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22 Jun 2018
Managers who encourage staff to take more control over their workflow by putting them in the driver’s seat find themselves with more competent and connected teams with motivated, engaged, high-performing and loyal employees, research by the University of Melbourne shows.
30 May 2018
Results from the first census of young Australians from refugee and migrant backgrounds are in, revealing a mixed picture of optimism and belonging, against a backdrop of ongoing discrimination.
17 May 2018
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has chosen the Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE) to lead a large-scale transformation of the curriculum for its 36 000 schools, to begin this year.
16 Jan 2018
The University of Melbourne’s Arts and Science degrees are the most popular courses in Victoria, according to the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre’s (VTAC) first preference applications for study in 2018.
20 Dec 2017
Four University of Melbourne staff members have won a prestigious award for Programs that Enhance Learning for their course work in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting).
2 Nov 2017
A new report looking at why many girls do not pursue study and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) recommends a range of initiatives to encourage participation in these subjects at school to better equip them to pursue careers in some of the fastest growing occupations in Australia.
27 Oct 2017
Victorian primary school students supported through a targeted disability program are more likely to be exempted from sitting NAPLAN, new research shows.
13 Oct 2017
Dr Jim Watterston has been appointed the new Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
7 Sep 2017
Do you use words like “happy” and “family” in your social media posts? Or are you more likely to use words like “angry” and “death”?
14 Jul 2017
The Arts West Redevelopment and studioFive have won awards for excellence in educational facilities at the 10th Annual Learning Environments Australasia (LEA) Awards held in Singapore last night.
27 Apr 2017
Girls from low and middle socio-economic backgrounds are better at reading than boys, while boys from high-socio-economic backgrounds are better at mathematics than girls, according to new research from the universities of Melbourne and Sydney.
27 Apr 2017
The University of Melbourne is to join forces with Learning Machine, a US-based company associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, to pilot a blockchain based micro-credentialing system.
28 Mar 2017
Australian early childhood education and care programs offer good quality care and emotional support but more high quality teaching through play is required, according to new University of Melbourne research.
8 Mar 2017
Education research and innovation leader Sandra Milligan has been appointed as the new Director of the University of Melbourne’s Assessment Research Centre.
27 Feb 2017
The future of Australia’s tertiary education sector is the subject of a new collection of essays by some of the country’s leading education researchers.
1 Feb 2017
In the face of serious decline in Australia’s education performance, the Melbourne Graduate School of Education is leading the way with a forward-looking guide that proposes new, evidence-based directions for change in school-age education.
9 Dec 2016
New research by University of Melbourne and Monash University academics has found using social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace contributes to good mental health for many users.
3 Nov 2016
It is no secret that there is a shortage of qualified primary and secondary science and mathematics teachers across Australia.
26 Aug 2016
World-leading scholar Jan van Driel will join the Melbourne Graduate School of Education this September as the inaugural Professor of Science Education.
5 Aug 2016
While management responsibilities are a fact of life, the core business of school leaders must be the facilitation of teaching and learning, according to University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education Professor Stephen Dinham.