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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.

10 Feb 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits University of Melbourne

United States Secretary of State, Mr Antony Blinken, today visited the University of Melbourne to meet with Biomedical Precinct partners, major research organisations and US biotech companies to highlight US-Australian public-private partnerships that supported the COVID-19 pandemic response.

8 Feb 2022

University welcomes students and staff back to campus

The University of Melbourne will warmly welcome students and staff back to campus for the start of Semester 1, after more than two years of remote learning, teaching and working.

31 Jan 2022

Shepparton medical students to address rural doctor shortage

The first ever cohort of students to undertake the entire Doctor of Medicine (Rural Pathway) in a rural setting will begin studying at the University of Melbourne’s Shepparton Campus today.

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26 Jan 2022

Male carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation also at risk of multiple cancers: study

People who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation have an increased risk of pancreatic, stomach and prostate cancers, as well as the previously well-known risk of breast and ovarian cancers – but not for melanoma, according to new University of Melbourne led research calling for increased testing in male carriers to detect the cancers early.

20 Jan 2022

New study highlights ways multiple disasters impact public health

Findings from a review conducted by University of Melbourne researchers shows multiple disasters can have complex impacts on physical health, mental health and well-being which go beyond what has been observed after single disasters.

14 Jan 2022

Determination and resilience pays off as 2022 student offers are released

Five courses at the University of Melbourne – the Bachelors of Arts, Science, Commerce, Biomedicine and Design – are ranked in the top 10 most popular courses for domestic students in Victoria, according to Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) first preference applications for 2022.

14 Jan 2022

New $23.3M Melbourne hub a significant boost to diabetes research

The University of Melbourne will lead one of two new national research centres – the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations (ACADI) – with funding of $23.3 million over the next four years, aimed at improving the lives of people living with diabetes.

13 Jan 2022

Atom by atom: new silicon computer chip technique opens up quantum computing construction possibilities

Quantum computers could be constructed cheaply and reliably using a new technique perfected by a University of Melbourne-led team that embeds single atoms in silicon wafers, one-by-one, mirroring methods used to build conventional devices, in a process outlined in an Advance Materials paper.

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