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University of Melbourne experts available to comment on the end of the financial year
A number of University of Melbourne experts across a range of disciplines are available for comment on the eve of the end of the 2007-2008 Financial Year.

Tertiary Education issues at forefront of public policy debate
At a time of major review in the tertiary education sector, Australia’s education leaders, policy makers and thinkers will discuss what the country needs from its tertiary institutions, now and in the future, in a seminar series at the University of Melbourne.

University of Melbourne to manage new $8.6 million project on water-efficient farming
The Federal Government, through the National Water Commission, has provided $8.6million for a new research project, to be managed by the University of Melbourne, into how the combination of changed farming practices and water resource operations can simultaneously improve water use and productivity, while delivering better environmental outcomes.

Aussie lifestyle increases body image problem for Asian university students – University of Melbourne Public Lecture
Professor David Castle, Chair of Psychiatry (St Vincent’s Hospital) within the Department of Psychiatry from the University of Melbourne will present findings of his research at a public lecture this evening at the University of Melbourne titled “The Relentless Pursuit of a Perfect Body Appearance: Psychiatry and Body Image.”

$100 million supercomputing program boosts Victorian medical research capacity
Under a new Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative, The University of Melbourne will host a $100 million supercomputing program and facility, with $50 million provided by the State Government, as announced by the Premier John Brumby at Bio2008 in San Diego overnight.

Unlocking genome of world’s worst insect pest
Scientists from the University of Melbourne and CSIRO in Australia, and the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, are on the brink of a discovery which will facilitate the development of new, safe, more sustainable ways of controlling the world’s worst agricultural insect pest – the moth, Helicoverpa armigera.

New rural scholarship will help vet students fulfil their dreams
Four students from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne are the recipients of a new rural scholarship, which has been established to assist students from regional and remote areas of Australia.

Burke and Wills give up their long lost navigational instruments after more than a quarter of a century of University of Melbourne research.
In 1986 then Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surveying found a “blaze tree” from the ill-fated 1861 Burke and Wills approximately 100 kilometres north east of Birdsville.

University of Melbourne expert available to comment on the announcement of the first Australian-built hybrid car manufacturing plant
Automotive expert Dr Chris Manzie at the University of Melbourne is available for comment following the announcement today by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on the first Australian-built hybrid car manufacturing plant.

Kick Off: MURFC Celebrates Centenary In Style with all-star match up.
The University of Melbourne’s Rugby Football Club will celebrate its 100 year history in style tomorrow afternoon, with a Centenary Match featuring some of the best players in the Wallabies and Super 14s.

Australia not equipped to deal with food crisis predicted by United Nations, say academics.
University of Melbourne academics urge Australia to address our looming food shortages as the U.N. crisis summit on rising food prices at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) comes to an end in Rome.

Kylie’s breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 per cent in breast imaging of low risk women, says new University of Melbourne study
Use of mammography and breast ultrasound procedures soared by over 30 per cent among women aged 25-44 in the six months following Kylie Minogue’s breast cancer diagnosis, says a new study from the University of Melbourne.

University of Melbourne extends education boundaries with the launch of iTunes U
The University of Melbourne is again at the forefront of a major change in education delivery in Australia, as one of the first Australian universities to bring its learning and teaching to iTunes U in the iTunes Store.

Melbourne communities can be made safer, says author of world-first book
Sweeping changes need to be made by urban planners, community organizations and public officials alike if community safety in Melbourne’s suburbs is to improve, says University of Melbourne academic, Dr Carolyn Whitzman.

Long-term cannabis use causes brain injury, new study
New ground-breaking research shows long-term, heavy cannabis use causes significant brain abnormalities resulting in psychotic symptoms and memory loss equivalent to that of patients with a mild traumatic brain injury.

Oestrogen applied to the human penis could stop the spread of HIV
In a world first, a University of Melbourne study has shown that topical oestrogen could help prevent HIV infection by blocking entry of the virus into the human penis.

Early success in protecting native animals from roads and traffic
Preliminary results of a study into Victoria’s first wildlife rope bridge indicate early success in helping protect native animals from the effects of roads and traffic.

21,000 Victorians suffer from work-related depression
Almost one in six cases of depression among working Victorians are caused by job stress, amounting to more than 21,000 cases of preventable depression in Victoria each year, a new University of Melbourne study shows.