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Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
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$156.5m secured to drive a sustainable future for Australia’s irrigation regions
A $50 million Federal Government grant through the Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centres Program, together with $106.5 million from 85 partners, will support a new partnership to achieve a more productive, resilient and sustainable Murray-Darling Basin and beyond through the newly announced One Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).
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Indigenous candidates more likely to be party members than parachuted into politics
Indigenous people are more likely to stand as candidates for the Labor party (ALP) rather than Liberal, Country Liberal or National candidates, research from the University of Melbourne’s Dilin Duwa Centre for Indigenous Business Leadership has found.
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Chancellor Allan Myers not seeking reappointment
Allan Myers AC QC will step down as University of Melbourne Chancellor at the end of 2022, after announcing he will not seek reappointment at the conclusion of his current term of office.
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Building a global system to measure sustainable cities
A new series launched today in The Lancet Global Health provides the building blocks for a global standard to measure the sustainability of cities worldwide and to assess policy to make cities healthier and more sustainable.
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Inducing birth at 39 weeks’ gestation does not impact childhood development
A new study from researchers at the University of Melbourne and Mercy Hospital for Women has found that children born following an induction of labour or planned caesarean section are at no greater risk of being considered developmentally vulnerable when compared with their peers.
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Regional pandemic migrants keeping their city jobs: report
People who migrated to regional Australia during COVID were more likely to retain their metro-based employment rather than working in their new regional hometown – and they’re keen to keep it that way, a new report has found.
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Vice-Chancellor Professor Duncan Maskell reappointed for second term
The University of Melbourne has today confirmed the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Duncan Maskell, has been reappointed for a second term. This was approved at the University Council meeting today.
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New nanotech imaging tool may allow smartphone disease diagnosis
Scientists have developed a low-cost microscopic imaging device small enough to fit on a smartphone camera lens, with the potential to make mobile medical diagnosis of diseases affordable and accessible.
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Effect of lockdown on mental health in Australia
Victorian women experienced greater mental health decline compared to the rest of Australia during 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns, new University of Melbourne research has found.