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17 Nov 2016
Students who complete vocational education and training (VET) courses have better job prospects and can earn up to 25 per cent more than those who leave school early and don’t have a higher qualification, according to new research conducted by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic Research at the University of Melbourne
27 Oct 2016
New research suggests playing counting games with young children does little to improve their numeracy skills.
20 Oct 2016
Australian teenagers with poor reading skills are no worse off than higher-achieving schoolmates when it comes to employment later on, a new study has found.
14 Oct 2016
Computer science can help us understand why humans struggle with the complex dilemmas life throws at us – and why a better understanding of human problem-solving could help make computer ‘thinking’ more human-like, according to a new study out of the Brain, Minds and Markets Laboratory at the University of Melbourne.
28 Sep 2016
Weddings celebrated on Valentine’s Day or special-number dates like 9/9/99 or 1/2/03 are 18 to 36 percent more likely to end in divorce than weddings on ordinary dates, according to a new study by leading University of Melbourne economists.
28 Jul 2016
Australian businesses innovate more than they realise and most are driven by a desire to better serve customers, new research by National Australia Bank (NAB) and University of Melbourne has found.
27 Jul 2016
The crime rate - especially drug crime - decreases significantly when more 16-44 year olds have access to affordable Vocational Education and Training, according to a new University of Melbourne report.
19 Jul 2016
The wealthiest households in Australia are couples over 65, who have experienced a real increase in median net wealth of almost 70 per cent since 2002, according to Australia’s largest and most comprehensive household survey.
13 Jul 2016
Increasing the pension age from 61 to 65 for women – making it the same access age for men – results in women spending longer in the labour force rather than seeking other welfare payments, according to University of Melbourne research.
2 Jun 2016
School principals who set clear strategic objectives, encourage professional interaction among staff and promote professional development for teachers significantly raise student achievement levels according to a University of Melbourne report on principal effectiveness.
3 May 2016
The collaboration between the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Business and Economics and Melbourne Business School Limited has marked another milestone, with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) granting joint re-accreditation.
1 May 2016
The largest survey of leadership in Australia, the Study of Australian Leadership (SAL), launches today revealing significant shortfalls in business performance, innovation and leadership development in organisations across the nation.
14 Apr 2016
Homeless Australians eat only 14 meals per week on average according to a University of Melbourne report about homelessness and access to food.
16 Mar 2016
University of Melbourne consumer psychologist Brent Coker has identified four key elements present in viral videos.
9 Mar 2016
A University of Melbourne study of high school subject choices reveals that girls are less likely to choose science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) subjects than boys, despite many girls testing better in these subjects.