31 Mar 2017 Marcia Langton appointed Associate Provost One of Australia’s most respected Indigenous academics, Professor Marcia Langton, has been appointed as the first Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne.
30 Mar 2017 University of Melbourne announces Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Program Director Jason Glanville, the former inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, has been appointed the foundation Program Director for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity.
29 Mar 2017 Stem cell transplants offer hope for sufferers of gut disorders A Melbourne research team has successfully transplanted stem cells into the muscles of the bowel, offering hope of one day restoring bowel function in children with severe and distressing gut disorders such as Hirschsprung’s Disease, for which there are few current effective treatments.
29 Mar 2017 Pushing sludge: flushing waste out of wastewater treatment processes Improving wastewater filtration could make water treatment accessible to more communities around the world, according to a University of Melbourne researcher.
28 Mar 2017 Master of Music student joins Yenching Scholars University of Melbourne student Ellan Alethia Lincoln-Hyde has been selected as one of the Yenching Scholars in the third cohort at the Yenching Academy of Peking University.
28 Mar 2017 More children need access to better education and care: research Australian early childhood education and care programs offer good quality care and emotional support but more high quality teaching through play is required, according to new University of Melbourne research.
27 Mar 2017 Imogen Crump appointed Editor of Pursuit Imogen Crump has been appointed Editor of Pursuit, the University of Melbourne’s multi-media news website.
23 Mar 2017 War Heritage Roadshow: state-wide tour to help families preserve their wartime history Victorian families will be able to help preserve our wartime history and learn more about the role their loved ones played in military conflict at a free War Heritage Roadshow to tour the state this year.
22 Mar 2017 Fatal snake bites in Australia: facts, stats and stories Most people who die from snake bite in Australia are male, bitten in the warmer months of the year and more than half of the bites occur in or near the home, according to the first new report in 25 years on death by snake bite in Australia.
21 Mar 2017 Masculine ideal of self-reliance puts men at risk: study Men who strongly identify as self-reliant are much more likely to have thoughts about suicide and self-harm than other men, research has found.