# About us

**Source**: https://about.unimelb.edu.au/
**Parent**: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/

## Australia's leading university

Our distinctive Melbourne experience helps graduates become well-rounded, thoughtful and skilled professionals – making a positive impact across the globe.

Our research contributes to solving social, economic and environmental challenges the world is facing today and into the future. We’re tightly connected with our communities, at home and abroad, which only enriches our learning, teaching, and research.

[Welcome from the Vice-Chancellor](https://about.unimelb.edu.au/leadership/vice-chancellor)  [Contact and Maps](https://www.unimelb.edu.au/contact)

### Facts and figures

Discover why we’re a world leader and Australia’s No. 1 university.

- **#1**in Australia
- **#19**in the world
- **#8**in graduate employability worldwide

[Learn more](https://about.unimelb.edu.au/facts-and-figures)