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Pulished: 11 January 2013 under Business and Economics
China¹s contentious one-child policy has produced a generation of untrusting and over-sensitive "Little Emperors", new research has found.
Pulished: 16 January 2013 under University Activities
Jenny McGregor, the CEO of Asialink at the University of Melbourne has been awarded one of two Universitas 21 (U21) Awards for Internationalisation.
Pulished: 16 January 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has become the International Patron of the Australian Twin Registry, based at the University of Melbourne, and the Danish Twin Registry, announced in a joint ceremony in Denmark overnight.
Pulished: 23 January 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
The importance of communicating science was discussed at a special public lecture at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 24 January 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Australian men most at risk of developing type 2 diabetes are urged to join a new study that aims to help them lose weight and prevent diabetes – by giving them more testosterone.
Pulished: 29 January 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) have discovered a new protein that protects against viral infections such as influenza.
Pulished: 30 January 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
A pioneering Indigenous education program that immerses University of Melbourne students in the Yorta Yorta land, culture and history is marking its 10th anniversary.
Pulished: 31 January 2013 under Architecture, Design and Construction
There is a fundamental crisis in planning in Victoria, University of Melbourne planning expert Dr Alan March writes in his new book, The Democratic Plan: Analysis and Diagnosis.
Pulished: 4 February 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Australians need to do more to maintain healthy bones for a lifetime, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 5 February 2013 under Business and Economics
Australians decided not to gamble away last year's carbon tax compensation payments and hoarded them instead, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 5 February 2013 under Business and Economics
Governments are making decisions based on incomplete information and evidence that's often not subjected to adequate scrutiny, a Policy Brief prepared by the University of Melbourne has warned.
Pulished: 7 February 2013 under Science and the Environments
University of Melbourne researchers have used the devastating 2009 Black Saturday bushfires to improve the PHOENIX Rapidfire fire behaviour model to better assist fire fighting efforts in the current fire season.
Pulished: 12 February 2013 under Science and the Environments
Researchers have shown that part of Australia’s rich plant diversity was wiped out by the ice ages, proving that extinction, instead of evolution, influences biodiversity.
Pulished: 12 February 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
The role of the processed food, tobacco and alcohol industries in tackling lifestyle diseases comes under scrutiny today in a paper published in the Lancet.
Pulished: 14 February 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Our love of music and appreciation of musical harmony is learnt and not based on natural ability – a new study by University of Melbourne researchers has found.
Pulished: 19 February 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Australian foreign policy often overlooks the Pacific and the post of Minister for Pacific Island Affairs should be re-established, University of Melbourne research has determined.
Pulished: 19 February 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
New research has revealed that immature malaria parasites are more resistant to treatment with key antimalarial drugs than older parasites, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments for a disease that kills one person every minute and is developing resistance to drugs at an alarming rate.
Pulished: 21 February 2013 under Science and the Environments
A male fairy-wren’s low pitch song indicates body size, a new international study has shown.
Pulished: 22 February 2013 under Engineering and IT
Young women will tackle global issues at the International Women’s Hackathon 2013 this weekend hosted by the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 22 February 2013 under Science and the Environments
The University of Melbourne and the Lord Mayor of Melbourne today launched Australia's largest green roof research and outreach project at the University's Burnley Campus near Richmond.
Pulished: 28 February 2013 under Education
Teachers are being unfairly blamed for the Australian education system’s problems, where in fact they are its greatest asset, Professor Stephen Dinham will tell the Australian College of Educators (ACE) in Canberra tonight (Thursday 28 Feb).
Pulished: 4 March 2013 under Engineering and IT
More than 80% of households in the Brunswick area agree that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is a positive initiative, new research from the University of Melbourne and Swinburne University has found.
Pulished: 6 March 2013 under Engineering and IT
Victorians can be alerted to the best times to water their gardens with the help of a new phone app and accompanying website developed by the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 6 March 2013 under Architecture, Design and Construction
Residents of new housing developments increased their exercise and their wellbeing when they had more access to shops and parks, a new University of Melbourne study reveals.
