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[ 29 Jul 2005 ] Dissident Chinese diplomat to speak at the University of Melbourne
Chinese dissident Chen Yonglin, the former diplomat recently granted a permanent protection visa by the Australian government, will speak to an open forum on the nature of political asylum in Australia, at the University of Melbourne next Friday. [ 28 Jul 2005 ] Open Day at the University of Melbourne
A smorgasboard of educational possibilities will be on display at the University of Melbourne’s annual Open Day on Sunday 21August. [ 28 Jul 2005 ] Online children’s writers’ festival to be launched with favourite character fancy-dress fun
More than 200,000 students around the world will have online access to celebrated authors for children and young people during August, in a writers’ festival to be launched tomorrow by students dressed as their favourite book character. Author Felicty Pulman and Federal Shadow Education Minister Jenny Macklin will also help launch the event. [ 27 Jul 2005 ] Re-sowing the seeds of history
Large tracts of farmland in regional Victoria are being returned to native grassland as part of a landmark project being undertaken by researchers from the Burnley campus of the University of Melbourne. [ 27 Jul 2005 ] Molecular shape-shifters linked to Parkinson’s disease
Australian researchers are among the first to publish the possible causes of Parkinson’s disease and links to other brain diseases. [ 26 Jul 2005 ] Rural lessons learned from history
As the University of Melbourne works with the State Government to find alternative providers for its agriculture-related vocational education and training programs from 2006, the Faculty of Land and Food Resources is preparing for an historic milestone. [ 26 Jul 2005 ] Local Students Experience Melbourne Theatre Company Workshop
Thirty Goulburn Valley Year 11 and 12 VCE Theatre Studies students will be treated to a Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) Monologue Workshop at Eastbank in Shepparton on Wednesday 27th July. [ 25 Jul 2005 ] “Head towards the church, then left at the lights” - navigation systems that think like we do
A new navigation system that is tuned to how the human brain thinks is being developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne. [ 25 Jul 2005 ] Talking about sex with teenagers: not an open and shut case
Parents with teenage children believe in "open communication" when talking about sex, according to researchers from the University of Melbourne. [ 25 Jul 2005 ] Secondary student glimpses a creative future at Architecture Winter School
Aspiring architects and graphic designers recently honed their artistic skills at the University of Melbourne Winter School for Design, Drawing and Presentation Skills. [ 22 Jul 2005 ] Einstein to visit Melbourne Town Hall
University of Melbourne physicists are taking Einstein to the Melbourne Town Hall in a free sold-out show for secondary school students and the general public which will involve presentations and demonstrations of some of Einstein’s greatest discoveries. [ 20 Jul 2005 ] Designer babies: are we going too far?
The ethics of genetic techniques that make it possible for doctors to select which embryos are best for implantation in in-vitro fertilization will be discussed in a forthcoming forum at the University of Melbourne. [ 20 Jul 2005 ] More work and less play: the 21st century university student
University students are now more committed to paid work and are spending less time in the classroom than a decade ago, according to researchers from the University of Melbourne. [ 15 Jul 2005 ] Four in a row for Melbourne at Southern Uni Games
The University of Melbourne has won a fourth straight Southern University Games (SUG) title after fighting off second-placed Monash University by just 12 championship points (445 to 433). [ 14 Jul 2005 ] Pink heath’s special fungus friend
The survival of Victoria’s floral emblem, the pink heath, could depend on a simple fungus, according to researchers from the University of Melbourne at Burnley. [ 12 Jul 2005 ] Monolingual English speakers may be losers in the globalised world
A language and literacy expert has cautioned that monolingual English speakers may not fare as well in the globalised world as those who speak other languages in addition to English. [ 11 Jul 2005 ] Melbourne students set to study online
University of Melbourne postgraduate students will soon have the option to complete part of their Melbourne degree studying online with global online education provider, Universitas 21 Global (U21G). [ 11 Jul 2005 ] Researcher wants to hear from adult children of Japanese war brides
The life experiences of Japanese women who settled in Australia after marrying Australian servicemen around the period of the Second World War – the so called “Japanese war brides” – are the subject of a new research project at the University of Melbourne. [ 8 Jul 2005 ] Genetic switch researcher recognised for outstanding work
A University of Melbourne geneticist has been recognised for his research into the genetics of disease-causing fungi by the announcement today that he has been named one of only 42 new Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Biomedical Research Scholars. [ 8 Jul 2005 ] Australian scientists unravel the science behind the musical magic of the Didgeridoo
Scientists from three Australian Universities have studied the physics of one of the world’s oldest musical instruments – the didgeridoo. In a paper published today in the prestigious Nature magazine, the scientists reveal how the haunting sound made by the instrument is a combination of both the acoustics of the tube and the mouth and throat movements of the musician. |
