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State-of-the-art climate model funded by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
A two-year scientific collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney, German Aerospace Center and University of Melbourne has produced unique regional pathways to stay below a 1.5°C temperature rise.
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Grand Challenges Explorations grant awarded for groundbreaking research in global health and development
The University of Melbourne was announced as a winner of a global Grand Challenges Explorations grant – an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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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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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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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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International award for helping connect care leavers with their past
A University of Melbourne website that helps connect people who grew up in institutional care in Australia between 1920 and 1989 with their archival records has won a major international award.
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Student Symphony Orchestra to tour Singapore and Shanghai
More than 100 young musicians will embark on their first international tour when the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra travels to Singapore and Shanghai later this month.
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University of Melbourne continues to climb in world rankings
The University of Melbourne has maintained its position as the top Australian university in Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), moving up one place to 38th in the world this year.
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University of Melbourne Professor appointed BHP Chair of Australian Studies at Peking University
The University of Melbourne welcomes the Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop’s announcement of Professor Pookong Kee’s appointment as the next BHP Chair of Australian Studies at Peking University.
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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.
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Overuse of agricultural chemicals on China’s small farms harms health and environment: new study
The size of farms in China is a key contributor to the overuse of agricultural chemicals, and as a result they may be too small to be environmentally sustainable, a new study has found.
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University of Melbourne ranks in top 40 globally
The University of Melbourne has ranked 39th in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2019, jumping from 41st place last year.
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Young migrants and refugees optimistic despite discrimination
Results from the first census of young Australians from refugee and migrant backgrounds are in, revealing a mixed picture of optimism and belonging, against a backdrop of ongoing discrimination.
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Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health heads to London
Rising leaders in Indigenous health are London-bound for an intensive fellowship program this month, led by the Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health at the University of Melbourne.
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University of Melbourne recognised for online education
The University of Melbourne has won an international award for its successful Graduate Online – Melbourne program.
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Multiple chronic diseases leave patients with adversely high costs
Current strategies for treating patients with several chronic diseases are putting an unnecessary financial burden on countries’ health systems and individuals, a global study led by the National University of Singapore and the University of Melbourne has found.
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Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital joins the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
The Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital has been purchased by the University of Melbourne to enhance the clinical experience in equine medicine, surgery and reproduction for students completing the internationally recognised Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program.
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University of Melbourne collaborates with IBM to accelerate quantum computing
The University of Melbourne has joined as an initial member of the newly formed IBM Q Network, a collaboration of leading Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions and national research labs working directly with IBM to explore quantum applications for business and science.
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Improving the security and development of the Middle East wins Australia at Large Rhodes Scholarship for University of Melbourne graduate
University of Melbourne student Brigid O’Farrell-White has been awarded the 2018 Rhodes Australia at Large Scholarship for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford.
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Air pollution can increase asthma risk in adults, even at low levels
Living close to a busy road can be bad for your respiratory health if you are middle aged, new Australian research has found.