The University of Melbourne Voice
Issues, views, debate, University news and events, fortnightly Vol. 5, No. 3, 8 June - 12 July 2009 Cover StoryThe present is past ... the future has arrived
Do we have the ideas to meet the unprecedented challenge of climate change? Laureate Professor Peter Doherty believes humanity is being forced to face its very future for the first time. The ideas man
Professor Peter Rathjen believes the removal of barriers to new ideas and a ten-year outlook for emerging institutes will give us the tools to cope with a challenging future. As told to Shane Cahill. NewsA vintage crop ahead
The Australian wine industry is developing the resources and adaptive technologies to meet the challenges of climate change, Nerissa Hannink discovers. Telecommuting future
Superfast broadband will transform the way we work and offers great environmental benefits. By Shane Cahill. From the Vice-Chancellor
Informing the solution Unveiling the future
Two innovative projects by a senior Professor at the University of Melbourne are helping to promote and develop environmentally-sustainable design in Victoria. Brain battles
A three-person team of informatics undergraduates has out-performed students of all levels at ‘Battle of the Brains’, the world finals of an international computer programming contest in Sweden. Reviews and PreviewsImages from the other side
Other side art: Trevor Nickolls, a survey of paintings and drawings 1972–2007 is the first museum survey of the work of South Australian Indigenous artist, Trevor Nickolls, known as the ‘father of urban Aboriginal art’. Laments to loss
Part of a special performance for the Festival of Ideas, two contemporary compositions are musical reflections on the effects of climate change on landscape, oceans and community. By Katherine Smith. Knowledge TransferIn the firing line of change
Even in difficult economic times, the drumbeat of climate change, how to respond to it and what to do about it in matters large and small, keeps thumping away. By Patrick McCaughey, Director, Festival of Ideas Collaborating for a better world
In the 21st century students are increasingly expressing their concerns about globalisation, climate change, loss of culture, social equity, habitat and the rise in poverty and mental health problems. The marriage of art and science
Conservators across the world are increasingly using cutting-edge science to reveal the hidden secrets of artworks and to assist them with the restoration and preservation of irreplaceable art. ProfilesBuying redemption
Climate change solutions must consider our laws and environmental governance as well as science. AlumniHeart, head and hand
Emma O’Neill discovers how University of Melbourne Forestry graduate Arron Wood has applied a new approach to raising awareness of environmental issues among Generation Y. The flying doctor
Mitchell Anderson has a pretty simple philosophy to his success as an elite athlete in Ironman Triathlons around the world. SportBoat Club Royal Henley-bound
The Melbourne University Boat Club is preparing to travel to the United Kingdom in July to compete in the prestigious Royal Henley Rowing Regatta, arguably the most famous rowing regatta in world sport. A touch of Thailand
The 2009 Asian Club Touch Football Championship will this year be held in Bangkok, Thailand, and will include a representative side from the Melbourne University Touch Football Club. What's Onhttp://events.unimelb.edu.au/
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