Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0558413

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

The Public University in Australasia (1850-1918). 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.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-2005

End Date: 12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $210,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council