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Peter Blazey Fellowship 2009 awarded to NSW writer Maggie Mackellar at Writers’ Festival last night
The $15,000 Peter Blazey Fellowship for biography, autobiography and life writing was presented yesterday at the Melbourne Writers’ Festival by actor, director and writer, Graeme Blundell, at a ceremony hosted by Professor Joy Damousi, Head of School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne.

States can do better in attracting decent jobs through investment incentives, says new report
State and territory governments need to have greater accountability when it comes to offering investment incentives to employers, according to experts at Melbourne Law School’s Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law.

Stick with simple antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the spread of hospital super bugs, says University of Melbourne researcher
Australian hospitals should avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the development of more drug-resistant super bugs, according to a University of Melbourne study.

Veterinary Science PhD student scoops prestigious research award
An international PhD student from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Melbourne has been awarded a $4,500 bursary, beating top students from across Australia.

Racing cane toads reveals they get cold feet on Southern Australia invasion
Cane toads weren’t allowed to compete in the Olympics, but scientists have raced cane toads in the laboratory and calculated that they would not be able to invade Melbourne, Adelaide or Hobart and are unlikely to do well in Perth or Sydney, even with climate change.

Remove cerebral palsy compensation cases from the courts to get a better deal for families, says University of Melbourne academic
Cerebral palsy compensation cases should be removed from the court system to provide a better deal for families and save millions of dollars in litigation costs, says a University of Melbourne academic.

Multiple Sclerosis Researchers win Eureka Prize for Medical Research
Professor Trevor Kilpatrick, Director of the University's Centre for Neuroscience, and his team of twenty six researchers in the Multiple Sclerosis Group based at the Howard Florey have been awarded the Eureka Prize for Medical Research for 2008 announced in a ceremony in Sydney last week.

University vet wins Science Week award
An anaesthetist from the University of Melbourne’s Veterinary Clinic and Hospital based in Werribee, has been honoured by receiving a $1,000 award at the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists’ Science Week.

University of Melbourne honours renowned international law expert Dr Samuel Pisar AO
Dr Samuel Pisar AO, a distinguished alumnus of the Melbourne Law School, will officially receive one of the highest honours at the University of Melbourne, when he is conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) on 27 August.

Indigenous children don’t need number words to “count”, says new study
Indigenous Australian children who speak languages that have few number words are still able to count, according to a new international study.

Twelve year unbroken dry spell leaves Melbourne with one third less water- where to now? Is Melbourne Running Dry?
Water expert Professor John Langford will address Melbourne’s water crisis at the University of Melbourne Issues Forum today at 1pm.

Abortion in Victoria – experts available for comment
University of Melbourne women’s health experts are available to comment on the proposed new abortion laws which will be debated by Victorian Parliament. Experts available include:

International law expert, Professor Yoram Dinstein, on the international ‘War on Terrorism’
Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University, Yoram Dinstein, will discuss the ‘Many Faces of the International War on Terrorism’ at the Melbourne Law School’s inaugural annual Nathan and Pamela Jacobson Lecture tomorrow.

From the bedroom to the backyard - climate change and Australian life - University of Melbourne expert panel on Open Day Sunday 17 August
More sex under the doona and less frolicking in front of the fire might be one of the unexpected impacts of climate change according to leading economist Professor John Freebairn who is part of a panel of experts to discuss how climate change will affect Australians at the University’s Open Day Sunday 17 August.

University of Melbourne Throws Open its Doors for Open Day: Sunday 17 August at 10am - 4pm
The University of Melbourne will throw open its doors this Sunday for its annual Open Day – giving everyone a chance to explore university life.

Decoding your genes - how much do you want to know? Vice Chancellor Public Lecture Series - Monday 18 August
“Genetic advances have revolutionized our understanding of many diseases. In certain areas, genetics is now having a major impact on routine medical care, “Professor Sam Berkovic, Australia Fellow and Laureate Professor, Department of Medicine (Austin Health/Northern Health said.

Torture and the responsibility of lawyers in the spotlight at Melbourne Law School
Professor Philippe Sands QC will lay out the story behind the human-rights abuses sanctioned by the most senior lawyers in the Bush Administration and the terrible consequences of their actions in a lecture at Melbourne Law School on Thursday, August 21.

White Collar Crime, Smarter Schools, Water Saving Technology, Climate Change, Food Costs and Problem Gambling – University of Melbourne releases Research Review ‘08
The University of Melbourne has released its pinnacle publication of research stories - Research Review 2008.

The original ‘information revolution’ – Pratt Oration to explore the printing press, the book and the Jewish world
The invention of the printing press around 1439 transformed Jewish education, broke down regional barriers between communities, challenged rabbis to deal with an information explosion, and changed Jewish-Christian relations. This profound change to the way the Jewish world communicated is the subject of the University of Melbourne’s 2008 Pratt Oration* this Thursday 14 August.

University of Melbourne welcomes Victoria’s Innovation statement
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the Victorian Government’s strong support for science and innovation outlined in today’s Innovation Statement, Innovation: Victoria’s Future, launched by Premier John Brumby.