Pulished: 10 March 2013 under Law
Companies may be misusing the drug patenting system in order to gain control over high-cost drugs in Australia, research from the Melbourne Law School has found.
Pulished: 11 March 2013 under Education
Dean of the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education Field Rickards has welcomed the new standards for teacher education announced today by the Federal Government, but has questioned whether they go far enough.
Pulished: 12 March 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
A Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Victoria, Kelly Gellatly, has been appointed Director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 12 March 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Researchers have determined a way to predict and protect against new strains of the flu virus, in the hope of improving immunity against the disease.
Pulished: 14 March 2013 under Engineering and IT
The University of Melbourne, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and NICTA today jointly announced that they are collaborating to develop the Australia Disaster Management Platform (ADMP), a next generation open standards-based IT platform aimed at improving disaster management, protecting communities and potentially saving lives.
Pulished: 22 March 2013 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has become the first Australian university to partner with one of Brazil’s leading research bodies, The State of São Paulo Research Foundation.
Pulished: 25 March 2013 under International
Two eminent Australian researchers from the University of Melbourne have been inaugurated in the first ever group of Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy (AACR) at the Annual Meeting 2013 in Washington D.C.
Pulished: 27 March 2013 under Science and the Environments
University of Melbourne Scientists Professor Michael Sandiford and Professor Geoffrey Taylor have been named Fellows of the prestigious Australian Academy of Science.
Pulished: 30 March 2013 under Business and Economics
Nearly a million Australians feel their boss has discriminated against them over recent years, a new University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 31 March 2013 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne community is deeply saddened and distressed at the tragic events of last Thursday.
Pulished: 3 April 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies will be launched at the University of Melbourne this afternoon by the University’s Chancellor, Ms Elizabeth Alexander AM.
Pulished: 10 April 2013 under Science and the Environments
Scientists have revealed a new technique to introduce disease-blocking bacteria into mosquitoes, with promising results that may halt the spread of diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and potentially malaria.
Pulished: 11 April 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A small group of doctors accounts for half of all patient complaints against doctors, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 12 April 2013 under Engineering and IT
A new project coordinated by the University of Melbourne and funded by the State Government will transform the delivery of dental education in Victoria.
Pulished: 15 April 2013 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne’s Vice-Principal of Advancement Sue Cunningham has been recognised for her career achievements.
Pulished: 15 April 2013 under Science and the Environments
We are at a crucial time for Australia to demonstrate courageous leadership on climate change policy, University of Melbourne social and climate scientists warn. The researchers are urging Australian politicians to join the growing global momentum for decisive actions needed to avoid global warming of four degrees or more.
Pulished: 16 April 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A new University of Melbourne and Austin Health led study has revealed further insight into fainting showing the phenomenon may be genetic and, in some families, only one gene may be responsible. However, a predisposition to certain triggers, such as emotional distress or the sight of blood, may not be inherited a new study has found.
Pulished: 16 April 2013 under University Activities
Research higher degree students from the University of Melbourne will play a key role in promoting greater cooperation between Australian and Chinese universities in a two-week trip starting today.
Pulished: 17 April 2013 under Business and Economics
The Gonski Report rests on five faulty assumptions that will undermine its usefulness as a cornerstone of Australian education policy, a study from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research has found.
Pulished: 18 April 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A world first trial has found intervention by general practitioners (GPs) in cases of domestic violence made impacts on women’s symptoms of depression but not their quality of life.
Pulished: 22 April 2013 under Science and the Environments
The first continental-scale reconstruction of temperatures over the past 2000 years has found 20th Century warming was a global event that has produced the hottest global average temperature in 1400 years.
Pulished: 22 April 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
University of Melbourne researchers will help in the fight against infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and dengue fever thanks to funding announced recently by the Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek.
Pulished: 24 April 2013 under Science and the Environments
Australian academics and industry leaders are proposing a Sino-Australia Institute of Food and Environment Institute (SAIFE) to integrate research, innovation and education within international food supply chains. SAIFE has received strong support from leading universities, industry and senior government officials in China.
