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University of Melbourne appoints next Chancellor
28 November 2016

The University of Melbourne has appointed Allan Myers AC QC as its next Chancellor.

Medicine and Health Science
School glasses program a ‘spec in time’ for kids’ learning
24 November 2016

A new program offering free eye tests and glasses at Victorian schools is set to transform the learning environment of children in prep to year three — up to a third of whom may have unidentified vision problems.  

Medicine and Health Science Art, Culture and Society
Young people make a link between pornography and their harmful sexual behaviour
24 November 2016

Young people who had sexually abused other children said that helping them to manage pornography and improving their sexuality education could have helped prevent their abusive behaviour. The findings represent the rarely-captured voices of young people who sexually abuse, in a policy briefing paper released today by the University of Melbourne.

Architecture, Design and Construction
Generous gift to bring the world’s top design thinkers to Melbourne
23 November 2016

The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning has received a gift of $1 million from Creative Futures, supported by Professor Daryl Le Grew and alumnus Dr Robert Treseder.

The gift will provide the annual Robert Garland Tresder Fellowship, set to bring internationally acclaimed design and innovation trailblazers to work in residence at the University.

Science and the Environments
New funding a game changer for recognition of leading women in science
23 November 2016

The future of women in science is stronger today after funding was announced for one of Australia’s most prestigious awards – the Nancy Millis Medal.

Education International
International student recognised for outstanding involvement in community
22 November 2016

University of Melbourne student Sander Bredal was chosen from Victoria’s 175,000 international students as the International Student of the Year – Higher Education at the 2016 Victorian International Education Awards held last night at Government House.

Science and the Environments Medicine and Health Science
Researcher wins Academy Award for work on antibiotic resistant killers
22 November 2016

A University of Melbourne researcher has been recognised for her work on drug-resistant strains of typhoid and dysentery, which are spreading through developing countries and making a comeback in developed countries via international travellers. 

Art, Culture and Society International
Connoisseurs cook up food fantasies in Melbourne
22 November 2016

Utopian Appetites, the 21st Symposium of Australian Gastronomy, will be held over 4 days in December at the University of Melbourne and William Angliss Institute.

Medicine and Health Science
Timorese tykes set for top teeth as schools program gets scholarship boost
21 November 2016

An oral health program for schoolchildren in Timor L’Este — where an estimated one in seven rural children has painful infections, broken teeth and abscesses — will receive a boost from a new University of Melbourne scholarship. 

Medicine and Health Science
Roadmap to Indigenous eye health is closing the gap
21 November 2016

The gap in blindness in Indigenous communities has been halved since 2008 through collective implementation of the sector-supported Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision, according to a report launched today.