The Education at Melbourne framework was established to support educators, encourage innovation and further strengthen recognition for contributions to teaching and the student experience.

The University invested in its ongoing Student Services Transformation Program, resulting in significant early improvements to frontline student services and support.

The University is engaging creatively with the emerging use of generative artificial intelligence, creating a secure trial and test platform and supporting students and staff to use new technology appropriately.

The University endorsed the Student Equity and Disability Services Review’s recommendations to enable all current and future students living with disabilities to succeed and thrive.

The inaugural cohort of Narrm Scholars commenced at the University as part of a significant long-term ambition providing financial and enrichment support to students who’ve faced barriers to university study.

A refresh of the University’s research strategy commenced under the leadership of Professor Mark Cassidy, the University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).

The University launched its inaugural Enterprising Melbourne Review, showcasing impact through industry engagement, commercialisation and entrepreneurship.

The Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics and the University of Bonn announced a $54 million Pandemic Therapeutics Research Program to fund groundbreaking new research.

The Research in a Public-Spirited University program was further developed to foster a research culture of openness, collaboration and trust across the University and its partners.

The University of Melbourne was an early signatory of the Openness Agreement on Animal Research and Teaching in Australia, developed by the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching.

The institutional framework to deliver the University’s global agenda, Advancing Melbourne Globally, was launched in March.

The Melbourne Global Centre – Delhi officially opened in September and held 20 events within the first three months.

Important global dialogues, including the Asia and the Pacific Outlook series, were hosted by the University and its institutes.

Global alumni network chapters in China, Malaysia and the United Kingdom celebrated milestone anniversaries.

The Schools Engagement Program in India surpassed its target ahead of schedule, reaching more than 60,000 students in Andrah Pradesh in 2024.