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6 Dec 2022
Budding Indigenous scientists from around Australia are visiting the University of Melbourne this week to immerse themselves in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and participate in a range of immersive activities.
30 Nov 2022
Greater atmospheric demand for water means a dramatic increase in the risk of major fires in global forests unless we take urgent and effective climate action, new research finds.
4 Nov 2022
The University of Melbourne will host a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence, receiving $35 million over seven years for research to help to build mathematical models that can predict and show the biological processes of cells forming into humans.
19 Aug 2022
Located one kilometre underground in the Stawell Gold Mine, the first dark matter laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere is preparing to join the global quest to understand the nature of dark matter and unlock the secrets of our universe.
18 Aug 2022
Residents of a public housing estate in Melbourne are missing out on education and employment opportunities, and health and income support because of barriers to the access and use of reliable and affordable internet, a new University of Melbourne report has found.
16 Aug 2022
A University of Melbourne research lab pursuing the de-extinction of the thylacine (Tasmanian tiger) has partnered with a genetic engineering company to accelerate efforts to bring Australia’s only marsupial apex predator back from extinction.
12 Aug 2022
Researchers have created a mathematical model to predict genetic resistance to antimalarial drugs in Africa to manage one of the biggest threats to global malarial control.
11 Aug 2022
From space exploration to Schrödinger’s Cat; from astrophysics, to quantum physics, to human physicality – the contribution of research across the University of Melbourne is on show during Science Festival 2022.
21 Jul 2022
The SpIRIT spacecraft, the first selected for funding by the Australia Space Agency, has been booked with launch service provider ISISPACE to blast off on the Falcon 9 Transporter 8 rocket in April 2023.
13 Jul 2022
The rapid rise of the 'gig' economy for moving people, goods and services is transforming Australian cities, but not necessarily for the better, a new University of Melbourne study has found.
4 Jul 2022
Nature restoration cannot be scaled up quickly enough to compensate for fossil fuel emissions, new research led by the University of Melbourne has found.
3 Jun 2022
A unique all-female species of grasshopper that can reproduce without sex provides fascinating insights into evolution, new research led by the University of Melbourne has found.
3 Jun 2022
A new method to combat malaria which sees the disease turn against itself could offer an effective treatment for the hundreds of millions of people infected globally each year, as the efficacy of current antimalarial drugs weakens.
26 May 2022
Distinguished University of Melbourne mathematician, Laureate Professor Kate Smith-Miles, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science for her significant contribution to science.
2 May 2022
Scientists have developed a low-cost microscopic imaging device small enough to fit on a smartphone camera lens, with the potential to make mobile medical diagnosis of diseases affordable and accessible.
14 Apr 2022
The world will just about avoid 2°C of warming by the end of the century if all nations honour their current Paris Agreement pledges, University of Melbourne-led research has shown.
15 Mar 2022
The SpIRIT CubeSat, an innovative Australian and Italian nano-satellite, is on track to join the hunt for gamma ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe from 2023.
1 Mar 2022
The University of Melbourne is establishing a world-class research lab for de-extinction and marsupial conservation science thanks to a $5 million philanthropic gift.
24 Feb 2022
Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University of Melbourne has found.
13 Jan 2022
Quantum computers could be constructed cheaply and reliably using a new technique perfected by a University of Melbourne-led team that embeds single atoms in silicon wafers, one-by-one, mirroring methods used to build conventional devices, in a process outlined in an Advance Materials paper.