Pulished: 26 April 2013 under Education
Up to 10 per cent of the population is affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to two or three pupils in every classroom, a new study has found.
Pulished: 27 April 2013 under Business and Economics
The children of migrants to Australia are more trusting than those whose parents settled in America, University of Melbourne research has found.
Pulished: 29 April 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Australia's newest independent online news and analysis website, The Citizen, has been launched by the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism.
Pulished: 2 May 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Australians live longer, healthier lives than people in almost every other country, but a range of ailments threatens advances made in recent years, a symposium on groundbreaking data at the University of Melbourne reveals.
Pulished: 2 May 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted epilepsy seizures in humans in a world-first study led by Professor Mark Cook, Chair of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and Director of Neurology at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Pulished: 3 May 2013 under Engineering and IT
The dairy manufacturing industry and the food industry will be the focus of targeted new research hubs aimed at resolving some of the challenges facing industrial economies.
Pulished: 6 May 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
An independent national poll has found Australian politicians have failed to engage or build a sense of trust with voters just months out from the federal election.
Pulished: 6 May 2013 under Education
The Melbourne Graduate School of Education will play a key role in a new partnership between Australia and the Philippines that aims to raise the quality of education in the Philippines by investing in research to support the implementation of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Kindergarten to 12 Program.
Pulished: 7 May 2013 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has launched a free smartphone app, the first of its kind in Australia, to improve the campus experience for students and staff.
Pulished: 8 May 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
A newly formed alliance of Australia's senior arts educators is calling on both sides of federal politics to urgently support increased funding to the tertiary arts sector.
Pulished: 8 May 2013 under International
Professor Peter Hall from the University of Melbourne’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been elected to the prestigious US-based National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Pulished: 8 May 2013 under International
Education at the University of Melbourne has been ranked third in the world, while five other subjects have ranked in the top ten in the 2013 QS World University Rankings.
Pulished: 9 May 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The language abilities of top performing Victorian tertiary students will be on display this weekend as the Confucius Institute at the University of Melbourne hosts the 12th annual Chinese Bridge competition.
Pulished: 9 May 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A world-first study will investigate if singing ability is inherited in twins.
Pulished: 12 May 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
A world-first completed clinical study by an Australian team has found Kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, significantly reduced the symptoms of people suffering anxiety.
Pulished: 16 May 2013 under Science and the Environments
Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia – ten times the size of what they were previously able to – thanks to a new solar cell printer that has been installed at CSIRO.
Pulished: 21 May 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The corporate social responsibility programs of big mining companies in remote towns are often disconnected from community needs, reactive and ad hoc.
Pulished: 22 May 2013 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has launched the largest philanthropic Campaign in its 160-year history, seeking to raise $500 million by 2017.
Pulished: 22 May 2013 under Science and the Environments
Biosecurity research will be a major focus over the next four years with the University of Melbourne being awarded a $7.8 million grant to establish the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA).
Pulished: 27 May 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A large scientific study has discovered new genes causing severe seizure disorders that begin in babies and early childhood. The finding will lead to new tests to diagnose these conditions and promises to lead to improved outcomes.
Pulished: 27 May 2013 under Science and the Environments
Australian scientists have narrowed the predicted range of global warming through groundbreaking new research.
Pulished: 28 May 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The global community must work harder to foster a strong sense of citizenship in countries that produce foreign fighters, a University of Melbourne international relations analyst has warned.
Pulished: 28 May 2013 under Architecture, Design and Construction
A University of Melbourne project is addressing problems found in cities around the world through a design program which concentrates on the idea that sustainability requires social change as much as technological change.
Pulished: 29 May 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Sir Redmond Barry was a man at the forefront of social, cultural and philanthropic activity in 19th century Melbourne and not just the divisive judge who sentenced Ned Kelly to death.
Pulished: 30 May 2013 under Science and the Environments
Agriculture and policy experts will gather on June 3 to explore research directions that will ensure profitable farming in Australia in a period of great change and opportunity.
