James Cook University
James Cook University is a public university in North Queensland, Australia, and the second oldest university in Queensland, named after the British sea captain James Cook, with its main campuses in the tropical cities of Townsville and Cairns and a branch campus in Singapore.詹姆士库克大学(英文全名 James Cook University)是一所位于澳大利亚北昆士兰的公立大学,为昆士兰州第二古老的大学,以英国航海家詹姆斯·库克命名,主校区设在热带城市汤斯维尔与凯恩斯,并在新加坡设有分校。
In 2022 the university reported 20,308 student enrolments and 4,116 employees, and its Townsville campus alone hosts around 10,500 students including more than 1,500 international students, while the Cairns campus is home to about 2,300 students.2022 年该校报告有 20,308 名学生注册、4,116 名员工;仅汤斯维尔校区就有约 10,500 名学生,其中包括 1,500 多名国际学生,而凯恩斯校区约有 2,300 名学生。
In the 2027 QS World University Rankings James Cook University is placed 438th, it stands in the 326-350 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it is 382nd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and stands in the 301-400 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中,詹姆士库克大学位列第 438,在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 326 至 350 区间,在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 382,在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 301 至 400 区间。
History
- In 1957 Professor John Douglas Story, then Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland, proposed that a regional university college be established to serve the people of North Queensland, where the only higher education provider was in Brisbane.1957 年,时任昆士兰大学校长的约翰·道格拉斯·斯托里教授提议设立一所地区性大学学院,以服务北昆士兰民众,因为当地唯一的高等教育机构远在布里斯班。
- On 27 February 1961 the University College of Townsville was opened, marking the beginning of higher education in the region.1961 年 2 月 27 日,汤斯维尔大学学院开办,标志着该地区高等教育的开端。
- The university motto Cresente Luce, meaning light ever increasing, was first proposed by Professor Frederick Walter Robinson of the University of Queensland in 1962 for the then University College of Townsville and was adopted in 1963.该校校训 Cresente Luce(意为「光明日增」)由昆士兰大学的弗雷德里克·沃尔特·罗宾逊教授于 1962 年为当时的汤斯维尔大学学院提出,并于 1963 年正式采用。
- Originally located in the suburb of Pimlico, the university moved to its current site in the suburb of Douglas in 1967, and the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library was built there in 1968.该校最初位于皮姆利科郊区,1967 年迁至现址道格拉斯郊区,埃迪·科伊基·马博图书馆于 1968 年在此建成。
- On 20 April 1970, during a royal visit to Queensland, Queen Elizabeth II herself assented to the Act that made the institution the James Cook University of North Queensland, and the Queen also officially opened the university.1970 年 4 月 20 日,在访问昆士兰州期间,伊丽莎白二世女王亲自批准了一项法案,使该机构成为北昆士兰詹姆士库克大学,女王还亲自为该校揭幕。
- The Cyclone Testing Station began operations on 1 November 1977 as the James Cook Cyclone Structural Testing Station, a project of Professor Hugh Trollope prompted by Cyclone Althea and Cyclone Tracy, and it was renamed The Cyclone Testing Station in 2002.气旋测试站于 1977 年 11 月 1 日以「詹姆士库克气旋结构测试站」之名开始运作,这是休·特罗洛普教授在「阿尔西亚」与「特雷西」两次气旋之后推动的项目,并于 2002 年更名为气旋测试站。
- On 1 January 1982 the university amalgamated with the Townsville College of Advanced Education, which was located adjacent to the main campus in Douglas.1982 年 1 月 1 日,该校与汤斯维尔高级教育学院合并,后者位于道格拉斯主校区附近。
- The university established a campus in Cairns in 1987, and this campus moved to its current location in the suburb of Smithfield in 1995.该校于 1987 年在凯恩斯设立校区,该校区于 1995 年迁至现址史密斯菲尔德郊区。
- On 1 January 1991 the School of Art and Design of the Townsville College of Technical and Further Education was transferred to James Cook University.1991 年 1 月 1 日,汤斯维尔技术与继续教育学院的工艺设计学院被并入詹姆士库克大学。
