University Activities

Australia Day honours for University of Melbourne

30 Jan 2012, 3.32 PM

University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis has paid tribute to members of the University community named in this year’s Australia Day honours.

Melbourne degrees top Victorian applications

16 Jan 2012, 2.01 PM

The University of Melbourne has the most popular degrees offered by Victorian universities, as measured by first preference applications through the Victorian tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC).

University of Melbourne’s twenty-first Chancellor installed

16 Jan 2012, 12.32 PM

Elizabeth Alexander has been officially installed as the 21st Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, succeeding the current Victorian Governor, Alex Chernov.

Malcolm Fraser awarded honorary doctorate

21 Dec 2011, 4.10 PM

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Melbourne Law School at the University’s final graduation ceremony for 2011.

National Scholarships awarded to top VCE students

19 Dec 2011, 3.20 PM

Forty-six of Victoria’s highest achieving VCE students have been offered National Scholarships to study at the University of Melbourne in 2012, following the release of results this morning.

Former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley AC appointed Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow

15 Dec 2011, 10.18 AM

Child health researcher and 2003 Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley AC has been appointed the latest Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

Vale Sir Zelman Cowen

9 Dec 2011, 12.33 PM

The University of Melbourne has expressed its deep sadness at the passing yesterday of an alumnus and ex-Dean, the former Governor-General, Sir Zelman Cowen.

University of Melbourne learning spaces honoured for innovation in design

12 Dec 2011, 10.51 AM

The Learning Environments Spatial Lab in the Frank Tate Building and Academic Centre at Ormond College have been honoured with prestigious design awards.

Enterprise bargaining symposium reflects on 20 years of industrial relations in Australia

3 Nov 2011, 11.37 AM

In the wake of the Qantas dispute, leading politicians, academics, union officials and employer representatives will debate shifts in industrial relations and productivity over the past 20 years at a University of Melbourne symposium this week.

Honours even: Melbourne and Sydney split results in Australian Boat Race

28 Nov 2011, 2.02 PM

The University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney have shared the honours at the Australian Boat Race following an Oxford v Cambridge style showdown this afternoon on the Yarra River.