Pulished: 30 May 2013 under Engineering and IT
Water efficiency, food security and environmental sustainability will be the focus of a new joint research centre between Australia and China, officially launched in Beijing today.
Pulished: 4 June 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Dr Aung Ko Win from the University of Melbourne, has been awarded the prestigious 2013 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research for his groundbreaking work on colorectal cancer.
Pulished: 6 June 2013 under Music and Performing Arts
15 Indigenous singers will learn from the nation’s top performers as Australia’s National Indigenous Opera Company takes up residence at the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts this week.
Pulished: 7 June 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Australian children of same-sex couples fared better on average than families from the general population on measures of general health and family cohesion, but continue to be subject to discrimination, interim findings of a University of Melbourne led study has found.
Pulished: 11 June 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Researchers from the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Melbourne and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Monash University have discovered how hearing loss in humans is caused by a certain genetic mutation.
Pulished: 12 June 2013 under Business and Economics
Australian children under the care of just one parent are three times more likely than other children to live in poverty, new data from Australia’s most comprehensive household survey has revealed.
Pulished: 13 June 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
A group of legal and political heavyweights — including former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser — will gather in Melbourne to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a landmark academic paper that led to the dismantling of the White Australia Policy.
Pulished: 18 June 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The University of Melbourne will play an even greater role in the creation of real world solutions to the big challenges of our time, with the launch of the new Melbourne School of Government.
Pulished: 21 June 2013 under Engineering and IT
A University of Melbourne taught program will give policy makers in Indonesia a greater understanding of the skills and research required for successful Public Private Partnerships (PPP) management within Indonesia.
Pulished: 25 June 2013 under Education
Australia is failing its high capacity students, a leading education academic has warned.
Pulished: 27 June 2013 under International
Human influences through global warming are likely to have played a role in Australia's recent “angry” hot summer, the hottest in Australia’s observational record, new research has found.
Pulished: 27 June 2013 under International
Scientists have discovered the reasons behind the lifespan of some of the world’s iconic mountain ranges.
Pulished: 1 July 2013 under Business and Economics
A search engine for finding bargains, wheelchair mounted robot arms for people with quadriplegia and an electronic portable device that allows easy matching of paint colours, are just some of the projects that are being translated from ideas to reality through a new entrepreneurial program at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 2 July 2013 under History and Politics
The University of Melbourne will analyse policy and party strategy in the leadup to this year's federal election.
Pulished: 3 July 2013 under Science and the Environments
University of Melbourne researchers will share in $51.6M to fund projects led by CO2CRC, announced today by Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray.
Pulished: 5 July 2013 under International
As the Ashes series gets underway next week, a pair of brothers from Australia have been exploring the physics behind the spin of a cricket ball.
Pulished: 11 July 2013 under Education
Australia’s current education policies will not address its slipping international rankings, a new paper from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education argues.
Pulished: 12 July 2013 under Engineering and IT
University of Melbourne researchers have developed an efficient system to coat tiny objects, such as bacterial cells, with thin films that assemble themselves which could have important implications for drug delivery as well as biomedical and environmental applications.
Pulished: 15 July 2013 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has opened applications for $5000 second semester scholarships in the Diploma in General Studies, based at the Dookie campus near Shepparton, and four other locations in the Hume region.
Pulished: 16 July 2013 under Science and the Environments
Although recommended in the Coalition’s Direct Action Plan and the Carbon Farming Initiative, offsetting greenhouse gas emissions by increasing carbon storage in Australian agricultural soils is not likely to be effective, say experts from the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 16 July 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Documentary films by VCA students covering topics as diverse as cooking with your grandma and Melbourne's edgy punk rock scene will screen at this month's Melbourne International Film Festival.
Pulished: 17 July 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A new study will investigate the impact of exercise on older, inactive adults to see whether it can improve memory and reduce the risk of developing Dementia.
Pulished: 18 July 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Cancer survivors were twice as likely to experience severe menopausal symptoms compared to women who have not had cancer, a new study has found
Pulished: 23 July 2013 under Science and the Environments
Around 140 Bachelor of Agriculture students will gather at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus for a networking event with agriculture industry representatives this week.
