7 Mar 2022 Rapid retrofit research to help get workers back to the office The City of Melbourne has unveiled an innovative new project to minimise COVID-19 transmission in office buildings by retrofitting ventilation systems.
3 Mar 2022 University appoints first Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Community) The University of Melbourne has appointed Professor Pip Nicholson to the role of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Community) and Deputy Provost.
1 Mar 2022 No longer science fiction: $5M gift brings de-extinction of the thylacine one step closer The University of Melbourne is establishing a world-class research lab for de-extinction and marsupial conservation science thanks to a $5 million philanthropic gift.
28 Feb 2022 Former Speaker Tony Smith and Mayor of Ipswich Teresa Harding awarded the 2021 McKinnon Prize Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith and the Mayor of Ipswich, Teresa Harding, have been awarded the 2021 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership.
28 Feb 2022 Response to conflict in Ukraine University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) Professor Michael Wesley has made a statement in response to the Russian attacks in Ukraine.
28 Feb 2022 University of Melbourne confers six honorary doctorates A leader in the genomics revolution, a virologist who has driven public health reform in several countries and a miner who went on to oversee an iconic Australian airline are among six honorary doctorates conferred by the University of Melbourne this evenings.
24 Feb 2022 Organic insecticides more damaging to non-target insects than synthetic counterparts Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University of Melbourne has found.
22 Feb 2022 Campuses come alive as students return Students are returning to the University of Melbourne campuses today for Melbourne Orientation after almost two years of remote learning, teaching and working.
18 Feb 2022 Dr Geoff Raby: Malcolm Fraser’s legacy of Australian foreign policy leadership Australia’s former ambassador to China, Dr Geoff Raby AO, has called for Australia to demonstrate “strong, unsentimental leadership” in foreign policy to achieve its national interests in a rapidly changing multi-polar global order.
11 Feb 2022 Australia India Institute hosts India's External Affairs Minister The Australia India Institute was honoured to host India’s External Affairs Minister, the Hon. Dr. S. Jaishankar as the keynote speaker for the official India Matters launch at the University of Melbourne.