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22 May 2017
Three University of Melbourne scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science, a rare honour, for their outstanding contributions to science.
9 May 2017
Global temperatures could break through the 1.5°Celsius barrier negotiated at the Paris conference as early as 2026 if a slow-moving, natural climate driver known as the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) has, as suspected, moved into a positive phase.
3 May 2017
DNA fingerprinting has revealed how the malaria parasite shuffles genes to create different strains and hide from our immune system.
27 Apr 2017
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are the first in the world to image how electrons move in two-dimensional graphene, a boost to the development of next-generation electronics.
25 Apr 2017
The University of Melbourne’s Burnley campus is renowned for teaching and research programs in environmental and ornamental horticulture. Burnley remains a vital part of the University’s plan for horticultural studies.
21 Apr 2017
Hydrogen has been found on the Saturnian moon, Enceladus suggesting the presence of hydrothermal vents. These sources of water and energy are critical components for life on Earth, so what does this mean for Enceladus?
13 Apr 2017
An international team of scientists have demonstrated how ocean winds can generate spontaneous rogue waves. This is the first step to predicting the potentially dangerous phenomena.
11 Apr 2017
Years of meticulous observing have resulted in a cosmic discovery that comes from an era dating back 13.1 billion years, giving scientists a detailed glimpse of what may have happened just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.
6 Apr 2017
University of Melbourne researchers have been awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant to enhance production of cannabis for medicinal uses.
4 Apr 2017
The University of Melbourne has announced its founding partnership of the Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community of Australia, a public-private innovation partnership designed to facilitate economic solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation.
15 Mar 2017
What would a low carbon future for Australia’s major southern cities look like?
7 Mar 2017
Native animals are declining on Melville Island, Australia’s second largest island, with brush-tailed rabbit-rats, black-footed tree-rats and northern brown bandicoots the worst hit.
6 Mar 2017
Professor Michael Parker has been appointed as the new Director of the University of Melbourne’s Bio 21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute.
7 Feb 2017
The University of Melbourne is one of four teams worldwide awarded a share of more than $US100 million in funding from the US Government’s Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), in what may be one of the largest-research efforts aimed at improving human reasoning.
2 Feb 2017
Victoria’s faunal emblem the Leadbeater’s Possum and other species will become extinct within about 30 years unless clear-fell logging stops in Victoria’s Mountain Ash forests, new research based on 30 years of monitoring the forests has found.
6 Jan 2017
A promising strain of bacteria that stops dengue transmission in mosquitoes struggles to survive hot conditions, new research from the University of Melbourne has revealed.
5 Jan 2017
Where do pipis go when they are left alone on the beach? They spend most of their time just living under the sand, right? Or maybe not.
22 Dec 2016
The rare and mysterious Night Parrot, a plump green and gold bird, is adapted to life in the harsh arid zone, but when does it need a drink?
21 Dec 2016
A new study published in Nature Climate Change analyses the national climate targets needed to meet the 1.5 and 2°Celsius goals according to five different equity principles and how these compare with the current climate pledges.
20 Dec 2016
Pet owners are reminded to take special care of their animal friends during the festive season and hot summer holidays.