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2 Dec 2020

Entry barriers for women are amplified by AI in recruitment algorithms, study finds

Human gender biases that limit recruitment opportunities for women are mimicked and exacerbated by artificial intelligence (AI) used for sorting resumés, according to new research.

1 Dec 2020

Study finds some primary school-aged children self-harm, as experts call for earlier intervention

New research reveals that some primary school-aged children have self-harmed, prompting calls for intervention efforts to start earlier.

30 Nov 2020

University research hub one step closer for Point Nepean

The University of Melbourne and Monash University will begin developing a business case to support a proposed world-leading research and education field station at Point Nepean, following constructive discussions with Parks Victoria.

30 Nov 2020

Researchers map electrons to move one step closer to better quantum computers

Australian researchers have determined the ‘sweet spot’ for positioning qubits to achieve high-accuracy quantum computers.

26 Nov 2020

Aboriginal knowledge key to fight against bushfires and climate change: Narrm Oration

Australia needs to trust Aboriginal people and their knowledge of country and bushfires as they can help solve the environmental crisis that has seen the fastest rate of biodiversity loss on Earth, says Associate Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher, in the University of Melbourne’s key annual address, the Narrm Oration.

26 Nov 2020

University statement about Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert

The University of Melbourne is delighted and relieved that Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been released from jail in Iran.

26 Nov 2020

Fiji's vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study

Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has reduced illness and death, new research shows.

25 Nov 2020

University response to the State Budget

The University of Melbourne has welcomed the Victorian State Budget which contains a number of important initiatives that will benefit the University and the broader community.

23 Nov 2020

Living with COVID: New campaign aims to help young people understand COVID-19

A multidisciplinary team of University of Melbourne researchers has created an innovative public health campaign to help communicate coronavirus (COVID-19) to young people.

23 Nov 2020

Changes in fire activity are threatening more than 4,400 species globally

Changes in fire activity are putting at risk more than 4,400 species across the globe, says a new paper led by the University of Melbourne, involving 27 international researchers.