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16 Dec 2020

Reckoning with Australia’s colonial archive: poet Natalie Harkin wins RAKA Prize

Narungga woman and South Australian poet, Natalie Harkin has won the 2020 Kate Challis RAKA Award for her work Archival-Poetics, an unflinching anthology that faces the violence the colony has inflicted on Indigenous women, and offers a roadmap for healing in the centuries ahead.

15 Dec 2020

University receives NHMRC funding boost for medical research

The University of Melbourne has welcomed funding as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants, announced today by Minister for Health Greg Hunt.

15 Dec 2020

Barriers prevent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from reporting family violence

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women face barriers to reporting family violence, including the threat of child removal, homelessness and potential isolation from their family and community, new research shows.

9 Dec 2020

Coping with COVID-19: Economic and social recovery according to experts

As 2020 draws to a close, economists reflect on eight months of data tracking Australians’ economic and social experiences of the pandemic.

8 Dec 2020

Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity welcomes 2021 cohort

Eighteen leaders from Australia and New Zealand with a background in Indigenous social change have been selected for the 2021 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) program, hosted by the University of Melbourne.

7 Dec 2020

Work and education key to escaping poverty and pandemic recovery

People who lose their job are more likely to enter poverty and remain in poverty over time, according to the latest Breaking Down Barriers report.

4 Dec 2020

Genomics innovation hub to drive research and clinical impact

The University of Melbourne, together with international genomics company, Illumina, have welcomed the Victorian Government’s support to establish a $60 million world-leading genomics hub in Victoria.

3 Dec 2020

STEM superstars call for more gender and cultural diversity

They specialise in different science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects but all have one thing in common – they’re all STEM superstars.

3 Dec 2020

Differences in immunity and blood vessels likely protect children from severe COVID-19

Differences in the immune systems and better blood vessel health were among the factors protecting children from severe COVID-19, according to a new review.

2 Dec 2020

Targets for avoidable sight loss ‘not being met’, 30-year study finds

A new global study has found no significant reduction in the number of people with treatable sight loss since 2010.