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10 Nov 2020

Forty per cent of Australian communities exceed national poverty rate, report finds

Four in 10 communities exceed the national poverty rate, according to the latest report from the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research at the University of Melbourne with support from the Paul Ramsay Foundation.

9 Nov 2020

Hearing language: 50 Words Project allows people to hear local Indigenous words

Working with Indigenous communities, researchers at the University of Melbourne have created a resource to help Australians connect with First Nations languages.

6 Nov 2020

Sugar-coated viral proteins hijack and hitch a ride out of cells

Researchers from the Universities of Melbourne, York, Warwick and Oxford have shed light on how encapsulated viruses like hepatitis B, dengue and SARS-CoV-2 hijack the protein manufacturing and distribution pathways in the cell – they have also identified a potential broad spectrum anti-viral drug target to stop them in their tracks.

6 Nov 2020

Dark matter research boosted by Australian Research Council grant

Australia’s search for dark matter has been boosted by funding for the research of a University of Melbourne physicist, Dr Peter Cox.

30 Oct 2020

Four of the world’s premier dental schools form historic alliance

Four prestigious dental schools are joining forces to advance and transform research, education, and practice in dentistry and the oral and craniofacial health sciences.

28 Oct 2020

University hosts Dr Anthony Fauci for discussion on COVID-19

What it means to be a public expert, which countries are managing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic well and the politics of mask wearing were some of the topics discussed in a special webinar event with Dr Anthony Fauci, advisor to six US presidents and regarded as “America’s doctor”.

28 Oct 2020

Small brain device proves big game changer for severely paralysed patients

A tiny device the size of a small paperclip has been shown to help patients with upper limb paralysis to text, email and even shop online in the first human trial.

27 Oct 2020

Children who experience poverty more than three times likely to be poor as adults

Children who experience poverty are more likely to experience disadvantage as adults, according to a new report exploring intergenerational poverty.

20 Oct 2020

Gender inequalities accelerate during early adolescence, study finds

Early adolescence is where gender inequalities most markedly emerge, according to new research from across 40 low- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific.

19 Oct 2020

Bear in a window: capturing children’s voices of the pandemic

A new project is giving a voice to Australian children, inviting them to share their experiences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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