial literacy levels of high school students in Melbourne by teaching them about valuable financial knowledge, attitudes and behaviours.

• Public Interest Law Initiative

  The Public Interest Law Initiative provides clinical opportunities for Melbourne Law School students to work with the community law partners and learn the trade by working with real clients to solve concrete legal problems.

• Teaching with Cultural Collections

  The University’s cultural collections are playing an ever-increasing role in today’s teaching and learning environment as new facilities and programs open up new opportunities.

This award recognises innovative curriculum that demonstrates significant positive impact through the development of leadership and active citizenship capabilities in participating students and; the impact of students’ work or the course itself on the community beyond higher education.

• The Hobson’s Bay Community Fund Project Team

  Seeded from a three-year collaborative partnership between the University’s Department of Social Work, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences’ (MDHS) Engagement Unit and the Hobsons Bay Community Fund (HBCF), the Inclusion Project Partnership aims to help young people overcome barriers to participation in sports and recreation and has established a model for community-based placement for the University’s Master of Social Work students.

• Sean Pinder, Paul Kofman and Deborah Jones

  The development of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) has revolutionised the way in which universities can reach students and communities around the world. Faculty of Business and Economics staff Professor Paul Kofman and Associate Professor Sean Pinder in collaboration with Deborah Jones from Learning Environments services, have successfully utilised the new platform to attract over 130,000 students from mainly developing countries to enrol in their course, Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialisation, earning them the Excellence in Engagement – Teaching Award.

• The Citizen

  Launched in 2013 and led by Walkley-award winning journalist Simon Mann, The Citizen is an independent and innovative teaching platform that publishes research and writing from Master of Journalism students while creating co-publishing opportunities within the industry.