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Pulished: 8 January 2014 under International
Globally, smoking prevalence — the percentage of the population that smokes every day — has decreased, but the number of cigarette smokers worldwide has increased due to population growth, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.
Pulished: 9 January 2014 under International
Researchers at the University of Melbourne have discovered that some Indigenous groups will be more susceptible to the effects of the new strain of influenza (H7N9) currently found in China.
Pulished: 14 January 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
New research led by the University of Melbourne has helped debunk the common belief that a sixth sense, also known as extrasensory perception (ESP), exists.
Pulished: 15 January 2014 under Science and the Environments
Old trees contribute more to carbon storage than previously thought in a new international study that included researchers from the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 15 January 2014 under International
In a world first, University of Melbourne researchers along with international collaborators have used Functional Magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine brain function to help better understand the affects of repressed stressful memories.
Pulished: 20 January 2014 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne and the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have established a new scholarship in memory of Alexander and Bridget Jones, who tragically lost their lives after the Swanston Street wall collapse last year.
Pulished: 21 January 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
The portrayal of mental illness on screen will be put under scrutiny at the University of Melbourne and The Dax Centre next month.
Pulished: 26 January 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
AUSTRALIANS could be singing a different national anthem had the country's athletes been more successful at the 1976 Olympics, according to an analysis by Melbourne historian Dr Tony Ward.
Pulished: 28 January 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Internationally recognised performing arts scholar Mary Luckhurst will take up a position as Professor of Creative Practice and Artistic Research at the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (VCA & MCM), in a major research appointment at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 29 January 2014 under International
Australian businessman Robert Champion de Crespigny has joined the University of Melbourne as a Patron of its largest-ever fundraising campaign.
Pulished: 2 February 2014 under Education
The University of Melbourne is now tobacco free on all campuses from today, World Cancer Day, to provide a healthier environment for staff, students and visitors.
Pulished: 3 February 2014 under Business and Economics
Staying in school for longer increases a person's chance of leading a healthy life, a University of Melbourne study has determined.
Pulished: 4 February 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
An evaluation of the Australian Federal Government’s Food and Health Dialogue has found national efforts to make foods healthier are inadequate, finding poor diet is now an even bigger cause of ill health for Australia than smoking.
Pulished: 4 February 2014 under Education
Australian children from disadvantaged economic backgrounds are falling further behind as the academic gap between rich and poor students widens, a world authority on education has warned.
Pulished: 6 February 2014 under Business and Economics
Lottery winners tend to switch their political allegiances towards right-wing political parties and become less egalitarian, joint UK-Australian research has found.
Pulished: 12 February 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Reducing the presence of mould in the home may reduce asthma in middle-aged adults according to new research led by the University of Melbourne in collaboration with the University of Tasmania, and Monash University.
Pulished: 13 February 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Eight emerging opera virtuosos have won places in the unique Master of Music (Opera Performance) course, which is jointly delivered by Victorian Opera and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 17 February 2014 under Business and Economics
Australian mining companies are employing a debatable and ill-defined concept to justify their presence in local communities, University of Melbourne research has established.
Pulished: 17 February 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
The largest Australian chlamydia study to date, led by the University of Melbourne, has found more men contract chlamydia than previously thought and most cases of infection are being missed.
Pulished: 20 February 2014 under Business and Economics
Australian workers believe their workplaces suffer from poor leadership and need better management, according to a survey into workplace management by the Centre for Workplace Leadership at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 24 February 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
A project worth more than $40 million will redevelop the Dodds Street stables into a visual arts wing at the VCA, creating a new entry point to the University and opening the campus to students, local business and residents.
Pulished: 26 February 2014 under Education
Education at the University of Melbourne has been ranked second in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Pulished: 26 February 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Veteran and mid-career researchers are receiving vital funding for research into multiple sclerosis, thanks to MS Research Australia.
Pulished: 26 February 2014 under Business and Economics
Australian unions still play a crucial role in monitoring and enforcing employer compliance with labour laws on behalf of workers, new University of Melbourne Law School research has determined.
Pulished: 2 March 2014 under Architecture, Design and Construction
An Australian study of Indigenous cultural sites and spaces in urban and regional areas, led by the University of Melbourne in partnership with the City of Melbourne and Traditional Owners, has explored what makes a culturally appropriate representation of Aboriginality.
Pulished: 4 March 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
A new study led by the University of Melbourne and Orygen Youth Health Research Centre is the first to discover that the brain develops differently in adolescents who experience depression. These brain changes also represent possible risk factors for developing depression during teenage years.
