5 Jan 2024 Australian Government grants $1.125 million to University of Melbourne for Indo-Pacific study programs The University of Melbourne has been granted $1.125 million by the Australian Government to deliver fourteen study overseas experiences and internships in the Indo-Pacific region through the New Colombo Plan Mobility Program. In a first, the University has achieved a significant milestone in securing funding for all the projects it submitted.
21 Dec 2023 Offers celebrate new Narrm Scholars to join the University of Melbourne in 2024 The University of Melbourne has today offered 5,953 domestic undergraduate students a place in the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) December offer round, an increase of 956 offers on the same time last year.
20 Dec 2023 Study finds one fifth of Australian smokers plan to keep smoking A new study has revealed one in five Australian smokers (21%) would prefer to still be smoking in the next 1-2 years, only 59% would prefer to quit smoking all together, and the remainder would either prefer to switch to a lower harm alternative (12%) or are uncertain.
20 Dec 2023 Students recognised with Chancellor's Scholarship and inaugural Narrm Scholarship offers The University of Melbourne has offered its first Narrm Scholarships to eligible students who have received their Year 12 results today, alongside its esteemed Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship offered to students who achieved academically outstanding results.
19 Dec 2023 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Appoints New Advisory Board Members The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) is pleased to announce the appointment of the following new AFSE Advisory Board members.
19 Dec 2023 50,000+ students in Andhra Pradesh to benefit from University of Melbourne CSR sponsorship program More than 50,000 underrepresented Indian school students in grades 9-12 are set to benefit from a Schools Engagement Program to promote social mobility and career advancement, as the University of Melbourne joins community and government partners in Andhra Pradesh to expand the transformative initiative.
15 Dec 2023 University of Melbourne welcomes NHMRC Investigator and Ideas Grants Researchers from the University of Melbourne and partner institutes have attracted more than $108 million in funding from the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grants and Ideas Grants funding rounds, announced today by Federal Minister for Health Mark Butler.
14 Dec 2023 Professor Mark Cassidy to lead research mission at the University of Melbourne Professor Mark Cassidy has been appointed as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at the University of Melbourne.
13 Dec 2023 University of Melbourne confers six honorary doctorates The University of Melbourne has conferred honorary doctorates on six eminent scholars for their endeavour in a variety of fields.
11 Dec 2023 Creating a future in music for children with disabilities A University of Melbourne research program run in conjunction with Melbourne Youth Orchestras, the Adaptive Music Bridging Program, has proudly seen its first cohort of students take to the stage for their debut performance.