News

Media Releases : Archive

Here is an archive of news releases, newest first. Older articles can be retrieved using the News Search box.

Melbourne’s NHMRC project grant funding up 62% to $55.8m
The University of Melbourne’s 2008 National Health and Medical Research Council project grant funding has leapt a massive 62 per cent to $55.8 million, up from $34.4 million in 2007.

Not easy being green: energy consumers still wary on paying more for ‘green’ electricity
Electricity consumers require significant motivation and reassurance to purchase environmentally sound electricity, according to a new report by the University of Melbourne.

Minister launches new Forest Ecosystem degree
Victorian Minister for Agriculture Mr Joe Helper launched the University of Melbourne’s new Master of Forest Ecosystem Science degree at the Creswick Campus on Friday 14 September 2007.

Strong Future for Agricultural Graduates
The strong career and employment prospects in the Australian and international agricultural industry will be described by experts and industry leaders at the University of Melbourne’s 'Experience Dookie Campus' on 26 & 27 September.

IT boom leaves poor behind and voters aren’t happy in world's largest democracy
The boom in India’s IT sector is a political challenge to good governance, with critics saying the marginalised poor have not benefited and are using their democratic voice to protest, according to a leading Singaporean commentator.

Launch of student wellbeing resource
A new student wellbeing online resource to assist teachers, school leaders, parents and the wider community in Victoria has been devloped as a joint venture between the Catholic Education Office Melbourne (CEOM) and the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Education.

Melba scholarships for new graduate opera program
Scholarships for a new graduate opera program at the University of Melbourne are expected to flow following the signing of an agreement between the University and the Melba Memorial Conservatorium.

University of Melbourne access never better with extra Commonwealth-supported places in 2008
There will be extra Commonwealth-supported places available in exciting new Melbourne Model undergraduate courses at the University of Melbourne in 2008.

Urgent health system reform needed to tackle disease epidemic, says head of new University of Melbourne centre
Australia’s health care system needs new reform on the same scale as the introduction of Medicare in the 1970s if it is to cope with the 21st Century epidemics of chronic disease, says the head of a new health policy research centre to be launched tonight at the University of Melbourne.

Melbourne appoints Peter McPhee as Provost
One of Australia’s most distinguished academics, Professor Peter McPhee, has become the University of Melbourne’s first Provost.

Employees or shareholders – which are more important in corporate eyes?
An Australian-first study into how company directors’ rank employees, shareholders and other stakeholders, conducted by University of Melbourne corporate and employment law experts, shows that directors prioritise shareholders only slightly over employees, distinguishing Australian directors from their US counterparts.

As regionalism becomes the new ‘world order’, project explores roles of Europe and Asia
A two year research project looking at the new ‘region-based’ world order and comparing developments in Europe and Asia has concluded that while both regions are currently in a high state of flux, their influence and importance will only increase in the years ahead.

DOOKIE CAMPUS STUDENT RANKED 5TH IN WORLD
University of Melbourne Bachelor of Rural Business student Amanda Holt, recently achieved a 5th ranking in the International University Games held in Thailand from 8 – 18 August.

University of Melbourne staff member among new group of rural young Australians to advise Government
A group of the best and brightest young Australians have been chosen to advise government and provide a youth perspective on issues facing rural Australia.

ASHE DIRECTOR RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS WURREKER AWARD
Director for the Academy of Sport, Health and Education Mr Justin Mohamed has received the prestigious 2007 Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc (VAEAI) Wurreker Award in the category of “Community Based Employee”.

Post-tsunami University initiative helps restore research capacity to devastated Aceh
An Australian higher-education collaboration that is helping to rebuild research capacity in the Indonesian province of Aceh will be launched by the Rector of Universitas Syiah Kuala and the Australian Ambassador to Indonesia in Banda Aceh on Wednesday 5 September, in the presence of Governor Irwandi Yusuf.