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Pulished: 7 January 2015 under Engineering and IT
Professor Graeme Clark AC from the University of Melbourne is the first Australian to receive the US Russ Prize for an outstanding achievement in bioengineering innovation that is in widespread use to improve health and well-being: the cochlear implant.
Pulished: 8 January 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Human gut bacteria that feast on the yeast contained in fermented foods like bread and beer provides clues to new treatments for people suffering from bowel diseases.
Pulished: 15 January 2015 under Science and the Environments
New and improved solar panels could result from the discovery of a new liquid crystal material, making printable organic solar cells better performing.
Pulished: 19 January 2015 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has offered more than 7500 students a place in an undergraduate course for 2015.
Pulished: 22 January 2015 under Education
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and the University of Pennsylvania have shown that social media can serve as a dashboard indicator of a community’s psychological well being and can predict rates of heart disease.
Pulished: 23 January 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
In a first for Victoria, the Boisbouvier Founding Chair in Australian Literature has been established at the University of Melbourne to advance the teaching, understanding and public appreciation of Australian literature.
Pulished: 28 January 2015 under International
Evidence is rapidly growing showing vital relationships between both diet quality and potential nutritional deficiencies and mental health, a new international collaboration led by the University of Melbourne and Deakin University has revealed.
Pulished: 3 February 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
A team of international scientists has discovered a new mechanism by which immune cells in the skin act as the body’s ‘border control’, revealing how these cells sense whether lipid or fat-like molecules might indicate the presence of foreign invaders.
Pulished: 4 February 2015 under University Activities
University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis has thanked ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young AO for his contributions to the Australian higher-education sector.
Pulished: 6 February 2015 under Engineering and IT
Believe – the Campaign for the University of Melbourne has reached the significant milestone of $400 million thanks to its latest gift.
Pulished: 9 February 2015 under International
For the first time, scientists have sequenced the genetic code of Toxocara canis, a roundworm that causes disease in humans and animals, which paves the way for new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests.
Pulished: 11 February 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has announced the appointment of prominent microbiologist, University of Melbourne alumna and Honorary Professor Anne Kelso AO as their new Chief Executive Officer to commence in April 2015.
Pulished: 18 February 2015 under University Activities
State government plans to commence work on a new multi-billion dollar underground rail line, with a stop in Parkville, have been warmly welcomed by the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 20 February 2015 under International
The University of Melbourne is celebrating its three Fulbright Scholars – an expert in Global Paediatric Health, an Emergency Medicine specialist and a world leader in International Humanitarian and Criminal Law – after receiving their awards at a presentation dinner last night in Perth.
Pulished: 25 February 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
One of Australia’s foremost Indigenous artists, Richard Frankland, has joined the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (VCA & MCM) at the University of Melbourne, as Head of Curriculum & Programs.
Pulished: 25 February 2015 under International
The first large-scale, direct evidence on smoking and mortality in Australia shows up to 1.8 million of our 2.7 million smokers are likely to die from their habit if they continue to smoke, losing on average ten years of life expectancy.
Pulished: 26 February 2015 under International
Despite an annual public investment of more than $3 billion, nobody knows how many people cycle through Australia’s prisons each year.
Pulished: 27 February 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Female participants aged between 16 and 50 are being asked to try I-DECIDE, the first Australian online interactive tool designed to provide practical and confidential support to victims of domestic violence.
Pulished: 4 March 2015 under Engineering and IT
A University of Melbourne researcher has found that common consumer products, including those marketed as ‘green', 'all-natural', 'non-toxic', and ‘organic’, emit a range of compounds that could harm human health and air quality. But most of these ingredients are not disclosed to the public.
Pulished: 5 March 2015 under International
Research published this week in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology confirms that Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancers in the world but lacks in national reporting of the statistics.
Pulished: 9 March 2015 under Business and Economics
Corporate decision-making, financial analytics tools and understanding the role of capital markets will all be central to a new suite of online courses developed by the University of Melbourne for BNY Mellon.
Pulished: 17 March 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
New research and teaching labs – with cutting edge analytical equipment to detect the paints and pigments used by artists and examine drawings underneath paintings – will be housed in the new Centre being launched today at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 18 March 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
A commitment to population parity is a key feature of the 2015 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) for the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 20 March 2015 under International
A new study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests the link between aspirin and colon cancer prevention may depend on a person’s individual genetics.
