13 Jul 2016 Thinking machines in the physical world Can driverless cars make ethical decisions? Should technologists warn communities of the effects their technologies are about to have? And can computers already think for themselves?
12 Jul 2016 Animal welfare gets a boost from SA partnership Animal welfare policy has had a big boost to its evidence base, with two South Australian research partners joining the Animal Welfare Science Centre (AWSC) to make it one of the world’s largest animal welfare focused research groups.
11 Jul 2016 Food security, healthy animals and people our focus: new Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences Dean Acclaimed virologist and academic John Fazakerley has today commenced his role as Dean of the University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences.
11 Jul 2016 University welcomes support for music education in Southbank The University of Melbourne has welcomed this morning’s State Government announcement that will pave the way for the construction of a state-of-the-art building for the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM).
6 Jul 2016 Transforming advanced manufacturing piece by piece The University of Melbourne, in collaboration with Speedpanel Australia, has been awarded $3 million to undertake an Australian Government Cooperative Research Centre Project that will research and develop innovative pre-fabricated building systems for three years.
3 Jul 2016 Science, art collide as performers tackle climate change In a double first, the world-renowned Performance Studies International (PSi) conference is headed to Australia and opening its doors to the public.
1 Jul 2016 Shaping an Indigenous future in engineering Four of the top Victorian universities are uniting in their commitment to greater representation of Indigenous Australians in the field of engineering.
1 Jul 2016 New transport think tank to lead policy and innovation More than 20 top chief executive officers and executives from government and private sectors involved in the delivery of transport services met for the first time at the Transport Executive Forum (TEF) at the University of Melbourne.
1 Jul 2016 Private sector failures in transitioning economies highlight need for public stewardship of health care Health delivery in many low to middle-income countries is being compromised by private operators offering poor service by unqualified practitioners at exorbitant cost, according to a new Lancet series co-edited by the University of Melbourne and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
30 Jun 2016 Boost needed to keep world below 2°C or 1.5°C - study The latest comprehensive analysis of national plans to address climate change after 2020 shows the world will not reach its target of keeping warming to below 2ºCelsius off pre-industrial levels.