23 Sep 2019 University consortium awarded $3m funding to develop next gen autonomous vehicles inspired by nature The University of Melbourne is leading an Australian research consortium alongside US institutions Boston University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop the next generation of autonomous vehicles.
18 Sep 2019 Australia’s energy transition heats up with Germany collaboration Key players from Australia and Germany’s energy transitions sector are meeting in Melbourne this week to consider how to harness the opportunities for both countries as the world advances towards low emission energy systems.
18 Sep 2019 Dookie Day 2019: Planting the seeds of the future The University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus will be open to the community, local industry, alumni and prospective students on Sunday 22 September 2019.
14 Sep 2019 Jacques Miller receives prestigious Lasker Award for medical research University of Melbourne Emeritus Professor Jacques Miller has won the Lasker Award – an award that is widely recognised as one of the highest international honours in medical research.
14 Sep 2019 University of Melbourne statement regarding Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert The University of Melbourne has been and will continue to be in close contact with the Australian Government and Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s family.
12 Sep 2019 University of Melbourne ranked number one in Australia The University of Melbourne remains the highest ranked Australian university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, placing 32nd again this year.
10 Sep 2019 University appoints Deputy Vice-Chancellor International The University of Melbourne has appointed senior executive Professor Michael Wesley to lead its focus on international strategies and partnerships.
10 Sep 2019 New $7 million project to use brown coal to reduce agricultural waste and pollution An innovative new project by University of Melbourne academics will research the agricultural and economic viability of using brown coal to process agricultural waste into fertiliser, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and costs to farmers.
9 Sep 2019 Screenwriters Steve McGregor and David Tranter win RAKA Prize Steven McGregor and David Tranter have been announced as winners of the 2019 Kate Challis RAKA Award for their script Sweet Country, a sweeping outback Western where justice is put on trial.
1 Sep 2019 Retrospective exhibition celebrates collaborative design for communities For more than a decade, the Bower Studio has linked communities across Australia, Papua New Guinea and Thailand with postgraduate architecture students and staff to codevelop and construct much needed community buildings