Pulished: 20 March 2015 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne community is saddened to hear of the passing of former Prime Minister The Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC CH earlier this morning.
Pulished: 23 March 2015 under Engineering and IT
Researchers from the Melbourne School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne, in conjunction with CSIRO, have developed new membranes or micro-filters that will result in clean water in a much more energy efficient manner.
Pulished: 24 March 2015 under International
A new paradigm for aid programs is being realised today with the announcement by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Australian government of the $100m Data for Health initiative.
Pulished: 27 March 2015 under International
Patients suffering from cancer, neurological conditions and infectious diseases will benefit significantly from the most recent round of research funding from the Federal Government’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Pulished: 27 March 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Today, the new ‘Brian Brown Recording Studio’ was launched by the Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley MP at the University of Melbourne’s Southbank campus – home to the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (VCA and MCM).
Pulished: 30 March 2015 under International
An unusual and very exciting form of carbon - that can be created by drawing on paper- looks to hold the key to real-time, high throughput DNA sequencing, a technique that would revolutionise medical research and testing.
Pulished: 31 March 2015 under Business and Economics
Gay men earn around 20 per cent less than their heterosexual counterparts, while lesbians out-earn heterosexual women by at least 33 per cent, are the findings of a new report, by Professor Mark Wooden at the University of Melbourne and Associate Professor Joseph Sabia from San Diego State University.
Pulished: 31 March 2015 under International
The Melbourne Healthcare Partners Advanced Health Research and Translation Centre, coordinated by Melbourne Health, has been recognised as one of the world’s best for using medical research to improve patient care by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Pulished: 1 April 2015 under International
Researchers at the University of Melbourne along with international collaborators are using a novel way to block the dengue virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using the insect bacterium Wolbachia and have for the first time provided projections of its public health benefit.
Pulished: 13 April 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
The University of Melbourne and The Shrine of Remembrance Trustees are pleased to announce that The Anzac battlefield: landscape of war and memory will be opened today.
Pulished: 17 April 2015 under Architecture, Design and Construction
A team of twelve University of Melbourne architecture students, with the support of the MacDonnell Regional Council, have travelled to the remote Indigenous communities of Areyonga and Amoonguna in the Northern Territory to build much-needed sheltering structures alongside the local communities.
Pulished: 23 April 2015 under International
In a huge boost to the global fight against malaria, researchers have discovered how the malaria parasite protects itself by building resistance against the last-line in antimalarial medications, and how a new medical treatment can overcome the parasite’s defences.
Pulished: 24 April 2015 under History and Politics
Medical artefacts and paraphernalia from the First World War – including a travelling dentistry chair, original medicine bottles and soldier cartoons – are on display at the University of Melbourne’s Medical History Museum.
Pulished: 28 April 2015 under Education
The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) and the BHP Billiton Foundation have launched Choose Maths, a five-year national program that will turn around public perception of mathematics and statistics as a career choice for girls and young women.
Pulished: 29 April 2015 under International
When good cells go bad: how malaria turns our red blood cells into killers
Pulished: 30 April 2015 under International
A new international partnership will bridge the gap between patients, doctors and researchers to change the way epilepsy is researched and managed.
Pulished: 5 May 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
University of Melbourne Associate Professor of Media and Communications Ingrid Volkmer has been appointed to the prestigious International Panel on Social Progress.
Pulished: 5 May 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
The University of Melbourne has welcomed a $2 million investment by the State government in today’s budget to help plan and develop a National Centre for Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) as part of the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC).
Pulished: 8 May 2015 under Architecture, Design and Construction
As part of the ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE Festival, David Karoly, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Melbourne, and Ruth Fincher AM, Professor of Geography at the University of Melbourne, will be leading ‘Baby it’s hot outside!’, a sell-out, interactive event set in the future when the effects of climate change are dramatic.
Pulished: 8 May 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
A new Chair of Classics has been established at the University of Melbourne following a significant donation given by Melbourne alumni Mrs Elizabeth and Professor James Tatoulis AM.
Pulished: 12 May 2015 under International
Multidrug resistant typhoid infections are increasing globally, thanks to the spread of a single dominant strain called H58, reveals a new international study.
Pulished: 12 May 2015 under International
In a sobering finding for global health authorities and governments around the world, a group of leading epidemiologists say two in three deaths globally – or 40 million people - go unreported. And one in three births – another 40 million people – go unregistered.
