The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland (Māori: Waipapa Taumata Rau) is a public research university in Auckland, New Zealand, and is the country's largest and highest-ranked university.奥克兰大学（毛利语：Waipapa Taumata Rau）是位于新西兰奥克兰的公立研究型大学，也是该国规模最大、排名最高的大学。

Founded in 1883 as Auckland University College, a constituent college of the University of New Zealand, it became an autonomous institution in 1962 and today teaches across six faculties.该校创办于 1883 年，初名奥克兰大学学院，是新西兰大学的组成学院；1962 年成为自治学府，如今设有六个学院。

Its historic City Campus is centred on the 1926 ClockTower, and in the QS World University Rankings 2027 the university was placed 67th in the world.其历史悠久的城市校区以 1926 年落成的钟楼为中心；在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列世界第 67 位。

History

• In 1878 Sir Maurice O'Rorke chaired a Royal Commission on higher education that recommended establishing university colleges in both Auckland and Wellington.1878 年，莫里斯·奥罗克爵士主持高等教育皇家委员会，建议在奥克兰与惠灵顿两地设立大学学院。
• Auckland University College was constituted by an Act of Parliament in 1882 and formally opened in May 1883 in the Choral Hall, then the largest hall in Auckland.奥克兰大学学院于 1882 年经议会法案设立，并于 1883 年 5 月在合唱厅正式开办，该厅当时是奥克兰最大的会堂。
• The college began with four professors and 95 students, most of them part-time law clerks and trainee teachers, joined from 1888 by music students and from 1905 by commerce students.学院创办时仅有 4 名教授与 95 名学生，其中多为兼职的法律书记员与师范生，1888 年起加入音乐学生，1905 年起加入商科学生。
• The first four chairs were Classics and English, Mathematics, Natural Science, and Chemistry and Physics, with foundation professors including Frederick Douglas Brown in chemistry and William Steadman Aldis in mathematics.首批四个讲座教授席位分别为古典学与英语、数学、自然科学，以及化学与物理，创校教授包括化学教授弗雷德里克·道格拉斯·布朗与数学教授威廉·斯特德曼·阿尔迪斯。
• At the opening the Governor, Sir William Jervois, declared the college a thoroughly democratic institution, open to all, women as well as men, and to all classes.开办典礼上，总督威廉·杰沃伊斯爵士宣布该学院是一所彻底民主的学府，向所有人开放，无论男女、无论阶层。
• For years the college had no permanent site, teaching in a disused District Court House, then Admiralty House and, in 1890, the original Parliament Building.多年间学院没有固定校址，先后在废弃的地区法院、海军部大楼授课，并于 1890 年迁入原议会大厦。
• By 1901 student numbers had risen to 156, and in 1907 the college purchased the Choral Hall, followed by the former Grammar School building in 1917.到 1901 年学生人数增至 156 人；1907 年学院购下合唱厅，1917 年又迁入文法学校腾出的校舍。
• In 1923 a School of Engineering was established and in 1924 the first Professor of Architecture was appointed, extending teaching beyond the founding chairs.1923 年设立工程学院，1924 年任命首位建筑学教授，使教学范围超出创校时的讲座学科。
• In 1926 the college acquired its first permanent building in Princes Street, the Arts complex designed by R. A. Lippincott and Edward Billson, now known as the ClockTower.1926 年，学院在王子街获得其第一座永久建筑，即由 R. A. 利平科特与爱德华·比尔森设计的文学院建筑群，今称钟楼。
• The university conducted little research until the 1930s, when interest in academic research grew during the Great Depression and the council affirmed academic freedom after the controversial dismissal of John Beaglehole.该校直到 1930 年代才开展较多研究，当时正值大萧条，学术研究兴趣上升；在约翰·比格尔霍尔被解职引发争议后，校务委员会重申了学术自由。
