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'Space of Friendship': Melbourne Art Fair joins forces with the University of Melbourne
This year’s Melbourne Art Fair is being held at the University of Melbourne Southbank campus, home of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music and Melbourne’s growing arts precinct.
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Feral cat observed hunting at nest boxes: Another threat to the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum?
New evidence has raised concerns about the possibility of feral cats preying upon the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum, with a cat detected on cameras at two nest boxes used by the possums.
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Biometric Mirror highlights flaws in artificial intelligence
In a world-first, University of Melbourne researchers have designed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect and display people’s personality traits and physical attractiveness based solely on a photo of their face.
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Dr Moana Jackson to explore Indigenous rights at 10th annual Dungala Kaiela Oration
Prominent Māori lawyer and social justice advocate Moana Jackson will explore treaty, sovereignty and self-governance at the 10th annual Dungala Kaiela ‘Defining Goulburn Murray’ Oration on Yorta Yorta country in Shepparton on Tuesday, 24 July.
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Showcasing Indigenous design: Past, present and future
More than 30 local and international First Nations design practitioners will present at the University of Melbourne’s Indigenous Design Symposium this week to explore the role of Indigenous design.
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Ultra-bright early galaxies may be less common than we think
Ultra-bright galaxies in the early universe may be less common than initially thought, new research conducted using the Hubble Space Telescope has found.
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New tool to calculate ‘nitrogen footprint’ offers guide to pollution reduction
University of Melbourne researchers have helped create the first tool to calculate the ‘nitrogen footprint’ of an organisation.
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Art and science come together for the perfect 'Storm'
Leading artists and scientists will examine storms scientifically, artistically and metaphorically as part of a public exhibition on how art and science can combine to communicate and solve problems.
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Close the gap for vision: Jean McCaughey Oration 2018
Laureate Professor Hugh Taylor will use the fourth Jean McCaughey Oration to outline a reduction in adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blindness rates from six to three times the non-Indigenous population.
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Penny Burtt announced as new Asialink Group CEO
Penny Burtt has been appointed the new Group CEO of Asialink, Australia’s leading centre for the promotion of public understanding of Asian countries and Australia’s role in the region.
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Helping babies avoid getting a flat head
Babies who acquire a flat spot on their skull tend to have less developed head control, according to new research from the University of Melbourne.
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MoMA at NGV: 'Huddle' performed for first time in Australia
A key work of the minimalist dance movement – first presented at Yoko Ono’s New York studio in 1961 and now part of the Museum of Modern Art’s collection – is being performed for the first time in Australia by University of Melbourne dance and theatre students at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
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Radio programming: could it improve the lives of older Australians?
New research is being undertaken to better understand how and why older people listen to the radio, what they are listening to and how this might be related to their wellbeing.
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Debilitating disease recognised with a national day
The Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science, the University of Melbourne and Western Health are joining forces to launch Sarcopenia Australia Day on Wednesday, 4 July.
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Domestic and family violence common amongst front line health workers
The first study investigating domestic and family violence among female healthcare workers in Australia has found that almost half of them (45 per cent) have experienced family violence, including one in nine who had experienced abuse and violence by a partner during the previous 12 months.
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Common chemical products making Australians sick, study finds
New research reveals almost one in five (18.9 per cent) Australians report chemical sensitivity, with more than one-third (6.5 per cent) medically diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), suffering health problems from exposure to common chemical products.
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Rising rates of genital cosmetic surgery subject of new research
A pilot study is investigating a sharp increase in the number of Australian girls, some as young as 11, seeking cosmetic surgery on their genitals.
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Dog blood saves cat’s life before opening of new feline blood bank
Russian Blue cat Rex has been given a life-saving blood transfusion from a greyhound called Alice, who is normally not a friend of cats.
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World record set in quantum computing simulation – equivalent to a billion laptops
University of Melbourne scientists have set a world record in simulating quantum power on a classical computer, demonstrating more quantum data crunching than any of the existing quantum computer prototypes.
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Cockatoo discovery reveals flourishing medieval trade routes around Australia’s north
Images of an Australasian cockatoo have been discovered in a manuscript dating from 13th century Sicily, now held in the Vatican library.