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Aged care workers set to leave the industry en masse due to stress, warns University of Melbourne study
Almost a third of registered aged care nurses are considering quitting in the next year because of job stress, says a new University of Melbourne study.

Revolutionary high speed ‘Cloud’ computing software announced by new University of Melbourne start-up
Revolutionary new software which harnesses the power of networked computers to analyse data at high speeds is being developed by new start-up company Manjrasoft Pty Ltd and researchers within the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Developing a global antidote for snake bites: world's leading experts call for action
The world’s leading authorities on snake bite assembled in Melbourne this week to launch a Global Snake Bite Initiative aimed at raising the profile and developing practical solutions to prevent and treat what is one of the world’s most neglected tropical conditions.

Planning group appointed for new elite music performance training program
Highly influential national and international leaders in the classical music world have lent their support to the new Australian Institute of Music Performance (AIMP) – Australia’s new elite training program for classical musicians.

High speed broadband will create energy bottleneck and slow Internet, new University of Melbourne study
A surge in energy consumption resulting from increased uptake of broadband will further slow Australia’s Internet, according to University of Melbourne research to be presented this week at the Symposium on Sustainability of the Internet and ICT.

University of Melbourne continues support for elite music training
The University of Melbourne has welcomed the opportunity to continue its association with training for Australia’s elite classical music students, following Arts Minister Peter Garrett’s invitation to create a new Australian Institute of Music Performance (AIMP).

Increase focus on disability, or the targets for the Millennium Development Goals will not be met, says global health expert
“Disability has to be addressed if the Millennium Development Goals are to be achieved,” says Beth Fuller, Disability Program Coordinator of the University of Melbourne’s Nossal Institute for Global Health.

Global crisis will hit the sick and the poor the hardest, says leading World Bank economist
“The global financial crisis will hurt the world’s poorest and least healthy the hardest," says Professor Peter Berman, Lead Economist of the World Bank and Adjunct Professor at Harvard School of Public Health speaking today in Melbourne.

Justice Lex Lasry from Victorian Supreme Court to give 2008 Chancellor’s Lecture on Human Rights
The Hon. Justice Lex Lasry from the Victorian Supreme Court will deliver this year’s University of Melbourne Chancellor’s Lecture on Human Rights.

2008 Barry lecture – Criminology, Criminal Justice and Indigenous People: A Dysfunctional Relationship?
A senior Australian criminologist, Professor Chris Cunneen, will question the institutional barriers to fairness and justice experienced by many Indigenous Australians, asking whether they are of such magnitude that they should be seen as institutional discrimination, when he presents the University of Melbourne’s 2008 Barry Lecture on Criminology on 25 November.

Australian First: Kangaroo Genome Mapped
Australian researchers will today launch the world first detailed map of the kangaroo genome, completing the first phase of the kangaroo genomics project.

University of Melbourne to deliver elite music performance training
The University of Melbourne has welcomed Federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett’s invitation to plan and develop a new Australian centre for elite music performance training.

World-first network linking experts in proteomics and metabolomics
A world-first network linking experts in two leading biotechnologies, proteomics and metabolomics, has been launched by The Hon Gavin Jennings at The University of Melbourne.

Research “A” team to fast track Bionic Eye – Australian consortium announced today
Tens of thousands of people with severe vision loss are set to benefit after the announcement today of a landmark partnership of world-leading Australian research institutes.

Islam and Indonesia under scrutiny as University of Melbourne hosts Islamic studies conference
The University of Melbourne’s Centre for Islamic Law and Society (CILS) will hold its 4th Annual Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference on November 17-18.

Early childhood educators warn we must take young children’s opinions seriously if they are to have the best start in life
Leading early childhood educators are set to stimulate vigorous debate amongst parents, early childhood educators, academics and policy-makers by challenging the common assumption about young children that they don’t know what’s good for them, and by suggesting that they can be agents of discrimination based on race or gender.

WA Poet Caroline Caddy wins prestigious University of Melbourne poetry prize
Western Australian poet Caroline Caddy has won the 2008 Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry, sponsored by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.

E-research award supports archive of endangered languages
An archival project that aims to preserve 'endangered languages' from across Australia and the Pacific region in a massive database has been rewarded with a major e-research award presented to researchers in the University of Melbourne’s School of Languages and Linguistics.

University of Melbourne Professor a winner in 2008 Telstra Victoria Women’s Business Awards
The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce and Director of the Melbourne School of Management, Professor Margaret Abernethy has taken out one of the top honours in this years Telstra Victoria Women’s Business Awards.

‘Metabolomics Australia’s’ Victorian Node officially opened at the University of Melbourne by Minister Gavin Jennings
Metabolomics Australia’s Victorian node, a new $9.5 million facility headquartered at the University of Melbourne has been opened by the Hon Gavin Jennings, Victorian Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Innovation.