19 Jul 2018 Ultra-bright early galaxies may be less common than we think Ultra-bright galaxies in the early universe may be less common than initially thought, new research conducted using the Hubble Space Telescope has found.
19 Jul 2018 Showcasing Indigenous design: Past, present and future More than 30 local and international First Nations design practitioners will present at the University of Melbourne’s Indigenous Design Symposium this week to explore the role of Indigenous design.
17 Jul 2018 New tool to calculate ‘nitrogen footprint’ offers guide to pollution reduction University of Melbourne researchers have helped create the first tool to calculate the ‘nitrogen footprint’ of an organisation.
12 Jul 2018 Art and science come together for the perfect 'Storm' Leading artists and scientists will examine storms scientifically, artistically and metaphorically as part of a public exhibition on how art and science can combine to communicate and solve problems.
11 Jul 2018 Close the gap for vision: Jean McCaughey Oration 2018 Laureate Professor Hugh Taylor will use the fourth Jean McCaughey Oration to outline a reduction in adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blindness rates from six to three times the non-Indigenous population.
10 Jul 2018 MoMA at NGV: 'Huddle' performed for first time in Australia A key work of the minimalist dance movement – first presented at Yoko Ono’s New York studio in 1961 and now part of the Museum of Modern Art’s collection – is being performed for the first time in Australia by University of Melbourne dance and theatre students at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
10 Jul 2018 Penny Burtt announced as new Asialink Group CEO Penny Burtt has been appointed the new Group CEO of Asialink, Australia’s leading centre for the promotion of public understanding of Asian countries and Australia’s role in the region.
10 Jul 2018 Helping babies avoid getting a flat head Babies who acquire a flat spot on their skull tend to have less developed head control, according to new research from the University of Melbourne.
9 Jul 2018 Radio programming: could it improve the lives of older Australians? New research is being undertaken to better understand how and why older people listen to the radio, what they are listening to and how this might be related to their wellbeing.
3 Jul 2018 Domestic and family violence common amongst front line health workers The first study investigating domestic and family violence among female healthcare workers in Australia has found that almost half of them (45 per cent) have experienced family violence, including one in nine who had experienced abuse and violence by a partner during the previous 12 months.