The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 1, No. 5, 14 – 28 May 2007 Cover Story$pend now – pay later
The ratio of Australians’ debt to disposable income has doubled over the past decade. Janine Sim-Jones reports. Home affordability
End of the Aussie dream? Reading the jobs figures
Nerissa Hannink and David Scott look at the facts behind Australia’s impressively low unemployment rate. NewsIndex rates innovation in Australian industry
The IBM-Melbourne Institute Innovation Index is the first inter-industry, multi-indicator study to measure the rate of innovative activity in Australia. Institute for HEd leaders
Leadership/management education to fill critical gap. Diamonds will be too hard to hack
‘A 100 per cent secure’ telecommunication system is in sight. Overseas student fee income, numbers, up
The University continues to record strong growth in international student numbers and fee income, with international students making up just under 26 per cent of total enrolments and income nudging the $200 million mark. ‘Fertility aid’ may be fatal flaw for mozzies
Health threats from common human disease-carrying insects such as mosquitoes could be reduced by killing bacteria that significantly aid the insects’ fertility, according to a University of Melbourne study. From the Vice-Chancellor
The Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program was the centrepiece of the broad package of scholarships and support announced by the University at last month’s official launch of the Melbourne Model. Campus Snapshot: Footy mentors
The University of Melbourne Main Oval was the venue for the Melbourne University Women’s Football Club Annual Family Day recently. Future gardens
University of Melbourne School of Resource Management staff and students were key contributors to award winning exhibits at the recent Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Up Close on med tourism
Medical anthropologist Dr Andrea Whittaker (Asia Institute) discusses the growing phenomenon of medical tourism in Asia on the latest episode of the University’s audio podcast series, Melbourne University Up Close. Hong Kong law
Representatives from 12 major international law firms and three Hong Kong universities participated in a Hong Kong Law Careers Fair at the Melbourne Law School recently. FinanceNow!
Finance students at the University of Melbourne are plugged in to a daily market information program which they can personalise to meet their individual needs for particular types of data. Youth forum
Two undergraduate Arts/Law students from the University of Melbourne, Jordie Rust and Alan Wu, opened the recent National Youth Affairs Conference in Melbourne. Law in London
Six University of Melbourne Law students have been offered training contracts after doing clerkship programs with a prominent UK law firm in 2006. Reviews and PreviewsJohn Brumby on budgets
The priority in this year’s budget was to deliver on the Government’s election commitments. Poisoned blood – perjured city
Five thousand people were infected and many died when doctors at a blood transfusion centre in France in the 1980s knowingly sold HIV infected blood to patients. Bad dreaming needs balance
A ‘confronting’ book on Aboriginal men’s violence against women and children is described as contentious “if not stereotypical and moralistic”. From the source
Asia Pacific is politically fluid. 60 seconds with ...
Sia Jun Lee. New climate more than just ‘a change in the weather’
Rain fell from the sky, rivers flowed and dams and catchments filled. Simple enough. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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