• In 1950 the Elam School of Fine Arts was established as a faculty, building on the Elam bequest of 1889 that had long funded art teaching.1950 年，埃拉姆美术学院获升格为学院，其基础是 1889 年埃拉姆遗赠、长期资助艺术教学的那笔基金。
• In 1958 the college changed its name to The University of Auckland, reflecting its growing standing within the national university system.1958 年，学院更名为奥克兰大学，反映出其在国立大学体系中日益提升的地位。
• In 1962, with the abolition of the University of New Zealand, the institution became an autonomous entity under the University of Auckland Act 1961.1962 年，随着新西兰大学被撤销，该校依据 1961 年《奥克兰大学法案》成为一所自治学府。
• Student numbers grew rapidly from the 1950s, reaching some 9,300 by 1970, and the council built a library complex, the Maidment Theatre and a large recreation centre.自 1950 年代起学生人数迅速增长，到 1970 年已达约 9,300 人；校务委员会兴建了图书馆群、梅德门特剧院与大型康乐中心。
• The School of Medicine enrolled its first students in 1967, and teaching of theology, nursing and pharmacy began in the 1990s, broadening the university's professional offerings.医学院于 1967 年招收首批学生；神学、护理与药学的教学则于 1990 年代开始，拓展了该校的专业教育范围。
• In 1990 the Tāmaki site was developed as an additional campus, and it later became home to the School of Population Health.1990 年，塔马基校区被开发为又一校区，后来成为人口健康学院的所在地。
• In 2004 the university merged with the Auckland College of Education and formed the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, bringing music, fine arts, architecture and planning together.2004 年，该校与奥克兰教育学院合并，并组建国家创意艺术与产业学院，将音乐、美术、建筑与规划并入同一架构。
• In 2008 the Business School came together in the new Owen G Glenn Building, a landmark on the City Campus.2008 年，商学院迁入新的欧文·G·格伦大楼，成为城市校区的地标建筑。
• The Newmarket campus was acquired in 2013 on the former Lion Breweries site, adding engineering and science facilities close to the city.纽马克特校区于 2013 年在原莱恩酿酒厂用地上购得，为靠近市中心增添了工程与理科设施。
• In 2021 Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei gifted the university its Māori name, Waipapa Taumata Rau, acknowledging the iwi on whose land the City Campus stands.2021 年，恩加蒂·瓦图阿·奥拉凯部落将该校的毛利语名称 Waipapa Taumata Rau 赠与大学，以承认城市校区所在地的部族归属。
• A restructuring announced in the mid-2020s consolidated the university's teaching into six faculties, down from an earlier structure of eight.在 2020 年代中期宣布的重组中，该校将教学单位整合为六个学院，少于此前的八个。
• In 1885 the classicist Thomas George Tucker left for the University of Melbourne and was succeeded by Hutcheson Macaulay Posnett, an Irish scholar credited with helping to invent the comparative study of literature.1885 年，古典学者托马斯·乔治·塔克转赴墨尔本大学，由爱尔兰学者哈奇森·麦考利·波斯内特接任，后者被视为比较文学研究的开创者之一。
• For many years the college's statutory grant was only four thousand pounds a year and student numbers remained modest, but from the 1920s a new generation of postgraduate-trained staff such as the economist Horace Belshaw and the physicist P. W. Burbidge began to strengthen its research.多年来学院的法定拨款每年仅四千英镑，学生人数也一直有限；但自 1920 年代起，经济学家霍勒斯·贝尔肖、物理学家 P. W. 伯比奇等受过研究生训练的新一代教师开始增强其研究实力。

