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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.
8 Mar 2024
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the announcement that four high-growth, global tech companies will join the Cremorne Digital Hub’s (CDH) first scale-up program.
21 Feb 2024
The University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) is pioneering a new Return to Country Program to spark interest in STEM pathways among Indigenous regional, rural and remote communities, with a group of FEIT Indigenous staff and students visiting schools and Indigenous communities in regional New South Wales this week.
6 Feb 2024
University of Melbourne researchers addressing the global challenge of corneal blindness – caused by disorders that damage and scar the transparent layer of our eyes – have welcomed a $35 million grant from the Australian Government Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to support the development of a world-first tissue engineered cornea.
17 Nov 2023
University of Melbourne engineers are using the University’s large research refrigerator to help prepare a Victorian ultra-marathon runner for the arduous 230-kilometre Ice Ultra Arctic marathon.
13 Sep 2023
An app that unlocks the therapeutic potential of music for people living with dementia across Australia will receive $2 million ($1.3m USD) in grant funding and support from Google’s philanthropic arm, to develop wearable sensors and AI-enabled music adaptive systems and undertake a pilot in Australia.
12 Sep 2023
A new simulation model that can predict flooding during an ongoing disaster more quickly and accurately than currently possible has been developed by University of Melbourne researchers.
29 Aug 2023
The University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) has partnered with Ørsted, the world’s largest offshore wind developer, to bolster Australia’s shift towards renewable energy by combining extensive worldwide expertise with cutting-edge Australian research capabilities.
18 Jul 2023
Changes in ocean wave and storm conditions have not caused long-term impacts on sandy coastlines in the past 30 years, a new study has found.
15 Jun 2023
An Australian-first medical technology hub, led by the University of Melbourne and backed by the Victorian Government, is set to accelerate Victoria’s medical technology development ecosystem, boosting the State’s advanced manufacturing capabilities, skilled job opportunities and access to cutting-edge medical care for Australians.
9 Jun 2023
A new Australian Research Council (ARC) Hub to help forge an internationally competitive Australian biopharmaceutical sector using digitisation and artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmaceutical manufacturing is being launched today at the University of Melbourne.
29 May 2023
The world's first flexible, transparent augmented reality (AR) display screen using 3D printing and low-cost materials has been created by researchers at the University of Melbourne, KDH Design Corporation and the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN). The development of the new display screen is set to advance how AR is used across a wide range of industries and applications.
19 May 2023
A Centre for Advanced Defence Research and Enterprise (CADRE-OCE) to develop new concepts and technologies to protect Defence personnel, first responders and the general community has been launched at the University of Melbourne.
28 Feb 2023
World-leading offshore wind developer Flotation Energy has partnered with the University of Melbourne to support Australia’s transition to renewable energy by producing job-ready graduates and future leaders for the energy sector and to reskill our energy workforce.
24 Feb 2023
A new ‘hybrid’ hydrogel, which allows clinicians to safely deliver stem cells to the site of a brain injury in mice, has been developed by researchers from the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University.
7 Feb 2023
New global modelling predicts the devastating socioeconomic impacts of future extreme coastal flooding for developing nations caused by climate change, with Asia, West Africa and Egypt facing severe costs in the coming decades.
22 Nov 2022
University of Melbourne researcher and Seer Medical data scientist Dr Pip Karoly has received the Prize for New Innovators in the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
15 Nov 2022
The flood capacity of dams could be at greater risk of being exceeded due to out-of-date modelling for potential maximum rainfall, according to industry-funded research by UNSW and the University of Melbourne.
9 Sep 2022
New research suggests recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in the current outbreak (MPXV-2022).