13 Mar 2020 What causes an ice age to end? New University of Melbourne research has revealed that ice ages over the last million years ended when the tilt angle of the Earth's axis was approaching higher values.
13 Mar 2020 Helmet technology development to reduce traumatic brain injury The University of Melbourne has welcomed Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price’s award of a Defence Innovation HUB technology development contract to Veteran-owned Melbourne company SORD Australia.
12 Mar 2020 Prototyping the future with Melbourne Design Week 2020 Melbourne School of Design’s Future Prototyping Exhibition offers glimpses of the future with prototypes of sustainable design, reduction and re-use of material as part of Melbourne Design Week 2020.
10 Mar 2020 Improving the collection of birth and death data worldwide University of Melbourne researchers have identified and implemented the key interventions and tools that countries can – and should – use to improve the quality and availability of critical birth and death data and ultimately, improve health outcomes.
10 Mar 2020 Gladys Berejiklian and Sally Capp receive 2019 McKinnon Prize for Political Leadership Two women have been honoured with the 2019 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership, a non-partisan award recognising courageous, visionary and collaborative political leadership in Australia.
5 Mar 2020 Australian voters reveal the most important qualities for political leaders Australian voters value honesty, truthfulness and trust from their politicians above all else, an Ipsos survey commissioned by the University of Melbourne has found.
4 Mar 2020 Alumni filmmakers get seat at table with Los Angeles film group Victorian College of the Arts Film and Television alumni will have the opportunity to work at the former home of Charlie Chaplin in Los Angeles, thanks to a new partnership between Australian’s in Film (AiF) and the University of Melbourne.
3 Mar 2020 Doherty Institute awarded AU$3.2 million to accelerate a vaccine for COVID-19 The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity – a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital – has been awarded AU$3.2 million (US$2.15 million) by the Jack Ma Foundation to expedite the creation of a vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19).
3 Mar 2020 $6 million-dollar boost to COVID-19 public health response The University of Melbourne has welcomed the Victorian Government's support for the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity – a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital – and Burnet Institute to fast-track research for coronavirus (COVID-19).
3 Mar 2020 Why is the female wallaby always pregnant? The swamp wallaby is the only mammal that is permanently pregnant throughout its life according to new research about the reproductive habits of marsupials.