The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 1, No. 8, 25 June - 9 July 2007 Cover StoryRethinking the Australian Constitution
The coming federal election shines a spotlight on Australian ‘values’, national policies, government and politicians. Under this intensified scrutiny how does the Australian Constitution – framed more than a century ago – shape up? DAVID SCOTT talks to the experts on how we read and interpret one of the nation’s oldest and most important documents. When Melbourne was Australia’s capital city
At the start of 1901 the news was: the 20th century had begun, and so had the Commonwealth of Australia. Framing nationhood was an exercise in diplomacy
A handwritten annotation offered to Australia’s constitutional draftsmen by the British Secretary of State for the Colonies conjures up outraged voices in Westminster hooting in disapproval at colonial impudence. NewsPaying attention – how we do it
Interactions in the brain which enable us to pay attention to some of the things we see while barely noticing others have been discovered in research at the University of Melbourne. Arts curriculum review
The University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Arts has begun a comprehensive four-month review of its curriculum. Mental impact of Kerang train crash may be wide
The recent railway level crossing accident at Kerang could psychologically affect people beyond those hurt in the collision warns a University of Melbourne posttraumatic mental health expert. Faulty genes breast cancer study a first
A world-first, large-scale study of faulty genes and breast cancer has drawn on significant Australian input including research at the University of Melbourne. From the Vice-Chancellor
The Group of Eight universities has outlined a new vision for higher education and university research in Australia with the release of a new policy discussion paper: Seizing the opportunities. ‘Flexible’ work job strain risk for women
Flexible working arrangements can be particularly adverse for women according to a University of Melbourne study which finds that those in casual or contract work report much higher levels of job strain compared to their full-time counterparts. Courseware to go global
The University of Melbourne has signed a deal with Australia’s largest full service library supplier, DA Information Services, to market, sell and license the University’s diverse range of courseware material to customers worldwide. Campus Snapshot: Sea of hands
National Reconciliation Week celebrations at the University of Melbourne this year, led by the University’s Centre for Indigenous Education (CIE), included this Sea of Hands on the South Lawn. Frogs inspire research into plastic solar cells
The latest episode of the audio podcast Melbourne University Up Close features Professor Andrew Holmes (Bio21 Institute) discussing how a poisonous South American frog inspired research into development of plastic solar cells. Posttraumatic stress treatment
Guidelines for Australian health practitioners treating people with posttraumatic mental health problems have been developed by the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH). Training for civil dispute resolution
A multimedia package, Keeping Your Cool – a guide to civil dispute resolution, has been launched by the University of Melbourne’s Law School and the Leo Cussen Institute, a leader in practical legal training and legal professional development. Sports scholars share $110 000
Melbourne University Sports Association recently announced sports scholarships for 23 students worth more than $110 000 in cash and in-kind support this year. Reviews and PreviewsMax Gillies on the politics of comedy
Undergraduate theatre offers a ‘drama school’ for professional and intellectual development. Intimate portraits celebrate Australian circus culture
Australia’s traditional circuses confront mounting odds. Two versions of Kevin Rudd
There is no mistaking which of the two new biographies of Kevin Rudd is the authorised version of his career to date. Robert Macklin’s book announces itself as ‘The Biography’, implausibly claiming to offer the last word on its subject. The cover features a posed photograph of Rudd, not a hair out of place, looking just to the right of the camera with a cool, somewhat bemused gaze. By contrast, Nicholas Stuart’s unauthorised biography has a close-up of Rudd against a dark background, his face slightly sweaty, hair straying onto his forehead, his lips pursed and gaze alert as if he is listening, poised to strike. From the source
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Adam Broinowski Vatican calls in expert advice on defining death
A University of Melbourne neuroscientist was one of 28 international experts invited to a small conference at the Vatican recently by Pope Benedict and Bishop Sorondo, Bishop-Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, for the purpose of getting authoritative medical consensus concerning the precise criteria for the determination of death. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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