Redigerer University of Melbourne

{{Infoboks universitet
| navn = The University of Melbourne
| latinsk navn = Universitas Melburnensis
| motto = ''Postera Crescam Laude''<br />"We grow in the esteem of future generations"
| type = Offentlig
| direktør = Glyn Davis
| beliggenhet = [[Parkville (Victoria)|Parkville]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
| studenter = 60&nbsp;000<ref name="ar08">[http://www.unimelb.edu.au/publications/docs/UNIM_AR_Final_2.pdf University of Melbourne Annual Report 2008]</ref>
| data fra = 2017
| ansatte = nærmere 7&nbsp;200
| nettsted = www.unimelb.edu.au/
}}
[[Fil:Parkville - University of Melbourne (Ormond College).jpg|thumb|230px|[[Ormond College (University of Melbourne)|Ormond College]] (1879), University of Melbourne]]

'''University of Melbourne''' (uformelt '''Melbourne Uni''', '''Unimelb''' eller bare '''Melbourne''') er et offentlig [[universitet]] i [[Melbourne]] i [[Australia]]. Det ble grunnlagt i 1853 og er Australias nest eldste universitet, og det eldste i [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. [[Campus|Hovedcampus]] ligger i [[Parkville (Victoria)|Parkville]], en bydel rett nord for Melbourne sentrum, men det finnes også en rekke campuser spredt rundt i Victoria. Det er blant de mest bemidlede universitetene i Australia med en overføring i 2008 på 1105 millioner [[Australsk dollar|AUD]].<ref name="endowment">[http://www.unimelb.edu.au/publications/docs/invest_report2008.pdf University of Melbourne Investment Report 2008]</ref>

Melbourne rangeres blant de beste universitetene i Australia. Det påberoper seg en ledende posisjon blant australske universiteter innen [[økonomi]] og [[administrasjon]], [[utdanning]], [[ingeniørvitenskap]], [[filologi]], [[rettsvitenskap]] og [[medisin]].<ref name="melbourneinstitute.com">[http://www.melbourneinstitute.com/publications/reports/dr_aus_uni/Paper_Rating.pdf Rating Major Disciplines in Australian Universities: Perceptions and Reality]  {{Wayback|url=http://www.melbourneinstitute.com/publications/reports/dr_aus_uni/Paper_Rating.pdf |date=20080627122556 }} Melbourne Institute</ref><ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/melbourne-uni-ranks-in-top-20/2005/10/27/1130400306704.html "Melbourne Uni ranks in top 20"], ''[[The Age]]'', 28 October 2005</ref>

Melbourne University er den nest største forskningsorganisasjonen i Australia, etter [[CSIRO]].<ref>[http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/futurestudents/2009/06/11/did-you-know-the-university-of-melbourne-is-the-second-largest-research-institute-in-australia-after-the-csiro/ Did you know the University of Melbourne is the second largest research institute in Australia after the CSIRO?] {{Wayback|url=http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/futurestudents/2009/06/11/did-you-know-the-university-of-melbourne-is-the-second-largest-research-institute-in-australia-after-the-csiro/ |date=20100406082014 }} University of Melbourne, 11/6/2009</ref> I 2008 ble 653,7 millioner AUD brukt på forskning.

==Referanser==
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== Litteratur ==
* Macintyre, S. & Selleck, R.J.W. (2003): ''A short history of the University of Melbourne''. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. {{ISBN|0-522-85058-8}}.
* Selleck, R.J.W. (2003): ''The Shop: The University of Melbourne, 1850–1939''. Melbourne: University of Melbourne Press. 930pp
* Poynter, John & Rasmussen, Carolyn (1996): ''A Place Apart – The University of Melbourne: Decades of Challenge''. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. {{ISBN|0-522-84584-3}}.  
* Cain, J. II & Hewitt, J. (2004): [https://web.archive.org/web/20041221035156/http://scribepub.com.au/Catalogue/OffCourse.html'' Off Course: From Public Place to Marketplace at Melbourne University'']. Melbourne: Scribe.

==Eksterne lenker==
* {{Offisielt nettsted}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100127071315/http://lib-resources.unimelb.edu.au/UM-HISTORY/HistofUniBibliog.htm  Bibliografi over University of Melbournes historie]

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