The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 6, No. 2, 8 February - 7 March 2010 Cover StoryEarly childhood moves
The 2009 financial collapse of ABC Learning and its subsequent rescue by NGO consortium GoodStart, alongside new state and federal policies on education for children birth to eight years signal a new – and very welcome – direction for Australian Early Childhood Education and Care, writes Chair of ECEC at the University of Melbourne, Professor Collette Tayler. Putting children back into the child care debate
Media debate about early childhood education and care is rarely focused on children and children’s needs, but instead is mostly framed around adult needs and interests, according to recently published doctoral research from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education. Katherine Smith reports. Universal language of child art at Boorai
A child’s right to freedom of expression on matters that concern them is a binding provision written into the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but the voices of small children are seldom heard, and for the very young, nearly every decision is made on their behalf by parents and carers. Katherine Smith reports. NewsA better deal for mental health
Australian of the Year, Professor Pat McGorry, believes 2010 is shaping as a watershed year for mental health. Caring for koalas
Three Melbourne Veterinary students are working with the Australian Wildlife Health Centre at the Healesville Sanctuary to help orphaned koalas survive. Shane Cahill reports. New drug targets for malaria cure
In the fight against malaria, the parasite’s drug resistance has become a major stumbling block. Now a new study, led by the University of Melbourne, is providing hope for the development of novel antimalarial drugs. Nerissa Hannink reports. A mobile concern that isn’t going away
Will mobile phone use go the same way as cigarette smoking – promoted as a harm-free activity until scientific evidence confirmed what had long been suspected? Emma O’Neill reports. From the Vice-Chancellor
Higher education funding review for stability Eastern makeover
It must be something about Melbourne’s ability to transform its gloomy laneways and time-worn buildings into places of warmth and welcome. Shane Cahill reports on the new Eastern Precinct Student Centre. Reviews and PreviewsMelbourne>
An explosive interaction between art and punk music in the mid-1970s, which drove a charged decade of creative activity between Melbourne and Brisbane, will be explored in a major new exhibition opening at the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne this month. Katrina Raymond reports. City of light and love
Celebrity chef of Vue de Monde fame, Shannon Bennett, along with a kitchenful of mates, explore Parisian food from the Michelin stars to market bars and kebab stands in a new MUP book. By Shane Cahill. Objects of desire
As information becomes available at the touch of a button, publishers are responding by making books objects that are desirable and innovative as well as continuing to be informative. By Silvia Dropulich. Knowledge TransferPolitical football
As Australia heads to a FIFA World Cup bid, Professor Richard Tomlinson, Chair in Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, looks at the challenges of providing genuine economic benefit and keeping costs under control. Genetics for all
A program that brings VCE students and teachers from all parts of the state to the University to experience world class genetics facilities and researchers has been recognised for its excellence. Shane Cahill reports. Discovering the secrets of microbats
Due to their sizes, ranging from that of a moth to a human hand, their nocturnal habits and lack of audible calls, microbats aren’t on the radar of most Melburnians. By Nerissa Hannink. ProfilesVenomdoc: Woodward Medallist for Science and Technology
Passion is the reason Dr Bryan Fry does what he does. Zoe Nikakis reports. Leaving the past behind
A 40th reunion of his South African medical school class set in train a journey for Sidney Bloch to resolve his decades-long struggle with his youthful inability to translate his abhorrence of apartheid into effective action. Shane Cahill talks to University of Melbourne Professor Sidney Bloch about the journey and a new documentary film. AlumniSeeing the complete picture
A Melbourne student has completed his Masters while working for the UN in Gaza. Christopher Strong reports. Graduate path to Melbourne
As Medicine moves to graduate entry from 2011, Voice looks at the experiences of three recent Medicine, Physiotherapy and Dentistry graduates who earlier had earned degrees in another discipline. SportGreen and gold Winter Olympics dream
The University of Melbourne will be flying the Australian flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Rod Warnecke reports. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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