A community acting against family violence
One Aboriginal community, in collaboration with University of Melbourne researchers, has co-designed an online family violence resource for their own people.
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Senator Patrick Dodson delivers Dungala Kaiela oration in Shepparton
The annual Dungala Kaiela Oration was delivered by Yawuru leader Senator Patrick Dodson at the Rumbalara Football Netball Club in Shepparton on Friday 9 August. The Oration is co-hosted by the Kaiela Institute and the University of Melbourne. More...
University supports 'pathways to our future' at 21st Garma Festival
Vice-Chancellor Duncan Maskell led a University of Melbourne delegation to the 21st Garma Festival in Arnhem Land, a central component of the University’s commitment to national reconciliation with Indigenous Australians. The theme of this year’s Garma Festival was Garma’lili manapanmirri dhukarryarrany’dhun gudarr’wu, which means Pathways to our future in Yolngu Matha. More...
New Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Business Leadership
The Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne is launching a Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Business Leadership, the first of its kind in Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business leaders. Associate Professor Michelle Evans, Director of the Business School’s Murra Indigenous Business Master Class Program says the certificate will address a significant gap in management education in Australia. More...
Can we close the gap on blindness by 2020?
The Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision is improving eye health for Indigenous Australians, but University of Melbourne research finds more needs to be done.
The unique value of Indigenous knowledge
A University of Melbourne expert says Australian universities are still missing out on genuine two-way learning with local Indigenous knowledge.