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Research: A third of hospitalised adolescents with life-threatening anorexia are not thin
Health workers are being urged to closely monitor adolescents losing weight after a study of patients with anorexia nervosa found 31 per cent had all the cognitive features and physical complications of the disease without being underweight.
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Indigenous and settler relations at the heart of new collaboration
Victorian Treaty Advancement Commissioner Jill Gallagher will today launch a new collaboration that will explore the challenges that impact on the relationship between Indigenous and settler Australians.
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Pathways to Politics Fellows among winning candidates in Victorian elections
Three Fellows from the Melbourne School of Government’s Pathways to Politics for Women Program have been elected inthe 2018 Victorian election.
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Arteries harvested from forearms are a safe heart bypass option
Australian researchers have shown that forearm arteries are more effective in coronary bypass surgery than the commonly used leg vein, in a finding that could improve the prognosis for many heart patients.
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Celebrating the University of Melbourne’s New Colombo Plan Scholars
The New Colombo Plan (NCP) is an initiative by the Australian Government which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific, by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake Internships in the region.
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University to enhance student accommodation at Parkville campus
The University of Melbourne has entered into a 40-year student accommodation agreement with AMP Capital, through its AMP Capital Diversified Infrastructure Trust.
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Researchers identify brain changes in schizophrenia patients
Researchers have unlocked details revealing how brains change in people with schizophrenia and evidence suggesting that in the early stages of the illness the brain may be compensating for damage caused.
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Vice-Chancellor welcomes the President of India
University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell warmly welcomed his excellency Mr Ram Nath Kovind, President of the Republic of India, to the University on Friday afternoon.
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Niklas Labba delivers 2018 Narrm Oration
Niklas Labba, Academic Director of the Centre for Sámi Studies at the University of Tromsø – Arctic University of Norway, explored the importance of First Nations voice and constitutional recognition during his 2018 Narrm Oration at the University of Melbourne last night.
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Electrical cable triggers lightweight, fire-resistant cladding discovery
A University of Melbourne researcher has led the successful development of an organic, non-combustible and lightweight cladding core – a product that was previously thought to be impossible to create.
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RAKA: Yhonnie Scarce awarded prestigious Indigenous art prize
Emerging Indigenous artist Yhonnie Scarce has been named the 2018 Kate Challis RAKA Award recipient for her contribution to the visual arts using blown glass.
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New research Centre to transform organ-on-a-chip technology
A new research training centre based at the University of Melbourne will advance and deploy new technologies that will remove long-standing barriers to drug discovery and development.
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Putting the spotlight on the health system and family violence
Programs working with men who perpetrate family violence are among projects to be discussed at a University of Melbourne-led conference this week.
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Indigenous eye health: On track to equity
Rates of blindness and vision loss among Indigenous Australians continue to improve significantly, seven years after University of Melbourne ophthalmologist Hugh Taylor started his plan to tackle Indigenous eye health.
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Pathways to Politics for Women: eight Fellows running in Victorian elections
Eight Fellows from the University of Melbourne’s Pathways to Politics Program for Women will contest seats in this month’s Victorian election.
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What does a great teacher look like?
Teachers who have high levels of self-efficacy, or those who believe in their own abilities, have the biggest impact on student learning, a new University of Melbourne review shows.
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Amgen Foundation partners with University of Melbourne on undergraduate research program
The University of Melbourne has been awarded a four-year grant from the Amgen Foundation to provide hands-on research experience in a laboratory to undergraduate science students across Australia, New Zealand and Oceania to inspire the next generation of innovators.
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New innovation precinct Melbourne Connect launched
The University of Melbourne, in partnership with a consortium led by Lendlease, today officially launched Melbourne Connect, a major new purpose-built innovation precinct.
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Trial prompts rethink of current focus to control Australia’s most common STI
Australia’s most common sexually transmitted infection, chlamydia, is unlikely to be eliminated by opportunistic testing in general practice, a landmark trial has revealed, with researchers recommending greater emphasis on improving chlamydia management.
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Men are less likely than women to survive some cancers, study shows
Men with particular cancers generally fare worse than women with the same cancers, new Australian research has found.