Pulished: 29 July 2013 under Business and Economics
Debate over whether there needs to be a code of conduct to regulate dealings between grocery retailers and suppliers will receive fresh impetus in a major public symposium in Melbourne this Thursday.
Pulished: 30 July 2013 under Business and Economics
The Federal Government could save hundreds of millions of dollars each year without affecting patient outcomes by reducing the private health insurance rebate, a University of Melbourne study has determined.
Pulished: 31 July 2013 under Law
The first comprehensive Australian academic legal blog dedicated to the proceedings of Australia’s High Court, Opinions On High – High Court Blog, has been launched at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 31 July 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Young people just released from prison are up to 20 times more likely to face death than those in the community, a new study has found.
Pulished: 5 August 2013 under Science and the Environments
Scientists have worked with farmers to predict and prevent the devastating blackleg fungal disease in canola crops, saving at least $18M.
Pulished: 6 August 2013 under Engineering and IT
Professor Iven Mareels Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, has been named a "Commander in the Order of the Crown" of Belgium for meritorious services in engineering and science.
Pulished: 7 August 2013 under History and Politics
The University of Melbourne’s Indigenous Eye Health Unit has received $2.4M in funding announced by the Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon today.
Pulished: 8 August 2013 under Architecture, Design and Construction
A submission by University of Melbourne graduate students to the Flinders Street Station Design Competition has been named the People’s Choice Award winner.
Pulished: 9 August 2013 under Music and Performing Arts
Performers from the world renowned Mimir Chamber Music Festival are descending on Melbourne to entertain local audiences and deliver masterclasses for University of Melbourne strings students.
Pulished: 12 August 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Results from a landmark international study using state of the art technology has revealed new genetic mutations that cause epilepsy. The findings could help to advance treatments for the most severe forms of epilepsy.
Pulished: 14 August 2013 under Education
A two-year study has revealed the final years of primary school are critical for developing children’s confidence and independence to travel without their parents in their communities.
Pulished: 16 August 2013 under Science and the Environments
New research has linked deformed insects to pesticide pollution from intensive tobacco cultivation around the Oven’s River in Victoria, and found once the industry ceased operating the river's health improved.
Pulished: 22 August 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
The University of Melbourne will lead a new National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy, Liveable and Equitable Communities.
Pulished: 26 August 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
In a world first, new Australian medical research has given pregnant women with epilepsy new hope of reducing their chance of having a baby with physical birth defects.
Pulished: 26 August 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Stuttering may be more common than previously thought, but preschool stutterers fair better than first thought, a study by The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and The University of Sydney has found.
Pulished: 28 August 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A University of Melbourne medical researcher and an Alumna are among national winners in the L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellowships.
Pulished: 30 August 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
The teen years can be hell – both for the teenager and the parents. To help make these difficult years easier, a new e-booklet prepared by The University of Melbourne and Orygen Youth Health Research Centre in partnership with beyondblue offers parents practical advice to help protect their adolescent children from depression and anxiety.
Pulished: 30 August 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Improving the welfare and parenting, particularly fathering, of children in homes where there is domestic violence is the focus of a new project led by the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 2 September 2013 under Business and Economics
Economists at the University of Melbourne have warned Australia is just one economic downturn away from a disability benefit blowout.
Pulished: 4 September 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
The University of Melbourne will lead one of the major research projects in a new $22.6 million partnership research centre which aims to address chronic disease in Australia.
Pulished: 5 September 2013 under Business and Economics
Australia’s existing economic policy settings and our politicians' obsession with returning the country to surplus are sending mixed signals, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 5 September 2013 under Engineering and IT
Research from the University of Melbourne that could revolutionise the design of modern vaccines, improve outcomes for people suffering inflammatory bowel disease and infection and deliver new drugs to patients more safely, have been recognised at the 2013 Eureka Science awards.
Pulished: 6 September 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Sixteen finalists have been selected for the fourth Basil Sellers Art Prize, to be presented at the Ian Potter Museum of Art in July 2014.