- The current name James Cook University became official on 1 January 1998, shortening the earlier title James Cook University of North Queensland.现行的校名「詹姆士库克大学」于 1998 年 1 月 1 日正式启用,取代了此前较长的「北昆士兰詹姆士库克大学」之名。
- In 2001 the university took in its first medical students in its newly formed School of Medicine, and it opened an international campus in Singapore in 2003.2001 年,该校新成立医学院并招收首批医科学生;2003 年,它在新加坡开设了国际校区。
- An undergraduate veterinary degree was added for the first time in 2006, the same year the university established a campus in Brisbane, and the Bachelor of Dental Surgery commenced in 2009.该校于 2006 年首次增设兽医本科课程,同年又在布里斯班设立校区;口腔外科学士课程则于 2009 年开办。
- In 2007 James Cook University became a member of Innovative Research Universities Australia, and in September 2007 it announced the one billion dollar Discovery Rise project to redevelop the Townsville campus, completed in 2015.2007 年,詹姆士库克大学加入澳大利亚创新研究型大学联盟;同年 9 月,它宣布斥资十亿澳元的「探索之升」计划以重建汤斯维尔校区,该计划于 2015 年完成。
- In January 2015 James Cook University Singapore relocated to a new campus at 149 Sims Drive, which was officially opened on 28 June 2015 by the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Tony Abbott.2015 年 1 月,詹姆士库克大学新加坡校区迁至西姆斯大道 149 号的新校园;该校园于 2015 年 6 月 28 日由澳大利亚总理托尼·阿博特阁下正式揭幕。
- In 2015 the university opened the JCU Townsville City campus on Flinders Street, and in 2017 it opened the JCU Cairns, Bada-jali campus in the Cairns central business district.2015 年,该校在弗林德斯街开设汤斯维尔市中心校区;2017 年,又在凯恩斯中央商务区开设凯恩斯「巴达贾利」校区。
- In the early hours of 4 April 2019 a large fire broke out in the A Wing of University Hall and over 200 students were evacuated, prompting the construction of the new Village housing precinct as replacement accommodation.2019 年 4 月 4 日凌晨,大学堂 A 翼发生大火,200 多名学生被疏散,随后该校兴建「村落」住宿社区作为替代住处。
- The university celebrated its 50th anniversary on 20 April 2020 and, to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, gave Indigenous names to its locations, including Bebegu Yumba for the Townsville campus and Nguma-bada for the Cairns campus.该校于 2020 年 4 月 20 日庆祝建校五十周年,并为向原住民与托雷斯海峡岛民致敬而给各处校址取原住民语名称,如汤斯维尔校区名为 Bebegu Yumba、凯恩斯校区名为 Nguma-bada。
- Construction of the 9,400 square metre Technology Innovation Complex at Townsville began in March 2021, and the 403-bed Burralga Yumba residence opened at the start of the 2022 academic year.汤斯维尔占地 9,400 平方米的技术创新综合体于 2021 年 3 月动工;可容纳 403 个床位的 Burralga Yumba 宿舍于 2022 学年伊始启用。
- The first cohort of medicine students commenced in Cairns in 2023, and the four-storey Yeinie Building, a health teaching facility next to Cairns Hospital, opened in early 2026.首批医科学生于 2023 年在凯恩斯开课;与凯恩斯医院相邻、用于健康学科教学的四层「耶伊尼大楼」于 2026 年初启用。
- In October 2021 the High Court of Australia unanimously dismissed the appeal brought by the sacked marine physicist Peter Ridd, holding that his termination was justified on 18 findings of serious misconduct.2021 年 10 月,澳大利亚高等法院一致驳回被解雇的海洋物理学家彼得·里德的上诉,认定基于 18 项严重不当行为的调查结论,对其解雇是正当的。
Academics
- JCU has an academic division that oversees six colleges, supported by service divisions for research, education, services and resources.詹姆士库克大学设有一个学术部门,统辖六个学院,并配有负责研究、教育、服务与资源的服务部门。
- Its teaching and research span marine biology and environmental science, arts, humanities and social work, business, law and governance, creative media, education, engineering and planning, healthcare and psychology, medicine, dentistry and pharmacy, public health and veterinary science.其教学与研究涵盖海洋生物学与环境科学、人文艺术与社会工作、商学、法学与治理、创意媒体、教育学、工程与规划、医疗保健与心理学、医学、牙医与药学、公共卫生以及兽医学。
