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On 24 December 2007 the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) approved the establishment of the Institute of Health Innovation (file 2007/3460). On 4 March 2008 the Academic Board noted this establishment (resolution AB08/14). The main aim of the Centre was to conduct multidisciplinary research into health sector practices, organisation and management to enhance the delivery of high quality, safe, efficient and affordable health care. The Institute was located within the Faculty of Medicine with Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite as the first director (file 2007/3460). On 25 May 2009 the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) approved the change in name of the Institute to the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (file 2007/3460). This was noted by the Academic Board on 7 July 2009 (resolution AB09/71). From 3 November 2014 the Institute transferred to Macquarie University (http://aihi.mq.edu.au/news/aihi-joins-macquarie-university - Accessed 29 July 2015). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 24/12/2007-c. 2/11/2014

The Faculty of Medicine was formally approved by Council on 11th July, 1960 (resolution 60/62i). Functions within the Faculty had, however, already been in operation, with the first Dean, Professor F. F. Rundle, being appointed from 1st May, 1960, and the inaugural Faculty meeting taking place on 23rd June, 1960. The initial schools within the Faculty were Anatomy, Medicine, Pathology, Physiology and Surgery. In 2013 the Faculty of Medicine, administered by Dean Professor Peter Smith, included four Schools, five Clinical Schools and eighteen Centres. Subordinate agency: Ad Hoc 5:2 Committee of the Faculty of Medicine - 26/03/1969 - 25/10/1972 Subordinate agency: Medical (1960 - 1963) / Faculty of Medicine Library Committee (1963 - c. 1982) - 17/11/1960 - 17/02/1982 Subordinate agency: School of Community Medicine - 10/09/1973 - 31/12/2000 Subordinate agency: School of Hospital Administration (1956 - 1969) / School of Health Administration (1969 - 1989) / School of Health Services Management (1989 - 2000) - 01/01/1997 - 31/12/2000 Subordinate agency: School of Physiology (1960 - 1970) / Physiology & Pharmacology (1970 - 2001) - 11/07/1960 - 31/07/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Anatomy - 11/07/1960 - 31/07/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Pathology - 11/07/1960 - 31/07/2001 Subordinate agency: Centre for Refugee Research - 02/02/1999 Subordinate agency: School of Medical Sciences - 01/08/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Community Medicine, Health Services Management & Medical Education (2001 - 2002) / School of Public Health and Community Medicine (2002 - ) - 01/01/2001 Subordinate agency: School of Medicine - 11/07/1960 - 10/02/1992 Subordinate agency: School of Surgery - 11/07/1960 - 10/02/1992 Subordinate agency: Greater Murray Clinical School (2000 - 2001) / School of Rural Health (2001 - 2005) / Rural Clinical School (2006 - ) - 01/01/2000 Subordinate agency: School of Psychiatry - 19/10/1962 Subordinate agency: School of Women's and Children's Health - 01/01/2001 Subordinate agency: Centre for Medical Education, Research and Development (CMERD) (1973 - 1983) / School of Medical Education (1983 - 2000) - 22/01/1973 - 31/12/2000 Subordinate agency: School of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - 14/09/1962 - 31/12/2000 Subordinate agency: School of Paediatrics - 18/06/1962 - 31/12/2000 Subordinate agency: School of Human Genetics - 11/07/1966 - 10/09/1973 Subordinate agency: Prince Henry / Prince of Wales Clinical School (1992 - c. 2002) / Prince of Wales Clinical School (c. 2002 - ) - 10/02/1992 Subordinate agency: St George (1992 - 2013) / St George and Sutherland (2013 - ) Clinical School - 10/02/1992 Subordinate agency: St Vincent's Clinical School - 10/02/1992 Subordinate agency: South Western Sydney Clinical School - 10/02/1992 Subordinate agency: Centre for International and Multicultural Health (2000 - 2003) / Culture and Health (2003 - 2005) - 06/06/2000 - 26/07/2005 Subordinate agency: National Perinatal Statistics Unit (NPSU) (1997 - 2010) / National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit (NPESU) (2010 - ) - 01/11/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Health Telematics (1999 - 2000) / Centre for Health Informatics (CHI) (2000 - 2014) - 21/10/1999 - 02/11/2014 Subordinate agency: Centre for Hospital Management and Information Systems Research (1990 - 2001) / Clinical Governance in Research and Health (2001 - 2014) - 01/01/1997 - 02/11/2014 Subordinate agency: Centre for Thrombosis and Vascular Research (CTVR) (1992 - 2003) / Centre for Vascular Research (CVR) (2003 - 2015) - 25/11/1992 - 21/07/2015 Subordinate agency: National Health & Medical Research Council Special Unit in AIDS Epidemiology & Clinical Research (1986 - c. 1989) / National Centre in HIV Epidemiology & Clinical Research (c. 1989 - 2010) / Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society (2010 - ) - 01/04/1986 Subordinate agency: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) - 28/05/1986 Subordinate agency: Centre for Immunology - 12/08/1983 Subordinate agency: Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Unit (BMSU) (1975 - 1998) / Ray Williams Biomedical Mass Spectrometry Facility (BMSF) (1998 - 2002) / Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility (BMSF) (2002 - ) - 01/06/1990 - 31/12/2006 Subordinate agency: Centre for Infection and Inflammation Research (CIIR) - 23/03/2006 - 31/12/2009 Subordinate agency: Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (CPHCE) - 02/05/2005 Subordinate agency: Centre for Public Health - 18/05/1988 - 31/08/2002 Subordinate agency: UNSW Cancer Research Centre - 07/03/2007 Subordinate agency: Centre for Continuing Medical Education - 28/03/1984 - 01/10/1996 Subordinate agency: Centre for Experimental Neurology - 30/07/1986 - 01/06/1992 Subordinate agency: Centre for Chemosensory Research (CCR) - 01/02/1997 - 01/02/2003 Subordinate agency: Centre for Cardiovascular Research - 20/03/1985 - 31/05/1992 Subordinate agency: Electron Microscope Unit (1) (1962 - c.1985) / Biomedical Electron Microscope Unit (c.1985 - 1995) - 01/01/1962 - 23/03/1995 Subordinate agency: Mood Disorders Research Centre - 20/02/2001 - 14/02/2003 Subordinate agency: Institute of Health Innovation (2007 - 2009) / Australian Institute of Health Innovation (2009 - 2014) - 24/12/2007 - 02/11/2014 Subordinate agency: Hay Field Station - 15/05/1999 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/05/1960-

On 19 February 2007, the first meeting between UNSW, University of Melbourne, National ICT Australia, the Bionic Ear Institute, and the Centre for Eye Research Australia was held to discuss bionic eye research. These parties later formed the consortium Bionic Vision Australia (BVA), which officially launched in 2010. The business plan was finalised in October 2008 with consultancy firm SPP and put to the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 5 November 2008. The first Board meeting was held on 30 March 2010. Professor Emeritus David Penington AC served as the first Chair of the Board from 2010 to 2013. He was succeeded by Professor Mark Hargreaves. Professor Anthony N. Burkitt served as Director for the duration of BVA. The National Vision Research Institute, the Australian National University, the University of Western Sydney and the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital were variously supporting, participating, or project partners. The aim was to develop a functional retinal prosthesis or “bionic eye” capable of restoring vision to people with vision impairment due to retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. The assembled team comprised experts in the fields of ophthalmology, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science, neuroscience, vision science, psychophysics, wireless integrated-circuit design, and surgical, preclinical and clinical practice. UNSW was a key player in the consortium, developing the first advanced prototype, and leading the consortium’s commercialisation activities through NewSouth Innovations and the company Bionic Vision Technologies Pty Ltd (BVT). The University of Melbourne was designated Administering Organisation for the grant, with the Executive team based in the Melbourne School of Engineering. In December 2009, BVA secured funding through a four-year, $42 million grant administered by the Australian Research Council (ARC), effective from 1 January 2010. The funds were made available through a Special Research Initiative in Bionic Vision Science and Technology established by the Australian Government. In July 2013, ARC offered another year of funding to BVA. BVA’s ARC funding period ended at the end of 2014. There was enough capital to extend the consortium, continue efforts to commercialise through BVT, and perform National Health and Medical Research Council-funded trials in 2015. BVA was ultimately wound up in 2016. Although initially in financial jeopardy, BVT secured funding and continued commercial operations. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/10/08 - 31/12/2016