Academics

• The university teaches across six faculties after a mid-2020s restructure, covering arts and education, business and economics, engineering and design, medical and health sciences, science, and law.经过 2020 年代中期的重组，该校的教学涵盖六个学院，包括文学与教育、商业与经济、工程与设计、医学与健康科学、理学，以及法学。
• In 2025 it enrolled 39,183 equivalent full-time students, of whom 28,266 were undergraduates and 10,913 postgraduates, including 2,359 doctoral candidates.2025 年，该校注册的全日制等效学生为 39,183 人，其中本科生 28,266 人、研究生 10,913 人，博士生 2,359 人。
• It employed 2,454 full-time-equivalent academic staff and 3,796 administrative staff in 2025, a total workforce of 6,250.2025 年，该校聘有 2,454 名全日制等效学术人员与 3,796 名行政人员，员工总数达 6,250 人。
• The Vice-Chancellor is Nic Smith and the Chancellor is Cecilia Tarrant, who head the university's executive and governing council respectively.校长（Vice-Chancellor）为尼克·史密斯，校监（Chancellor）为塞西莉亚·塔兰特，二人分别领导大学的行政团队与校务委员会。
• The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is based at the Grafton Campus and works with Auckland City Hospital and other clinical partners for teaching and research.医学与健康科学学院设在格拉夫顿校区，并与奥克兰市医院及其他临床机构合作开展教学与研究。
• The Business School holds accreditation from AACSB and EQUIS, placing it among the group of business schools accredited by both leading international agencies.商学院同时获得 AACSB 与 EQUIS 认证，跻身由两大国际机构共同认证的商学院之列。
• Research centres include the Liggins Institute, the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and the Bioinformatics Institute, many of them founded around 2001 to strengthen interdisciplinary work.其研究中心包括利金斯研究所、奥克兰生物工程研究所与生物信息学研究所，其中许多成立于 2001 年前后，以加强跨学科研究。
• The Leigh Marine Laboratory, established in 1962 near Goat Island north of Auckland, is one of New Zealand's oldest marine research stations.利氏海洋实验室于 1962 年在奥克兰以北的山羊岛附近建立，是新西兰历史最悠久的海洋研究站之一。
• Goldie Estate on Waiheke Island, a working vineyard, was given to the university by the Goldwater family in 1993 and supports wine science research and teaching.怀赫科岛上的戈尔迪庄园是一座运营中的葡萄园，1993 年由戈德华特家族捐给该校，用于支持葡萄酒科学的研究与教学。
• The General Library and the Kate Edger Information Commons, named after New Zealand's first woman graduate, provide the main study and information facilities.总图书馆与以新西兰首位女毕业生凯特·埃杰命名的凯特·埃杰信息中心，是全校主要的学习与信息设施。
• Elam School of Fine Arts, part of the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, is among the country's leading schools of art and design.埃拉姆美术学院隶属于国家创意艺术与产业学院，是全国领先的艺术与设计学院之一。
• The university is a member of Universitas 21, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the Worldwide Universities Network and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.该校是 Universitas 21、环太平洋大学联盟、世界大学网络与英联邦大学协会的成员。
• Its areas of research strength include engineering, medical and health sciences, biological sciences, psychology, and environmental and earth sciences.其研究优势领域包括工程、医学与健康科学、生物科学、心理学，以及环境与地球科学。
• In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, several fields, including education and sports-related subjects, ranked within the global top 50.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学学科排名中，教育学与体育相关学科等多个领域进入全球前 50 名。
• The Faculty of Engineering and Design, based at the City and Newmarket campuses, offers programmes in civil, mechanical, electrical, software and biomedical engineering.工程与设计学院设于城市校区与纽马克特校区，开设土木、机械、电气、软件与生物医学工程等课程。
• Doctoral candidates are supervised across the faculties and research institutes, and the university awards several hundred doctorates each year.博士生由各学院与研究所共同指导，该校每年授予数百个博士学位。
• The university awards degrees across more than a hundred subjects, spanning architecture, fine arts, music, nursing, pharmacy, theology, urban planning and a wide range of sciences and humanities.该校在 100 多个学科授予学位，涵盖建筑、美术、音乐、护理、药学、神学、城市规划，以及广泛的理学与人文学科。
• Research income and doctoral training are concentrated in the faculties of science, engineering, and medical and health sciences, which together host most of its externally funded projects and its largest laboratories.其科研经费与博士培养主要集中在理学、工程，以及医学与健康科学三个学院，这些学院汇集了该校大部分外部资助项目与规模最大的实验室。