Pulished: 4 March 2014 under International
Researchers have identified that the use of wastewater to irrigate vegetable crops, which is common across developing countries, may significantly contribute to deadly health risks such as rotavirus, a major cause of diarrheal diseases.
Pulished: 5 March 2014 under Science and the Environments
Since Darwin's observations we thought that bird songs were a male trait for courting with females who were drawn to the most seductive male song.
Pulished: 6 March 2014 under International
The University of Melbourne has been named Australia’s top university in the 2014 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, released today.
Pulished: 6 March 2014 under International
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the State Government’s decision to give international students access to discounted transport.
Pulished: 7 March 2014 under Engineering and IT
The University of Melbourne has celebrated its three Fulbright scholars – a physicist, a river system manager and a playwright – who received their awards at a presentation dinner in Brisbane overnight.
Pulished: 7 March 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
The progression of Alzheimer’s may slow once symptoms appear and do significant damage , according to a study investigating an inherited form of the disease.
Pulished: 7 March 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
A new survey has found that people are more willing to disclose their experience of having a mental health problem and receiving treatment.
Pulished: 10 March 2014 under Business and Economics
Pouring money into AFL clubs only has a modest effect on team success, University of Melbourne research has found.
Pulished: 10 March 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Young people who have been diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) related to sun exposure, under the age of 25, face a higher risk of developing melanoma and other cancers later in life, a UK study has shown.
Pulished: 11 March 2014 under Science and the Environments
The Canine Blood Bank at the University of Melbourne Veterinary Hospital is seeking large breed dogs as potential new blood donors to save sick or injured dogs.
Pulished: 14 March 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Disability campaigner Mr Bruce Bonyhady AM will be awarded an honorary doctorate, the highest honour from the University of Melbourne, at a ceremony to be held tomorrow.
Pulished: 14 March 2014 under International
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have shown that there is an association between pancreatic cancer and diabetes.
Pulished: 18 March 2014 under International
The University of Melbourne and Orygen Youth Health Research Centre are pleased to announce Professor Patrick McGorry AO, has been voted President-Elect of the Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS).
Pulished: 18 March 2014 under Science and the Environments
The University Melbourne freight container green roof is now on display at Melbourne’s City Square until 20/3/1 and will also appear at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden show.
Pulished: 19 March 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
A presence of an Australasian parrot in an Italian Renaissance painting is forcing historians to rethink their understanding of 15th century trading networks.
Pulished: 19 March 2014 under Engineering and IT
An expert in optical technologies and a leading Haematologist, both Alumni of the University of Melbourne, have been announced as the 2014 veski Fellows.
Pulished: 19 March 2014 under Education
The University of Melbourne’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement), Professor Susan Elliott, has been named the Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Association of International Education (APAIE).
Pulished: 19 March 2014 under International
Researchers in France and Melbourne will be more closely connected following a landmark agreement between the University of Melbourne and the Centre de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS).
Pulished: 19 March 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Refugee students have collaborated with the Faculty of the VCA and MCM to produce three films to be shown on the Federation Square Big Screen on 19 March, as part of Harmony Day celebrations.
Pulished: 20 March 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Social economists from the University of Melbourne have confirmed the age-old suspicion of a dip in human happiness during middle age.
Pulished: 20 March 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
The VCA and MCM’s Grant St Theatre has been refurbished and the new Lionel Gell Lounge launched, creating one of Melbourne’s premier music theatre performance venues.
Pulished: 21 March 2014 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne aims to increase substantially the provision of accommodation for its students following its purchase of the former Salvation Army Training College in Royal Parade, Parkville.
Pulished: 24 March 2014 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne will possess Australia’s leading course in Hebrew language and Jewish culture, thanks to a generous gift from a Melbourne alumnus on his 95th birthday.
Pulished: 25 March 2014 under Science and the Environments
Future episodes of extreme weather will lead to mass extinctions of insects and reptiles in the next century, according to a new international study by Danish and Australian scientists.
Pulished: 26 March 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Our brains are hardwired to stop us drinking more water than is healthy, according to a new brain imaging study led by The University Of Melbourne and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
Pulished: 26 March 2014 under Engineering and IT
Three University of Melbourne academics have been elected as fellows of the Australian Academy of Science in recognition of their role in advancing the sum of scientific knowledge.
Pulished: 26 March 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
The University of Melbourne has welcomed a major philanthropic gift of $6.9 million to support the practice and teaching of art conservation.
