The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 1, No. 16, 15 – 29 October 2007 Cover StorySchools that work
Research shows size does matter The complexities of a school principal’s day
Leaders from across industry have an opportunity every year to taste the reality of school leadership and management by participating in the Principal for a Day program run by the Australian Council for Education Research. NewsFamily allergy history breastfeeding caution
Exclusive breastfeeding of babies with a family history of allergies increases their long-term risk of developing asthma, eczema or food allergies, according to a University of Melbourne study. Boost for coasts and climate research
The University of Melbourne is set to create an internationally recognised centre for marine and climate education and research – the National Centre for Coasts and Climate (NCCC) – at Point Nepean. Head of new health policy centre urges major reform
Australia’s health care system needs major reform, on a scale similar to the 1970s introduction of Medicare, if it is to cope with a 21st century chronic disease epidemic, says the head of a new health policy research centre launched recently at the University of Melbourne. Problem gambling research and treatment centre
A Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre – a joint initiative of the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the Victorian Government – was launched recently by Victorian Minister for Gaming, Tony Robinson. From the Vice-Chancellor
The introduction of the Melbourne Model in 2008 will bring some changes but the University will certainly retain its familiar look and feel. $8.3m for learning and teaching performance
The University of Melbourne has again won substantial funding – $8.3 million – in the Commonwealth Government’s 2008 Learning and Teaching Performance Fund (LTPF). National competitive research funding success
The University of Melbourne has topped the combined total funding for the latest rounds of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. Four new Young Tall Poppies
University of Melbourne scientists have won four of this year’s 10 Victorian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards. Campus Snapshot: Tomorrow’s engineers
University of Melbourne engineering students showcase their talent and innovation each year in three exhibitions of final year projects – Meridian ’07 (Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering) this year held 10 October, Panorama 2007 (Computer Science and Software Engineering) which is this week, Thursday 18 October, and Endeavour 2007 (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) Wednesday 24 October. Bright Sparks
Dr Rachel Caruso, University of Melbourne materials chemist and ARC Australian Research Fellow, has won a 2007 Cosmos Bright Sparks Award, placing her among Australia’s top 10 scientists under 40 as judged by Cosmos science magazine. Theatre Up Close
Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Simon Phillips talks about contemporary theatre with host Sian Prior in the latest episode of the University of Melbourne’s audio podcast Up Close. Flu message
The Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development has identified the University of Melbourne as vital in spreading the message about preparing for a Human Influenza Pandemic to the wider community. Stress:smoke link
Men who work in excess of 50 hours a week are more than twice as likely to smoke as men working normal hours, according to a University of Melbourne study. Donor advice
University of Melbourne researchers have collaborated on a new guide for parents whose children have been conceived using donor eggs or sperm. Reviews and PreviewsMatthew Saville on making Noise
Cataclysmic events test our notions of decency and force characters to question their place in a society that is damaged. Radical revolt offers exciting theatre
Three dramas of revolt highlight 2007’s final year performances by talented Victorian College of the Arts drama and production students. From the source
Time Capsule The Ethical Imagination: Journeys of the Human Spirit
Professor Margaret Somerville is an internationally renowned lawyer and bioethicist at McGill University in Montreal. The cover of her recent book, The Ethical Imagination: Journeys of the Human Spirit, shows a bird sitting on a man’s shoulder. Professor Somerville says that for her, the bird ‘symbolises the human spirit, imagination, freedom and the capacity and courage to explore physical, intellectual and spiritual unknowns’. 60 seconds with ...
Claire McNamara Purer water worth gold
Vanishingly small nanoparticles of gold – each no larger than a few scores of atoms – may play a key role in improving water purification. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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