- In 2001 the university opened its School of Medicine, followed by an undergraduate veterinary degree in 2006 and the Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2009, making it the leading provider of health professions training in northern Australia.该校于 2001 年开办医学院,随后于 2006 年开设兽医本科课程、2009 年开设口腔外科学士课程,成为澳大利亚北部健康专业人才培养的主要机构。
- The Australian Tropical Herbarium on the Cairns campus holds more than 180,000 dried plant specimens and serves as a research hub for tropical plant biodiversity.凯恩斯校区的澳大利亚热带植物标本馆收藏有 180,000 多份干燥植物标本,是热带植物多样性研究的枢纽。
- The university operates 25 specialised research centres and institutes and maintains research connections to more than 100 countries, in fields such as biodiversity, ecology, marine science, tropical medicine and public health.该校运营 25 个专业研究中心与研究所,并与 100 多个国家保持研究联系,领域涵盖生物多样性、生态学、海洋科学、热带医学与公共卫生等。
- The Orpheus Island Research Station, sited on the Great Barrier Reef, gives students hands-on access to one of the world's most diverse marine ecosystems, and the Daintree Rainforest Observatory lies in the world's oldest tropical rainforest.位于大堡礁的俄耳甫斯岛研究站让学生能够实地接触世界上生物多样性最丰富的海洋生态系统之一;戴恩树雨林观测站则坐落于世界上最古老的热带雨林之中。
- The Cyclone Testing Station operates as a self-funded unit of the College of Science, Technology and Engineering and researches the performance of buildings under cyclonic wind loads.气旋测试站是科学与技术工程学院下设的自筹资金单位,研究建筑在气旋风荷载下的性能。
- In the Excellence in Research for Australia assessment for 2018, JCU achieved a rating of world class or higher in 83 per cent of its research fields, including eight rated well above world class.在 2018 年澳大利亚卓越研究评估中,詹姆士库克大学有 83% 的研究领域获评「世界级」或更高,其中八个领域被评为「远高于世界级」。
- Six JCU researchers who produced multiple highly cited papers were ranked in the top 1 per cent for their field by Web of Science for 2023.六位发表过多篇高被引论文的詹姆士库克大学研究者,被科睿唯安的 Web of Science 评为 2023 年各自领域的前 1%。
- In 2022 the university had 4,116 employees and offered 12 distinguished professorships, and it is governed under the James Cook University Act 1997 by a University Council led by the Chancellor.2022 年该校有 4,116 名员工并设有 12 个杰出教授席位;学校依《1997 年詹姆士库克大学法》设立,由校监领导的大学理事会治理。
- James Cook University Singapore, classified as a private institution under Singapore law, had 3,644 students in 2020 and was awarded two consecutive EduTrust Star ratings in 2015 and 2019, the first private school to reach that benchmark.詹姆士库克大学新加坡校区依新加坡法律被归类为私立院校,2020 年有 3,644 名学生,并于 2015 年与 2019 年连续两度获颁 EduTrust 星级认证,是首个达到该基准的私立学校。
- The university is a member of Innovative Research Universities, a network of seven comprehensive universities committed to research of national and international standing.该校是创新研究型大学联盟的成员,该联盟由七所致力于达到国内与国际水准研究的综合性大学组成。
- The Eddie Koiki Mabo Lecture Series was established in 2004 and is held each year on Mabo Day, 3 June, with addresses by invited speakers.埃迪·科伊基·马博讲座系列于 2004 年设立,每年于 6 月 3 日马博日举行,由受邀讲者主讲。
- Graduate outcomes are strong, with the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey recording an overall employer satisfaction rate of 84.7 per cent and the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey giving full-time employment rates of 89.5 per cent for undergraduates and 92.7 per cent for postgraduates.该校毕业生成果表现强劲:2023 年雇主满意度调查录得整体雇主满意率 84.7%,2023 年毕业生成果调查则显示本科生全职就业率为 89.5%、研究生为 92.7%。
- The university also operates study centres at Mackay, Mount Isa, Thursday Island and Rockhampton that provide training and support for students in rural and remote areas.该校还在麦凯、芒特艾萨、星期四岛与罗克汉普顿设有学习中心,为乡村与偏远地区学生提供培训与支持。
