Media Releases : Archive
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[ 21 Dec 2007 ] New $1 million project awarded to the University of Melbourne to manage the risk of bushfire to Melbourne’s water supply
A new $1 million research program between the University of Melbourne and Melbourne Water will look at the potential impacts of bushfire on our water supply catchments, and the best ways to protect them and the city’s water quality. [ 21 Dec 2007 ] As the climate keeps changing, some species may have one last chance to adapt.
In a paper released today, scientists reveal that certain fly species can adapt once to climate change, but if the environment changes again, their survival rate plummets. [ 20 Dec 2007 ] University of Melbourne Student Achieves Rare Double
Graduate student Martin Chung will officially complete an impressive - and rare - double qualification tonight when he graduates with both a Juris Doctor and an MBA. [ 19 Dec 2007 ] Melbourne answers students’ questions on ‘going to Melbourne’
How do I to order my preferences? Is there a guaranteed ENTER for New Generation courses? What can I do if my ENTER was higher or lower than I expected? - will be answered at the University of Melbourne’s Information Day on Thursday 20 December. [ 19 Dec 2007 ] “Coo-ee to Australia”: Gallipoli Christmas card reveals spirit of goodwill in testing times
A card sent to diggers at Christmas 1915 from their commanding officers is a lesson in how the spirit of Christmas can transcend strictly Christian traditions and commercialism, and remind us of the spirit of goodwill at the heart of the festival. [ 17 Dec 2007 ] Tropical cyclone researcher, 84, to graduate with a PhD from the University of Melbourne
An 84-year-old meteorologist who has had a lifelong mission to improve the forecasting of tropical cyclones will today receive a PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Melbourne. [ 17 Dec 2007 ] VCE high-achievers win University of Melbourne’s prestigious National Scholarships
Nineteen high-achieving Victorian Year 12 students – all with ENTER scores of 99.9 and above –today accepted 2008 Melbourne National Scholarships from the University of Melbourne. [ 17 Dec 2007 ] Don’t Miss Out! Traps that can catch students at change of preference - University of Melbourne expert comments
Over 45,000 students will be receiving their VCE results today. Around 50 percent of students applying for tertiary education will change their preferences. [ 12 Dec 2007 ] Early years educators need better qualifications to improve outcomes for all children
The newly appointed University of Melbourne Professor of Early Childhood Education has stressed that in terms of the overall education debate, nothing matters more, or has more long term impact on education outcomes, than the provision of quality education in the ‘early years’. [ 11 Dec 2007 ] New University-driven Institute tackles Australian health workforce crisis
Experts at two leading Australian universities warn of a looming crisis in patient care in Australia if action is not taken to address health workforce sustainability. The University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland will today launch the Australian Health Workforce Institute (AHWI) to address Australia’s drastic shortage of health workers. [ 11 Dec 2007 ] Forget the stress - the University of Melbourne helps students find the right course
To help students find the right course of study, the University of Melbourne is hosting the biggest and most comprehensive program of course information over two weeks – from 10 to 24 December 2007 [ 11 Dec 2007 ] Review positions Meanjin for an exciting new era
The University of Melbourne’s literary journal, Meanjin, will be organizationally transferred to Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) on the advice of a recent independent review of the magazine’s role and sustainability. [ 11 Dec 2007 ] Commission to develop Information Futures Strategy for University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is developing a University Information Futures Strategy to position Melbourne as a leader in the application of scholarly information and technologies to underpin next generation research, learning, teaching and knowledge transfer. [ 10 Dec 2007 ] City Workers More Likely To Drive To Work: Report
Workers in nearly every capital city around Australia are shunning public transport in record numbers when deciding on how to get to work, according to a new University of Melbourne study to be released today. [ 10 Dec 2007 ] Paralympian skier graduates to a new triumph: a University of Melbourne physiotherapy degree
Australian Paralympic skier Cameron Rahles-Rahbula – who was inspired to become a physiotherapist when he lost his leg to cancer 11 years ago - has graduated with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy with Honours from the University of Melbourne. [ 6 Dec 2007 ] University of Melbourne honours Geoffrey Blainey’s contribution to Australian history
An eminent Australian historian whose scholarship has often challenged conventional views of history will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Melbourne at a conferring of degrees ceremony at 3.30pm on Saturday 8 December in Wilson Hall. [ 5 Dec 2007 ] UN Special Rep to give Chancellor’s Human Rights Lecture on protection of women and children in armed conflict
Radhika Coomaraswamy, the United Nation’s Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict will give the 2007 Chancellor’s Human Rights Lecture on “The Protection of Women and Children During Armed Conflict: Whose Responsibility?” on Thursday 13 December. [ 4 Dec 2007 ] New brain research from the University of Melbourne shows links to stress in ADHD children
Researchers from the University’s Department of Pediatrics based at the Royal Children’s Hospital and researchers from the Howard Florey Institute have discovered a biological cause for why children with ADHD are not able to handle stressful environments. [ 3 Dec 2007 ] New Labs Study How Insects Adapt to Climate Change
Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings today opened cutting-edge laboratories for the Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR) in Victoria. [ 3 Dec 2007 ] Resistance is futile – researchers develop ‘smart’ insecticides
Scientists at The University of Melbourne are making steps towards the development of “smart” insecticides – insecticides designed to minimise the potential for resistance and to be more environmentally friendly. |
