31 Aug 2017 Team behind FREO2 life-saving oxygen technology wins Eureka Prize A University of Melbourne team developing a live-saving oxygen supply system for the world’s poorest areas has won the 2017 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology.
30 Aug 2017 International artists arrive for Melbourne Chamber Festival Artists from leading international orchestras will gather at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music over the next seven days to present performances and master classes, showcasing the breadth and power of chamber music for the fifth Mimir Chamber Music Festival.
29 Aug 2017 Snakebite map for pets launched As the weather warms up, veterinarians are preparing for snakebite season with an interactive map to record when and where pets are bitten.
25 Aug 2017 Academic freedom at the University of Melbourne A story in The Age today reports on a letter to the University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor opposing aspects of a proposed new workplace agreement. The Vice-Chancellor’s office has received no such letter directly.
24 Aug 2017 Helping GPs deal with domestic violence General practitioners (GPs) may not feel confident to detect domestic violence and sometimes feel challenged providing responses.
18 Aug 2017 University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor appoints new Fellows Ms Ali Moore, Professor Sally Smart, and Professor Gillian Triggs have been appointed Vice-Chancellor’s Fellows at the University of Melbourne.
17 Aug 2017 Experience a wider Open Day at the University of Melbourne This Sunday, visitors to the University of Melbourne will be able to eat a liquid nitrogen ice-cream as a robot pours their drink and a sensory lab measures their deliciousness response.
17 Aug 2017 Deafness in farmed salmon linked to accelerated growth Half of the world’s farmed salmon are part deaf due to accelerated growth rates in aquaculture, new research has found.
16 Aug 2017 Melbourne Innovation Districts launched by City of Melbourne, RMIT and University of Melbourne Three of Melbourne’s biggest institutions are partnering to create an ‘urban innovation district’ which is set to drive investment in the knowledge economy and shape the city’s future.
16 Aug 2017 Evolved masculine and feminine behaviours can be inherited from social environment – not just from genes The different ways men and women behave, passed down from generation to generation, can be inherited from our social environment – not just from genes, experts have suggested.