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Minister updated on research into Omicron variant, AIID Foundation Partners Agreement signed

Victoria’s Minister for Innovation, Medical Research and the Digital Economy Jaala Pulford today visited the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity - one of the Foundation Partners of the new Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) along with the Burnet Institute and the University of Melbourne - to be briefed on the latest public health and research activities underway to better understand the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

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Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

23 Dec 2021

Nasal spray to fight COVID-19 heads to clinical trial

An at-home nasal spray treatment for COVID-19 will be put to the test by Melbourne biomedical researchers, as the University of Melbourne and Monash University receive $4.2 million to establish a six-month clinical trial lead by Northern Hospital in collaboration with Oxford University.

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Engineering and IT

21 Dec 2021

University joins world-first consortium to fight global blindness

Australian leaders in corneal bioengineering have collaborated to form BIENCO, a consortium to develop bioengineered eye tissue to treat corneal blindness.

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19 Dec 2021

Retinal immune cells may hold key to preventing diabetes-related vision loss

New research could form the basis for developing life-changing therapies that limit the impact of diabetic eye disease – a condition that could potentially affect some 1.7 million Australians, suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

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16 Dec 2021

“Resilience and grit”: Top VCE students awarded scholarship

After a challenging final two years of school spent mostly learning from home, the highest-achieving VCE students were today offered a Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship to study at the University of Melbourne.

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15 Dec 2021

New biotech incubator in Melbourne to drive world-class medical research

CSL, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), and the University of Melbourne announced today they have secured funding to create a start-up incubator to support and grow early-stage Australian biotech companies.

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Engineering and IT

15 Dec 2021

University of Melbourne and Hancock Prospecting team up to advance carbon conversion technology

The University of Melbourne has entered into a multi-year partnership agreement with Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd (HPPL) to develop CarbelecTM, an innovative technology that utilises electrolysis at low temperature to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into reusable carbon and oxygen.

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9 Dec 2021

Martine Letts to lead Asialink as new CEO

The University of Melbourne and Asialink – Australia’s leading centre for creative engagement in Asia — have appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Martine Letts.

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Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

8 Dec 2021

Age not a barrier to diabetes technology, new study finds

Closed-loop insulin-delivery could be the key to treating older adults with long-duration type 1 diabetes according to a study that assessed the clinical benefits of the treatment in comparison to sensor-augmented pump therapy.

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Science and the Environments

8 Dec 2021

Soap bubbles inspire new software making mining more cost-effective

Using an algorithm based on the physical properties of soap bubbles, researchers at the University of Melbourne have developed software to solve operational issues in designing open-pit mines.

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