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Experienced educator and leading scholar of Indigenous music Professor Aaron Corn has been appointed the inaugural Director of the University of Melbourne’s new Indigenous Knowledge Institute for world-leading research and partnerships concerning Indigenous knowledge.

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

5 Aug 2020

The majority of children and adolescents with mental health problems in Australia are not receiving the basic standard of treatment and those that are, do not actually improve, according to a new study.

Education

4 Aug 2020

Policymakers and schools are being urged to use social and emotional learning to help students cope with traumatic events, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the recent bushfires.

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

4 Aug 2020

More Australians and Americans are dying from cardiovascular disease attributable to excess weight, particularly in younger people, new research finds.

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Veterinary and agriculture sciences

3 Aug 2020

A new prescription head lice treatment, developed by University of Melbourne Associate Professor Vern Bowles, has been given Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, allowing it to be sold in the USA.

University Activities

2 Aug 2020

Disability Support Workers (DSWs) are risking illness with minimal training during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a new survey has found.

Engineering and IT

31 Jul 2020

Coastal flooding across the world is set to rise by around 50 per cent due to climate change in the next 80 years, endangering millions more people and trillions of US dollars more of coastal infrastructure, new research shows.

University Activities

30 Jul 2020

The University of Melbourne remains deeply concerned about the detention and treatment of its academic Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who is being held in prison in Iran.

Veterinary and agriculture sciences

27 Jul 2020

In order to help farmers with the impacts of bushfires, guidelines for mitigating the effects of future fires on livestock and livestock businesses and protecting animals from suffering and pain are the focus of a new study launched this week.

Science and the Environments

24 Jul 2020

City-dwellers need to switch off their garden lights at night-time, according to a new study of magpies and pigeons that reveals the harmful impact artificial light is having on birds’ sleep patterns.

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University appoints inaugural Director of Indigenous Knowledge Institute

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Kids receiving ‘good enough’ mental health treatment do not improve

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Schools can do more to help students cope with trauma, says education report

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Obesity and overweight driving premature cardiovascular disease mortality, research finds

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New head lice treatment approved for use in USA

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Disability workers face illness risk and uncertainty due to COVID-19, survey finds

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Coastal flooding set to get more frequent, threatening coastal life and 20 per cent of global GDP

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University statement on Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert

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New study into the effects of bushfires on cattle and sheep health and welfare

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Light pollution keeps magpies and pigeons awake at night, study finds

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