Pulished: 9 September 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The University of Melbourne has staged a coup, recruiting one of the world’s most respected performance and music psychology academics, Professor Jane Davidson.
Pulished: 10 September 2013 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has climbed five places in the QS 2013 world university rankings to 31st in the world, from 36th last year.
Pulished: 11 September 2013 under Architecture, Design and Construction
Masters of Architecture students are working with members of the Belyuen community in the Northern Territory to design and build an outdoor living space for a local family.
Pulished: 12 September 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
A University of Melbourne researcher has helped develop the first online dictionary of sign languages used by Indigenous communities across central Australia.
Pulished: 12 September 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
An international team of researchers, led by the University of Melbourne, have found a crucial pathway for defending the human gut against infection.
Pulished: 16 September 2013 under International
Indonesian authorities have struggled to prosecute people smuggling kingpins despite increasing the number of people prosecuted, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 16 September 2013 under Education
Cancer researcher and haematologist Professor Andrew Roberts has been named the inaugural Metcalf Chair of Leukaemia Research, a joint appointment between The University of Melbourne, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Pulished: 17 September 2013 under Engineering and IT
University of Melbourne Electrical & Electronic Engineering PhD student Desmond (Ke) Wang has been awarded the coveted 2013 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholars Award.
Pulished: 23 September 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A study team, led by Professor Nick Allen from the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne will look at the impact home and environment can have on brain function of young children.
Pulished: 24 September 2013 under Science and the Environments
Researchers at the University of Melbourne have collected critical insights into wildlife species’ survival that could help future conservation efforts globally.
Pulished: 27 September 2013 under Science and the Environments
A new exhibition at the University of Melbourne will explore the heartfelt and complex relationship we have with animals.
Pulished: 30 September 2013 under University Activities
Entertainer, writer and broadcaster Barry Humphries has joined the University of Melbourne’s major fundraising initiative as a Campaign Patron, it was announced today.
Pulished: 30 September 2013 under Science and the Environments
How zoo animals respond to the presence of visitors has won the University of Melbourne 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Grand Final.
Pulished: 1 October 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The future health and wellbeing of society will be debated at the University of Melbourne from today as the Festival of Ideas commences for 2013.
Pulished: 1 October 2013 under Science and the Environments
As the hay fever season officially kicks off today, allergy and botany experts have expressed their support for a national pollen count to better treat people with hay fever around Australia.
Pulished: 10 October 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
The 2013 Victoria Prizes for Science and Innovation have been awarded to University of Melbourne Physicist Professor Lloyd Hollenberg (Physical Sciences) and Professor Alan Cowman (Life Sciences) from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and the University of Melbourne's Department of Medical Biology.
Pulished: 14 October 2013 under Science and the Environments
Novel research shows damage to fine hairs on ants’ antennae’s hinders the ability to determine who is a nest mate and who is a threat to the colony.
Pulished: 15 October 2013 under International
Funding for twelve new fellowships has been announced to support Visiting Fellows from Asian universities at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 17 October 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Professor Douglas Hilton, Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and Head of the Department of Medical Biology at the University of Melbourne, has been awarded the 2013 Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research.
Pulished: 17 October 2013 under Business and Economics
A failure of business leadership is acting as a drag on workplace innovation and business profitability, a comprehensive study of Australian industry has determined.
Pulished: 17 October 2013 under Engineering and IT
Imagine a robot that can mimic human gestures or a disposable device that reminds you to re-position your spine. These are just some of the projects being developed by final-year students from the Melbourne School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne for the Endeavour Design Expo.
Pulished: 18 October 2013 under Sport
Nicholas Gillies from St Kevin’s College has today been named the University of Melbourne Rugby Young Achiever Award recipient for 2013.
Pulished: 18 October 2013 under Education
Leading Australian medical faculties including the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences will unveil a world-first model for health care education, utilising next-generation technology to train health professionals of the 21st Century.
Pulished: 23 October 2013 under International
Global research opportunities will be available to the next generation of climate change and energy experts to tackle major environmental issues, with the launch today of a new graduate research college in Melbourne.
