A major gift of $2.3million from philanthropist John Higgins has strengthened the University of Melbourne's research and teaching in the field of positive psychology – which aims to build psychological health and resilience in individuals and organisations.

Improving rates of poor disclosure by victims of domestic violence is the focus of a new online web based project led by the University of Melbourne.

Professor Graeme Clark continues to work to create perfect hearing for hearing impaired people. As he starts a new stage in his already distinguished career, Professor Clark celebrates the next oration named in his honour. Annie Rahilly reports.

Liz Banks-Anderson and Katherine Smith find out how cohort studies – or studies of lives over often lengthy periods – can reveal risk factors for disease, and inform health planning.

Annie Rahilly looks at a new scientific collaboration using data from thousands of patients to progress medical research.

Lisa Zilberpriver talks to Melbourne Graduate School of Education’s Professor Johanna Wyn about her long-term research project, Life Patterns.