Pulished: 26 March 2014 under Science and the Environments
The University of Melbourne will strengthen its teaching and research in Agriculture and consolidate its courses in Geography, Resource Management and Forestry through proposed changes to faculty structures at the University.
Pulished: 28 March 2014 under Law
The rights of police to secretly collect suspects' discarded DNA material remains dangerously unregulated in Australia, a University of Melbourne analysis has determined.
Pulished: 28 March 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
The most common cause of severe diarrhoea in children, the rotavirus infection, has been shown to accelerate the development of type 1 diabetes in mice, according to new University of Melbourne research.
Pulished: 31 March 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Up to 50 per cent of women aged between 16 – 25 years may be putting themselves at risk of chronic illness and disease because of their lack of sun exposure.
Pulished: 31 March 2014 under Science and the Environments
A new international study has published the most comprehensive Southern Hemisphere reconstruction of past climate records, revealing a clearer climate picture of the globe’s temperature history than ever before.
Pulished: 1 April 2014 under International
Collaborative research on mental health issues, from schizophrenia to disaster mental health, will be the focus of a new University of Melbourne and Peking University centre to be launched in Beijing today.
Pulished: 1 April 2014 under Law
Professor Kate Auty, the former Victorian Government Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability has been appointed as a 2014 Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 2 April 2014 under Education
A cloud-based ‘virtual’ campus will be the focus of a new agreement signed by two of Australia and China’s leading universities today.
Pulished: 2 April 2014 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has partnered with the Westpac Bicentennial Foundation to establish the largest private education scholarship program in Australian history.
Pulished: 2 April 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
English-speaking white people are more likely to ‘self-segregate’ or ‘stick together’, new research has found.
Pulished: 3 April 2014 under Business and Economics
Half of Australian workers worry about their work a survey by the Centre for Workplace Leadership at the University of Melbourne has found.
Pulished: 3 April 2014 under International
An international team of researchers including University of Melbourne staff has identified the exact biochemical key that awakes the body’s immune cells and sends them into fight against bacteria and fungi.
Pulished: 3 April 2014 under International
University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis has been awarded the 2013 Council for the Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) Asia-Pacific Leadership Award.
Pulished: 4 April 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Eye health expert Professor Hugh Taylor AC, Melbourne Laureate Professor and the Harold Mitchell Chair of Indigenous Eye Health at the University of Melbourne has been named President of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO).
Pulished: 16 April 2014 under Business and Economics
Many high school students are struggling with financial literacy, especially students living in rural and regional areas, new University of Melbourne research has found.
Pulished: 17 April 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Deaths from viral Hepatitis B and C have surpassed HIV/AIDS in many countries, including Australia and in Western Europe, according to an analysis of the 2010 Global Burden of Disease study.
Pulished: 18 April 2014 under Music and Performing Arts
Talented violinist Anne-Marie Johnson has been awarded the 2014 Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship, Australia’s richest prize for violinists.
Pulished: 24 April 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
The Victorian College of the Arts and the Margaret Lawrence Bequest will celebrate the centenary of philanthropist Margaret Lawrence (1914 – 2004) at the arts festival Give it up for Margaret: A month of Philanthropic Inspiration, May 1-31, 2014.
Pulished: 29 April 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
A respected feminist theorist is calling for a radical rethink of society's acceptance of transgenderism.
Pulished: 5 May 2014 under Architecture, Design and Construction
Highly regarded environmentalist, Don Henry has been appointed as a Public Policy Fellow at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 5 May 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
An investigation led by the University of Melbourne shows that positive patient experience is as a key part of high quality healthcare and goes beyond responsibility of frontline medical and nursing staff.
Pulished: 6 May 2014 under Science and the Environments
Surrounding odours can affect the ability of ants to distinguish friend from foe, a new University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 6 May 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the Victorian Budget announcement of $8.5 million for the redevelopment of the former Victoria Police Mounted Branch stables in Southbank.
Pulished: 7 May 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Patients from minority ethnic groups in the US may be facing racist attitudes and beliefs that can unintentionally affect their treatment, a review of healthcare providers has found.
Pulished: 7 May 2014 under Architecture, Design and Construction
University of Melbourne architecture students have designed and built innovative outdoor living spaces with a remote Indigenous community of in the Northern Territory township of Titjikala
Pulished: 8 May 2014 under Business and Economics
World-leading academics in the fields of poverty, experimental finance and consumer empowerment will join the University's Faculty of Business and Economics, bolstering research and teaching capacity.
