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8 Oct 2026
Forest expansion and thickening after British colonisation has created landscapes more prone to burning, amplifying the influence of climate change and propelling Australia’s bushfire crisis, a new study has found.
5 Oct 2026
Primary school children are anxious about climate change and keen to understand what it means – and the YouTube video series Climate Kids has returned with a second season to answer more of their questions.
2 Oct 2026
New quantum sensing technology that could transform clinical iron testing has received a major funding boost of $2.2 million through the Australian Government's Critical Technologies Challenge Program, supporting efforts to improve iron diagnosis in First Nations communities.
29 Sep 2026
University of Melbourne researchers have found that planting native gardens on suburban nature strips can boost urban biodiversity, with insect numbers increasing seven-fold and the number of species approximately doubling.
23 Sep 2026
The University of Melbourne has joined the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) with the establishment of SGC-Melbourne, a new SGC Affiliated Site and the consortium’s only site in Australasia.
10 Sep 2026
Rising sea levels and storm surges could cost $855 billion in economic losses across Australia by the end of the century, according to new Australian-first research.
7 Sep 2026
Mosquito control in an urban setting can reduce a person's risk of contracting Buruli ulcer by over 80 per cent, finds a new Melbourne-led study.
1 Sep 2026
Lifestyle factors can worsen the effects of genetic causes of male infertility, finds new research that could help explain why men carrying similar genetic mutations often experience different levels of fertility impairment.
3 Aug 2026
From burping cows to ancient artifacts, and a rare opportunity to explore unusual museums and laboratories – this year’s Science at Melbourne Festival is calling curious minds.
22 May 2026
The University of Melbourne and radiopharmaceutical manufacturer Cyclotek today opened the Laboratory for Advanced Radiochemical Science (LARS), a new facility designed to accelerate the development of next-generation cancer diagnostics and therapies.
24 Apr 2026
Scientists at the University of Melbourne have uncovered for the first time how Australia’s iconic Twelve Apostles were formed, finding tectonic plate movements over millions of years lifted and tilted the giant structures out of the sea.
19 Mar 2026
Australian scientists have made a significant leap forward in energy storage technology by developing and testing the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery, new research reveals.
4 Mar 2026
After more than 25 months of successful operations in space, the SpIRIT mission has ended, marking a major milestone for Australia’s growing space capability.
3 Mar 2026
A University of Melbourne industry collaboration has been awarded $2.1 million by the Australian Government to build a quantum-enabled platform to support faster discovery and development of therapies for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's.
23 Jan 2026
Scientists studying the fossil remains of giant prehistoric kangaroos have found that even animals weighing more than 200kg may not have been too big to bounce, overturning long-held assumptions about the limits of hopping.
20 Jan 2026
Carbon released from Earth’s spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ice ages and warm climates, new research finds.
19 Jan 2026
27 projects led by University of Melbourne researchers from the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences have been awarded National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2025 Synergy and Ideas grants worth a combined $52 million.
11 Dec 2025
University of Melbourne Professor Richard Robson accepted his Nobel Prize in Chemistry from Swedish King Carl Gustaf XVI this morning in a glittering ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall.
27 Nov 2025
Global scientists have developed a new roadmap for using plants to support long-term human life on the Moon and Mars, using technologies that could also transform sustainable food production on Earth.
19 Nov 2025
Food companies are driving a global rise in ultra-processed food consumption that is damaging our health, and also preventing government action that could limit its harm, an international study reveals.