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30 Nov 2022

Major fires an increasing risk as the air gets thirstier, research shows

Greater atmospheric demand for water means a dramatic increase in the risk of major fires in global forests unless we take urgent and effective climate action, new research finds.

28 Nov 2022

Virtual reading rooms make rare and special collections available to all

Two of Australia’s largest rare and special collections libraries are now available for the community to view and research online, with digital access to collection items being provided in one-on-one, real time Virtual Reading Room appointments.

25 Nov 2022

Truth-telling first step towards justice and transformation: Narrm Oration

“It is time for Victoria to acknowledge the historic and ongoing injustice experienced by First Peoples,” said Wergaia and Wamba Wamba Elder, Professor Eleanor Bourke AM, who will tonight deliver the University of Melbourne 2022 Narrm Oration, titled Truth, Understanding, Transformation: Laying the foundations for change.

24 Nov 2022

University confers honorary doctorate to Nobel Prize winner

The University of Melbourne has conferred an honorary doctorate on Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.

23 Nov 2022

Record number of Pathways to Politics for Women alums running in Victorian election

A record number of alum of an innovative program advancing female participation in Australian politics are standing in this month’s Victorian state election.

22 Nov 2022

Prime Minister's Prize for innovative epilepsy scientist

University of Melbourne researcher and Seer Medical data scientist Dr Pip Karoly has received the Prize for New Innovators in the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.

15 Nov 2022

Dam safety: Probable maximum flood events will significantly increase over next 80 years, study finds

The flood capacity of dams could be at greater risk of being exceeded due to out-of-date modelling for potential maximum rainfall, according to industry-funded research by UNSW and the University of Melbourne.

14 Nov 2022

Ruptured ACLs can heal without surgery, study finds

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures can heal without surgery and this could be key to better patient outcomes, according to new findings challenging the common notion that an ACL injury cannot heal.

7 Nov 2022

An international focus on Indigenous knowledge

The University of Melbourne is delivering on its commitment to elevating Indigenous knowledge in teaching and learning by co-hosting the inaugural workshop of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities’ (APRU) Indigenous Knowledges Working Group in Chiapas, Mexico.

4 Nov 2022

Research centre to predict how cells become a person using maths

The University of Melbourne will host a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence, receiving $35 million over seven years for research to help to build mathematical models that can predict and show the biological processes of cells forming into humans.

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