Media Releases : Archive
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[ 31 Aug 2005 ] University welcomes new providers for agriculture and related VET courses
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the announcement of new providers for the future delivery of all agriculture-related vocational education and training (VET) programs currently delivered through the University. [ 31 Aug 2005 ] Arts, science initiatives unveiled by University of Melbourne
Two exciting initiatives in the arts and in science have been unveiled by the University of Melbourne. [ 31 Aug 2005 ] Prominent Australians join University of Melbourne
Three prominent Australian intellectuals, noted for their significant contributions to public life, scholarship, and the arts, have been appointed as Vice-Chancellor’s Fellows by the University of Melbourne. [ 30 Aug 2005 ] Landfill research promotes environmental sustainability
A new waste management technique with the potential to help the environment while also delivering economic benefits is to be tested by University of Melbourne researchers. [ 30 Aug 2005 ] Refugee mental health: What can be done?
Government provision of economic opportunities and private accommodation is crucial for a refugee's mental health, and can be more effective than repatriation, according to a University of Melbourne researcher. [ 29 Aug 2005 ] Richard Divall to receive prestigious award at free Town Hall concert
Conductor Richard Divall will receive the University of Melbourne’s Bernard Heinze Award for 2005 in recognition of his contribution to Australian music, during a free concert in the Melbourne Town Hall this Thursday (1 September). [ 26 Aug 2005 ] Poets dominate University arts awards
Poets dominated literary and art prizes worth $30,000 awarded by the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre last night. [ 26 Aug 2005 ] Aussie women win first ever diving medal at World Uni Games
Two Melbourne students have teamed to win Australia’s first ever women’s diving medal at the World University Summer Games in Izmir, Turkey. [ 26 Aug 2005 ] Italian seniors overcome crime fears: 82 yo graduate
An 82 year old community activist who has researched perceptions of crime among older Italians in northern Melbourne is to be awarded a Master of Arts degree at the University of Melbourne tomorrow (Saturday, 27 August). [ 26 Aug 2005 ] $4.3 million awarded for new system to help medical researchers share information
A University of Melbourne-led project that enables researchers from various institutions to share medical research data, images, tissue banks and genetic information across a range of diseases has been awarded $4.3 million by the Federal Government. [ 25 Aug 2005 ] Honorary Doctorate celebrates 50 years of teaching by Melbourne piano master
Internationally acclaimed pianist and music academic Ronald Farren- Price will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music by the University of Melbourne on Saturday (August 27). [ 25 Aug 2005 ] Victorian dairy cows' diets are also good for humans
The healthy diets of northern Victoria’s dairy cows are helping them produce milk which is also healthy for humans, according to a new study by a University of Melbourne researcher. [ 24 Aug 2005 ] 40’s and 50’s pin-up girls needed for history project
Australian women who modeled for photos wearing ‘swimsuits or less’ in the 1940’s and 50’s are needed for a study into Australia’s “pin-up” culture during the Second World War and post-war era. [ 24 Aug 2005 ] Consumer culture generates longer working hours
Our consumer culture is forcing Australians to work longer hours in order to manage their debts and sustain high levels of consumption, according to a study by University of Melbourne researchers at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. [ 22 Aug 2005 ] Veterinary Science campus at Werribee opens new animal isolation wards
New animal isolation wards at the Werribee campus of the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Veterinary Science will be officially opened today (Monday, 22 August). [ 22 Aug 2005 ] Scientists must give up control of environment debate, says new book
Scientists need to relinquish their technical control in environmental debates and give more power to community stakeholders, says a University of Melbourne scientist in a new book to be launched by Australian Greens leader Bob Brown this week. [ 22 Aug 2005 ] E-research boost for Melbourne
Development of tsunami warning systems, tools for a virtual MRI grid and intelligent language resource searches on the web are all projects that recently received a share of more than 1/2 million dollars for e-research at the University of Melbourne. [ 19 Aug 2005 ] Universities, business and Government combine for financial study
A consortium of financial academic experts from the University of Melbourne, Monash University and RMIT University, has joined forces with business and government members to provide opportunities for new financial research. [ 18 Aug 2005 ] An ill wind that blows no good for Melbourne’s trees
The loss of mature trees in Melbourne parks and streets during wind storms earlier this year could have been avoided, according to a University of Melbourne researcher. [ 18 Aug 2005 ] International expert explains the risks facing Australia’s World Heritage rainforest
Two million years of evolutionary history in Australia’s World Heritage Rainforests could be at risk from climate change and the fragmentation of natural habitats. International expert Professor Craig Moritz will explain why at a free public lecture at the University of Melbourne tonight. |
