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University of Melbourne joins $24m project to protect food growers from pests

November 19th 2024 at 9:51 am

A new $24.79 million project is poised to revolutionise pest management for Australian grain and vegetable growers. This initiative is a crucial step in preparing these key food production industries to reduce reliance on broad-spectrum insecticides and implement innovative strategies to manage pest populations and promote beneficial insects.

New International Research Laboratory will tackle treatment-resistant cancer

November 8th 2024 at 5:16 am

The University of Melbourne and France's National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) will establish a new International Research Laboratory in Melbourne that expands and consolidates the existing collaboration between the cancer laboratory of Professor Frédéric Hollande, from the University of Melbourne, and that of Dr Patrick Mehlen (CNRS, Lyon).

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  • New alliance to enhance global impact of the humanities
    The University of Melbourne in partnership with Ashoka University, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Mahidol University, University of Manchester, University of Nairobi and the University of Toronto has established the Global Humanities Alliance (GHA), an initiative that aims to raise the profile and social and political impact of the humanities and social sciences globally.
     

New alliance to enhance global impact of the humanities

October 14th 2024 at 4:05 am

The University of Melbourne in partnership with Ashoka University, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Mahidol University, University of Manchester, University of Nairobi and the University of Toronto has established the Global Humanities Alliance (GHA), an initiative that aims to raise the profile and social and political impact of the humanities and social sciences globally.

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  • $11.7m boost for seven startups with great promise
    Seven early-stage startups are to receive between them $11.7 million in investment, an outcome of the University of Melbournes strategy to drive research translation by supporting the growth of more early-stage ventures affiliated with the University and its medical research institute partners.
     

$11.7m boost for seven startups with great promise

October 10th 2024 at 4:16 am

Seven early-stage startups are to receive between them $11.7 million in investment, an outcome of the University of Melbournes strategy to drive research translation by supporting the growth of more early-stage ventures affiliated with the University and its medical research institute partners.

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  • University of Melbourne launches Global Centre in Delhi
    The Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan MP officially opened the University of Melbournes first Melbourne Global Centre in Delhi today, marking a significant expansion of its global presence. This milestone is part of a major delegation visiting India to enhance partnerships and engagement with local students, alumni, government officials, and educational partners.
     

University of Melbourne launches Global Centre in Delhi

September 30th 2024 at 7:21 am

The Premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan MP officially opened the University of Melbournes first Melbourne Global Centre in Delhi today, marking a significant expansion of its global presence. This milestone is part of a major delegation visiting India to enhance partnerships and engagement with local students, alumni, government officials, and educational partners.

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  • Partnership renewal highlights music and education at every level
    The University of Melbourne has extended its exclusive partnership with the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) for another seven years, with students, staff, and Victorian primary school students among the primary beneficiaries. Launching in 2025, the year of the ACO's 50th anniversary, this renewed partnership will combine the world-class musical expertise of the ACO with the Universitys educational excellence and wide-reaching influence.
     

Partnership renewal highlights music and education at every level

September 24th 2024 at 4:11 am

The University of Melbourne has extended its exclusive partnership with the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) for another seven years, with students, staff, and Victorian primary school students among the primary beneficiaries. Launching in 2025, the year of the ACO's 50th anniversary, this renewed partnership will combine the world-class musical expertise of the ACO with the Universitys educational excellence and wide-reaching influence.

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  • Creative industries forum strengthens cross-cultural collaboration
    The India and Australia Creative Connections Forum, held in Delhi on Friday, was an important milestone celebrating cross-cultural collaboration and innovation within the creative sectors of both countries. The event brought together creative minds from across a range of art disciplines to explore new opportunities to promote cultural exchange.
     

Creative industries forum strengthens cross-cultural collaboration

September 17th 2024 at 2:06 pm

The India and Australia Creative Connections Forum, held in Delhi on Friday, was an important milestone celebrating cross-cultural collaboration and innovation within the creative sectors of both countries. The event brought together creative minds from across a range of art disciplines to explore new opportunities to promote cultural exchange.

Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics and University of Bonn announce partnership

September 16th 2024 at 3:16 am

The Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics (Cumming Global Centre) and the University of Bonn have today announced the AUD$54 million Bonn-Cumming Host-Directed Pandemic Therapeutics Research Program (the partnership) to fund groundbreaking research into early immunity to develop novel targets for therapeutics for pathogens of pandemic potential.

University of Melbourne and Sony Group to develop technology-driven training

September 12th 2024 at 5:56 am

The University of Melbourne and Sony Group Corporation (Sony) have entered into a joint research agreement to develop tech-driven innovative surgical training. The project aims to meet growing global demand for surgical procedures by empowering a broader range of healthcare professionals to perform minor operations.

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  • Indigenous-led educational centre opens
    The Indigenous-led educational centre, the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, opened today in Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria. The state-of-the-art building incorporates Aboriginal knowledge into its design and programs, symbolising decades of effort to place First Nations at the forefront of higher education.
     

Indigenous-led educational centre opens

August 13th 2024 at 6:11 am

The Indigenous-led educational centre, the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, opened today in Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria. The state-of-the-art building incorporates Aboriginal knowledge into its design and programs, symbolising decades of effort to place First Nations at the forefront of higher education.

