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16 Jun 2022

New $115 million investment funds to accelerate research discoveries from idea to reality

In a first for an Australian university, the University of Melbourne today announced the establishment of two new major investment funds, in partnership with Breakthrough Victoria and Tanarra Capital, dedicated to supporting Melbourne’s world-leading researchers to turn their extraordinary discoveries and innovation into commercial reality.

9 Jun 2022

University of Melbourne climbs to 33rd in QS World University Rankings

Climbing four places to 33 in the 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, the University of Melbourne was also named in the top three per cent of universities globally.

3 Jun 2022

Applications open for Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity 2023 cohort

The search is on for the next Indigenous social change leaders with applications open for the 2023 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) based at the University of Melbourne.

3 Jun 2022

Males need not apply: research on grasshopper species unravels the benefits of giving up sex

A unique all-female species of grasshopper that can reproduce without sex provides fascinating insights into evolution, new research led by the University of Melbourne has found.

3 Jun 2022

This parasite will self-destruct: researchers discover new weapon against drug-resistant malaria

A new method to combat malaria which sees the disease turn against itself could offer an effective treatment for the hundreds of millions of people infected globally each year, as the efficacy of current antimalarial drugs weakens.

2 Jun 2022

Doctor’s ‘mood’ likely to increase their risk of being sued: study

Australian doctors are more likely to be sued for medical negligence if they are unhappy, overworked, working in rural areas, or if they have suffered a recent injury or illness according to new research from the University of Melbourne.

31 May 2022

University welcomes over $10 million from NHMRC

The University of Melbourne has attracted over $10 million in the latest National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding round for Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies.

Professor Kate Smith-Miles in front of a blackboard

26 May 2022

Mathematician and role model elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Distinguished University of Melbourne mathematician, Laureate Professor Kate Smith-Miles, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science for her significant contribution to science.

25 May 2022

University of Melbourne launches climate action plan

The University of Melbourne has launched its new sustainability plan outlining a whole-of-University approach to address the global climate and sustainability crisis.

19 May 2022

$156.5m secured to drive a sustainable future for Australia’s irrigation regions

A $50 million Federal Government grant through the Commonwealth Cooperative Research Centres Program, together with $106.5 million from 85 partners, will support a new partnership to achieve a more productive, resilient and sustainable Murray-Darling Basin and beyond through the newly announced One Basin Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).