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Chilean architect Mathias Klotz to discuss place and belonging at University of Melbourne
Internationally recognized public, commercial and residential architect Mathias Klotz will give the first lecture in the Melbourne School of Design’s 2010 “Dean’s Lecture Series”.
New Head of Department for University of Melbourne Creswick Campus
The University of Melbourne’s Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science has recently welcomed their new Head of Department, Associate Professor Gerd Bossinger, a leading expert in tree genetics, to be based at the Creswick campus. The department is Australia’s largest combined research, development and education provider dedicated to forests, forest products and forested landscapes, and is based in the Melbourne School of Land and Environment.
Good teaching, not testing, raises standards, says British education expert
Evidence from a major education review shows that England’s drive to raise standards has had mixed results, with positive gains coming at a price, according to a leading British expert.
Creating a climate for change: green behaviour important in changing green attitudes
Electricity providers and governments need to do more to change how people think if more people are to take up green electricity, according to a new study.
Leading University of Melbourne academics recognised in 2010 Victorian Honour Roll of Women
Four leading academics and alumnae of the University of Melbourne have been recognised for their extraordinary achievements with inclusion on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. The Honour Roll celebrates and publicly recognises the achievements of remarkable women across Victoria.
Australian higher education system could become an international example, says expert
Australia’s higher education sector has the potential to be the most diverse and therefore among the most effective in the world, according to a leading international expert.
Backyard biodiversity: saving reptiles and frogs in our cities
A new study has revealed that lizard, snake and frog populations in Melbourne have declined dramatically since human settlement, and in order to conserve our reptiles and amphibians it is the quality, and not just the quantity of habitat that will help maintain biodiversity in our cities.
New Generation Degrees Broaden Career Options
The first cohort of Melbourne Model graduates from the University of Melbourne will today have the opportunity to research a wide range of career options and meet with representatives from more than 120 organisations at Australia’s biggest graduate careers fair.
Chris McAuliffe appointed Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University
Distinguished Australian art historian and Director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne Dr Chris McAuliffe has been appointed to the Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University for the 2011/2012 academic year.
Ultra high-speed Broadband to improve health care
The University of Melbourne’s Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society (IBES) hosted the launch of the Victorian eHealth Network, a collaboration that will promote and support the application of IT to improve health and wellbeing.
