Student team meets astronaut

American astronaut Colenel Pamela Melroy's recent visit to the University of Melbourne included meeting students working on NASA-funded research to mathematically model Lunar and Martian soils. more >>

	ALUMNI PROFILE: Elizabeth Ambrose Degree: Arts/Law 1998 Current Position: Translator with the International Criminal Court in The Hague Well travelled and with a passion for justice, Elizabeth Ambrose has put her talent for translation to work in a court which aims to ensure the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished. more >>

ALUMNI NEWS

Melbourne University Magazine published

The full-colour 2005 Melbourne University Magazine has been published and it's full of information about the University, its research programs and, of course, its alumni. more >>

Postgraduate Information Week in September

The University of Melbourne Postgraduate Information Week is the best way to discover the endless options available to you through postgraduate study. Faculties and departments across the University of Melbourne will be holding information sessions for prospective postgraduate students. more >>

Your Gift at Work

Thanks for the generosity of our alumni, indigenous students are receiving recognition for their academic achievements and financial support for their future achievements. more >>

Senior engineering alumni reunite

In early July over 135 people gathered for the the fourteenth “50 Years On” lunch for senior engineering graduates. more >>

UNIVERSITY NEWS

Open Day at the Univesity of Melbourne

A smorgasboard of educational possibilities will be on display at the University of Melbourne’s annual Open Day on Sunday 21 August. more >>

September launch for ethics in business

An important new educational initiative - the Gourlay Visiting Professorship of Ethics in Business - is to be launched in Melbourne in September by its inaugural recipient and internationally recognised US business ethicist, Professor Steve Salbu. more >>

RESEARCH NEWS

Grants worth $25m to Uni health, medical research

University of Melbourne researchers have won almost $25 million in competitive Federal Government funding for health and medical research. more >>

Japanese war brides subject of new study

The life experiences of Japanese women who settled in Australia after marrying Australian servicemen around the period of the Second World War – the so called ‘Japanese war brides’ – are the subject of a new research project at the University of Melbourne. more >>

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COMING EVENTS

The University runs over 1000 events during the year. For a complete list of events, visit the website.

10 AUGUST (Wednesday)

The decline of the literary paradigm in Australian publishing
Speaker: Mark Davis, English Department, University of Melbourne.
Public Lecture

12 AUGUST (Friday)

Writing culture: panel discussion.
A panel of academics will discuss the almost total neglect of writing in academia, in general, and in the social sciences in particular
Seminar/forum

15 AUGUST (Monday)

Down Syndrome: Choice or chance?
Speaker: Associate Professor Jane Halliday
Public Health Genetics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
Public Lecture

16 AUGUST (Tuesday)

Melbourne Education Careers Expo
Annual event tailored to provide students and professionals in the education field with information and advice about how to shape and develop their careers.
Fair/Expo

17 AUGUST (Wednesday)

Dispute resolution in a complex international society
Speaker: Professor Catherine Kessedjian (Universite Pantheon-Assas, Paris II)
Public Lecture

18 AUGUST (Thursday)

St Vincent's Hospital Postgraduate Information Evening
For prospective medical research students.
Information session

22 AUGUST (Monday)

Redressing the balance of inflmmatory lung disease
Speaker: Professor Peter Barnes, leading expert on the pathogenesis and treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Seminar/Forum

23 AUGUST (Tuesday)

Obligation, Responsibility and Respect
Speaker: Ms Margaret Jackson AO, Chairman of the QANTAS Board.
Public Lecture

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