Pulished: 9 May 2014 under Science and the Environments
The levels of Co2 forecast for 2050 has been shown to deplete the nutritional quality of major food crops, an international research team featuring academics from the University of Melbourne has determined.
Pulished: 9 May 2014 under Architecture, Design and Construction
A group of university researchers are helping stop the exodus of qualified women from the architecture industry.
Pulished: 15 May 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Postmenopausal women who took care of their grandchildren one day a week had better memory and faster cognitive speed than those who didn’t, according to new research from the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 19 May 2014 under Science and the Environments
Koalas can become stressed by noisy and up-close encounters with human visitors, a University of Melbourne study has determined.
Pulished: 19 May 2014 under Business and Economics
The landslide victory by the Narendra Modi led BJP in the Indian election will please business leaders, says Dr Pradeep Taneja.
Pulished: 20 May 2014 under Engineering and IT
Charging up an electric car can put as much strain on the energy grid as a small family home. So how can we embrace this new technology while keeping an eye on sustainability?
Pulished: 20 May 2014 under University Activities
Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, talks to Sky News about fee deregulation, student debt, and cuts to university funding.
Pulished: 21 May 2014 under International
Researchers have identified nine simple questions that can be used to identify people who may be at increased risk of various cancers, heart disease and diabetes because of their family history of these conditions.
Pulished: 21 May 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Physiotherapy for hip osteoarthritis does not appear to relieve pain or increase function any more than ‘sham’ treatments, University of Melbourne research has determined.
Pulished: 27 May 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
As debate rages in Australia about the treatment of asylum seekers, Melbourne researchers are tracking the history of intolerance and exclusion right back to 16th century Europe.
Pulished: 28 May 2014 under Science and the Environments
Professor Andrew Holmes, a pioneer in organic electronics, has today become the Australian Academy of Science’s new President.
Pulished: 28 May 2014 under Engineering and IT
Robotic warfare, cyber warfare and other new battlefield technologies need to be carefully scrutinised by the international community before it is too late, said Vincent Bernard from the International Committee of the Red Cross, while on a visit to the Melbourne Law School.
Pulished: 29 May 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
The first Australian free online training resources on eye health and diabetes was launched today in Alice Springs.
Pulished: 29 May 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals will have the opportunity for leadership development in health policy and practice thanks to a $10 million gift from leading Australian philanthropist, Greg Poche AO.
Pulished: 29 May 2014 under International
As many as 11 million Australian adults, 63% of the population are overweight according to a new global study published in The Lancet today.
Pulished: 2 June 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
University of Melbourne researcher Dr Jaclyn Pearson has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research for her groundbreaking work into how diarrhoea-causing bacteria hides from the immune system.
Pulished: 3 June 2014 under Science and the Environments
Thermal imaging has revealed koalas cope with extreme heat by resting against cooler tree trunks.
Pulished: 5 June 2014 under University Activities
When the University of Melbourne made a decision to embark on the Business Improvement Program over a year ago, it was an acknowledgement of the intensely competitive nature of the higher education sector across the globe.
Pulished: 5 June 2014 under Engineering and IT
Faster and smaller electronic devices, as well as enhanced fibre optics, are a step closer thanks to new research by scientists at the University of Melbourne and New York University.
Pulished: 5 June 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Melbourne workers won Saturday afternoons off in the 1860's, and without that, AFL probably wouldn't be the city's dominant code today.
Pulished: 5 June 2014 under Law
Payday lenders are targeting cash-strapped residents of poorer suburbs, a University of Melbourne study has determined.
Pulished: 11 June 2014 under Engineering and IT
Improved water productivity and increased export incomes are at the heart of a new National water management blueprint launched at the University of Melbourne today.
Pulished: 11 June 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Experiencing racism in health settings may have a stronger negative influence on the mental health of Aboriginal Australians than experiencing racism anywhere else, a survey led by the University of Melbourne has found.
Pulished: 16 June 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
There is still much to do to address the needs of families and individuals directly affected by bushfires according to early survey results taken from Victorian communities.
Pulished: 18 June 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Australian researchers have identified an electrical switch in the muscle of the uterus that can control labour and may help explain why overweight pregnant women have difficulty giving birth.
Pulished: 18 June 2014 under Business and Economics
The majority of whistleblower protection laws in G20 countries fail to meet best international standards despite a public pledge to shield whistleblowers from retaliation, a new report has found.
