much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message melbourne university publishing parent company university of melbourne founded 1922 country of origin australia headquarters location melbourne official website http www.mup.com.au melbourne university publishing mup is the book publishing arm of the university of melbourne . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 directors of melbourne university press 4 references 5 external links 5.1 imprints history edit mup was founded in 1922 as melbourne university press to sell text books and stationery to students and soon began publishing books itself . over the years scholarly works published under the mup imprint have won numerous awards and prizes . the name melbourne university publishing was adopted for the business in 2003 following a restructure by the university but books continue to be published under the melbourne university press imprint . 1 the miegunyah press is an imprint of mup established in 1967 under a bequest from businessman and philanthropist russell grimwade with the intention of subsidising the publication of illustrated scholarly works that would otherwise be uneconomic to publish . grimwade s great grandnephew andrew grimwade is the present patron . miegunyah is from an aboriginal australian language meaning my house . 2 see also edit list of university presses directors of melbourne university press edit 1932 1942 frank wilmot 1943 1962 gwyn james 1962 1988 peter ryan 1989 brian wilder 1990 1993 john iremonger 1993 1995 brian wilder 1995 1997 andrew watson 1997 2002 john meckan 2003 present louise adler references edit about melbourne university publishing ltd page at the mup web site the miegunyah press page at the mup web site external links edit official website melbourne university publishing catalogue melbourne university publishing e store imprints edit melbourne university press the miegunyah press victory books academic monograph meanjin custom retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title melbourne university publishing & oldid 709461634 categories 1922 establishments in australiabook publishing companies of australiauniversity of melbourneuniversity presses of australiapublishing companies established in 1922hidden categories articles lacking reliable references from february 2016all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles needing additional references from february 2016all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages esperanto edit links this page was last modified on 11 march 2016 at 02 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view