Pulished: 13 May 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
One of the world’s leading experts on contemporary India, Professor Craig Jeffrey, has been appointed the next Director of the Australia India Institute (AII) Australia's national centre for research, teaching and analysis on India, based at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 13 May 2015 under Science and the Environments
The Stawell Underground Physics laboratory (SUPL) received a major funding boost with the announcement of $1.75 million from the National Stronger Regions Fund.
Pulished: 14 May 2015 under Science and the Environments
Victorian Agriculture Minister dropped by University of Melbourne's Dookie Campus in Shepparton to announce she will assemble an expert advisory team to encourage the next generation of farmers to a life on the land.
Pulished: 15 May 2015 under University Activities
Internationally renowned science writer, communicator and exhibition curator Margaret Wertheim, and respected journalist Jim Middleton have been appointed 2015 Vice-Chancellor’s Fellows at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 18 May 2015 under International
Bacteria colonising the airways of infants can increase their risk of severe respiratory illness and subsequent asthma, a new study led by researchers at the University of Melbourne has revealed.
Pulished: 25 May 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
A University of Melbourne study shows that glancing at a grassy green roof for only 40 seconds markedly boosts concentration.
Pulished: 26 May 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Partisan, the debut feature film from Melbourne director, Ariel Kleiman, who graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) at the University of Melbourne in 2010, will be released theatrically in Australia this week (Thursday 28 May, 2015).
Pulished: 26 May 2015 under Business and Economics
An ambitious venture to transform Australian industry has been announced by the Hon Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry and Science. The new Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) is designed to accelerate Australia’s transition into high value, knowledge-based manufacturing and brings together a powerful coalition of businesses and researchers.
Pulished: 26 May 2015 under Education
Children are more likely to use their strengths to effectively cope with minor stress in their life if they have parents who adopt a strength-based approach to parenting.
Pulished: 26 May 2015 under Engineering and IT
The University of Melbourne, in conjunction with The University of Sydney, Curtin University of Technology and Monash University, has been awarded $4,000,000 to establish The Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Housing that will advance and transform the building industry in Australia.
Pulished: 27 May 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
According to a longitudinal study following more than 1,000 homeless Australians and those at risk of homelessness, 42 percent of people released from prison, juvenile detention or remand in the past 6 months were found to be homeless.
Pulished: 28 May 2015 under International
Doctors in Victoria and New South Wales are more likely to immediately refer people with possible cancer for tests or to a specialist than those in comparable countries, new research published in BMJ Open has revealed.
Pulished: 29 May 2015 under International
Ex-prisoners with a history of risky drug use, mental illness or poverty are more likely to end up back behind bars, a new University of Melbourne study has revealed. And those who are obese, are chronically ill or have attempted suicide are more likely to remain in the community, the research found.
Pulished: 29 May 2015 under International
Research findings published recently in Nature and revealing new insights into the genetic mechanisms ovarian cancer employs to evade chemotherapy drugs, have opened up the potential for the development of new treatments for women with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HSC).
Pulished: 2 June 2015 under International
Planet Earth may contain millions fewer species than previously thought and estimates are converging, according to research by Griffith University and the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 10 June 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
A team of University of Melbourne physicists and doctors are developing life-saving oxygen supply machines that continue working even during power cuts, to treat young children with pneumonia in developing countries.
Pulished: 17 June 2015 under Education
Australian Universities are uniting in their commitment to greater representation of Indigenous Australians in the field of Engineering.
Pulished: 22 June 2015 under Engineering and IT
In an Australian-first surgical procedure, engineers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne along with Epworth Freemasons’ Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon George Dimitroulis, have corrected a young man’s rare congenital jaw deformity, using a 3D printed jaw joint that was designed and created in Melbourne.
Pulished: 23 June 2015 under International
Qantas has teamed up with University of Melbourne physiotherapists to introduce an exercise video on all international flights to help prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
Pulished: 23 June 2015 under International
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Melbourne, has decoded the genes of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP), a bacterium found in hospitals throughout the developing and developed world
Pulished: 24 June 2015 under University Activities
The Australian Research Council has named two academics from the University of Melbourne as recipients of 2015 Laureate Fellowships.
Pulished: 25 June 2015 under International
An international research team, led by the University of Melbourne, have discovered a way to control the stem cell behaviour responsible for the spread of bowel cancer.