Pulished: 19 June 2014 under University Activities
A 648-bed student accommodation facility will be built in Carlton under a new agreement between the University of Melbourne and Campus Living Villages (CLV) in a 38-year Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) contract.
Pulished: 19 June 2014 under International
A well-known copper compound may help treat a progressive and incurable disease that attacks a person's nervous system, new research has found.
Pulished: 24 June 2014 under Engineering and IT
In late 1980's Australia, BuzzFeed was a distant dream, Facebook sounded like a non sequitur and 'the cloud' resided only in the sky. But all that was to change with the arrival of the internet to our shores on June 24th 1989 — exactly 25 years ago today.
Pulished: 24 June 2014 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has completed its first bond issue to support a range of strategically significant initiatives.
Pulished: 24 June 2014 under Science and the Environments
Variations in high-altitude wind patterns expose particular parts of Europe, Asia and the US to different extreme weather conditions, a new study has shown.
Pulished: 24 June 2014 under History and Politics
A top UN human rights official will join the University of Melbourne, where she will contribute to debates about refugee policy across the Asia-Pacific region.
Pulished: 25 June 2014 under Business and Economics
The University of Melbourne’s in-house entrepreneur incubator, the Melbourne Accelerator Program, has been ranked 13th in the world by the leading Swedish-based UBI Index.
Pulished: 25 June 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Eating one to two cups of lightly steamed broccoli a day would help asthmatics to breathe normally and prevent their condition from worsening, University of Melbourne research has determined.
Pulished: 27 June 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
A University of Melbourne survey funded by VicHealth has found one in five primary and high school students said they were daily targets of racism at school.
Pulished: 2 July 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Tolerance for female genital cutting (FGC) has decreased significantly among members of Melbourne East-African communities for whom the practice was culturally traditional, a new study from the University of Melbourne has found.
Pulished: 2 July 2014 under University Activities
Former University Vice-Chancellor and Professor Emeritus David Penington has been named Victorian of the Year.
Pulished: 3 July 2014 under Education
‘The more the merrier’ is not a phrase often associated with class size, but the increasing popularity of online learning may change that.
Pulished: 3 July 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Information generated by several new technologies will soon help researchers and clinicians match the right treatments with individual patients’ diseases.
Pulished: 4 July 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Children of same-sex attracted parents have above average health and wellbeing, according to groundbreaking University of Melbourne research published in the journal BMC Public Health.
Pulished: 7 July 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
An exhibition of artworks, manuscripts, and other material from private collections and public archives explores the history of AIDS as seen in Melbourne.
Pulished: 9 July 2014 under Science and the Environments
A new study of satellite sea ice measurements shows that over the last 35 years there have been dramatic changes in sea ice cover around the world.
Pulished: 11 July 2014 under Business and Economics
An independent voice composed of Australia’s leading economic and social policy experts was established in Melbourne today (Friday 11th)
Pulished: 14 July 2014 under Science and the Environments
A team of researchers from the University of Melbourne is leading large-scale field experiments to evaluate how consumers respond to smart meter technologies.
Pulished: 14 July 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
The Victorian College of the Arts will this Friday launch a new music theatre project A Little Touch of Chaos.
Pulished: 18 July 2014 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne is shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of life of those aboard Flight MH17.
Pulished: 21 July 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Short-term medical placements in the bush can transform metropolitan medical student attitudes towards rural medical careers, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 28 July 2014 under Business and Economics
The income for the top 1% of Australian earners has not increased for nearly a decade, according to tax data analysed by the Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 31 July 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Young mothers who are not in the paid workforce or are marginally employed will be significantly disadvantaged by the removal of the Baby Bonus.
Pulished: 6 August 2014 under Education
The University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education (MGSE) has launched a new course that offers students the chance to gain a world-class clinical teaching degree while working part time.
Pulished: 7 August 2014 under International
The world’s major complex challenges such as climate change and natural disasters will be the focus of a new, collaborative centre co-funded by the European Commission and based at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 12 August 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
For the first time in Victoria, the renowned Tjanpi Desert Weavers will be holding a series of three masterclasses for Fine Arts students at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 14 August 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Research into melanoma and skin cancers will be further advanced through a $5 million gift from a donor in honour of her husband who died of melanoma.
Pulished: 15 August 2014 under Education
The University of Melbourne, Australia’s top ranked university, has been ranked 44 in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Pulished: 22 August 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century has provoked a global debate about rising inequality and what to do about it.
Pulished: 26 August 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Indigenous school attendance improved when there was a threat that the Federal Government would cut welfare payments if children didn’t go to school, University of Melbourne researchers have found.
Pulished: 27 August 2014 under Engineering and IT
Professor Frank Caruso from Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne has won the 2014 Victoria Prizes for Science and Innovation (Physical Sciences).
Pulished: 28 August 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Australian composer and Dean of the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Barry Conyngham, will premiere his new composition ANZAC in Melbourne this weekend.
Pulished: 29 August 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
A symposium showcasing the work of renowned 70s curator, Kiffy Rubbo, is being held today and tomorrow at the University of Melbourne. It will explore for the first time the major role Rubbo played in Australian visual culture.
Pulished: 1 September 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Celebrated string musicians from the LA Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Chicago Symphony and Cavani String Quartet will convene this week for a series of public performances and masterclasses.
Pulished: 2 September 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
University of Melbourne researchers in youth suicide prevention, cancer research, and disease prevention have received prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Grants.
Pulished: 2 September 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
The Marvel Windsor Art Award, a $10 000 scholarship recognising Australia’s best emerging talent, has been awarded to Yandell Walton from the VCA for her piece Presence.
Pulished: 3 September 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
A $1 million grant from the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust has been announced to establish a far-reaching new Indigenous arts residency program in perpetuity at the University of Melbourne – the Hutchinson Indigenous Residency (HIR).
Pulished: 3 September 2014 under Science and the Environments
An international research team has created a ‘global roadmap’ for prioritising road building to balance the competing demands of development and environmental protection.
Pulished: 4 September 2014 under International
Having moles on your skin can quadruple your risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, according to a study released this week by experts at the University of Melbourne, University of Oxford, and the Epworth HealthCare.
Pulished: 4 September 2014 under Education
Under proposed changes to Australia’s higher education sector University graduates, especially women, can expect a substantial increase in the time taken to pay off their student loans, an analysis by the Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne has found.
Pulished: 5 September 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
The Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne will receive $3 million from the Federal Government, announced yesterday by Prime Minister Tony Abbott during his visit to India.
Pulished: 8 September 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Losing teeth is not an inevitable consequence of ageing according to researchers in the Oral Health CRC at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 9 September 2014 under Business and Economics
Only 37 per cent of Australia’s manufacturing businesses are taking measures that boost profit, productivity and market share, University of Melbourne research released today by the Centre for Workplace Leadership has found.
Pulished: 9 September 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
A new University of Melbourne and University of Queensland study will help people suffering from clinical depression by offering them new combination of nutrient-based medications to enhance mood.
Pulished: 10 September 2014 under Engineering and IT
The whistleblower protection laws of most G20 countries would not adequately shield government and corporate employees who report corruption, fraud and other wrongdoing, a new report released today has found.
Pulished: 10 September 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Attending work while suffering a depressive illness could help employees better manage their depression more than taking a sickness absence from work, a new study has found.
Pulished: 11 September 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
Clothing makers in Melbourne working from home are earning less than half of the hourly minimum wage, while working an average of 51 hours a week, found a University of Melbourne report.
Pulished: 11 September 2014 under Music and Performing Arts
Regional students will showcase their finely tuned musical skills at an evening performance at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music this Friday 12 September.
Pulished: 12 September 2014 under
The second Australian showcase of 3D printing will bring together the latest technology, ideas and experts under one roof.
Pulished: 12 September 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Australia´s capacity to play a lead role in the global response to known and emerging infectious diseases has been boosted enormously with the launch of the Doherty Institute in Melbourne today.
Pulished: 16 September 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
In an international study published in Nature Genetics researchers have used a new gene discovery approach to identify genes causing developmental delay and autism, which could lead to finding new targeted therapies for these conditions.
Pulished: 16 September 2014 under International
A new study into meat tenderness could refine the way Australians cook steak.
Pulished: 18 September 2014 under Business and Economics
John Pollaers has been appointed as an Executive-in-Residence and Fellow of the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business and Economics.
Pulished: 19 September 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
A child’s birth weight and length can partially predict the likelihood of being diagnosed with mental health conditions such as autism and schizophrenia later in life.
Pulished: 22 September 2014 under Science and the Environments
One of Australia’s most highly regarded environmental scientists, Professor Tim Flannery, will join the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute as a Professorial Fellow.
Pulished: 29 September 2014 under International
Designing zero-carbon cities, providing energy and food for a growing population, and preparing for natural and manmade disasters will be closely examined at a new University of Melbourne conference this week.
