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21 Jun 2022
The prestigious international Tang Prize in Rule of Law has been awarded to Professor Cheryl Saunders, Laureate Professor Emeritus at Melbourne Law School (MLS).
5 Apr 2022
Professor Matthew Harding has been appointed Dean of the Melbourne Law School (MLS) for an interim period of 12 months.
6 Nov 2021
Professor Hilary Charlesworth has been elected to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the first Australian woman and only the fifth woman elected to the United Nations body.
18 Mar 2021
A unique University of Melbourne initiative showcasing the University’s depth and breadth of expertise and leadership in climate research will be launched next week.
16 Feb 2021
Unsurprisingly, Australia’s COVID-19 response has featured heavily in weighing the nominees to be shortlisted for the 2020 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership.
9 Feb 2021
A University of Melbourne research team is developing a suite of tools to help Australian workers and regulators address exploitation and ‘wage theft’ in a new project launched today.
17 Nov 2020
The University of Melbourne today congratulated business and community leader Carol Schwartz after she was announced as the ‘Leading Philanthropist’ at the 2020 Australian Philanthropy Awards.
28 Sep 2020
A new University of Melbourne research project on the health of the Australian construction industry has found more than half of industry insiders who were surveyed thought the industry was not healthy or sustainable.
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.
19 Aug 2019
Reform to Australia’s personal finance sector is vital for the future wellbeing of Australian society, according to a White Paper released by University of Melbourne academics today.
15 Jul 2019
Almost 100 of the state’s most inquisitive young minds gathered this week at the University of Melbourne to discuss free speech and their role in society.
6 May 2019
An Australian-first survey of the wellbeing of judges and magistrates has revealed a judiciary at risk of burnout or trauma from having to constantly deal with high workloads and the harrowing details of serious crimes.
30 Apr 2019
The University of Melbourne School of Government, in partnership with the newDemocracy Foundation and the Susan McKinnon Foundation, has produced a new paper entitled ‘Reforming our Democracy’ outlining a list of 15 reform options designed to improve the Australian democratic process.
6 Feb 2019
A new, non-partisan prize in political leadership has inspired Shaun Carny’s latest book, The Change Makers, where twenty-five outstanding Australian leaders share their insights and lessons on the essence of inspiring leadership.
21 Mar 2018
Australian researchers will focus on the plight, rights and status of stateless people at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, which will be launched at Melbourne Law School on Monday, 26 March 2018.
13 Dec 2017
Professor Pip Nicholson has been appointed the new Dean of the Melbourne Law School.
24 Oct 2017
Melbourne Law School Associate Dean Professor John Howe has been appointed the new Director of the Melbourne School of Government.
24 Oct 2017
For the first time, Australia has been elected into the UN Human Rights Council along with Saudi Arabia, the Phillipines and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Professor Hilary Charlesworth discusses the legitimacy of the elections and says that this appointment gives Australia an opportunity to examine its own human rights record.Recorded on October 17, 2017 with ABC News' Kathryn Robinson.
5 Oct 2017
The University of Melbourne Law School has been ranked seventh in the world and first in Australia in the Times Higher Education World University 2018 Subject Rankings for Law.
8 Sep 2017
A range of support programs has been shown to improve access to justice for people with cognitive disabilities who have been accused of crimes, according to an investigation by the Melbourne Social Equity Institute at the University of Melbourne.