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7 Dec 2017

Clarity Pharmaceuticals licenses University of Melbourne technology for prostate cancer treatment and imaging

International radiopharmaceutical company Clarity has licensed technology developed at the University of Melbourne for imaging and treating prostate cancer.

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7 Dec 2017

Major NHMRC Program Grant unites Australia’s best HIV researchers

This week’s announcement of new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding by Greg Hunt MP, Federal Minister for Health, includes major Project Grant funding ($16 million) to assemble Australia’s leading HIV researchers in a five-year program to tackle priority areas in HIV prevention, management and cure discovery.

6 Dec 2017

Two students named Class of 2019 Schwarzman Scholars

Two University of Melbourne students have been named Schwarzman Scholars in the third cohort of the highly competitive program that offers selected students the opportunity to complete a one-year Masters in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

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5 Dec 2017

Personalised epilepsy seizure prediction a possibility with AI

The idea of personalised seizure prediction for epilepsy is closer to becoming a reality thanks to new research published today by the University of Melbourne and IBM Research-Australia.

Graphic illustration of iconic working woman saying We can do it.

4 Dec 2017

Research shows gender pay gap among minimum award wage workers

Women paid the minimum award wage earn 10 per cent less than their male counterparts, new research from the University of Melbourne has found.

Image of Brigid O'Farrell-White with Asleigh Barnes and Damien Maher.

30 Nov 2017

Improving the security and development of the Middle East wins Australia at Large Rhodes Scholarship

University of Melbourne student Brigid O’Farrell-White has been awarded the 2018 Rhodes Australia at Large Scholarship for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford.

A group photo of all the students awarded the New Colombo Plan Scholarship.

29 Nov 2017

New Colombo Plan honour for three Melbourne students

Three University of Melbourne students have been awarded prestigious New Colombo Plan Scholarships, an initiative of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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29 Nov 2017

Disability discrimination affects one in seven Australian adults

One in seven Australian adults with a disability reports experiencing discrimination due to their impairment and this discrimination can affect their health, a new study has found.

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28 Nov 2017

A new home for behavioural research

A new research centre opening on Wednesday, 29 November at the University of Melbourne will strengthen research into the fast-growing areas of behavioural and experimental economics.

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27 Nov 2017

Alexis Wright named Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature

The award-winning Indigenous novelist Alexis Wright has been appointed as the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne.