The Public University in Australasia (1850-1918)

澳大利亚人需要清楚地了解大学对社会的基本价值。该项目为大学的公民功能提供了一个重要的历史背景，具体来说，旨在启发当代关于高等教育的公共和私人利益、择优录取的重要性、大学作为知识进步的公共投资、利益的意义以及大学在澳大利亚中产阶级形成中的作用的辩论。

Australians need a clear understanding of the fundamental value of universities to their society. This project provides an important historical context to the civic functions of universities, and specifically, aims to enlighten the contemporary debate over the public and private benefits of higher education, the importance of merit-based access, universities as a public investment in the advancement of knowledge, the meaning of benefaction, and the role of universities in the making of the Australian middle class.