Pulished: 25 June 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
The first book to explore the importance of country music in Australian society has been released by Lyrebird Press, part of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (VCA&MCM).
Pulished: 25 June 2015 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has been recognized as one of the top research and innovation institutions in the country, after the announcement of the 2015 Thomson Reuters Australian Citation & Innovation Awards.
Pulished: 26 June 2015 under International
An international study led by The University of Melbourne has confirmed that long-term regular taking of aspirin or ibuprofen reduces the risk of bowel cancer by more than half for people with the genetic mutation causing Lynch syndrome.
Pulished: 30 June 2015 under International
Three years after the launch of the roadmap to close the gap for vision, progress has been made but “much remains to be done”, according to the authors of a Perspective published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
Pulished: 7 July 2015 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has received the largest slice of funding in the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme for 2015.
Pulished: 8 July 2015 under University Activities
A commitment to sustainability and a renewed focus on global engagement with universities, industry and community are at the heart of the University of Melbourne’s latest strategic plan, released today.
Pulished: 14 July 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Experts from the University of Melbourne have developed ten key principles of democratic federal reform that will be examined tonight at the 2015 John Button Oration at Melbourne Town Hall.
Pulished: 15 July 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Australians who live in towns of less than 1,000 residents or rural locations have significantly higher levels of life satisfaction than those living in major cities, according to Australia’s most comprehensive household survey.
Pulished: 22 July 2015 under International
The University of Melbourne has today launched its new Bachelor of Agriculture degree, designed with industry experts to meet the high demand for agricultural scientists and prepare them for what is predicted to be a hugely productive century for Australian agriculture.
Pulished: 24 July 2015 under Engineering and IT
The University of Melbourne is responding to modern engineering challenges with the recent appointment of Professor Richard Sandberg from the UK, an expert in making air travel faster and cheaper.
Pulished: 27 July 2015 under International
Former US Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore will deliver a presentation on the impacts of and solutions to the climate crisis at the University of Melbourne on Monday, 27 July.
Pulished: 28 July 2015 under International
A new report card for global aid reveals Australians are an altruistic bunch, saving the lives of 230,000 children since the year 2000.
Pulished: 28 July 2015 under International
From 2016, students enrolled in the new Bachelor of Music programme at the University of Melbourne will have the choice to specialise in any discipline, including: Music Performance, Composition, Musicology/Ethnomusicology, Jazz and Improvisation, or Interactive Composition.
Pulished: 31 July 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Researchers at the University of Melbourne have discovered that a protein involved in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease also has properties that could be helpful for human health.
Pulished: 31 July 2015 under International
Has Australia’s climate always been so dry? Have the tropical reefs around Australia always been there? What will happen to Australia’s climate and reefs in the future? The answers lie deep under the ocean, five million years in the past.
Pulished: 31 July 2015 under Architecture, Design and Construction
Mark Stevenson, Professor of Urban Transport and Public Health at the Melbourne School of Design, has been awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant of $530,000 to study young drivers aged 18-25 across Victoria in a program set to revolutionise the car insurance industry in Australia.
Pulished: 4 August 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
More than 70 per cent of all lower-urgency visits to Emergency Departments at Victorian hospitals between 2002 and 2013 could have been appropriately treated at GP clinics, new research has found – with the number increasing to 90 per cent among children aged 0-4 years.
Pulished: 4 August 2015 under Engineering and IT
Australian researchers funded by the National Heart Foundation are a step closer to a safer and more effective way to treat heart attack and stroke via nanotechnology.
Pulished: 4 August 2015 under International
As part of the 2015 Mimir Chamber Music Festival at the University of Melbourne, the newly appointed Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, Frank Huang, will be at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) for a week of public performances and masterclasses.
Pulished: 7 August 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
A $6.4 million project to learn more about the biological causes dementia will get researchers closer to finding better treatments and possibly a cure for the debilitating disease.
Pulished: 7 August 2015 under International
Fundamental differences between how the brain forms during adolescence have been discovered in children with schizophrenia and their siblings, a new study shows.
Pulished: 13 August 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Researchers are a step closer to developing drug targets for Toxoplasmosis, after gaining insight into its unique feeding behaviour.
Pulished: 13 August 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is poised to be one of Australia’s greatest assets for medical research, according to the University of Melbourne’s head of research.
Pulished: 14 August 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
A Victorian study has revealed inconsistent accuracy with Emergency Department triaging of low to moderate urgency presentations involving children.
