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[ 23 Jan 2007 ]

A busy left hand causes crashes to the right, says new study
A person using their left hand is more likely to have a rightward-collision, a new study from the University of Melbourne has found.

[ 22 Jan 2007 ]

Three-state university consortium wins bid for $8m National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies
A three-state university consortium, led by the University of Melbourne, has won Federal funding of $8 million for a new National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies.

[ 15 Jan 2007 ]

Melbourne offers 18 per cent more CSPs this year!
The University of Melbourne has offered 5850 Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) for study at the University in 2007, in the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre round one offers made today (15 January 2007).

[ 12 Jan 2007 ]

University of Melbourne's international student offers rise - as its demand leaps
The University of Melbourne has strengthened its position as the most popular destination for international students studying VCE or International Baccalaureate (IB) in Victoria – despite a nation-wide plateau-ing in international student numbers.

[ 9 Jan 2007 ]

Women scientists produce higher quality work, but men produce more early in their careers, new study reveals
An international study led by the University of Melbourne reveals that, while female scientists produce better quality science, they are less productive early in their careers, and thus have to play catch-up to their male counterparts.

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