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Victorian scientists and manufacturers have created Australia’s first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate – Australia’s first ever mRNA drug product – in just five months, enabling clinical trials to begin in the new year.

Veterinary and agriculture sciences

3 Dec 2021

University of Melbourne-led research has shown the flavonoid pinocembrin, derived from Australian eucalyptus trees, has strong anti-inflammatory properties and could be safe and effective at treating lung fibrosis in sheep, a large animal model for human lung disease.

University Activities

1 Dec 2021

Eight University of Melbourne students have been named as New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholars for 2022, joining peers from around the country in this prestigious program.

Art, Culture and Society

1 Dec 2021

Younger people’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic was shaped by their savvy use of social media platforms, navigating mis- and dis-information, subjective content loops, big-tech algorithms and emerging “splinter platforms,” a new University of Melbourne report has found.

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Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

30 Nov 2021

New research investigating the benefits of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs has found 80 per cent of participants experienced improvement in knee pain and an average of 10 per cent in loss of body weight, with one man shedding 39 kilograms.

Science and the Environments

25 Nov 2021

More than thirty researchers, conservation and climate change experts, land managers and First Nations knowledge holders are calling for greater protection and restoration of Australia’s natural environment and cultural traditions, to meet our emissions reduction goals and mitigate the threat of climate change.

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

24 Nov 2021

Injections of platelet-rich plasma are no better than placebo for helping reduce knee pain in people with knee joint osteoarthritis, an Australian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Melbourne, University of Sydney and Monash University has found.

University Activities

23 Nov 2021

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.

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

17 Nov 2021

Significant progress has been made to improve eye care outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people but service shortfalls and equity gaps remain, according to the 10th annual update on the Implementation of the Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision.

University Activities

16 Nov 2021

An innovative program to advance female participation in Australian politics has been recognised with a top philanthropy award.

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Victoria makes Australia’s First mRNA vaccine candidate

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Australian-produced eucalyptus compound effective at treating lung damage in sheep model

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Eight University of Melbourne students receive New Colombo Plan Scholarships

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“Digitally literate” Gen Z and Millennials' pandemic experience shaped by social media

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Telehealth-delivered diet and exercise program eased knee pain and triggered weight loss

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Australia’s natural, cultural heritage must be restored to reduce emissions: report

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Clinical trial denounces use of platelet-rich plasma injections for knee joint osteoarthritis

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

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Close the Gap for Vision shows improved eye services for Indigenous but also lingering inequity

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Forging women’s pathways into politics honoured with top award

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