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20 Oct 2016

Melbourne receives top marketing awards

The University of Melbourne’s 2015 Collision brand campaign has received two awards at the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) 2016 Awards for Marketing Excellence.

Students with low reading abilities - students looking at a computer

20 Oct 2016

On with the job: what happens to students with low reading ability after school?

Australian teenagers with poor reading skills are no worse off than higher-achieving schoolmates when it comes to employment later on, a new study has found.

New developments in 3D printing technology

19 Oct 2016

Making new functional polymers for 3D printers

University of Melbourne chemical engineers have found a way to 3D print smart polymers (or plastics) that can perform a function in a way that is cheaper, cleaner and more accessible than ever before.

18 Oct 2016

From Rio to Sydney: Australian Boat Race 2016

Fresh from their performances in Rio, several Olympic rowers will take up oars for this year’s Australian Boat Race when they represent their university clubs on Sydney Harbour on Sunday 23 October.

Study on human activity affecting urban environments

18 Oct 2016

Australia's busiest days of the week - by temperature

Melbourne’s busiest day is Thursday, Sydneysiders are hardest at it on a Friday while Sunday commonly appears to be a day of rest, according to a new analysis of city temperatures.

14 Oct 2016

University to lead 20-year leadership program to tackle social inequality

A new fellowship dedicated to supporting mid-career leaders in Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities over the next two decades will be launched by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra this morning.

14 Oct 2016

Research and industry work together to create transport solutions

The world’s first urban laboratory, capable of testing and implementing emerging technologies at a large scale in complex urban environments, is now a step closer with a new partnership between Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) and the University of Melbourne.

Comparing computers and humans could explain human behaviours explained

14 Oct 2016

Computer 'brains' solving mysteries of human behaviour

Computer science can help us understand why humans struggle with the complex dilemmas life throws at us – and why a better understanding of human problem-solving could help make computer ‘thinking’ more human-like, according to a new study out of the Brain, Minds and Markets Laboratory at the University of Melbourne.

12 Oct 2016

Atomic-scale MRI holds promise for new drug discovery

University of Melbourne researchers have developed a way to radically miniaturise a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine using atomic-scale quantum computer technology.

11 Oct 2016

Melbourne ahead again in world rankings

The University of Melbourne has recorded a significant achievement, moving up one place to 31 in the 2016 Performance of Scientific Papers for World Universities released today by National Taiwan University (NTU).