Pulished: 15 August 2015 under International
The University of Melbourne has retained its position of 44th in the world according to the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities results, released today.
Pulished: 15 August 2015 under International
The University of Melbourne will welcome tens of thousands of visitors to its Parkville and Southbank campuses for Open Day, this Sunday 16 August from 10am to 4pm.
Pulished: 17 August 2015 under International
Renowned Victorian climate scientist Professor David Karoly is the 2015 winner of the prestigious Royal Society of Victoria's Medal for Scientific Excellence in the category of Earth Sciences. A Professor of Atmospheric Science from the School of Earth Sciences within the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Science, Professor Karoly's acclaimed career has placed him ahead of a very strong field of nominees.
Pulished: 19 August 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
The intricate interplay between immune cells working to defeat infection has been seen and photographed for the first time.
Pulished: 20 August 2015 under Engineering and IT
The robot revolution is here as young robot designers reveal their machines for the 2015 RoboCup Junior competition at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 24 August 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Indigenous arts practitioners from Victoria are invited to apply for a year-long residency at the University of Melbourne, including a cash grant of $40,000 and up to $5,000 for materials as part of the Hutchinson Indigenous Residency.
Pulished: 25 August 2015 under Education
Three leading experts have been appointed by the VCCC Alliance to oversee and enhance research programs at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC).
Pulished: 27 August 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
One of Australia’s greatest private collections of Medieval and Renaissance art, including the famous Rothschild Prayer Book, will be on display at The Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne from 28 August.
Pulished: 1 September 2015 under International
The eyesight of more than 32,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people would be saved if the Government invested just $227 million over 10 years, a new report has found.
Pulished: 4 September 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Only 20 per cent of parents of children with lower urgency conditions use the Nurse on Call service prior to visiting a hospital Emergency Department (ED), new research has shown.
Pulished: 4 September 2015 under International
High salt in soil dramatically stresses plant biology and reduces the growth and yield of crops. Now researchers have found specific proteins that allow plants to grow better under salt stress, and may help breed future generations of more salt-tolerant crop plants.
Pulished: 4 September 2015 under International
An international team of scientists have dated a species of fossil monkey found across the Caribbean to just over 1 million years old.
Pulished: 7 September 2015 under Education
Bendigo will host a major public discussion to be held on Thursday September 10 to discuss the best way forward for Australian democracy following the recent release of the Federal Government’s White Paper on the Reform of the Federation.
Pulished: 8 September 2015 under Engineering and IT
University of Melbourne’s Emeritus Professor in Electric and Electronic Engineering Rod Tucker, warns that the Coalition’s National Broadband Network is a bad deal for Australia. Professor Tucker will present at a public lecture tonight.
Pulished: 9 September 2015 under International
The globe’s forests have shrunk by three per cent since 1990 - an area equivalent to the size of South Africa – despite significant improvements in conservation over the past decade.
Pulished: 11 September 2015 under International
A huge international study of global causes of death has revealed high blood pressure is the number-one individual risk factor associated with Australian deaths, contributing to 28,500 deaths a year.
Pulished: 14 September 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Melbourne summer temperatures have been steadily climbing over the past 25 years, but even more so during the two weeks of the Australian Open in late January, new data analysis reveals.
Pulished: 14 September 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Major gifts to three of Australia’s leading universities from the Financial Markets Foundation for Children will transform research into child health.
Pulished: 15 September 2015 under International
Coughing. A sore throat. Maybe a pain in your chest as you take a deep breath?
Pulished: 15 September 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Researchers at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have discovered how a form of leukaemia fights back against a ground-breaking treatment, providing vital new leads on how to outwit the deadly disease.
Pulished: 16 September 2015 under History and Politics
The Spring 2015 special edition of Meanjin has been guest-edited by the University of Melbourne’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis and senior lecturer Dr Gwilym Croucher. The issue will be launched on Thursday 17 September.
Pulished: 21 September 2015 under Law
The remarkable legal career of Alan Goldberg AO QC and his contribution within and beyond the Australian legal profession has been acknowledged in the establishment of the Alan Goldberg Scholarship at Melbourne Law School.
Pulished: 21 September 2015 under International
If you’re tall, you’re also more likely to be slim, new genetic research has revealed.
Pulished: 22 September 2015 under Engineering and IT
A new smartphone application is currently being tested by the University of Melbourne to gather accurate travel and activity data.
