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News
Long-sighted funding set to turn bionic eye vision to reality
THE first clinical test of an Australian bionic eye could be just two years away, according to University of Melbourne researchers, after a $50 million funding boost from the Federal Government. Read More...
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Call for family historians to help trace lives of Tasmanian convicts
The descendents of Tasmanian convict settlers and local historians are asked to contribute to a new project that is set to become one of the world?s greatest historical studies of immigration and settlement.
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Seminars offer inside look at Melbourne study experience
The best way to learn about the undergraduate study opportunities and career possibilities that the University can provide is to see for yourself.
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Following the success of Duncan McLean's glam-electric swimwear business, the Way Funky Company, he has co-founded the One Funky World Foundation, which has set up a wheelchair workshop in Tonga.
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