9 Mar 2021 University welcomes $10 million gift for Contemplative Studies Centre The University of Melbourne is establishing a Contemplative Studies Centre, which will be the first point of entry into the world of mindfulness, meditation and contemplative practice at the University.
4 Mar 2021 Rural health goes from strength to strength Rural medical students will soon be learning from brand new educational facilities, purpose-built in regional Victoria.
4 Mar 2021 Supporting communities to look after their precious objects Port Fairy residents will be able to get expert advice on how to care for their precious items and memorabilia at a Collection Care Workshop supported by the University of Melbourne’s Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation.
3 Mar 2021 Tracking the global movement of malaria parasites and their variants An international collaboration of researchers have developed a computational method to identify malaria parasites as they move around the world with their human hosts - key to measuring impact of elimination campaigns.
3 Mar 2021 First antigen test pilot in low prevalence COVID-19 settings signals challenges for rollout Melbourne researchers who conducted a pilot to study the performance and feasibility of utilising antigen tests have identified several practical challenges in implementation for countries with a low COVID-19 prevalence.
2 Mar 2021 Plant clock could be the key to producing more food for the world A University of Melbourne led study has established how plants use their metabolism to tell time and know when to grow - a discovery that could help leverage growing crops in different environments, including different seasons, different latitudes or even in artificial environments and vertical gardens.
26 Feb 2021 Support for COVID-19 policy response and willingness to get vaccinated high, according to new survey Support among Australians for the policy response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and willingness to get vaccinated is high, according to new University of Melbourne research.
26 Feb 2021 Frontier health outcomes for stroke and epilepsy patients The University of Melbourne has welcomed a Federal Government announcement of more than $70 million from the Medical Research Future Fund for two major research projects to transform diagnosis and treatment of stroke and epilepsy.
25 Feb 2021 AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial opens in India The AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has been expanded into India, with the first patients recruited last week to the first two sites, Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana in Punjab and Sterling Multispecialty Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra
25 Feb 2021 University announces preliminary financial results for 2020 The University of Melbourne today provided an update on its financial position for the year ending 31 December 2020 and its financial outlook for 2021.