12 Feb 2025 Pathways to Politics for Women celebrates 10 years Pathways to Politics for Women – which has equipped more than 600 women across Australia with the skills and experience to run for political office – has celebrated its 10th anniversary.
4 Feb 2025 University of Melbourne strengthens ties with Pacific The University of Melbourne has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Solomon Islands National University (SINU) during a visit to the Pacific to strengthen and expand its engagement and partnerships with key regional educational institutions.
3 Feb 2025 Multimedia artwork provides unique insights into bushfires An innovative University of Melbourne multimedia project, which harnesses the latest visual effects technology to offer new insights into the ferocity of bushfires, will open to the public this week.
3 Feb 2025 New research assists understanding of immune response to cancers, chronic disease A discovery about the mechanisms that enable the immune system to sustain long-term protection could revolutionise treatment for chronic disease and cancer.
30 Jan 2025 Younger Australians at risk of using nicotine pouches A new survey led by the University of Melbourne has found that 70 per cent of Australians aged between 16-39 may be at risk of using nicotine pouches.
30 Jan 2025 AIID shares COVID-19 lessons learned on five-year anniversary Five years on from COVID-19’s determination as a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) is sharing four pivotal lessons learned which are critical to future global health security and greater international cooperation.
28 Jan 2025 Cell Bauhaus receives $3 million grant for digital twin research into cell behaviour University of Melbourne affiliated startup Cell Bauhaus has received a $3 million grant from the Gates Foundation (formerly the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) to continue their work utilising digital twins to investigate how genetic changes alter cellular behaviour.
17 Dec 2024 Engineering immunity in frogs to fight fungal disease Researchers at the University of Melbourne in partnership with the Colossal Foundation will advance conservation efforts to engineer immunity in amphibians, including Australia’s critically endangered Corroboree Frog, against a deadly fungal disease.
17 Dec 2024 University of Melbourne confers five honorary doctorates The University of Melbourne has conferred honorary doctorates on five eminent people for their endeavors in a variety of fields.
16 Dec 2024 Record number of New Colombo Plan Scholars for 2025 Fifteen students from the University of Melbourne have been named as New Colombo Plan Scholars for 2025, marking a record number from the University to receive the scholarship since the program began in 2014.