153 results found
Page 1 of 8
4 Jun 2026
For the first time, mighty ocean waves generated in the Southern Ocean have been accurately measured all the way to the tiny ripples they form on the shores of Alaska.
4 Feb 2026
University of Melbourne Laureate Professor Graeme Clark AC has been awarded the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. The prize was announced by Lord Patrick Vallance, Chair of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation, at the Science Museum in London on 3 February.
25 Sep 2025
University of Melbourne researchers are leading a global initiative to improve indoor air quality, ensuring access to clean and healthy indoor air is increasingly recognised as essential for public health.
27 Aug 2025
AI-powered research developed at the University of Melbourne which is advancing access to biodiversity data and shaving years off processing times will be used in a new partnership with Museums Victoria.
18 Aug 2025
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed at the University of Melbourne is helping transform how skin cancer is detected.
30 Jul 2025
A mechanical artwork designed in 1775 to depict the eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius has been brought to life for the first time—250 years after it was conceived. Thanks to modern technology and the ingenuity of two University of Melbourne engineering students, the device now forms the centrepiece of The Grand Tour, a new exhibition in the Baillieu Library.
24 Jul 2025
The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) is leading a national initiative to inspire students from Indigenous, regional, rural and remote communities to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
20 Jun 2025
Delegates from two world-leading regions in transport innovation met in Melbourne this week to find new ways to solve transport challenges faced in society today, including congestion, sustainability, accessibility and ageing infrastructure.
3 Mar 2025
Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world’s strongest ocean current, researchers have found.
22 Nov 2024
University of Melbourne researchers, in partnership with Girl Geek Academy and funded by the eSafety Commissioner, have developed new artificial intelligence (AI) software, designed to help combat online abuse by empowering victims.
22 Nov 2024
An Australian research team and their American collaborators have been awarded the 2024 Gordon Bell Prize, regarded as the ‘Nobel Prize’ of high-performance computing (HPC).
8 Nov 2024
Professor Thas Nirmalathas has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Melbourne.
1 Nov 2024
Biomedical engineers from the University of Melbourne have invented a 3D printing system, or bioprinter, capable of fabricating structures that closely mimic the diverse tissues in the human body, from soft brain tissue to harder materials like cartilage and bone.
30 Jul 2024
The University of Melbourne has launched the Australian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (ACOWE) to address the key challenges faced by offshore wind farms in Australia.
16 Jul 2024
A breakthrough in high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum chemistry, powered by the world’s fastest supercomputer and leading technology, is set to revolutionise drug discovery and unlock new ways to target a range of diseases.
3 Jul 2024
Hundreds of patients in the Asia-Pacific region have received custom prosthetics thanks to an affordable, simple technique developed by University of Melbourne experts to revolutionise healthcare.
28 Jun 2024
Australia’s music industry continues to evolve as technology rapidly advances, but there are growing concerns about the emergence of AI-generated music and its potential to impact the viability of careers in music-making.
17 Jun 2024
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the establishment of the Australian Internet Observatory (AIO), a new research initiative that is set to unlock the ‘black box’ of digital platforms and their algorithms.
13 Jun 2024
A technique for personalising Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment for depression may provide better outcomes for Australian patients, according to University of Melbourne researchers.
15 Apr 2024
An expedition to the southernmost waters encircling Antarctica has discovered that wind drives the formation of colossal rogue waves, and that these unpredictable waves occur more frequently than scientists had previously thought – providing critical information to inform future rogue wave prediction models.