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[ 27 Jan 2004 ] University of Melbourne takes leading role in new international maths education centre
The University of Melbourne is playing a leading role in the new International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM), announced by the Education Minister Brendan Nelson today. [ 23 Jan 2004 ] University of Melbourne appoints new Vice-Chancellor
The Council of the University of Melbourne today appointed Professor Glyn Davis as Vice-Chancellor of the University for a term of five years from early January 2005. [ 22 Jan 2004 ] Hunt for participants continues in worlds largest respiratory study
A second questionnaire mail-out for the worlds largest respiratory health study, the Tasmanian Asthma Study, is currently underway as researchers continue to face the mammoth task of tracking down 1600 participants of the original 1968 study who are yet to be located. [ 21 Jan 2004 ] Life of Edna Walling wins inaugural Blazey Fellowship for Melbourne writer Sara Hardy
The Melbourne writer Sara Hardy has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural Peter Blazey Fellowship for biography, autobiography or life-writing by the Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne. [ 21 Jan 2004 ] Irish poet Mark Granier wins Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize
The Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne has announced that Irish poet Mark Granier has been awarded the Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize for 2004. [ 20 Jan 2004 ] Call for business to embrace triple bottom line in 2004
Dr Dennis OBrien, the head of the University of Melbournes Dookie campus in north-eastern Victoria, is urging Australian business to embrace the concept of triple bottom line accounting and reporting. [ 20 Jan 2004 ] University of Melbourne's $5 million commitment to Australian Synchrotron
The University of Melbourne is strengthening its commitment to the Australian Synchrotron with the announcement today (Tuesday 20 January 2004) that it will contribute $5 million over five years towards the Project. [ 19 Jan 2004 ] 11.4% increase in Dip Ed places will reduce teacher drought
The University of Melbournes Faculty of Education has announced it will increase places for students in the Graduate Diploma in Education by 11.4% this year, in an effort to break the teacher drought. [ 18 Jan 2004 ] Melbourne records strong demand from high quality university applicants
The University of Melbourne continues to attract very large numbers of high-achieving students to generalist degree courses such as Science and Arts. [ 13 Jan 2004 ] Whats in a boat name?
Special women in the lives of fishermen are often immortalised at sea, according to University of Melbourne research investigating how commercial fishing boats are named. [ 9 Jan 2004 ] Mystery particle may hold clues to universe
University of Melbourne physicists have helped discover a new state of matter that may shed light on the fabric of the universe. [ 9 Jan 2004 ] Climate change, new dates may solve pre-history riddle
New dating techniques have nearly doubled the age of possibly Australias most significant indigenous remains, shedding light on one of the biggest riddles of Australian pre-history. [ 9 Jan 2004 ] Melbourne VC condemns 'absurd ' research funding formula
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, Professor Alan Gilbert, says that the absurdities of the Commonwealth Government's Research Training Scheme (RTS) are confirmed by its 2004 allocations. |
