The History of the University Unit
About Us
The University of Melbourne has a rich and fascinating past. Every building, every department, and every period of time has its own story. While some of these stories have been recounted many times over, a great number remain yet unwritten.
The History of the University Unit was established to promote and facilitate research and publication about these histories. The project is funded by the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, and administered through the Department of History. The Unit itself is located in the Australian Centre, 149 Barry St, Carlton.
The HUU is overseen by an Advisory Committee which meets around five times each year.
The HUU organises four to six public seminars or lectures per year, on diverse aspects of the history of university’s people, associations and activities over the past century and a half. Papers resulting from these seminars and other research are published in two series, Working Papers and Occasional Papers. Many of these papers are now available online, including Working Papers which are now out-of-print.
Each year the Unit offers a number of research grants (usually up to $1000) to support the research, production and publication of works regarding the University's history.
The Unit maintains an online resource of research on the University's history, including the details of current work in progress, an extensive bibliography, and useful links to other sites within the University.
If you would like:
- more information about the Unit, or
- to contribute in any way, or
- to placed on the Unit's mailing list or work-in-progress register,
please contact:
James Waghorne
Executive Assistant
History of the University Unit
c/o The Australian Centre
University of Melbourne VIC 3010
Telephone: 03 8344 4154
Fax: 03 9347 7731
Email: huu-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
or the Chairperson of the HUU:
Dr Belinda Nemec
Cultural Collections Co-ordinator
Information Services
The University of Melbourne
Telephone: 03 8344 0269
Email: bnemec@unimelb.edu.au