The position of Director was established by the Technical Education & New South Wales University of Technology Act, 1949, which came into effect on 1st July, 1949 (Act No. 11, 1949) and Arthur Denning was first appointed to this post (Council meeting 6th July, 1949, resolution 2). Under part 5 of the University Regulations, it was designated that: 1.The Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Council and shall be specially charged with the duty of promoting the interests and furthering the development of the University. 2.The Director shall, under the Council, subject to the by-law and to any resolution of the Council - a) manage and supervise the administrative, financial and other activities of the University b) consult with and advise the Professorial Board, and all other University Boards, Faculties, Committees, Professors and other Heads of Departments c) exercise supervision over the discipline of the University, with power, in the case of students, to impose penalties in accordance with academic usage for breach of discipline or for misconduct of any kind d) give effect to the by-laws and to any resolution or report passed or adopted by Council e) perform such other duties as may time to time be assigned to him by the Council At first the Directorship was not a full-time position and all administration was run by the Department of Technical Education, which meant that the Director had few staff directly assisting him in the conduct of University business. From 1st January, 1953, however, the position of Director was made full-time (Council meeting 10th November, 1952, resolution 255a), with Professor J. P. Baxter taking up this role (Council meeting 8th December, 1952, resolution 259). On 1st July, 1954 the University was also given its autonomy from the Department, resulting in the creation of the Administration within the University (Council meeting 10th May, 1954, resolution 427-3a). From 4th March, 1955 the position of Director was replaced by that of Vice-Chancellor, under the Technical Education & New South Wales University of Technology (Amendment) Act (No. 8, 1955). It is unclear as to exactly when those staff directly assisting the Vice-Chancellor became known as the Vice-Chancellor's Unit. On 9th May, 1960, however, Council created the position of Administrative Officer, Vice-Chancellor's Unit (resolution 60/34), indicating that the Unit must have been in existence by this point. Following a review of the Central Administration, the Vice-Chancellor's Unit became the Vice-Chancellor's Division from 1st January, 1988. By 1995 this had been altered again to the Office of the Vice-Chancellor. In August, 2004 the Vice-Chancellor was Professor Mark Wainwright, with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor consisting of seven other staff members. The full list of Directors / Vice-Chancellors is: 1949 - 1952: Arthur Denning 1953 - 1969: Philip Baxter 1969 - 1981: Rupert Myers 1981 - 1992: Michael Birt 1992 - 2002: John Niland 2002 - 2004: Wyatt R. Hume 2004 - 2006: Mark Wainwright 2006 - 2015 : Fred Hilmer 2015 - : Ian Jacobs Subordinate agency: University Image Project (1993 - 1994) / Working Party on Image Development (1995) - 18/01/1993 - 31/08/1995 Subordinate agency: Department of Music - 01/07/1966 - 31/12/1982 Subordinate agency: Media Liaison Office - 06/07/1992 - 31/10/1995 Subordinate agency: UTECOM Computing Laboratory (1956 - 1960) / Digital Computing Laboratory (1960 - c.1966) / Computing Centre (c. 1966 - 1972) / Computing Services Unit (1972 - 1985) - 03/07/1972 - 31/03/1985 Subordinate agency: Division of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development and Alumni Affairs) (2002 - 2003) / Division of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Institutional Advancement) (2003 - 2004) - 04/11/2002 - 11/10/2004 Subordinate agency: Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources & Infrastructure) (2003 - 2004) / (Resources) (2004 - 2006) - 01/09/2003 - 31/08/2006 Subordinate agency: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) (2000 - 2003) / (Education & Quality Improvement) (2003 - 2006) - 01/02/2000 - 21/08/2006 Subordinate agency: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development) (1991) / Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Development) (1991 - 1992) / (Research & International) (1992 - 2003) / (Research) (2003 - ) - 14/11/1955 Subordinate agency: Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) (1991) / Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) (1991 - 2000) / Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Planning & Resources) (2000 - 2001) / (Education & Enterprise) (2001 - 2003) / (International & Education) (2003 - 2004) / (International) (2004) / (International & Development) (2004 - 2006) - 14/11/1955 - 29/09/2006 Subordinate agency: Institute of Administration - 14/03/1960 - 03/12/1962 Subordinate agency: UNSW Art Collection - 01/07/1989 - 31/10/1997 Subordinate agency: Division of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development) - 00/01/1900 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - c. 01/07/1949-