The Melbourne Newsroom

Professor Kevin Davis comments on interest rates and some of the benefits associated with a rate rise following the Reseve Bank decision this week to keep rates steady.

Kevin Davis is a Professor of Finance at the University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics and Research Director for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies.

Using curbside, commercial and biowaste from its poultry industry, the City of Greater Bendigo is building a business case that could see the introduction of Australia’s first multiple stream waste to energy facility.

Are hobby farmers more important to the local community than industry farmers?

Residents in East Gippsland will soon know for the first time just how much the arts is worth, with a group of University of Melbourne Masters students beginning work on a tool to determine its monetary value.

New initiatives to attract businesses back into the Shepparton CBD area are on the cards, as a group of Masters students from the University of Melbourne assess the city’s vacancy rates.

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.

Almost one-third of adults over the age of 25 have a Vitamin D deficiency, a new study evaluating the Vitamin D status of Australian adults has found.

Improving health and well-being, supported by evidence-based research is a key priority for the University of Melbourne.  In the latest funding round of $114.2 million announced today by The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the University of Melbourne has been recognised for innovative research projects that cover the spectrum of health issues from oncology, mental health and improving function after a stroke through the use of new technologies.

Architecture graduate Angela Darby from the University of Melbourne has a passion for sustainability and design and hopes to bring these two disciplines together through her studies at Oxford University.

Two postgraduate students from the Melbourne School of design were awarded prestigious awards by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The awards commend the students’ contribution to Indigenous housing and the role of architects in increasing the quality of life in developing nations.