Uni News http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au Weekly news from the campus of the University of Melbourne en-au Copyright 1999-2003 The University of Melbourne 2007-04-30T11:10:02+1000 Uni Visions goes online http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4173.html The first edition of a new video podcast (vodcast) showcasing life at the University of Melbourne – across research, learning, teaching, and campus, community and cultural activities – is available on the web. Bright future for ‘solid light’ http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4170.html When photons interact they can behave like a solid. Football emotions http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4165.html Talking about your footy team can be a most ­revealing moment ­according to University of Melbourne research. University of Melbourne Voice writer Shane Cahill reports. Dried out grounds bring hard times http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4166.html Footballers of all skill levels are among those affected by Victoria’s persistent drought. Voice ­writers Nerissa Hannink and David Scott tap into University of Melbourne expertise on the ­implications – ranging from injuries caused by harder playing surfaces to providing safe, water ­efficient and sustainable turf. The club factor – footy culture revealed http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4169.html Key individuals can strongly influence how players behave. Eminent Fellow http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4175.html University of Melbourne alumna Dr Elizabeth Blackburn has been elected a Fellow of Janet Clarke Hall (JCH), the College’s highest honour. Melbourne Model is based on educational grounds http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4171.html A physically constrained campus demands the ­University control its growth to assure students of the very best ­educational experience and high ­quality facilities. The accidental Magpie http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4167.html – a TV convert’s story From the Vice-Chancellor http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4174.html Excellence and equity must be inseparable goals in realising Melbourne’s ambition to attract the best and brightest students – regardless of financial circumstances – and to offer them an education as good as any in the world. Melb students launch Aust Triple Helix http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_4172.html University of Melbourne students have launched an Australian edition of the international student-run science journal The Triple Helix.