Campus
- The Townsville campus, known as Bebegu Yumba meaning place of learning in the local Birri-Gubba language, is the university's largest campus at 386 hectares in the suburb of Douglas, 13 kilometres from the city centre and at the base of Mount Stuart.汤斯维尔校区名为 Bebegu Yumba(在当地 Birri-Gubba 语中意为「学习之地」),是该校最大的校区,位于道格拉斯郊区、占地 386 公顷,距市中心 13 公里,坐落在斯图尔特山脚下。
- The Cairns campus, named Nguma-bada meaning belonging to tomorrow, sits in the suburb of Smithfield about 15 kilometres north of the Cairns central business district, and it is home to Australia's first dental school established outside a major metropolitan centre.凯恩斯校区名为 Nguma-bada(意为「属于明天」),位于史密斯菲尔德郊区、距凯恩斯中央商务区以北约 15 公里,并设有澳大利亚首个设于大都市中心以外的牙科学校。
- The Singapore campus at 149 Sims Drive was the first branch campus established in Singapore by any Australian university, opening in 2003.位于西姆斯大道 149 号的新加坡校区是澳大利亚高校在新加坡设立的首个分校,于 2003 年开办。
- Other sites include a Brisbane campus opened in 2006 for international students and study centres at Mackay, Mount Isa, Thursday Island and Rockhampton.其他办学点包括 2006 年为国际学生开设的布里斯班校区,以及麦凯、芒特艾萨、星期四岛与罗克汉普顿等地的学习中心。
- The Eddie Koiki Mabo Library, built in 1968 and extended in 1990, received the 25 Year Architecture Award from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and has been recognised as one of Australia's ten most iconic buildings.埃迪·科伊基·马博图书馆建于 1968 年、1990 年扩建,曾获澳大利亚皇家建筑师学会颁发的「二十五年建筑奖」,并被誉为澳大利亚十大最具标志性建筑之一。
- JCU Science Place in Townsville became Australia's first educational building to achieve a LEED Gold rating for environmentally sustainable design, and the Engineering and Innovation Place opened in 2024.汤斯维尔的詹姆士库克大学科学馆成为澳大利亚首座获得 LEED 金级环保设计认证的教育建筑;工程与创新馆则于 2024 年启用。
- The Fletcherview Research Station, a working cattle property of more than 2,000 hectares near Charters Towers, gives students experience in livestock production, animal health and agricultural research.弗莱彻维尤研究站是位于查特斯堡附近、面积超过 2,000 公顷的运营性牧牛场,让学生在牲畜生产、动物健康与农业研究方面获得实践机会。
- The Townsville campus has five on-campus halls and colleges able to accommodate 1,158 students, while the Cairns campus has the 287-bed John Grey Hall, opened in 2018.汤斯维尔校区设有五个校内宿舍与学院,可容纳 1,158 名学生;凯恩斯校区则有 2018 年启用、可容纳 287 人的约翰·格雷宿舍。
- The Townsville City campus on Flinders Street and the Cairns CBD Yeinie Building, opened in 2026 with eight clinical teaching rooms and a 10-bed hospital ward, extend the university into the hearts of both cities.位于弗林德斯街的汤斯维尔市中心校区与 2026 年启用、设有八间临床教学室和一间十床病房的凯恩斯市中心耶伊尼大楼,把该校延伸到了两座城市的中心地带。
- The award-winning Education Central student centre and the JCU Ideas Lab, completed in 2020 at a cost of 30 million dollars, provide flexible learning and innovation space on the Townsville and Cairns campuses.获奖的「教育中枢」学生中心与 2020 年建成、耗资 3,000 万澳元的詹姆士库克大学创意实验室,在汤斯维尔与凯恩斯校区提供了灵活的学习与创新空间。
Reputation
- In the 2027 QS World University Rankings James Cook University is placed 438th, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 326-350 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中,詹姆士库克大学位列第 438;在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 326 至 350 区间。
- It is 382nd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and stands in the 301-400 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, placing it among the top 20 universities in Australia.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中它位列第 382,在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 301 至 400 区间,位居澳大利亚前 20 所大学之列。[1]
