Media Releases : Archive
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[ 28 Sep 2006 ] NASA calls on Uni of Melb to probe Moon and Mars soil
Mathematicians from the University of Melbourne are on the NASA team unlocking the secrets of Martian and lunar soils. [ 27 Sep 2006 ] Lockhart Deputy Chair to outline stem cell review with supporting Bill in Parliament
A full update on the Lockhart Committee’s review into stem cell research will be provided by Professor Loane Skene, Deputy Chair of the Lockhart Committee and Medical Law expert at the University of Melbourne, today at the University’s Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute. [ 27 Sep 2006 ] New stats formula predicts bone fracture in women with osteoporosis
A new statistical formula to predict the likelihood of women with osteoporosis fracturing bones has been developed by a University of Melbourne research team. [ 27 Sep 2006 ] New plan gives little kids big voices in Council decisions
It sounds like common sense, but when was the last time children were consulted about the layout of their local park? The City of Port Phillip’s visionary Municipal Early Years has drawn attention from NAPCAN (National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) as the winner of a Child Protection Week award. [ 26 Sep 2006 ] Rural dental services boosted by University program
A shortage of dentists and dental services in rural areas is being addressed by a new University of Melbourne dental training program, the first of its kind in Victoria. [ 21 Sep 2006 ] Experts demand end to solitary confinement of mental health patients
The case to end the solitary confinement and seclusion of mental health patients will be made by mental health nurses, psychiatrists and legal experts at a symposium at the University of Melbourne today (September 21). [ 20 Sep 2006 ] Humans possess separate gene sets for different reading skills
Being able to recognise words visually when learning to read is affected by different genes to those used to sound out words, according to new Australian research. [ 14 Sep 2006 ] How to cut drug use, violence in schools
A landmark Australian study that examined the smoking, drinking and drug-taking uses of thousands of schoolchildren has shown there are ways to successfully intervene and cut high-risk activities in adolescence. [ 13 Sep 2006 ] Melbourne Uni nurses in top gear and going places, fast
The University of Melbourne’s School of Nursing is in a hurry to solve the chronic nursing shortage and is offering an extra 50 places in its 2007 two-year, accelerated Bachelor of Nursing degree as an immediate contribution. [ 12 Sep 2006 ] Contemporary theatre tells of politics and culture in Germany since reunification
The intersection of German culture and politics since re-unification is the subject of a conference drawing theatre practitioners and scholars from around the world to the University of Melbourne this week. [ 11 Sep 2006 ] BRAIN SCAN BREAKTHROUGH HELPS PREDICT SCHIZOPHRENIA
University of Melbourne researchers have become the first in the world to show that brain scans can be used to predict how well young people will recover from early psychotic episodes that occur in mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. [ 10 Sep 2006 ] Research strengthens Australian infrastructure against disasters
Securing Australia’s infrastructure against natural disasters and terrorist attacks is the focus of a new federal government grant won by a leading civil and environmental engineer from the University of Melbourne. [ 5 Sep 2006 ] Bio21 Institute attracts Australia’s biggest biopharmaceutical company, CSL Limited
The University of Melbourne and the Victorian Government announced today an exciting partnership between the University’s Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute and Australia’s biggest biopharmaceutical company, CSL Limited. [ 5 Sep 2006 ] VCA farewells Associate Professor Lindy Davies, Head of Drama
At the end of 2006 the VCA will farewell Lindy Davies, long-time Head of the School of Drama and a leading contributor to the performing arts in Australia. After eleven years at the helm Lindy is leaving the VCA to return to her life as a practising artist. Next year she will be involved in projects in London, Vienna and Slovenia. [ 5 Sep 2006 ] Melbourne Model wins workplace productivity funding
The University of Melbourne’s move to the new Melbourne Model will be supported by more than $4 million in new funding under the Workplace Productivity Program (WPP). [ 4 Sep 2006 ] University of Melbourne rural medical students - first in Victoria to use hand held technology
Medical students from the University of Melbourne’s School of Rural Health in Shepparton are the first in Victoria to be given personal digital assistants (PDAs) to readily access up to date medical information on their training rounds. [ 1 Sep 2006 ] Australian literary prizes awarded to Vivienne Cleven and Judith Pugh
Two literary awards worth a total of $15 000 have been awarded by the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre to the writers Vivienne Cleven and Judith Pugh. [ 1 Sep 2006 ] Shaping our youth – schooling has bigger role than simply educating
A seven-year study in the vein of the famed 7-Up series, has spawned the book, Making Modern Lives, scheduled for release today. It details how schools of similar academic performance and demographic can have dramatically different effects on the shape and direction of young people’s lives. [ 1 Sep 2006 ] Melbourne joins Pacific Rim association
The University of Melbourne has accepted an invitation to join the prestigious Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). [ 1 Sep 2006 ] Mythology’s final frontier: How Scotty, Spock and the Starship Enterprise have become the new Classics
A thesis which boldly goes where no thesis has gone before has won one of the University of Melbourne’s top academic prizes. |
