Media Releases : Archive
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[ 31 Oct 2005 ] Serendipity or Science – fighting disease through clinical research
In the eighteenth century, a milkmaid, Blossom the cow and a gardener’s son stumbled on a cure for smallpox (see footnote). [ 28 Oct 2005 ] Clearing the way to new jobs
The University of Melbourne has cleared the way forward for Faculty of Land and Food Resources staff delivering vocational education and training (VET) courses in agriculture and related fields to be employed by new providers of these courses. [ 27 Oct 2005 ] Snakebite warning for pet owners
Veterinarians at the University of Melbourne’s emergency clinic have warned pet owners to be vigilant around long grass and waterways after a recent spate of dogs and cats being bitten by snakes. [ 27 Oct 2005 ] Labour lawyers condemn ‘rushed’ IR legislation
Rushing through legislation for Industrial Relations reforms makes no sense and will not give parliament, legal experts or the general public enough time to comprehend and respond to the new laws, according to a cohort of University of Melbourne law experts. [ 25 Oct 2005 ] Australians getting it wrong on Indonesia and Islam: expert
More nuanced and accurate understandings of Islam and Indonesia are urgently needed to respond effectively to terrorism in our region, according to University of Melbourne expert in Indonesian and Asian Law, Professor Tim Lindsey. [ 24 Oct 2005 ] Fly strike research wins RSPCA Humane Animal Production Scholarship
A second year Bachelor of Agriculture student from the University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus has won a scholarship from the RSPCA for research into controlling fly strike in sheep without mulesing. [ 24 Oct 2005 ] Exercise: Only for wealthy suburb dwellers?
People living in Melbourne’s poorest suburbs are far less likely to exercise than those in wealthy suburbs, University of Melbourne researchers have found. [ 20 Oct 2005 ] Creative arts a “risky business”
Young people involved in the arts are better able to face a range of problems including limited schooling, a history of unemployment, family breakdown and various forms of substance abuse, according to researchers from the University of Melbourne. [ 19 Oct 2005 ] Award for genetic study that revolutionised thinking on epilepsy
Melbourne researcher, Professor Sam Berkovic, has been awarded the prestigious Zülch Prize from the Max Planck Society in Germany in recognition of his groundbreaking investigations into the genetic foundations of epilepsy. [ 19 Oct 2005 ] Artists are rebels regardless of the cause, personality study shows
Key personality factors linked to creativity, which include a proneness to psychosis and the tendency to rebel, have been identified by a University of Melbourne researcher. [ 19 Oct 2005 ] Stroke research breakthrough honored in Chancellor’s Prizes
University of Melbourne research has uncovered the role of two key substances in regulating the flow of blood through the brain – a breakthrough which could lead to the development of new drugs to combat high blood pressure and prevent stroke. [ 18 Oct 2005 ] A natural silencing of HIV by star-shaped brain cells could hold the key to new treatments
The discovery of a unique trick used by some brain cells to stop the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from spreading is providing new hope for the development of drugs for treating HIV infection. [ 18 Oct 2005 ] Increase in foreign Universities to Asia lifts demand for the ‘creative’ graduate
The large number of universities now arriving in Asia threatens to commoditize education, according to the University of Melbourne’s Dean of Engineering, Professor Jannie S.J.Van Deventer. [ 18 Oct 2005 ] New Encyclopedia an A-Z of ‘marvellous Melbourne’
After ten years’ hard work the first encyclopedia of Melbourne has been produced by a University of Melbourne historian, and a team of over 400 contributors. [ 17 Oct 2005 ] Adolescent anxiety study shows girls suffer more than boys
Girls are typically more anxious than boys from the beginning of adolescence and appear more susceptible to factors linked to high levels of anxiety, according to a University of Melbourne study. [ 17 Oct 2005 ] Melbourne researcher appointed International Fellow Institut Social Malaysia
A University of Melbourne researcher, who has for many years been committed to combating racism and promoting gender equity in early childhood education, has been appointed an International Fellow of the Institut Social Malaysia. [ 17 Oct 2005 ] Archaeology reveals the magic and mystery of ancient glassmaking
The magical properties of semi-precious stones are believed to have been the key factor in the manufacture of the first glass late in the third millennium BC, according to a UK archaeologist and visiting scholar at the University of Melbourne. [ 14 Oct 2005 ] Melbourne Business School economist to chair new fair pay commission
Leading Melbourne Business School economist, Professor Ian Harper, is to become the first chair of the new Australian Fair Pay Commission. [ 14 Oct 2005 ] Centre to help scholars turn PhDs to print
A new writing centre to help researchers and scholars turn their academic work into books for a broader audience has opened at the University of Melbourne. [ 12 Oct 2005 ] Working and mothering still at odds in Australian society
ACTU President Sharan Burrow will discuss how the Federal Government’s proposed Industrial Relations Reforms will affect working women when she launches a new book about Australian attitudes to working mothers at the University of Melbourne this Friday (14 October). |
