The Melbourne Newsroom

Researchers at the University of Melbourne are reporting the success of a remote monitoring device that can accurately measure decay and insect infestations in construction timber over vast distances – and could save Australia’s building and electrical distribution industries, millions of dollars.

Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr opened three new graduate learning spaces at the University of Melbourne today.

There is plenty of room for improvement if Chinese cities wish to become ‘low-carbon’, according to visiting University of Melbourne academic Mark Wang.

As part of the Victorian Government’s $631 million Ready for Tomorrow plan to secure the future prosperity of Rural Victoria, the Government has contributed $2.5 million towards the establishment of a unique new research centre - the International Centre of Excellence in Water Management and Farming Efficiency - at the University of Melbourne Dookie campus.