Pulished: 22 September 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
People with a certain type of gene are more deeply affected by their life experiences, a new study has revealed.
Pulished: 22 September 2015 under Music and Performing Arts
Music theatre specialists from across Australia will gather together next week at the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) for the very first National Music Theatre Symposium.
Pulished: 24 September 2015 under Education
Professor Lea Waters has been named as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence for 2015 in the The Australian Financial Review. She was one of the ten women awarded in the Social Enterprise and Not-For-Profit category.
Pulished: 24 September 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
One in five young Australians believe women are partly responsible for sexual assault and nearly half (46%) agree that tracking a partner by electronic means* without consent is acceptable.
Pulished: 25 September 2015 under International
Australia’s next generation of entrepreneurs will be able to connect with a global entrepreneurial ecosystem of industry experts, mentors and resources under a partnership reached between the University of Melbourne and The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center.
Pulished: 25 September 2015 under University Activities
The theme of ‘collision’ or collaboration between great minds is at the heart of the University of Melbourne’s new brand campaign, launched today.
Pulished: 1 October 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Doctors have successfully reduced risk-taking behaviour in teenagers and young people, in a world-first trial led by the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 1 October 2015 under International
Has Australia’s climate always been so dry? Have the tropical reefs around Australia always been there? What will happen to Australia’s climate and reefs in the future?
Pulished: 6 October 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Melbourne researchers are pioneering a new approach to treat the many people suffering inflammatory bowel diseases. The work will be funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the US Department of Defense.
Pulished: 6 October 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
People who regularly turn to telephone helpline services are more likely to require complex medical care and are often socially isolated, a new study released for Mental Health Week 2015 has revealed.
Pulished: 7 October 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
University of Melbourne’s Dr. Miya Tokumitsu’s new book ‘Do What You Love and Other Lies About Success and Happiness’ says that when it comes to work and fulfilment, doing what we love might not make us happy after all.
Pulished: 12 October 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
A new study into rates of bowel (colorectal) cancer in Europe reveals a significant reduction in deaths from the disease in women, but more deaths in men.
Pulished: 13 October 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Renowned molecular biologist Associate Professor Andrew Lonie has been appointed Director of the Victorian Sciences Computation Initiative (VLSCI).
Pulished: 13 October 2015 under Engineering and IT
The secrets of mozzarella cheese are being unravelled by PhD student Anita Pax.
Pulished: 13 October 2015 under Engineering and IT
Following an early start to the bushfire season, national and international experts on disaster and public safety related-research are in Melbourne this week to look at new initiatives and how to better deal with natural and man-made disasters.
Pulished: 14 October 2015 under International
The University of Melbourne’s draft Sustainability Charter has been released today for consultation with staff, students and the wider University community.
Pulished: 15 October 2015 under International
Expert advice can often be compromised by human frailties – like their current mood or what their values are – and should be treated accordingly, University of Melbourne Professor Mark Burgman says.
Pulished: 19 October 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Internationally acclaimed novelist, Richard Flanagan, has been appointed as the Boisbouvier Founding Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne, the first chair of its kind in Victoria.
Pulished: 20 October 2015 under Architecture, Design and Construction
The University of Melbourne and City of Melbourne are joining together to strengthen Melbourne’s resilience in the face of sustainability challenges including global warming.
Pulished: 21 October 2015 under Engineering and IT
An e-tool that allows visually impaired people to detect hazards and obstacles is just one of the student inventions that will be launched at the Endeavour Engineering & IT Exhibition 2015, the University of Melbourne’s showcase of design projects.
Pulished: 21 October 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Advertising messages outlining social consequences of problem gambling tend to be more effective than those that show the loss of material possessions or money, says a new report from the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 22 October 2015 under Science and the Environments
Dr Jane Elith has been awarded the 2015 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, one of the six awards in the annual Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
Pulished: 23 October 2015 under International
A single blood test could reveal whether an otherwise healthy person is unusually likely to die of pneumonia or sepsis within the next 14 years.
Pulished: 23 October 2015 under Sport
University of Melbourne students and crew captains Josh Booth and Alice McNamara have issued the formal challenge to their Sydney rivals for Sunday’s Australian Boat Race on the Yarra.
Pulished: 25 October 2015 under Sport
The University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney have shared the spoils at this year’s Australian Boat Race, with Melbourne’s women’s and Sydney’s men’s teams proving the victors on Sunday morning.
