543 results found
Page 1 of 28
1 Feb 2023
A former Premier, a former Federal Government Minister and the CEO of one of Australia’s leading children’s charities are some of the leaders who will select the 2022 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership.
31 Jan 2023
Tin Alley Ventures announced the first close of Australia’s first University-specific large scale venture capital fund, the Tin Alley Venture Fund No 1, at A$100m.
24 Jan 2023
The University of Melbourne has today released a four-part anti-racism commitment. As a diverse, multi-cultural and multi-faith community, the University of Melbourne condemns racism and actively stands against it. We recognise its destructive impact on individuals and the damage it causes our community and our institution.
11 Jan 2023
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Emeritus Professor David Penington AC on Friday 6 January at the age of 92.
21 Dec 2022
The University of Melbourne has offered places to over 5400 students in the first Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) December offer round today, including a record number to undergraduate domestic students eligible for at least one of nine special entry categories through Access Melbourne, its Special Entry Access Scheme.
18 Dec 2022
For the first time in its 168-year history, the University of Melbourne has awarded simultaneous PhDs to identical twins.
14 Dec 2022
The University of Melbourne has today confirmed changes regarding the future of the U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital (U-Vet), following a four-week consultation period with U-Vet and Melbourne Veterinary School staff.
13 Dec 2022
The University of Melbourne has signed on as a founding member of the Nature Positive Universities Alliance, further reinforcing its commitment to preserving biodiversity and championing sustainability.
12 Dec 2022
Victoria’s highest-achieving VCE students were today offered a Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship to study at the University of Melbourne, in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement in 2022.
12 Dec 2022
Today the University of Melbourne had planned to announce its decision around the future of the U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital (U-Vet).
12 Dec 2022
The University of Melbourne today announced the appointment of Jane Hansen AO as the 23rd Chancellor of the University commencing in the role on 1 January 2023.
7 Dec 2022
Four University of Melbourne students have been named as New Colombo Plan Scholars for 2023, joining a cohort of 150 recipients from around the country.
7 Dec 2022
Leading experts including Indigenous knowledge holders from 11 Australian universities have united with philanthropists to form a new council which will advocate for biodiversity.
1 Dec 2022
Professor Megan Davis delivered the keynote address at the Melbourne Town Hall when she accepted the Sydney Peace Prize for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, on behalf of Pat Anderson AO, Noel Pearson and herself.
28 Nov 2022
Two of Australia’s largest rare and special collections libraries are now available for the community to view and research online, with digital access to collection items being provided in one-on-one, real time Virtual Reading Room appointments.
25 Nov 2022
“It is time for Victoria to acknowledge the historic and ongoing injustice experienced by First Peoples,” said Wergaia and Wamba Wamba Elder, Professor Eleanor Bourke AM, who will tonight deliver the University of Melbourne 2022 Narrm Oration, titled Truth, Understanding, Transformation: Laying the foundations for change.
24 Nov 2022
The University of Melbourne has conferred an honorary doctorate on Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.
23 Nov 2022
A record number of alum of an innovative program advancing female participation in Australian politics are standing in this month’s Victorian state election.
7 Nov 2022
The University of Melbourne is delivering on its commitment to elevating Indigenous knowledge in teaching and learning by co-hosting the inaugural workshop of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities’ (APRU) Indigenous Knowledges Working Group in Chiapas, Mexico.
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.