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13 Dec 2017

Researchers help spot fake news on Twitter

As society turns to social media as their main information source, researchers from the University of Melbourne have found a way to help determine the truth from the lies on Twitter.

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13 Dec 2017

$5 million gift for medical research with Galli Chair in Medical Biology

Philanthropist Pamela Galli has given medical biology — the cornerstone of modern healthcare and diagnostics — a $5 million boost with the establishment of the Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Chair in Medical Biology at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and the University of Melbourne.

13 Dec 2017

University of Melbourne appoints new Dean of the Melbourne Law School

Professor Pip Nicholson has been appointed the new Dean of the Melbourne Law School.

Image of light bulbs in the different hues of the rainbow.

13 Dec 2017

Unique ways to harvest light gives rise to new Exciton Science Centre, launched today

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science was launched today, forming a new international research hub dedicated to the discovery of new ways to source and use energy from light.

12 Dec 2017

Secrets from beyond extinction: Tasmanian tiger was a kangaroo in wolf’s clothing

The Tasmanian tiger genome has been sequenced, making it one of the most complete genetic blueprints for an extinct species.

8 Dec 2017

New report raises concerns about West Gate Tunnel Project

The West Gate Tunnel Project could worsen Melbourne’s traffic congestion, increase car dependency and should be rolled back, according to a new report from leading planning academics at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.

8 Dec 2017

Annual fundraising campaign supports research to end stillbirth

All donations to this year’s University of Melbourne annual fundraising campaign will support research that aims to end preventable stillbirth.

8 Dec 2017

Andrew Dodd joins Centre for Advancing Journalism as Director

Journalist, broadcaster and author Andrew Dodd has been appointed as the new Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne and has begun work in the Faculty of Arts this month.

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.

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.