Pulished: 29 September 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Five genes that have a role in either protecting or making people more susceptible to severe malaria have been identified in a new international study.
Pulished: 30 September 2014 under International
Four new research studies suggest that Australia’s recent droughts and heat waves of record-breaking seasons of 2013 were virtually impossible without the influence of global warming. And at its most conservative, the evidence showed that the record hot year of 2013 was made 2000 times more likely by global warming.
Pulished: 1 October 2014 under International
Acupuncture did not provide any benefit in patients older than 50 years with moderate or severe chronic knee pain, according to a new research study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Pulished: 2 October 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
People make immediate judgments about images they are shown, which could impact on their decisions, even before their brains have had time to consciously process the information, a study of brainwaves led by The University Of Melbourne has found.
Pulished: 2 October 2014 under Science and the Environments
The University of Melbourne will contribute $200,000 alongside the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) to establish the Innovation Seed Fund, announced today as part of the Department’s new Horticulture Centre of Excellence.
Pulished: 3 October 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Homophobia and inadequate social support are contributing to high rates of mental health problems and alcohol use among lesbian and bisexual women, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Pulished: 6 October 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
The use of topical antibiotics in clinical trials to prevent pneumonia in patients in intensive care units increased rather than decreased rates of pneumonia, a new analysis by the University of Melbourne has found.
Pulished: 8 October 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Designing better mental health service experiences and care to improve recovery will be at the centre of an innovative study involving people with mental illness and their carers.
Pulished: 10 October 2014 under International
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have established how two diseases that present in similar ways are in fact quite different.
Pulished: 13 October 2014 under University Activities
Using big data to solve the challenges of urban living is the focus of a new $24 million Australian Government research infrastructure project to be launched today at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 15 October 2014 under Science and the Environments
Scientists have shown for the first time that when insect larvae follow a leader to forage for food, both leaders and followers benefit, growing much faster than if they are in a group of only leaders or only followers. The work gives new insight into why such social relationships evolve in insects, and why they are maintained.
Pulished: 16 October 2014 under International
Gradual weight loss does not reduce the amount or rate of weight regain compared with losing weight quickly, new research led by the University Of Melbourne has found.
Pulished: 17 October 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
A collection of one hundred years of photographs, records and treasured objects that tell a significant story in Australia’s social history has been donated to the University of Melbourne Archives (UMA) today.
Pulished: 20 October 2014 under International
How Australian aid can play a better role in fighting disease outbreaks like Ebola and why global health systems are not up to scratch in responding to emergency health crises will be discussed at the 10th Annual Nossal Institute Global Health Forum.
Pulished: 21 October 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
A $1 million donation from Mr Allan Myers AO QC will enable the foundation of a new Chair in Classics at the University of Melbourne, to be formally announced tonight.
Pulished: 23 October 2014 under Business and Economics
The first major study of the enforcement of Australia’s insider trading laws has shown the number of insider trading cases brought by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is increasing, and the regulator is having better success with its cases.
Pulished: 23 October 2014 under International
A project looking at the oral health of children from migrant backgrounds found there are many significant barriers for parents accessing mainstream dental services and oral health information.
Pulished: 24 October 2014 under Business and Economics
A new University of Melbourne report has identified links between workplace health and safety measures and better business performance, including increased productivity, lower costs, greater innovation and higher profitability.
Pulished: 26 October 2014 under Sport
The women’s eight crew from the University of Melbourne have claimed their fifth consecutive Australian Boat Race title, comprehensively out-rowing the University of Sydney on Sydney Harbour this morning.
Pulished: 30 October 2014 under Education
University of Melbourne student Alexander Eastwood has been awarded this year’s Victorian Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford in the 2015 northern academic year.
Pulished: 30 October 2014 under International
In the first major release of findings from the Beyond Bushfires study of the aftermath of the Black Saturday bushfires, researchers from the University of Melbourne have been able to show the social element of disasters.
Pulished: 31 October 2014 under Science and the Environments
New research has unlocked the secrets of efficiency in nanomaterials, that is, materials with very tiny particles, which will improve the future development of chemical sensors used in chemical and engineering industries.
Pulished: 1 November 2014 under Business and Economics
A Year 9 student’s NAPLAN score is a strong predictor of the likeliness of attending University, more so than the student’s socio-economic status, University of Melbourne research has found.
Pulished: 5 November 2014 under History and Politics
While a significant and growing section of Australia’s work force self-identify as having Asian ancestry, accessible pathways into politics or public life for the community remain unclear.
