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14 Apr 2016

Homeless Australians eat only two meals a day

Homeless Australians eat only 14 meals per week on average according to a University of Melbourne report about homelessness and access to food.

14 Apr 2016

University trialing new system to help prevent cheating

The University of Melbourne is in the midst of trialing a new system to help stamp-out instances of contract cheating.

13 Apr 2016

University statement on derogatory Facebook comments

Update (15/4/2016): the University understands that the page in question has been removed.

12 Apr 2016

'Genetic super switch' separates insect boys from girls and queens from the plebs

Social insects such as ants, bees and wasps appear to be blessed with a genetic 'super switch' that designates both gender and their status as either a queen or worker, scientists have discovered.

8 Apr 2016

Inaugural Westpac Research Fellows announced including Melbourne School of Government researcher

Dr Sara Bice from the Melbourne School of Government has been awarded one of four inaugural Westpac Research Fellowships, contributing $330 000 towards her research activities.

7 Apr 2016

Pathways to Politics Program for Women: political presenters announced

Current and former politicians from across the political spectrum, speechwriters and senior executives will be among the high profile presenters in Australia’s first university-led program committed to addressing the ongoing under-representation of women in politics.

4 Apr 2016

Australia making no progress to prevent obesity, alcohol harm

Australia’s investment in life-saving health promotion programs now lags well behind many other comparable Western countries, public health experts say.

30 Mar 2016

Ant antennae provide vital ID information: study

University of Melbourne scientists have shone a new light into the complexities of ant communication, with the discovery that ants not only pick up information through their antennae but also use them to convey social signals.

30 Mar 2016

Bully T cells key to next generation flu vaccine

Researchers are one step closer to creating a universal, one-shot influenza vaccine following the discovery that T cells, essential in the immune response to influenza, can recognise and attack emerging, mutant strains of the virus.

24 Mar 2016

Preventing gender-based violence in schools

A new early-secondary school program is equipping teachers to tackle gender inequality and gender-based violence in the classroom.

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