Media Releases : Archive
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[ 27 Jan 2005 ] Study: Break-up of the Indo-Australian tectonic plate
Australian and American researchers investigating forces exerted on the Indo-Australian tectonic plate have discovered that the considerable stresses being exerted on the plate could be leading to its breaking up. [ 27 Jan 2005 ] Peter Singer researching the ethics of what we eat
Controversial and high-profile academic, Peter Singer, has commenced a half-time appointment as Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne, to research the ethics of what we eat. [ 24 Jan 2005 ] Melbourne Business School ranked 'Number 1' by Financial Times
Melbourne Business School is the number one Australian business school in 2005 as ranked by the highly regarded London Financial Times (FT). [ 21 Jan 2005 ] City students seek sea change
It appears the sea change dream of moving to the country isnt confined to baby boomers. [ 21 Jan 2005 ] World class financial research centre to be established in Melbourne
A new centre to provide world class collaborative financial and investment research, training and information exchanges will be established by the University of Melbourne, Monash University and RMIT University in conjunction with the Victorian Government. [ 20 Jan 2005 ] Over-eating at an early age has long-lasting effects
Melbourne researchers have found that over-eating at a very young age can have a long-lasting effect on the body and in particular seems to enhance the production of hormones made in fat and involved in metabolism. [ 20 Jan 2005 ] Forum to examine mortgage repayment risks in Australia
Mortgage repayment risks and the lack of knowledge about them will be discussed at a forum to be hosted by the University of Melbourne next week (Friday January 28). These risks are of concern because they underlie mortgage interest rates in Australia. [ 18 Jan 2005 ] Memory problems could be a clue to psychosis
University of Melbourne researchers have identified a variety of intellectual impairments, such as difficulties young people have in remembering new information, that could be a marker for later psychosis. [ 17 Jan 2005 ] Melbourne increases offers of Commonwealth supported places
The University of Melbourne has increased the number of Commonwealth-Supported Places (CSP) it has offered in 2005 by more than five per cent [ 12 Jan 2005 ] Students discover the magic of science at the University of Melbourne
Year 9 students will have the chance to make history by discovering and naming a new bacterial species from soil during a science and technology program at the University of Melbourne. [ 11 Jan 2005 ] Gold is rewriting the script
Pen strokes of the rich and famous and remote-controlled drug delivery systems of the future have been given the golden treatment in a new technology being developed at the University of Melbourne. [ 11 Jan 2005 ] University pledges support for tsunami-affected communities
The University of Melbourne has announced a package of assistance for communities affected in the tsunami which struck east and south-east Asia on 26 December 2004. [ 5 Jan 2005 ] Prime Minister of Malaysia Melbourne Scholarship announced
The Prime Minister of Malaysia has agreed to be Patron of a new, prestigious University of Melbourne PhD scholarship to support emerging academic talent in Malaysia in key areas of national importance. |
