The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 2, No. 3, 3 – 17 March 2008 Cover StoryWelcome to the Melbourne Experience
The start of a new academic year is always full of anticipation. Graduate Schools model brings new opportunities
This year sees the University introduce a suite of new graduate professional entry degrees alongside the six new generation undergraduate degrees as part of the Melbourne Model. But what does this all mean to the students on the first day of their tertiary education? Who are we? The University of Melbourne in 2008
The University of Melbourne attracts high achieving students from all states and territories in Australia and throughout the world. 10 top tips
How to survive and thrive in your first year at Uni How we started more than 150 years ago
The very first day – 13 April 1855. The University’s students numbered only 16, with a complement of three Professorial staff (a fourth had died soon after arrival) entrusted with their education. NewsWarning – snakes are on the rise in urban areas
Experts at the Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU) based at the University of Melbourne are urging urban residents to be better prepared to avoid deadly snakebites. International research team identifies more prostate cancer genes
Seven new sites in the human genome have been linked to men’s risk of developing prostate cancer, in a UK-led international study involving University of Melbourne scientists. Top 100 ranking in Medicine, Engineering, Life Sciences
The University of Melbourne is the only Victorian university – and one of only six in Australia – to appear in the recently-released 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) top 100 ranking of broad subject fields. Major boost for Indigenous eye health
A world leader in trachoma research, Professor Hugh Taylor, has been appointed to the new Harold Mitchell Chair of Indigenous Eye Health at the University of Melbourne. From the Vice-Chancellor
As Australia’s universities prepare for another academic year, the Federal Minister for Youth Kate Ellis has announced a review of the provision of vital student support services and sporting facilities on Australian university campuses. This is welcome news. ‘Bad’ jobs lead to ‘better’ jobs
‘Bad’ jobs are leading to ‘better’ jobs according to new research by the University of Melbourne’s, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. Access
The University of Melbourne welcomed its 2008 Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars to Parkville campus recently. Cyberspace in East Asia
Asia Institute and Cultural Studies staff and students at the University of Melbourne have produced a special edition of the international quarterly journal Asian Studies Review (ASR) on East Asian Cyberspace. ASR is the journal of the Asian Studies Association of Australia. Migrant women activists exhibition
Trailblazers: Migrant Women Activists, an exhibition developed by the Cultural Heritage Unit in the University of Melbourne’s School of Historical Studies, will be launched at the Immigration Museum this week (6pm, 7 March) by Victorian Minister for Women’s Affairs and Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development Maxine Morand. Extreme events
Associate Professors Priyan Mendis and Nick Haritos (Civil and Environmental Engineering) discuss with host Dr Shane Huntington how cities stand up to extreme events such as explosive blasts and tsunamis, in the latest edition of the University of Melbourne’s audio podcast Up Close Single particles of light have a market
The world’s first commercial product delivering individual photons of light has been developed by researchers from Quantum Communication Victoria (QCV), based in the University of Melbourne’s School of Physics. Price hurdle holds back market for organic foods – study
Consideration of prices has the biggest impact on why consumers opt for organic fruit and vegetables, according to a new University of Melbourne report. Residential retreat
A spacious gym and several recreation areas are features of a new student residential accommodation wing opened recently by University College for this year’s first semester at the University of Melbourne. Reviews and PreviewsFrom Beards to Badges – a student activist tradition
University students have been at the front of innumerable historic campaigns, agitating for change and protesting against injustice and disadvantage. A pioneering and fascinating history of a century of Australian advertising
When he worked in advertising, says broadcaster, writer and film-maker Phillip Adams, he never escaped the feeling that he was “whoring in a very big brothel”. Information explosion
The University of Melbourne has rich collections of printed scholarly publications, cultural materials and archives befitting a university of its age and stature. In 2007 our library’s physical collections consisted of more than 3.5 million volumes. Our 33 cultural collections were valued at more than $71 million in 2006. Knowledge TransferAnti-inflammation technology licensed
A discovery by University of Melbourne researchers exploring mechanisms to halt inflammatory diseases has led to an exclusive licence agreement with a leading European biotechnology company MorphoSys AG. Melbourne Ventures, the technology commercialisation company of the University, has signed an agreement with MorphoSys AG providing the company with exclusive access to rights under a US patent application. Helen Hayes returns to take key KT post
Former University of Melbourne Vice-Principal of Information Management Helen Hayes has returned to the University with a distinctively European perspective on the practice of knowledge transfer. Swan, Tanner to speak at Melbourne Institute conference
Several government ministers including Treasurer Wayne Swan and Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner are among dozens of high profile speakers scheduled to attend the 5th Melbourne Institute Economic and Social Outlook conference to be held late this month. University offers awards for knowledge transfer
Cash grants and awards for University of Melbourne Knowledge Transfer activities will again be awarded in 2008. ProfilesLinda O’Brien on libraries of the future
This year will see proposed a new 10-year strategy for scholarly information technologies.
Making a difference: Triple Helix
Promoting a broader public knowledge of science and research by publishing an international journal may seem ambitious for a group of undergraduates, but University of Melbourne students are part of just such a global enterprise. From the source: Stage history
Growing up with the legend of the Pram Factory inspired Dr Gabrielle Wolf’s doctoral thesis and later the book derived from her thesis entitled Make It Australian: The Australian Performing Group, the Pram Factory and New Wave Theatre. 60 seconds with ... Amanda Blakey
Business, history and politics have always interested me. My Commerce/Arts degree allows me to combine these interests and hopefully gain skills that will help me get employed. AlumniCommunity Engagement, Alumni, Partnerships and Philanthropy
Welcome to Advancement – a new section in The University of Melbourne Voice. Advancement will reflect the University’s commitment to revitalise our ongoing community engagement with alumni, friends and donors whose partnership and support impact on University life in so many important ways. Classics post to be funded by Spencer/Pappas Trust
A highly productive lectureship and curatorship in the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Classics and Archaeology is to be fully funded by the Spencer/Pappas Trust. Mildura Alumni fund new scholarships
The volunteering efforts of a unique University of Melbourne alumni team has created a new scholarship that commemorates the group’s past by supporting the academic futures of Mildura area students. SportCelebrating 100 years of Black and Blue Rugby
Melbourne University Football Rugby Club (MURFC) this year celebrates its centenary. Students formed the club in 1909 and in July of that year the club gained affiliation with the University Sports Union, despite other members protesting in favour of the rights of Australian Rules football. Ride on the Wildside in Tasmania
A University of Melbourne Forestry and Ecosystem Science staff and students team has finished well in one of Australia’s more challenging mountain bike competitions – Tasmania’s alpine-to-ocean Wildside. Siren sounds for start of social team sports
Campus Sport social team competitions start again from Monday 31 March. The lunchtime team sports program includes mixed basketball, mixed netball, mixed volleyball and five-a-side soccer (men’s and mixed). Strong time in triathlon
University of Melbourne medical undergraduate Madeleine Oldfield (Physiology; Anatomy and Cell Biology) has continued her strong performances in the Australian Triathlon Series, finishing second in the Female 20-24 category at the Fairbrother Hobart International Triathlon. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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