12 Oct 2017 World’s leading universities partner with BHP to tackle CO2 emissions The Peter Cook Centre for CCS Research at the University of Melbourne is leading a global research partnership with other eminent institutions and BHP as a sponsor to support the long-term storage of carbon dioxide in geological reservoirs.
12 Oct 2017 ARC grant helps build $2 million system for complex modelling and big data An Australian Research Council (ARC) grant will give students and researchers access to a unique high-end system to help them analyse complex biological systems and big datasets.
11 Oct 2017 Funding boost for First 1000 Days Australia A model that gives Indigenous families who are expecting or have recently had babies a say in their health care has received a funding boost.
11 Oct 2017 Preventing suicide among construction workers A program seeking to reduce high rates of suicide among construction workers has received a funding boost.
11 Oct 2017 New Australian-led malaria research powerhouse gears up to hunt down malaria across the Asia-Pacific Australia will take a leadership role in the Asia Pacific region in a new initiative to help our nearest neighbours get rid of the scourge of malaria, in a new NHMRC $2.5 million Centre for Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination based at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.
9 Oct 2017 University of Melbourne colleagues share in a Nobel Prize for Peace The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which involves a number of University of Melbourne academics.
9 Oct 2017 University of Melbourne to issue recipient-owned blockchain records The University of Melbourne has become the first university in the Asia-Pacific region to issue recipient-owned credentials on the blockchain.
6 Oct 2017 University of Melbourne research recognised University of Melbourne Professor of Neurology Helmut Butzkueven has won a major research award for his work developing the world’s largest Multiple Sclerosis database.
6 Oct 2017 Next Generation Forest Plantations: Integrating trees in rural landscapes Adding timber trees to multi-use farmland has both environmental and economic benefits, and University of Melbourne researchers are working with landholders and investors to develop new business models for what could be the future of forest plantations in Australia.
5 Oct 2017 Melbourne Law School in world's top 10 The University of Melbourne Law School has been ranked seventh in the world and first in Australia in the Times Higher Education World University 2018 Subject Rankings for Law.