Pulished: 6 November 2014 under International
Laureate Professor Alan Lopez, Director, Global Burden of Disease Group, University of Melbourne has received the prestigious Peter Wills Medal at The Research Australia Awards
Pulished: 10 November 2014 under International
People who carry a particular type of gene have natural resistance against typhoid fever according to new research published in Nature Genetics.
Pulished: 13 November 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
Urban planners have a bigger role to play in fighting obesity according to health and urban research experts at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 13 November 2014 under
Building strong learning cultures and communities in schools through music is the focus of ‘Creating Music Cultures in Schools’, a book to be launched at the University Of Melbourne on Monday.
Pulished: 18 November 2014 under International
An international research team that includes the University of Melbourne’s Professor Sam Berkovic (AC) has identified a new gene for a progressive form of epilepsy.
Pulished: 19 November 2014 under International
A new, low impact low energy laser treatment for patients with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has produced positive results by reducing indicators of the disease.
Pulished: 24 November 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
A national research centre launched today will investigate how language works and how it makes us who we are.
Pulished: 24 November 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
The effort to close the gap in Indigenous Eye Health is well on track according to a report launched today.
Pulished: 25 November 2014 under International
New research shows how important global health systems are in responding to and preventing violence against women.
Pulished: 27 November 2014 under Business and Economics
Females are more anxious than men when someone in their family loses a job, found a University of Melbourne report that used interviews from 13,000 Australians.
Pulished: 27 November 2014 under Engineering and IT
Students from Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, China and the University of Melbourne will come together to work on potential engineering collaborations and exchange big ideas.
Pulished: 28 November 2014 under Engineering and IT
With the number of Internet connected devices rapidly increasing, researchers from Melbourne are starting a new research program to reduce energy consumption of such devices.
Pulished: 28 November 2014 under Science and the Environments
Fifty Indigenous high school students from across Australia will get hands-on science experience this week as part of a unique program at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 2 December 2014 under Business and Economics
A new Master of Business Analytics (MBusA) is being offered by the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne. The degree is an intensive one-year program designed to equip graduates with advanced skills in business analytics.
Pulished: 3 December 2014 under Art, Culture and Society
In one of the most significant acts of arts philanthropy to an Australian university, property developer and passionate art collector, Michael Buxton, has donated his private contemporary Australian art collection to the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 9 December 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
The gap in the Aboriginal infant mortality rate in Victoria is higher than first thought, according to a landmark study undertaken by University of Melbourne researchers.
Pulished: 11 December 2014 under Architecture, Design and Construction
The University of Melbourne’s newest building, Melbourne School of Design, to house the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning has been launched today.
Pulished: 12 December 2014 under Engineering and IT
Unvalidated health information received from online forums could be placing people at risk according to recently published research from the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 15 December 2014 under University Activities
Forty of Victoria’s highest achieving VCE students have accepted offers for scholarships under the Chancellor’s Scholars Program to study at the University of Melbourne next year.
Pulished: 16 December 2014 under Medicine and Health Science
A major new class of antibodies that can make the four different types of dengue virus (DENV) non-infectious has been discovered by a group of international researchers, including from the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 17 December 2014 under Science and the Environments
There is evidence that human-induced climate change has played a significant role in Europe’s hottest year on record.
Pulished: 18 December 2014 under International
Australians are living longer than they did in 1990 but some conditions, particularly chronic kidney disease and Alzheimer's disease are on the rise, according to a new analysis of trend data from 188 countries.
Pulished: 18 December 2014 under Architecture, Design and Construction
University of Melbourne architecture students have designed and built a neonatal centre in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that addresses the importance of sanitation in reducing mortality rates.
Pulished: 22 December 2014 under International
Potential new treatments for cancers such as leukaemia are a step closer as young researchers are awarded the 2014 Picchi Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research.
Pulished: 24 December 2014 under Science and the Environments
By mimicking the red and green colours of falling leaves, Bornean lizards avoid falling prey to birds whilst gliding, new research has found.
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A non-invasive blood test that could diagnose early onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with increased accuracy has been developed by University of Melbourne researchers.
Pulished: under University Activities
Open Day at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: under Art, Culture and Society
Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) students will transform Melbourne’s Windsor Hotel into a public gallery while vying for The Windsor Art Award, a $10 000 scholarship recognising Australia’s best emerging talent.
Pulished: under Science and the Environments
Farms with windbreaks with significant areas of ground cover vegetation have been shown to attract wasps that are beneficial to agricultural pest control, according to a new study from the University of Melbourne.