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Bushfire response
The devastating bushfires in Victoria and across Australia have affected many in our regional and rural areas and our University community is doing what it can to support relief efforts.
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University of Melbourne welcomes 2020 students
The University of Melbourne is delighted to offer places to the first round of undergraduate students for 2020, including many students who received places through the University’s Access Melbourne equity program.
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Top VCE students offered Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship
Many of Victoria’s highest-achieving VCE students were today offered a Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship to study at the University of Melbourne next year.
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Student accommodation agreement for Melbourne Connect
The University of Melbourne has entered into a student accommodation concession agreement with AMP Capital for the Melbourne Connect precinct.
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NHMRC funding to further boost research
The University of Melbourne welcomes $58.7 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), which was announced by Minister for Health Greg Hunt.
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More Cobram residents accessing health services, study finds
Access to health services in Cobram, Victoria has increased significantly in the past 15 years and happiness is above the state average, according to the to the latest Crossroads study.
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Revitalising the Hawaiian language: 2019 Narrm Oration
Doctor Larry L Kimura, Associate Professor of Hawaiian Language at Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawai'i Hilo, delivered a speech on the ambitious work that has been undertaken to revitalise the Hawaiian language through early childhood education at the 2019 Narrm Oration.
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McKinnon Prize selection panel revealed
A former Prime Minister, a former Chief of the Australian Defence Force and a former New South Wales Premier are some of the leaders who will select the 2019 McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership.
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New Colombo Plan Scholars announced
Five University of Melbourne students are among 125 students from around Australia to receive a 2020 New Colombo Plan (NCP) Scholarship.
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Calls for action on Australia’s ‘blind spots’ on UN Rights of the Child
Human rights leaders, youth ambassadors and academics are calling for action today to improve child rights, marking 30 years since the since the formation of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Centre to train new generation of specialists designing personalised implant technologies
In a new evolution of personalised medicine, world-leading specialist biomedical engineers, scientists and clinicians will come together to develop individually tailored orthopaedic and maxillofacial implants, following the launch of the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Medical Implant Technologies (CMIT ARC) today.
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University strengthens research links with Germany
University of Melbourne continues to develop its research links to Germany with a visit last week by Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Jim McCluskey.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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$14m invested to create vaccine for debilitating periodontal gum disease
A vaccine for periodontal gum disease, which affects a third of all adults globally, is in development following a $14 million investment into newly-formed biotech company Denteric Pty Ltd.