2 Feb 2017 Jekyll and Hyde cells: their role in brain injury and disease revealed New research has shown how normally helpful brain cells can turn rogue and kill off other brain cells following injury or disease.
1 Feb 2017 A new way out of Australia’s education stalemate In the face of serious decline in Australia’s education performance, the Melbourne Graduate School of Education is leading the way with a forward-looking guide that proposes new, evidence-based directions for change in school-age education.
31 Jan 2017 University to join Epilepsy Centre Without Walls in $28m global research push People with epilepsy acquired following brain trauma are the focus of a new $28 million global push for a long-awaited research breakthrough to develop treatments that for the first time could prevent or mitigate this disabling and potentially life-threatening condition.
30 Jan 2017 New leadership appointments to Stem Cells Australia initiative Professor Melissa Little has been named the new head of the Stem Cells Australia initiative by the University of Melbourne.
25 Jan 2017 Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre poised to accelerate new treatments Following an international search, eminent Australian clinician scientist Professor Grant McArthur has been appointed to lead the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre as Executive Director.
24 Jan 2017 Reflux tablet could save 60 000 lives lost to dangerous pregnancy condition An international collaboration led by the Translational Obstetrics Group (TOG) based at Mercy Hospital for Women has discovered a treatment that could save many of the 60 000 lives lost each year to preeclampsia.
24 Jan 2017 Emissions reduction, curriculum changes central to new Sustainability Plan The University of Melbourne will be carbon neutral before 2030, achieve zero net emissions from electricity by 2021 and will now report annually on the institution’s sustainability impact and performance.
19 Jan 2017 Indigenous athletes learn sports industry ropes at track and field academy Thirty-eight Indigenous high school students are in Melbourne this week to learn the secrets of combining high-performance sport and academic success.
18 Jan 2017 2017 offers released by University of Melbourne The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) released its main round of undergraduate offers in 2017, with more than 46,000 students receiving an offer of a university place.
17 Jan 2017 Bee alert but not alarmed: humble bee among Australia’s most lethal creatures An Australian-first national analysis of 13 years’ data on bites and stings from venomous creatures reveals Australia’s towns and cities are a hot-spot for encounters.