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Professor Kate Smith-Miles in front of a blackboard

26 May 2022

Mathematician and role model elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Distinguished University of Melbourne mathematician, Laureate Professor Kate Smith-Miles, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science for her significant contribution to science.

25 May 2022

University of Melbourne launches climate action plan

The University of Melbourne has launched its new sustainability plan outlining a whole-of-University approach to address the global climate and sustainability crisis.

19 May 2022

$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).

18 May 2022

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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16 May 2022

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.

16 May 2022

Transgender mental health in crisis, but support groups desperately underfunded

Australia’s transgender (trans) community is experiencing depression and thoughts of self-harm at levels never before seen, but many are not getting the help they need because they’re afraid to access mainstream services, a new study has shown.

11 May 2022

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.

10 May 2022

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.

5 May 2022

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.

4 May 2022

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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