University News
Comprehensive Cancer Centres reduce cancer deaths, says US expert
World renowned oncologist Professor Richard Pestell, Director of the Kimmel Cancer Center in Philadelphia USA will deliver a special Dean’s lecture at the University of Melbourne at 6pm tonight. Stem cell lawyer says let women be paid for egg donations
Last week, New York became the first state in America to allow scientists to pay women for donating their eggs for use in stem cell research, triggering further ethical debate.
Every one of the best and brightest
Universities worldwide compete for the most talented students. But are their own rigid admission policies denying entry to highly talented students closer to home from disadvantaged and rural backgrounds? Voice looks at new University of Melbourne research and action into the problem. Born Digital
Australian undergraduates now have been born into the digital age and universities must recognise this mindset while not chasing the latest technological fads. Catriona May reports.
August 2009
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No. 384
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