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26 Nov 2020

Fiji's vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness: study

Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, has reduced illness and death, new research shows.

25 Nov 2020

University response to the State Budget

The University of Melbourne has welcomed the Victorian State Budget which contains a number of important initiatives that will benefit the University and the broader community.

23 Nov 2020

Living with COVID: New campaign aims to help young people understand COVID-19

A multidisciplinary team of University of Melbourne researchers has created an innovative public health campaign to help communicate coronavirus (COVID-19) to young people.

23 Nov 2020

Changes in fire activity are threatening more than 4,400 species globally

Changes in fire activity are putting at risk more than 4,400 species across the globe, says a new paper led by the University of Melbourne, involving 27 international researchers.

21 Nov 2020

Food health star ratings can improve diets, study finds

More evidence has emerged that food labelling can encourage manufacturers to improve product nutrition, but University of Melbourne experts say the star labelling system must be compulsory to make a big difference.

20 Nov 2020

HILDA shows Australians are wealthier than ever but worrying signs for some

The latest release of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey shows that while Australians are more prosperous than they were 18 years ago, some groups – particularly single parents – are experiencing worrying declines in economic security.

20 Nov 2020

Closing the gap for vision – good progress made but still a way to go

Australia continues to close the gap for vision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, but not fast enough, according to a report being launched today.

19 Nov 2020

Can animals use iridescent colours to communicate?

A new paper from the University of Melbourne reveals how animals use beautiful but unreliable iridescent colours as communication signals. Special adaptations enable animals to control how these shifting colours appear so that they can convey reliable information

19 Nov 2020

New centre to bridge divide between tech and patients, as COVID accelerates digital health uptake

The COVID-19 pandemic has lent new urgency to the need for a digitally enabled health system, says the head of a new University of Melbourne partnership to tackle the gap between technology and health.

18 Nov 2020

Love goes on in lockdown, but is less physical for some

Sexual activity and dating app use declined among Australian adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, although chatting on dating apps increased, University of Melbourne research has found.

17 Nov 2020

Carol Schwartz recognised with ‘Leading Philanthropist’ award

The University of Melbourne today congratulated business and community leader Carol Schwartz after she was announced as the ‘Leading Philanthropist’ at the 2020 Australian Philanthropy Awards.

13 Nov 2020

Partnership helps lay the foundations for treaty making in Australia

A resource developed in partnership with the University of Melbourne that helps enable treaty and agreement making for Indigenous Australians has been re-launched with a new website as part of NAIDOC Week.

13 Nov 2020

Australia to get new hub for infectious diseases and global health

The University of Melbourne, Burnet Institute and Doherty Institute today welcomed the Victorian Government’s investment in a new hub for infectious diseases and global health to be established in the world-leading Melbourne Biomedical Precinct.

11 Nov 2020

Dollar value put on Australia’s biosecurity system – a world first

Biosecurity experts from the University of Melbourne have successfully valued Australia’s world-leading biosecurity system at $314 billion dollars, reflecting a 30 to one return on investment.

10 Nov 2020

Forty per cent of Australian communities exceed national poverty rate, report finds

Four in 10 communities exceed the national poverty rate, according to the latest report from the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research at the University of Melbourne with support from the Paul Ramsay Foundation.

9 Nov 2020

Hearing language: 50 Words Project allows people to hear local Indigenous words

Working with Indigenous communities, researchers at the University of Melbourne have created a resource to help Australians connect with First Nations languages.

6 Nov 2020

Sugar-coated viral proteins hijack and hitch a ride out of cells

Researchers from the Universities of Melbourne, York, Warwick and Oxford have shed light on how encapsulated viruses like hepatitis B, dengue and SARS-CoV-2 hijack the protein manufacturing and distribution pathways in the cell – they have also identified a potential broad spectrum anti-viral drug target to stop them in their tracks.