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Melbourne launches biggest campaign of its kind in city’s history
22 May 2013

The University of Melbourne has launched the largest philanthropic Campaign in its 160-year history, seeking to raise $500 million by 2017.

Medicine and Health Science
Small increase in cancer risk following CT scans in childhood and adolescence
22 May 2013

A study of more than 600,000 Australians has found people are at slightly greater risk of cancer after having a CT scan.

Art, Culture and Society History and Politics
Big miners’ community engagement doing more harm than good?
21 May 2013

The corporate social responsibility programs of big mining companies in remote towns are often disconnected from community needs, reactive and ad hoc.

Law International
Labor, Coalition are “failing” in Asia: Woolcott
20 May 2013

Neither side of federal politics has “managed Asia correctly” despite all the rhetoric in the past 12 months about the Asian Century and Henry White Paper.

Science and the Environments
Securing the future of biosecurity research
20 May 2013

Biosecurity research will be a major focus over the next four years with the University of Melbourne being awarded a $7.8 million grant to establish the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA).

Science and the Environments
CTRL+P: Printing Australia’s largest solar cells
16 May 2013

Scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells in Australia – ten times the size of what they were previously able to – thanks to a new solar cell printer that has been installed at CSIRO.

Art, Culture and Society International
UNESCO heritage adds digital archive of endangered cultural records
14 May 2013

A digital collection of endangered languages, co‐managed by the University of Melbourne, has been added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World collection to protect it for future generations. 

Medicine and Health Science Art, Culture and Society
World first clinical trial supports use of Kava to treat anxiety
12 May 2013

A world-first completed clinical study by an Australian team has found Kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, significantly reduced the symptoms of people suffering anxiety.

International
The Future of International Development in Asia and the Pacific
10 May 2013

Transformations in the global economy and international political order, and the growth of international private finance for development, are increasingly raising questions about the purpose and future of aid from traditional donor countries like Australia.

University Activities Art, Culture and Society International
Confucius Institute hosts international Mandarin language competition
9 May 2013

The language abilities of top performing Victorian tertiary students will be on display this weekend as the Confucius Institute at the University of Melbourne hosts the 12th annual Chinese Bridge competition.

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