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CEOs sleep out at University of Melbourne’s iconic underground carpark to help homeless
The University of Melbourne will welcome 223 of Victoria’s most influential business and community leaders to the iconic South Lawn Underground Carpark tonight for the 12th annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout.
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University of Melbourne ranked number one in Australia
For the seventh consecutive year, the University of Melbourne has been named Australia’s number one university, according to the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2017.
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Academic Centre of Cyber Security Excellence
The University of Melbourne is one of two institutions chosen to lead the Federal Government’s efforts to build the cyber security expertise and job-ready skills needed by Australian industries.
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Donation to create Centre on Statelessness
Peter and Ruth McMullin intend to make one of the most significant gifts in the history of the University of Melbourne Law School to establish the world’s only academic centre devoted to the problem of statelessness.
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University congratulates new ARC Laureate Fellow
University of Melbourne Professor Geoff McFadden has today been awarded a 2017 Australian Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council (ARC).
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University awarded $10.5 million ARC grants for innovative training centres
The University of Melbourne has been awarded $10.5 million over five years by the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centres scheme to establish three training centres.
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Professor Shaun Ewen appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor (Indigenous)
Professor Shaun Ewen has been appointed to the role of Pro-Vice Chancellor (Indigenous) at the University of Melbourne.
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Landmark deal injects $200 million into research and innovation
The University of Melbourne is among nine Australian and New Zealand universities to sign a landmark deal today with the London-listed IP Group plc that will see $200 million being made available to find and commercialise research ideas and innovation.
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Global search underway for next Vice-Chancellor
The University of Melbourne has started a global search for its next Vice-Chancellor after Professor Glyn Davis elected not to renew his contract beyond the end of 2018.
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University of Melbourne congratulates new Australian Academy of Science Fellows
Three University of Melbourne scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science, a rare honour, for their outstanding contributions to science.
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Federal Government investment in future health research welcomed
The University of Melbourne welcomes Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt’s announcement today of the details of the first round of funding under the $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
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Professor Carolyn Evans appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Melbourne Law School Dean Carolyn Evans has been appointed University of Melbourne Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Provost with responsibility for graduate education.
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Federal Government funding assurances welcomed
University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis has welcomed assurances from the Federal Minister for Education, Simon Birmingham, that all current undergraduate students, as well as those starting in 2018, will not be affected by proposed changes to the funding of commonwealth supported places (CSP).
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New ACMI X desks offered to University of Melbourne creatives
The University of Melbourne is pleased to announce the second round of successful applicants to the pioneering ACMI X co-working space in Melbourne’s Arts Precinct.
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Melbourne University to pilot a distributed database for micro-credentials
The University of Melbourne is to join forces with Learning Machine, a US-based company associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, to pilot a blockchain based micro-credentialing system.
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University statement on urban horticulture studies
The University of Melbourne’s Burnley campus is renowned for teaching and research programs in environmental and ornamental horticulture. Burnley remains a vital part of the University’s plan for horticultural studies.
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Launch of new centre set to create safer communities for women and children
Australia’s first and only Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) to promote safer families will lead research into the health effects of intimate partner violence on individuals and families, and how the health sector can respond.
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Marcia Langton appointed Associate Provost
One of Australia’s most respected Indigenous academics, Professor Marcia Langton, has been appointed as the first Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne.
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University of Melbourne announces Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Program Director
Jason Glanville, the former inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, has been appointed the foundation Program Director for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity.
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Imogen Crump appointed Editor of Pursuit
Imogen Crump has been appointed Editor of Pursuit, the University of Melbourne’s multi-media news website.