Pulished: 24 October 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A new breast cancer risk gene has been discovered which explains the early-onset breast cancer in some multiple-case breast cancer families.
Pulished: 27 October 2013 under Sport
The University of Melbourne’s women’s and men’s rowing crews have triumphed over the University of Sydney at the Australian Boat Race today.
Pulished: 28 October 2013 under Education
The University of Melbourne will become home to the significant lifetime archive of one of the country’s leading thinkers, Germaine Greer, it was announced today.
Pulished: 28 October 2013 under Science and the Environments
Pet owner need to be alert as the weather gets warmer, veterinary staff at University of Melbourne warn.
Pulished: 29 October 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Distinguished Australian historian Professor Geoffrey Blainey will be awarded the University of Melbourne's inaugural Tucker Medal, in recognition of his substantial contributions to the University, the Faculty of Arts and to public life.
Pulished: 30 October 2013 under
Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools is not sufficiently preparing Australian secondary school students for further employment or study, according to new research from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education.
Pulished: 31 October 2013 under Education
University of Melbourne graduate Kristijan Jovanoski has been awarded this year’s Victorian Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in the 2014 northern academic year.
Pulished: 31 October 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
The 2013 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science has been awarded to Professor Terry Speed, head of Bioinformatics at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and Professorial Fellow (Associate) in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 31 October 2013 under International
Pulished: 1 November 2013 under Architecture, Design and Construction
A replica 12th Century Chinese gateway has been built by Masters students of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne and was officially launched at Malvern Primary School today.
Pulished: 5 November 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Aboriginal people with diabetes are advised to have an annual eye check according to Professor Hugh R Taylor AC, Harold Mitchell Chair of Indigenous Eye Health, University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 6 November 2013 under Business and Economics
Pulished: 7 November 2013 under Engineering and IT
The first ever, Australian showcase of 3D printing brought together the latest technology, ideas and experts under one roof
Pulished: 7 November 2013 under International
Alan Cowman, an Honorary Melbourne professor and researcher at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has won the Mahathir Science Award in Tropical Research.
Pulished: 8 November 2013 under International
Two Beijing-based University of Melbourne alumni have been honoured in the 2013 Australia China Alumni Awards.
Pulished: 11 November 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
University of Melbourne researcher Dr Simon French has undertaken the first study of its kind into the chiropractic profession. The study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia today, looked at the health reasons people visit chiropractors and the care chiropractors provide.
Pulished: 11 November 2013 under Engineering and IT
A new multimillion-dollar scholarship program will be launched in India today to provide the next generation of researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs in Melbourne and India with world-leading academic supervision and support.
Pulished: 12 November 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The relationship between images and crime will be explored at this week's John Barry Memorial Lecture in Criminology at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 14 November 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
The University of Melbourne will host a landmark international forum that will take a closer look on the role of language and culture in Asia, this weekend.
Pulished: 14 November 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Nurses in general practice who manage type2 diabetes patients are under-resourced a new University of Melbourne study shows.
Pulished: 15 November 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Australians might soon be expected to tip as frequently and generously as Americans, new research warns.
Pulished: 15 November 2013 under International
The University of Melbourne and Orygen Youth Health Research Centre are pleased to announce that Professor Patrick McGorry AO is the recipient of the 2013 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Scientific Research Award.
Pulished: 15 November 2013 under Science and the Environments
A new X-ray laboratory at the University of Melbourne houses the most powerful X-ray machine in Australia.
Pulished: 15 November 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Production graduates from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) will showcase their work in set design, costume, workshop, sound, lighting and stage management at the Production Graduate Launch Exhibition, opening at the VCA Southbank on Monday 25 November, 2013.
Pulished: 18 November 2013 under Engineering and IT
One year on from the storm that devastated New York, researchers at the University of Melbourne and IBM will be in the city to discuss the latest breakthroughs in disaster management and introduce a new disaster management platform.
