Melbourne ranked 44th in Academic Ranking of World Universities 27 August 2014 The University of Melbourne recently received welcome news of the 2014 Academic Rankings of World Universities from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This year Melbourne is placed at number 44. This is the first time an Australian institution has been numbered below 50 on the ARWU list of best research universities in the world. Study at the University of Melbourne, Australia Such a strong result reflects the extraordinary academic contribution of researchers at the University of Melbourne, and excellent research partnerships with institutes, hospitals, companies, think tanks, government agencies and community organisations. The University of Melbourne has worked hard to encourage an ecosystem of organisations committed to research collaboration, working closely together to address the grand challenges of our times. The latest ARWU ranking is a collective achievement that celebrates great research for the benefit of our city, state and nation. It also reinforces the importance of the vision of Believe – the Campaign for the University of Melbourne—to give Australia a university equal to the best in the world. Faculties with the University of Melbourne: Architecture, Building and Planning Arts Business and Economics Education Engineering Land and Environment Law Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Science Veterinary & Agricultural Sciences Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music * Would you like more information about studying at the University of Melbourne? Contact OzTREKK and find out how you can study in Australia! News Post navigation Previous Previous post: UQ Centre for Advanced Imaging officially opened Next Next post: Sydney Conservatorium of Music: more to a skilled ear in music