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  • Broaden your mind at the 2024 Science Festival
    From pioneering research into superbugs and food for extra-terrestrial colonies, to uncovering a rare species of giant rat in the Solomon Islands, this years University of Melbourne Science Festival showcases the latest discoveries and innovations shaping the world around us.
     

Broaden your mind at the 2024 Science Festival

August 12th 2024 at 4:51 am

From pioneering research into superbugs and food for extra-terrestrial colonies, to uncovering a rare species of giant rat in the Solomon Islands, this years University of Melbourne Science Festival showcases the latest discoveries and innovations shaping the world around us.

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  • Indigenous-led educational centre opens
    The Indigenous-led educational centre, the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, opened today in Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria. The state-of-the-art building incorporates Aboriginal knowledge into its design and programs, symbolising decades of effort to place First Nations at the forefront of higher education.
     

Indigenous-led educational centre opens

August 12th 2024 at 4:51 am

The Indigenous-led educational centre, the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, opened today in Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria. The state-of-the-art building incorporates Aboriginal knowledge into its design and programs, symbolising decades of effort to place First Nations at the forefront of higher education.

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  • Australia's first Indigenous-led educational centre opens
    Australia's first Indigenous-led educational centre, the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, opened today in Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria. The state-of-the-art building incorporates Aboriginal knowledge into its design and programs, symbolising decades of effort to place First Nations at the forefront of higher education.
     

Australia's first Indigenous-led educational centre opens

August 9th 2024 at 1:31 pm

Australia's first Indigenous-led educational centre, the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, opened today in Yorta Yorta Country, Shepparton, Victoria. The state-of-the-art building incorporates Aboriginal knowledge into its design and programs, symbolising decades of effort to place First Nations at the forefront of higher education.

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  • Dungala Kaiela Oration 2024
    Justin Mohamed, Australias inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, delivered the Dungala Kaiela Oration on Yorta Yorta Country in Shepparton on Tuesday 23 July, alongside local Yorta Yorta and other First Nations communities, and Goulburn Valley community members.
     

Dungala Kaiela Oration 2024

August 1st 2024 at 7:41 am

Justin Mohamed, Australias inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, delivered the Dungala Kaiela Oration on Yorta Yorta Country in Shepparton on Tuesday 23 July, alongside local Yorta Yorta and other First Nations communities, and Goulburn Valley community members.

‘Build locally, connect globally’: Australia's inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People Justin Mohamed delivers Dungala Kaiela Oration

July 30th 2024 at 5:01 am

Justin Mohamed, Australias inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, delivered the Dungala Kaiela Oration on Yorta Yorta Country in Shepparton on Tuesday 23 July, alongside local Yorta Yorta and other First Nations communities, and Goulburn Valley community members.

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  • One-size-fits-all caps fails Australia, fails our students
    The Albanese government has made a kneejerk decision to cap the number of international students coming to Australias universities. Amid the uncertainty created by the governments intended caps, some voices in the sector have weighed in to suggest uniform upper limits on the percentage of international students universities should be allowed to enrol.
     

One-size-fits-all caps fails Australia, fails our students

July 11th 2024 at 8:16 am

The Albanese government has made a kneejerk decision to cap the number of international students coming to Australias universities. Amid the uncertainty created by the governments intended caps, some voices in the sector have weighed in to suggest uniform upper limits on the percentage of international students universities should be allowed to enrol.

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  • Bioluminescent bacteria light up Melbourne Design Week
    Melbourne Design Week 2024 has been lit up in bacterial lights as the University of Melbourne plays host to Living Light Experiment. These bioluminescent bacteria will create a stunning sensory experience for visitors at a free public exhibition inside the Melbourne Connect Science Gallery.
     

Australia’s first purpose-built facility to deliver human challenge trials launches in Melbourne

March 25th 2024 at 3:41 am

Australias first clinical trial facility specifically commissioned to deliver human challenge trials, Doherty Clinical Trials Ltd, was launched today in East Melbourne by The Honourable Ben Carroll MP Minister for Medical Research and Professor Sharon Lewin AO, Director of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute).

University of Melbourne reveals global vision to become leading institution in Asia and the Pacific

March 4th 2024 at 5:21 am

Existing and future students and researchers are set to benefit from the University of Melbournes vision to enhance its global position and connections through the Advancing Melbourne Globally strategy, launched at the Melbourne Connect global precinct on the cusp of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne.

Return to Country Program pioneers new approach to unlocking STEM pathways for Indigenous students

February 21st 2024 at 1:21 am

The University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) is pioneering a new Return to Country Program to spark interest in STEM pathways among Indigenous regional, rural and remote communities, with a group of FEIT Indigenous staff and students visiting schools and Indigenous communities in regional New South Wales this week.

Effort to cure corneal blindness globally welcomes $35 million support

February 6th 2024 at 8:25 am

University of Melbourne researchers addressing the global challenge of corneal blindness caused by disorders that damage and scar the transparent layer of our eyes have welcomed a $35 million grant from the Australian Government Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to support the development of a world-first tissue engineered cornea.

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