- The university is ranked in the top 2 per cent of universities worldwide in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2026 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名与 2026 年世界大学学术排名中,该校被列为全球前 2% 的大学。
- JCU has held five stars for teaching and employability in the QS Stars ranking since 2021, and the Good Universities Guide 2026 rated it first in Queensland for full-time employment at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.自 2021 年起,詹姆士库克大学在 QS 星级评定中持续获得教学与就业力五星;2026 年《优秀大学指南》将其本科与研究生阶段的全职就业率均评为昆士兰州第一。
- It was ranked first in Australia for median graduate salary for international student graduates in the 2022 Graduate Outcomes Survey, and first in Australia for skills development and student support in the 2026 Good Universities Guide.在 2022 年毕业生成果调查中,该校国际毕业生的薪资中位数位列澳大利亚第一;在 2026 年《优秀大学指南》中,其技能培养与学生支持也位列澳大利亚第一。
- In the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for 2024, JCU was ranked second in the world for forming collaborative partnerships and tenth in the world for promoting good health and wellbeing.在 2024 年泰晤士高等教育影响力排名中,该校在「建立合作伙伴关系」方面位列全球第二,在「促进良好健康与福祉」方面位列全球第十。
- It was also ranked 19th in the world for encouraging gender equality and 22nd in the world for supporting life on the land in the same 2024 Impact Rankings.在同一份 2024 年影响力排名中,该校在「促进性别平等」方面位列全球第 19,在「支持陆地生命」方面位列全球第 22。
- In the 2025-2026 U.S. News subject rankings JCU is placed tenth in the world for Marine and Freshwater Biology and 34th in the world for Ecology, and it ranks second in Australia for Ecology.在 2025 至 2026 年度 US News 学科排名中,该校的海洋与淡水生物学位列全球第 10、生态学位列全球第 34,其生态学在澳大利亚排名第二。
- In the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject it is placed in the top 100 in the world for Mining and Mineral Engineering and in the top 150 in the world for Geology, reflecting its strengths in the earth sciences.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学学科排名中,其采矿与矿物工程跻身全球前 100、地质学跻身全球前 150,体现出其在地球科学方面的优势。
- With research connections to more than 100 countries and 25 specialised research centres and institutes, JCU was rated world class or higher in 83 per cent of research fields by Excellence in Research for Australia in 2018.凭借与 100 多个国家的研究联系以及 25 个专业研究中心与研究所,该校在 2018 年澳大利亚卓越研究评估中,有 83% 的研究领域获评「世界级」或更高。
Student life
- The university's Townsville campus has five on-campus residential halls and colleges accommodating 1,158 students, ranging from self-catered to fully catered, alongside John Grey Hall for 287 students in Cairns.该校汤斯维尔校区设有五个校内宿舍与学院,共可容纳 1,158 名学生,服务涵盖自助到全膳,凯恩斯的约翰·格雷宿舍则可容纳 287 名学生。
- Saints Catholic College, first founded in 1964 and formed in 2011 from the Catholic colleges of St Raphael and St Paul, provides fully catered accommodation to 296 students, while John Flynn College was established in 1968 for more than 253 students.圣徒天主教学院最初创办于 1964 年,2011 年由圣拉斐尔与圣保罗两所天主教学院合并而成,为 296 名学生提供全膳住宿;约翰·弗林学院则于 1968 年设立,可容纳 253 名以上学生。
- University Hall opened for student accommodation in 1967 and lays claim to being the first co-educational university hall of residence in Australia, before closing at the end of the 2021 academic year.大学堂于 1967 年作为学生宿舍开放,号称是澳大利亚首个男女同校的大学宿舍,其后于 2021 学年末关闭。
- The university motto is Cresente Luce, meaning light ever increasing, and its coat of arms combines a shield, a crest showing Captain James Cook's ship HMS Endeavour in full sail, a pair of brolgas as supporters and the motto.该校校训为 Cresente Luce(意为「光明日增」),其纹章由盾牌、绘有詹姆斯·库克船长座舰「奋进号」满帆航行的顶饰、一对作为扶盾动物的赤颈鹤以及校训组成。