Pulished: 27 October 2015 under History and Politics
An international team, led by the University of Melbourne, has devised a method allowing countries to choose their own method of ‘fair’ emissions cuts, effectively creating a roadmap out of the climate negotiation gridlock.
Pulished: 27 October 2015 under Engineering and IT
A new research facility launched today will allow scientists and researchers to better understand the relationship between wind, ocean and sky.
Pulished: 29 October 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
University of Melbourne student, Matthew Pierri, has been awarded the 2016 Victorian Rhodes Scholarship for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford.
Pulished: 30 October 2015 under University Activities
The latest Australian Research Council (ARC) funding round will boost the University’s capacity to make lasting impact through its research, according to the University of Melbourne’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor James McCluskey.
Pulished: 30 October 2015 under Engineering and IT
Australian scientists have designed 3D silicon chip architecture based on single atom quantum bits, which is compatible with atomic-scale fabrication techniques.
Pulished: 30 October 2015 under Music and Performing Arts
Following the success of last year’s tour, the VCA Frisk festival will return to Natimuk in November after it premiered at the 2015 Melbourne Fringe.
Pulished: 30 October 2015 under University Activities
A three-year, $1 million dollar partnership between Australia Post and the University of Melbourne is set to provide greater opportunities for the next generation of innovators.
Pulished: 3 November 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Researchers at at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne and the Kirby Institute, together with international scientific collaborators from 22 institutions, have announced a joint initiative to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine.
Pulished: 5 November 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Researchers are one step closer to finding an effective vaccine against HIV thanks to a new approach to systematically understanding the immune response to the virus.
Pulished: 9 November 2015 under International
International Trade Law expert, Professor Tania Voon, from the Melbourne Law School speaks to ABC's 730 report on the recently release Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Pulished: 10 November 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Living close to a bottle shop, pub or club has a greater impact on health for those in disadvantaged areas compared to people in well-off areas, a new study has found.
Pulished: 10 November 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Pulished: 10 November 2015 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne was today confirmed as one of the 26 locations on the new Melbourne Monopoly board.
Pulished: 11 November 2015 under Science and the Environments
At the University of Melbourne, a rare, eight-carat diamond has been smashed to smithereens in a bid to discover the secrets of its origin and a potential ‘mother lode’ of diamonds.
Pulished: 12 November 2015 under International
The University of Melbourne and the University of Bonn in Germany have established an International Doctoral Training Group supported by up to AUD$5 million from the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Pulished: 12 November 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
More children in the Western world are staying at home longer, but their parents often pay the price as tensions flare and conflict damages relationships, an international literature review shows.
Pulished: 13 November 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
The Melbourne Music Map is a collaboration between University of Melbourne’s Associate Professor John Fitzgerald, Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) alumnus Adam Simmons and 100 local musicians that documents the social networks that exist between musicians in the Melbourne arts scene.
Pulished: 13 November 2015 under History and Politics
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's visit to Jakarta signals the "make-up after the break-up", Indonesia expert Professor Tim Lindsey explains in this interview with The Drum on ABC.
Pulished: 13 November 2015 under Education
Capturing the mind of the primary school student requires imagination, great skill and specialised teaching.
Pulished: 17 November 2015 under International
Disulfiram, a drug used to treat alcoholism, could be a 'game changer' in the pursuit of a non-toxic drug capable of activating hidden HIV in the body, a key strategy on the path to finding a cure for HIV.
Pulished: 17 November 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
University of Melbourne Middle East expert Dr Denis Dragovic spoke to Sky News' PVO program, hosted by Peter Van Onselen, about why attacking Islamic State with guns blazing is not the right approach. He says it will take working closely with locals to identify Islamic State members.
Pulished: 17 November 2015 under Engineering and IT
Aircraft engine expert and mechanical engineer Professor Richard Sandberg, in collaboration with General Electric, will use some of the world’s fastest computers to complete 3000 years of research in a single year.
Pulished: 17 November 2015 under Education
A $2.25 million project bringing together six education providers across Victoria’s west is set to strengthen pathways for rural and regional students entering the vital discipline of land management.
Pulished: 20 November 2015 under International
Fires are more prevalent on a Tuesday and less likely on a Sunday, according to a new University of Melbourne study, which highlights the dramatic effect humans, religion and culture have on the global climate.
