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.
13 Jan 2017 New chair of palliative medicine appointed in Victoria Following an international search, local expert Professor Jennifer Philip has been appointed to the prestigious position of Chair of Palliative Medicine.
13 Jan 2017 Heart surgery goes high-tech with Victoria’s first dissolvable metallic stent Cardiologists at St Vincent’s Hospital and the University of Melbourne are using the latest in stent technology designed to reduce complications from a common cardiac procedure.