13 Dec 2016 Medical research shines in latest NHMRC funding Researchers investigating influenza, multiple sclerosis and Indigenous health will share in $60 million funding from the prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council grants.
13 Dec 2016 University celebrates $14m philanthropic partnership In recognition of the remarkable generosity of the Ian Potter Foundation, the University of Melbourne today announced it will name the new Melbourne Conservatorium of Music building the Ian Potter Southbank Centre.
12 Dec 2016 Top-performing VCE students awarded National Scholarships Many high-achieving VCE students will start their journey at the University of Melbourne next year with fully paid scholarships under the National Scholarship Program.
12 Dec 2016 Research exposes isolation and abuse among immigrant and refugee women A two-year study with 46 family violence survivors from more than 20 countries has found common threads in how their abusers use cultural and physical isolation to prevent them from seeking help.
12 Dec 2016 Degrees without borders: time and distance no problem for first wholly online graduate Completing a Master’s degree while raising an 18-month-old child might not sound like perfect timing, but being able to study online made that possible for Christie Cline.
12 Dec 2016 Melbourne Business School enters top 10 world rankings Melbourne Business School’s full-time MBA program has been ranked ninth in the 2016 Bloomberg Business Week International MBA ranking, up 14 places on the previous year.
9 Dec 2016 Is social media good for you? New research by University of Melbourne and Monash University academics has found using social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace contributes to good mental health for many users.
9 Dec 2016 Richard Berry Building renamed Peter Hall Building The University of Melbourne School of Mathematics and Statistics Building was this week renamed the Peter Hall building in honour of the late Professor Peter Hall, an ARC Laureate Fellow and distinguished University of Melbourne theoretical statistician who died in January 2016.
9 Dec 2016 Dobbing 2.0: cyber ‘fox hunt’ to nab Australia’s best whistleblower buster The University of Melbourne is holding its first 'Snitch Hunt' on Saturday — World Human Rights Day — to show how Australia’s new metadata laws have scuppered notions of privacy and made it a doddle to flush out whistleblowers.
9 Dec 2016 How to beat the housing affordability crisis University of Melbourne urban planning experts have produced an action plan to tackle Victoria’s housing affordability crisis.