Campus

• The university's main campus is the City Campus in central Auckland, occupying about 16 hectares on and around Princes Street.该校主校区为奥克兰市中心的城市校区，占地约 16 公顷，分布于王子街及其周边。
• Its centre lies at latitude 36.84853 south and longitude 174.76349 east, in the Auckland region of New Zealand's North Island.其中心位于南纬 36.84853 度、东经 174.76349 度，地处新西兰北岛的奥克兰地区。
• The historic ClockTower building, finished in 1926, is a Category I heritage place and the university's best-known landmark, looking out towards the city centre.历史悠久、落成于 1926 年的钟楼是一座一级历史保护建筑，也是该校最著名的地标，面向市中心。
• The Grafton Campus of about 2.75 hectares houses the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, while the Newmarket Campus of 5.2 hectares was acquired in 2013.格拉夫顿校区占地约 2.75 公顷，是医学与健康科学学院的所在地；纽马克特校区占地 5.2 公顷，于 2013 年购得。
• Teaching extends to further sites at Epsom, Tāmaki, Whangārei, Tai Tokerau in Northland and South Auckland, which opened in 2020.其教学还延伸至埃普瑟姆、塔马基、旺阿雷、北地的泰托克劳以及 2020 年开办的南奥克兰等校区。
• The university also operates the Leigh Marine Laboratory north of Auckland and Goldie Estate on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf.该校还运营位于奥克兰以北的利氏海洋实验室，以及豪拉基湾怀赫科岛上的戈尔迪庄园。
• Campus facilities include the General Library, the Kate Edger Information Commons, lecture theatres, research laboratories and halls of residence for students.校园设施包括总图书馆、凯特·埃杰信息中心、演讲厅、研究实验室，以及学生宿舍。
• Located in the heart of New Zealand's largest city, the campuses sit close to the commercial district, teaching hospitals and the city's main transport links.校区坐落于新西兰最大城市的中心地带，紧邻商业区、教学医院与城市主要交通干线。
• The City Campus is largely bounded by Princes Street, Symonds Street and the Symonds Street cemetery, and its buildings range from nineteenth-century heritage structures to modern research facilities.城市校区大致以王子街、西蒙兹街与西蒙兹街公墓为界，其建筑从十九世纪的历史遗产到现代研究设施兼而有之。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 the university is placed 67th in the world, the highest position of any New Zealand university.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列世界第 67 位，为新西兰各大学之首。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 it is placed equal 168th in the world.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校并列世界第 168 位。
• In the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 it is placed in the 201 to 300 band, reflecting its standing among leading research universities.在 2026 年世界大学学术排名（ARWU）中，该校位列 201 至 300 名区间，显示其跻身领先研究型大学之列。
• In the U.S. News Best Global Universities edition of 2026-2027 it is ranked 117th in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年版美国新闻与世界报道最佳全球大学排名中，该校位列世界第 117 位。
• The OpenAlex database attributes 139,720 works to the university with 10,276,434 citations, reflecting a large and widely cited research output.OpenAlex 数据库为该校收录 139,720 篇成果，被引用 10,276,434 次，显示其科研产出的规模与影响。
• QS has awarded the university an overall five-star rating, and it is consistently ranked as the top institution in New Zealand.QS 将该校评为整体五星级大学，该校长期稳居新西兰高校排名第一。
• In the QS World University Rankings by Subject it has ranked highly in education, law, archaeology, engineering and the sports-related subjects.在 QS 世界大学学科排名中，该校的教育学、法学、考古学、工程以及体育相关学科均名列前茅。
• The university is one of New Zealand's principal research institutions and a member of several leading international university networks.该校是新西兰主要的研究机构之一，也是多个国际领先高校网络的成员。
• In the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the university has been placed among the world's leading institutions.在依据联合国可持续发展目标评估高校的泰晤士高等教育影响力排名中，该校位列世界领先院校之列。

