Media Releases : Archive
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[ 29 Jun 2006 ] International human development forum to look at bullying, literacy, parenting
An Australian-first international conference on human development, hosted by the University of Melbourne, will look at topics as diverse as Indigenous child development, ageing, and the effects of childcare and TV on child development. [ 27 Jun 2006 ] Employees or shareholders, which are more important in corporate eyes?
An Australian-first study into how company directors’ rank employees, shareholders and other stakeholders, is being conducted by University of Melbourne corporate and employment law experts. [ 26 Jun 2006 ] Melbourne scientists put deadly sheep disease under the microscope
University of Melbourne scientists are collecting milk samples from sheep to find the cause of a disease that kills hundreds of ewes and their lambs each year. [ 26 Jun 2006 ] Forestry CRC to hold inaugural annual meeting at Uni forestry school
The University of Melbourne's School of Forest and Ecosystem Science at Creswick will be the setting for the first annual meeting of the CRC for Forestry on 4 and 5 July 2006. [ 23 Jun 2006 ] Study shows how best to bust corporate fraud
Corporate fraud is more likely to be picked up by organisations with internal audit functions, potentially saving firms and the economy billions of dollars, according to University of Melbourne researchers. [ 23 Jun 2006 ] Our leaders are failing women in the challenge for work-family balance: sociologist
Neither the Howard government nor the Beazley Opposition are answering the challenges facing mothers striving to balance work and family, according to leading sociologist and new Dean of Arts at the University of Melbourne Professor Belinda Probert. [ 22 Jun 2006 ] Six 'new generation' ugrad degrees planned for 2008
The University of Melbourne will introduce a suite of six 'new generation' undergraduate degrees under its Melbourne Model in 2008. [ 21 Jun 2006 ] Michael J. Fox Foundation funds research to stop Parkinson's sufferers falling
Over AUS $800,000 from the U.S based Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has been awarded to an Australian research team led by Professor Meg Morris of the University of Melbourne to prevent falls and improve mobility in people with Parkinson's disease. [ 20 Jun 2006 ] Research designed to reduce the need for antibiotics in poultry industry
A University of Melbourne scientist is studying the complex interactions of genes in an organism that causes major respiratory illnesses in chickens – a move which could lead to more effective vaccines and drastically reduce antibiotic use in the poultry industry. [ 14 Jun 2006 ] Angry men stand out in a crowd: research
Angry men stand out in a crowd, but get noticed quicker by other men than by women, a study on perceptual processes by University of Melbourne and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers has shown. [ 14 Jun 2006 ] University of Melbourne medical researchers to head key NHMRC committees.
Two leading University of Melbourne medical researchers have been appointed to head up key policy committees of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [ 7 Jun 2006 ] Secret sex lives of swans under scrutiny in new study
The promiscuous mating habits of black swans have initiated a new study at Albert Park Lake by University of Melbourne researchers. [ 7 Jun 2006 ] New Dean to lead Land and Food
Dr Richard Roush, an internationally-respected entomologist and committed naturalist, will be the new Dean of the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Land and Food Resources, from late 2006. [ 6 Jun 2006 ] Shoppers say 'yes' to Aussie-made or home-brand groceries, 'no' to eco-safe: study
Demand for certified Australian-made and generic or 'home-brand' groceries is high but shoppers are shunning environmentally-friendly items, according to a University of Melbourne study. [ 1 Jun 2006 ] University of Melbourne students selected as international leaders
Four University of Melbourne students were among six Australian students named Global Leaders by the Goldman Sachs Foundation. [ 1 Jun 2006 ] Fill up CBD office buildings to help tackle climate change: study
Increasing occupancy levels of CBD office buildings will reduce carbon emissions and help address climate change, University of Melbourne researchers have found. |
