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24 Oct 2019

Endeavour exhibition: engineering and IT students showcase futuristic creations

A smart sensor cane using vibration to guide people with visual impairment, a credit-card sized device to save lives and improve CPR technique, and inexpensive solutions for heating and cooling in developing countries. These are just three of more than 100 projects conceptualised, designed and built this year by engineering and IT masters students at the University of Melbourne.

23 Oct 2019

Writer says 2002 play about deaths in custody is sadly still relevant

Richard Frankland is not surprised his 2002 play about deaths in custody, Conversations with the Dead, is being restaged or that the story is still topical.

22 Oct 2019

Australian Research Council Future Fellows announced

Fifteen University of Melbourne researchers have been awarded Australian Research Council Future Fellowships, receiving a total of $13.8 million for research that helps to bring health, scientific and environmental benefits for the nation.

22 Oct 2019

Australian therapy for people living with dementia goes global

A home-based intervention program that uses music to help people with dementia is set to change lives worldwide

21 Oct 2019

Academic named creative director of Australia pavilion for 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale

Lecturer in architecture at the Melbourne School of Design Jefa Greenaway has been named co-creative director of the Australian Pavilion at next year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, alongside, University alumnus Tristan Wong, director of architects SJB.

17 Oct 2019

Researchers take out top prizes in science

University of Melbourne and Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have been recognised for their achievements in science and innovation, taking out three top awards in the prestigious Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.

16 Oct 2019

University establishes fellowship in honour of Associate Professor Allison Milner

The University of Melbourne has established a fellowship to honour the legacy of Associate Professor Allison Milner who was killed in a tragic accident at Princes Park in Carlton in August.

15 Oct 2019

University named Victoria's top exporter

The University of Melbourne has been named the Victorian Exporter of the Year at the 2019 Governor of Victoria Export Awards. The University also won the International Education and Training category.

15 Oct 2019

Knowledge sharing for health and wellbeing at the 5th annual Aboriginal health conference

Indigenous researchers, community members and health workers will come together to promote better health for Aboriginal Australians.

14 Oct 2019

High self-harm rates among detained asylum seekers prompts calls for action

Rates of self-harm among asylum seekers in detention are more than 200 times the Australian community rates for hospital-treated self-harm, according to new research.

14 Oct 2019

University of Melbourne rowers gracious in defeat

Home advantage counted for little in the 2019 Australian Boat Race, with the University of Melbourne finishing behind the University of Sydney in the men's and women's races.

11 Oct 2019

Historic weather records hailed for their accuracy

The historical weather diaries of Australian grazier, Algernon Belfield, have been internationally recognised for their high quality in a new publication from the United Kingdom’s Royal Meteorological Society.

9 Oct 2019

Expert outlines pathway to net zero emissions by 2050

A key figure in the United Kingdom’s decision to legislate a climate change target of net zero emissions by 2050 is in Australia.

9 Oct 2019

New evidence on the mistreatment of women during childbirth

New evidence from a World Health Organization (WHO)-led study in four countries shows more than one-third of women experience mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities.

8 Oct 2019

Historic Melbourne-Sydney rivalry continues on the Yarra River

Both highly trained athletes and novice rowers will take to the Yarra River on Saturday 12 October in the annual rowing race between the Universities of Melbourne and Sydney.

4 Oct 2019

Microwaves put the heat on herbicide resistant weeds

The University of Melbourne is tackling herbicide resistance head-on thanks to the invention of a device by Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences’ Doctor Graham Brodie that uses microwaves to kill weeds and treat soil.

4 Oct 2019

Exhibition gives a glimpse of Melbourne’s future landscape

Melburnians have the chance to take a peek into utopian imaginations for the future of their city – from lagoon beaches opposite Port Melbourne to floating pods in Port Phillip Bay – at an exhibition opening today at the Melbourne School of Design.

2 Oct 2019

Worse grass pollen season predicted for Victoria

Victorians have been warned that 2019 could be worse than last year for hay fever and asthma sufferers.

1 Oct 2019

2019 McKinnon Prize nominations open

Nominations have opened for the 2019 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership, an annual prize which champions political leadership across all tiers of Australian government.

30 Sep 2019

Making Melbourne more inclusive for people with disability

Level-access public transport, consistent signage and diverse spaces are some of ways the City of Melbourne could be more inclusive for people with disability, according to a new report.

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