Student life

• The university's motto is Ingenio et Labore, a Latin phrase meaning by natural ability and hard work.该校校训为拉丁语 Ingenio et Labore，意为「凭天赋与勤勉」。
• Its Māori name, Waipapa Taumata Rau, was gifted by the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei iwi in 2021.其毛利语校名 Waipapa Taumata Rau 由恩加蒂·瓦图阿·奥拉凯部族于 2021 年赠予。
• The Auckland University Students' Association represents students, and the student magazine Craccum has been published since 1927.奥克兰大学学生会代表学生权益，学生杂志 Craccum 自 1927 年起持续出版。
• The university's colours are dark blue and white, and students take part in more than two hundred clubs and societies.该校校色为深蓝色与白色，学生参加 200 多个社团与协会。
• Sport is strong, with alumni including the Olympic rowing champion Mahé Drysdale and the America's Cup sailor Russell Coutts.该校体育传统深厚，校友包括奥运赛艇冠军马埃·德赖斯代尔与美洲杯帆船名将拉塞尔·库茨。
• Students are housed in halls of residence near the City and Grafton campuses, with options ranging from catered to self-catered accommodation.学生可入住城市校区与格拉夫顿校区附近的宿舍，房型从供餐到自炊式兼有。
• International students make up a large share of the student body, drawn from across Asia, the Pacific and beyond.国际学生在全校学生中占比可观，来自亚洲、太平洋地区及其他各地。
• Students are represented by the Auckland University Students' Association and by faculty-level associations, and the university's alumni community, organised through its alumni relations office, numbers in the hundreds of thousands.学生由奥克兰大学学生会及各学院级学生组织代表；该校校友通过校友事务办公室联络，人数以十万计。

Notable people

• Helen Clark, who gained a master's degree in political science, served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008 and later led the United Nations Development Programme.获政治学硕士学位的海伦·克拉克于 1999 至 2008 年任新西兰总理，其后出任联合国开发计划署署长。
• David Lange, who graduated with a law degree in 1966 and a master of laws in 1970, was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989.1966 年获法学学士、1970 年获法学硕士的戴维·朗伊，于 1984 至 1989 年任新西兰总理。
• Sir Edmund Hillary, who in 1953 became the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, studied mathematics and science at Auckland University College.1953 年成为首位登顶珠穆朗玛峰者的埃德蒙·希拉里爵士，曾在奥克兰大学学院攻读数学与理科。
• Sir John Hood, a civil engineering graduate, was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 2004 to 2009, the first to be chosen from outside Oxford in nine hundred years.土木工程专业毕业的约翰·胡德爵士于 2004 至 2009 年任牛津大学校长，是九百年来首位从牛津以外选出的校长。
• Marie Clay, appointed the university's first woman professor in 1975, devised the Reading Recovery literacy programme and was awarded the Order of New Zealand in 1992.1975 年被任命为该校首位女教授的玛丽·克莱，设计了「阅读恢复」识字课程，并于 1992 年获授新西兰勋章。
• Vaughan Jones, a mathematician and former Auckland professor, won the Fields Medal in 1990 for his work on von Neumann algebras.数学家、曾任教于奥克兰大学的沃恩·琼斯，因在冯·诺依曼代数方面的研究于 1990 年获菲尔兹奖。
• Vincent Cheng, a Hong Kong banker who took a master's degree in economics at Auckland, became chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 2005.在奥克兰取得经济学硕士学位的香港银行家郑海泉，于 2005 年出任香港上海汇丰银行主席。
• Philippa Boyens, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, graduated in English and history in 1994.《指环王》三部曲的奥斯卡获奖编剧菲利帕·博因斯，1994 年毕业于英语与历史专业。
• Ronald Syme, the historian of ancient Rome, was awarded the Order of Merit in 1976 and was regarded as one of the leading classicists of his time.研究古罗马的历史学家罗纳德·赛姆于 1976 年获授功绩勋章，被誉为同时代最杰出的古典学者之一。
• Dame Silvia Cartwright, a law graduate, served as Governor-General of New Zealand from 2001 to 2006.法学专业毕业的西尔维娅·卡特赖特女爵士，于 2001 至 2006 年任新西兰总督。
• Anand Satyanand, also a law graduate, was Governor-General of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011.同为法学专业毕业的阿南德·萨蒂亚南德，于 2006 至 2011 年任新西兰总督。
• Lucy Lawless, the actress known for Xena: Warrior Princess, studied languages at the university.因《女战士希娜》而闻名的女演员露西·劳莱丝，曾在该校攻读语言。
• Winston Peters, a law graduate, has served as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and led the New Zealand First party.法学专业毕业的温斯顿·彼得斯曾任新西兰副总理，并领导新西兰优先党。
• Dame Cheryll Sotheran was the founding chief executive of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, appointed in 1993 to lead its creation.切丽尔·索瑟兰女爵士是新西兰国家博物馆（Te Papa Tongarewa）的创馆首席执行官，1993 年获任主持其创建工作。