Media Releases : Archive
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[ 27 Oct 2006 ] Cutting edge ICT laboratory opened at University of Melbourne
Victorian Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Marsha Thomson officially opened the National ICT Australia (NICTA) Victoria Research Laboratory (VRL) at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus recently. [ 26 Oct 2006 ] New roles for Max Gillies and Brenton Broadstock at University of Melbourne
Actor and satirist Max Gillies and composer Brenton Broadstock will join the University of Melbourne in 2007 as Vice-Chancellor’s Fellows. [ 24 Oct 2006 ] International Teacher’s Day Forum: Is Australia losing the race to keep its most talented teachers?
A Joint media alert from the University of Melbourne and the World Education Forum (Affiliated with UNESCO) [ 24 Oct 2006 ] Plan for the future to survive the drought, University of Melbourne conference tells farmers
Victorian farmers should have a strategy in place to survive the current drought, with a University of Melbourne researcher showing that the odds strongly favor drought breaking rains by July 2007. [ 22 Oct 2006 ] New research shows how climate change will hit Oz wine grape growth
Climate change will dramatically alter the growing season for Australian grapes and affect the wine styles produced here, according to new University of Melbourne and CSIRO research. [ 22 Oct 2006 ] New Architecture Dean gives Melbourne Model the ‘nod’
The University’s Melbourne Model approach to higher education delivery has won approval from the newly-appointed Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. [ 19 Oct 2006 ] Professor David Solomon - Inventor of Plastic Bank Note Wins 2006 Victoria Prize
Eminent scientist and inventor of the plastic bank note, Professor David Solomon, Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Melbourne, has been awarded the prestigious 2006 Victoria Prize. [ 18 Oct 2006 ] $20 million worth of postgraduate scholarships now on offer - and the University of Melbourne wants Australia’s best and brightest
The University of Melbourne is offering Australia’s largest postgraduate scholarship program with 436 places valued at a total of more than $20 million. [ 16 Oct 2006 ] New approach needed to stop rapists re-offending, says new study
Current methods for assessing rapists for rehabilitation in prison are easily manipulated – with a University of Melbourne study finding that 81 per cent of rapists had lied or grossly misrepresented themselves on their tests. [ 16 Oct 2006 ] Melbourne leads with $81 million in new medical and health research funding
The University of Melbourne has won a massive $81 million in new funding for medical and health research from 2007 - leading all Australian universities and research institutes. [ 16 Oct 2006 ] University of Melbourne showcases leading-edge research
The University of Melbourne’s research publication, Research Review, has been re-formatted as a new-look magazine and presents leading-edge research happening across the University. [ 13 Oct 2006 ] Students solving problems, from helping young immigrants settle in to easing cancer patients' suffering
Young Australians will present their visions of how to ease problems such as cancer patients’ suffering and young immigrants settling into Australia at the Future Problem Solving Program National Finals hosted by the University of Melbourne. [ 12 Oct 2006 ] Melbourne Deputy VC to share knowledge with Goulburn Valley VCE students
University of Melbourne Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor Peter McPhee will give a lecture on the French Revolution to VCE history students in the Goulburn Valley/Shepparton region tomorrow, Friday 13 October. [ 11 Oct 2006 ] Melbourne Uni researchers win $37m in new ARC funding
University of Melbourne researchers have won almost $37 million in Commonwealth competitive research funding in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. [ 10 Oct 2006 ] eResearch: synchronising global research via the internet
The University of Melbourne, in partnership with Monash University and the Victorian Government, is part of a new $10 million program to enable collaborative eResearch and sharing of scientific knowledge globally via advanced information and communication technology. [ 6 Oct 2006 ] Same numbers – different methods: learning maths has a cultural dimension
A study of mathematics classrooms in twelve countries has found that competent teachers in different cultures use very different methods to support student learning. [ 3 Oct 2006 ] Bracks Government backs University of Melbourne US Studies Centre bid
The Bracks Government will commit $10 million to a University of Melbourne-based United States Studies Centre, Treasurer and Minister for State and Regional Development, John Brumby, said today. |
