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1 Nov 2024

Revolutionary high-speed 3D bioprinter hailed a gamechanger for drug discovery

Biomedical engineers from the University of Melbourne have invented a 3D printing system, or bioprinter, capable of fabricating structures that closely mimic the diverse tissues in the human body, from soft brain tissue to harder materials like cartilage and bone.

28 Oct 2024

International biodesign community in Melbourne for global conference

The next generation of biomedical innovators and entrepreneurs from around the globe converged at the University of Melbourne today to explore how they can help the industry enhance the research commercialisation ecosystem.

24 Oct 2024

Australian literary icon Tim Winton visits University of Melbourne

Australian literary icon Tim Winton discussed his long-awaited novel Juice, in front of a 400 strong audience in the University of Melbourne’s Union Theatre last night.

18 Oct 2024

Native harvest cookbook aims to put Indigenous food in every Aussie kitchen

University of Melbourne researchers have released a new cookbook to help demystify native ingredients and empower Australia’s home cooks to incorporate Indigenous food into their everyday meals.

17 Oct 2024

New milestones help drive solutions to extinction crisis

New scientific milestones in the mission to de-extinct the thylacine are advancing University of Melbourne research and progressing potential solutions to the broader extinction crisis.

17 Oct 2024

Academic trailblazers join Victorian Honour Roll of Women

Trailblazing women from the University of Melbourne, including Professor Jane Gunn AO, Associate Professor Ada Cheung and medical student Aayushi Khillan, have been inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in recognition of their outstanding contributions to health and research.

16 Oct 2024

New findings could help offer future treatments for unexplained infertility

A molecule present in elevated levels in the uterine lining could play a key role in a person’s ability to fall pregnant, new findings suggest.

14 Oct 2024

New alliance to enhance global impact of the humanities

The University of Melbourne — in partnership with Ashoka University, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Mahidol University, University of Manchester, University of Nairobi and the University of Toronto — has established the Global Humanities Alliance (GHA), an initiative that aims to raise the profile and social and political impact of the humanities and social sciences globally.

11 Oct 2024

Cellulose glitter found to be environmentally safe and sustainable, outshining plastic alternatives

Glitter is a major pollutant, with the microplastics commonly found in sewage sludge and wastewater, but nowresearchers have identified a type of sustainable glitter that has no impact on the environment.

10 Oct 2024

$11.7m boost for seven startups with great promise

Seven early-stage startups are to receive between them $11.7 million in investment, an outcome of the University of Melbourne’s strategy to drive research translation by supporting the growth of more early-stage ventures affiliated with the University and its medical research institute partners.