Pulished: 23 November 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
Health agencies are closer to eradicating preventable blindness in Indigenous Australians, according to an update on progress released today by the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 23 November 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
A significant gift of $10 million for the Arts and Humanities from Jane Hansen and Paul Little, AO, was announced today with the launch of The Little Foundation.
Pulished: 25 November 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
The first Australian university program to address the continued under-representation of women in parliament has been launched today by the Hon Julie Bishop MP, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Ms Carol Schwartz AM and the University of Melbourne at Parliament House, Canberra.
Pulished: 27 November 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
A scientist working to develop a one-shot for life flu vaccine and a renowned environmental scientist have been awarded prestigious Australian Academy of Science medals.
Pulished: 27 November 2015 under University Activities
The Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP) has been named the eighth best university business accelerator in the world for 2015.
Pulished: 30 November 2015 under History and Politics
China's pledge to reduce global warming has helped add to the air of optimism surrounding the COP21 summit in Paris, Dr Peter Christoff has said, in this interview with Sky News on Friday, November 27.
Pulished: 1 December 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Contemporary artist Josh Muir, whose work draws on hip-hop and street art culture, has won a year-long residency at the University of Melbourne, including a cash grant of $40,000 and up to $5,000 for materials as part of the Hutchinson Indigenous Residency.
Pulished: 1 December 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
The latest addition to the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) world, ‘Sexing the Canvas: Art and Gender’, brings together three of the world’s top art galleries to help us understand how art speaks about sex, sexuality and gender.
Pulished: 3 December 2015 under Education
It can take young people up to a decade to secure a stable and meaningful job after leaving secondary school, according to Australia’s most comprehensive youth trends study, the Life Patterns project.
Pulished: 4 December 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Never before displayed objects from across the University of Melbourne will be on show until February at the University's Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Pulished: 4 December 2015 under University Activities
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the Federal Opposition’s proposal to expand investment in innovation programs.
Pulished: 7 December 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
The Honorable Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, the former President and Prime Minister of East Timor, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts.
Pulished: 7 December 2015 under University Activities
Today’s National Innovation and Science Agenda will provide universities with welcome research and infrastructure support while providing the groundwork for greater support of new ideas, according to University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis.
Pulished: 8 December 2015 under Engineering and IT
A national conference looking at how technology can contribute to our human-ness is being held at the University of Melbourne.
Pulished: 9 December 2015 under International
A University of Melbourne research team is one step closer to developing a one-shot vaccine to guard against a deadly human brain disease, with the potential to save thousands of lives.
Pulished: 10 December 2015 under Business and Economics
Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Arizona State University and the University of British Columbia have found that Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings with press conferences are considered by the market to be more important than those without.
Pulished: 10 December 2015 under Medicine and Health Science
The University of Melbourne has today announced the formation of the Primary Care Diabetes Society of Australia (PCDSA).
Pulished: 14 December 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the crew and actors working on a unique stereotype-busting Australian romantic comedy feature film.
Pulished: 14 December 2015 under Education
Many of Victoria’s highest achieving VCE students were offered a National Scholarship under the University’s Chancellor’s Scholars Program to study at the University of Melbourne next year.
Pulished: 15 December 2015 under Science and the Environments
The female raft spider – often accused of indiscriminate aggression for cannibalising her potential suitors – is actually testing the worth of her mates, a new study suggests.
Pulished: 15 December 2015 under Business and Economics
Knowledge leaders need better institutional support to effectively apply management research and successfully drive innovation and change within organisations, a new study has found.
Pulished: 15 December 2015 under International
Researchers have developed a revolutionary new app to capture accurate global cause of death data on tablets and mobile phones.
Pulished: 17 December 2015 under Science and the Environments
Australian cities support a remarkable number of threatened species, new research shows, with Sydney boasting the most, at 126 species.
Pulished: 18 December 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
Australia’s premier art journal, Art & Australia, has a new home following the extraordinary gift to the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) by Eleonora Triguboff, owner, editor and publisher of the magazine since 2003.
Pulished: 18 December 2015 under Business and Economics
In an interview with Sky Business News on December 17, Dr Vincent Grégoire discussed why expectations of an increase in USA interest rates were higher than ever since the GFC. He says markets are now expecting important policy announcements on days with press conferences.
Pulished: 23 December 2015 under Art, Culture and Society
If you're concerned about over-indulging and over-heating this holiday season, then spare a thought for our four-legged friends.