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23 Nov 2020
A multidisciplinary team of University of Melbourne researchers has created an innovative public health campaign to help communicate coronavirus (COVID-19) to young people.
19 Nov 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has lent new urgency to the need for a digitally enabled health system, says the head of a new University of Melbourne partnership to tackle the gap between technology and health.
29 Sep 2020
Many gender diversity workplace issues can be explored more deeply by mainstream Australian print media, according to new research from the University of Melbourne.
11 Sep 2020
The University of Melbourne has brought together industry partners and researchers for the development of an Australian-first; locally manufactured 3D printed nasal swab for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing.
24 Aug 2020
Voice memos from health workers in Australia and around the world are being collected via a private WhatsApp chat to capture their experience of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and improve future preparedness.
31 Jul 2020
Coastal flooding across the world is set to rise by around 50 per cent due to climate change in the next 80 years, endangering millions more people and trillions of US dollars more of coastal infrastructure, new research shows.
13 Jul 2020
The University and Telstra will help develop and diversify Australia’s pipeline of technology talent through a $5.14 million partnership.
11 Jun 2020
A warming planet will cause stronger storm winds triggering larger and more frequent extreme waves over the next 80 years, with largest increases shown in the Southern Ocean, according to new research.
9 Apr 2020
University of Melbourne researchers working in collaboration with Western Health have designed a personal ventilation hood for hospital beds to help contain the droplet spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in intensive care units (ICUs).
8 Apr 2020
A new centre for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital ethics has been launched by the University Melbourne to address ethical, policy and legal challenges posed by new technologies.
18 Mar 2020
Reducing waste, delays and emissions from building projects is the focus of a collaborative initiative between 30 industry partners that received $28 million from the Australian Government.
13 Mar 2020
The University of Melbourne has welcomed Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price’s award of a Defence Innovation HUB technology development contract to Veteran-owned Melbourne company SORD Australia.
20 Nov 2019
An intersection in inner-city Melbourne has been labelled the most intelligent in the world, with its network of smart sensors working to capture commuter, vehicle and public transport’s movements to avoid dangerous activity, enhance sustainability, improve safety and reduce congestion.
14 Nov 2019
Flaws in the iVote internet and telephone voting system used in the 2019 New South Wales election could have made it vulnerable to undetectable voter fraud, a new report has revealed.
8 Nov 2019
In a new evolution of personalised medicine, world-leading specialist biomedical engineers, scientists and clinicians will come together to develop individually tailored orthopaedic and maxillofacial implants, following the launch of the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies (CMIT ARC) today.
25 Oct 2019
University of Melbourne researchers will partner with Camberwell High School to provide mentoring for students in cyber security through the Melbourne Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) initiative.
24 Oct 2019
A smart sensor cane using vibration to guide people with visual impairment, a credit-card sized device to save lives and improve CPR technique, and inexpensive solutions for heating and cooling in developing countries. These are just three of more than 100 projects conceptualised, designed and built this year by engineering and IT masters students at the University of Melbourne.
23 Sep 2019
The University of Melbourne is leading an Australian research consortium alongside US institutions Boston University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop the next generation of autonomous vehicles.
10 Sep 2019
An innovative new project by University of Melbourne academics will research the agricultural and economic viability of using brown coal to process agricultural waste into fertiliser, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and costs to farmers.
26 Aug 2019
The Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration (CSDILA) at the University of Melbourne has been selected by the Victorian Government to design and develop the ‘Digital Twin Demonstrator Project’ at the landmark urban renewal precinct – Fishermans Bend.