- Eddie Mabo, the First Nations land rights campaigner, worked at the university as a gardener and groundsman between 1967 and 1971 and was later awarded an honorary doctorate for his efforts to improve the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.原住民土地权运动者埃迪·马博在 1967 至 1971 年间于该校担任园丁与场地工,后因致力改善原住民与托雷斯海峡岛民权利而获授荣誉博士学位。
- In 2021 the student population was 17,001, including 4,289 international students, with 5.6 per cent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and 63 per cent female students enrolled at Cairns and Townsville.2021 年该校学生总数为 17,001 人,其中包括 4,289 名国际学生;在凯恩斯与汤斯维尔校区,原住民与托雷斯海峡岛民学生占 5.6%,女生占 63%。
- To honour the continuing contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the university gave its locations Indigenous names in 2020, including Murtupuni for Mount Isa and Ngudya Yamba for Mackay.为致敬原住民与托雷斯海峡岛民持续不断的贡献,该校于 2020 年为各处校址取用原住民语名称,其中包括芒特艾萨的 Murtupuni 与麦凯的 Ngudya Yamba。
- Townsville offers a tropical climate with around 300 days of sunshine a year, and students enjoy bushwalks, the beachfront promenade of The Strand and access to Magnetic Island on the doorstep of the campus.汤斯维尔属热带气候,每年约有 300 天阳光;学生可徒步丛林、漫步「海滨大道」的海滨长廊,并在校区近旁前往磁岛。
- Both main campuses host a wide calendar of clubs, societies and events, and JCU conducts a dedicated Eddie Koiki Mabo Lecture each year on 3 June, Mabo Day.两大主校区都举办丰富的社团、学会与活动;该校还每年于 6 月 3 日马博日举办专门的埃迪·科伊基·马博讲座。
Notable people
- Eddie Mabo, who worked as a groundsman at the university from 1967 to 1971, brought the Mabo case that led to the 1992 High Court ruling establishing native title in Australia, and Mabo Day is marked each 3 June.1967 至 1971 年在詹姆士库克大学担任场地工的埃迪·马博发起了马博案,促成 1992 年确立澳大利亚原住民土地权的高等法院判决;每年 6 月 3 日被定为马博日。
- David Crisafulli, an alumnus of the university, became Premier of Queensland in 2024.该校校友戴维·克里萨富利于 2024 年出任昆士兰州州长。
- Jan Strugnell, now a professor in the Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, was the first JCU alumnus to receive a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University.现为可持续热带渔业与水产养殖中心教授的简·斯特鲁格内尔,是首位获罗德奖学金前往牛津大学深造的詹姆士库克大学校友。
- Terry Hughes, a professor of marine biology and a member of the Australian Academy of Science, is a leading researcher on the Great Barrier Reef.海洋生物学教授、澳大利亚科学院院士特里·休斯是大堡礁研究领域的领军学者。
- Katarina Carroll, an alumna, served as Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service, and Curtis Pitt, another alumnus, served as Treasurer of Queensland.校友卡特琳娜·卡罗尔曾任昆士兰州警察局局长;另一位校友柯蒂斯·皮特曾任昆士兰州财政部长。
- Andrew Stoner, an alumnus, served as Deputy Premier of New South Wales, and Sue Meek, also an alumna, served as chief executive of the Australian Academy of Science.校友安德鲁·斯托纳曾任新南威尔士州副州长;同为校友的苏·米克则曾任澳大利亚科学院行政总裁。
- Julie Hall, a university graduate, served as the World Health Organization's Representative in the Philippines and coordinated international medical relief for Typhoon Haiyan.该校毕业生朱莉·霍尔曾任世界卫生组织驻菲律宾代表,并协调针对「海燕」台风灾害的国际医疗救援。
- Philip Freier, an alumnus, is an Anglican clergyman who served as Archbishop of Melbourne.校友菲利普·弗赖尔是一位圣公会神职人员,曾任墨尔本大主教。
- George Kneipp served as Chancellor of the university from 1974 to 1993.乔治·克奈普于 1974 至 1993 年担任该校校监。
- The linguists Alexandra Aikhenvald and Robert M. W. Dixon, both members of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, have held posts at the Cairns Institute, and the biologist William F. Laurance is a recipient of an Australian Laureate Fellowship.语言学家亚历山德拉·艾肯瓦尔德与罗伯特·M·W·迪克森均为澳大利亚人文科学院院士、曾任职于凯恩斯研究所;生物学家威廉·F·劳伦斯则获得过澳大利亚桂冠学者基金。
- Breiana Whitehead, born in 2000, is a university-linked Olympic kitefoiler who has represented Australia in sailing.生于 2000 年的布里安娜·怀特海德是与该校相关的奥运风筝冲浪选手,曾代表澳大利亚参加帆船项目比赛。