Pulished: 19 November 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
GlaxoSmithKline has awarded Professor Ingrid Scheffer from the University of Melbourne, the Florey Institute, Austin Health and the Royal Children's Hospital, the 2013 Award for Research Excellence (ARE) for helping to transform the diagnosis of epilepsy.
Pulished: 20 November 2013 under Science and the Environments
As the Burnley Gardens turn 150, the University of Melbourne, School of Land and Environment has launched a new Associate Degree in Urban Horticulture, which will start taking enrolments in the first semester of 2014.
Pulished: 20 November 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders is the focus of the ‘Closing the Credibility Gap’ Aboriginal Health Symposium to be held at the University of Melbourne 21-22 November 2013.
Pulished: 21 November 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
A new white paper to be launched by the Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Health today states current practices in end-of-life medical care require major change to ensure more Australians experience ‘better’ deaths, according to a panel of medical, ethical and legal experts.
Pulished: 27 November 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Identical twins can have very different lives and health despite their shared genes, according to UK expert Professor Tim Spector from London’s King College, who will speak at a public forum at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 2 December 2013 under International
The University of Melbourne has reinforced its aim to be one of Asia's top universities and underlined its commitment to the region through the formation of a new Asian-focused research network.
Pulished: 3 December 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
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Pulished: 4 December 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
China is unlikely to ever adopt a Western-style democracy because the West is "no longer suitable" for the modern age, University of Melbourne research has concluded.
Pulished: 5 December 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Microsoft and the University of Melbourne are partnering with the State Government of Victoria to open a major research centre dedicated to new social interactive technologies
Pulished: 5 December 2013 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has begun an innovative program to revamp service and support activities and strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive international tertiary environment.
Pulished: 6 December 2013 under Education
Seventeen University of Melbourne students and faculty members, as well as three staff have been offered prestigious Australia Awards Endeavor Scholarships and Fellowships.
Pulished: 6 December 2013 under International
The University of Melbourne has opened the first Australian cooperative research fund with the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
Pulished: 6 December 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
According to pain management specialist Professor Denise Harrison, an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne, breastfeeding and the use of sweet water can help to calm babies during immunisation.
Pulished: 6 December 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
According to pain management specialist Professor Denise Harrison, an Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne, breastfeeding and the use of sweet water can help to calm babies during immunisation.
Pulished: 10 December 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
Young people serving time in youth detention or serving community-based orders have extremely high rates of substance dependence, poor mental health and engage in risky sexual behaviour, a new study has found.
Pulished: 11 December 2013 under Art, Culture and Society
Imagine if you could assemble 10 celebrated public intellectuals to discuss 10 classic texts.
Pulished: 13 December 2013 under Engineering and IT
More than 250,000 tweets have been analysed by University of Melbourne students revealing what Australians are tweeting, including Adelaide’s love of One Direction and excessive swearing in some suburbs of Brisbane.
Pulished: 16 December 2013 under Science and the Environments
Racehorse welfare is set to improve with the announcement of new funding to the University of Melbourne to reduce the frequency of joint injuries.
Pulished: 17 December 2013 under Science and the Environments
The University of Melbourne Veterinary clinic is calling for dogs that have drug resistant epilepsy for a new treatment trial.
Pulished: 17 December 2013 under Medicine and Health Science
In a world-first study, led by the University of Melbourne and the Royal Women’s Hospital, researchers have found garlic does not significantly reduce vaginal candida (thrush).
Pulished: 18 December 2013 under Science and the Environments
The University of Melbourne will lead the establishment of a new $20M ARC Centre of Excellence, which will create innovative mathematical and statistical models for analysing big data sets.
Pulished: 18 December 2013 under International
Sixteen academics from around Asia have been given inaugural Melbourne-Asia Visiting Fellowships for 2014-15.
Pulished: 20 December 2013 under Science and the Environments
New research has solved a mystery as to why some birds choose not to reproduce, and instead help to guard the nests of their close relatives. This occurs in about nine percent of all bird species.
Pulished: under Art, Culture and Society
A digital collection of endangered languages, co‐managed by the University of Melbourne, has been added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World collection to protect it for future generations.