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Melbourne Uni launches ambitious research site

Volume 11 Number 9 September 28 - October 25 2015

Readers hungry for the latest in research and expert commentary now have access to a new website, populated by content from the world-leading experts at Australia’s top university.

A moving picture of Australia

Volume 11 Number 8 August 10 - September 13 2015

The HILDA survey has been informing us about our society since 2001, says Laura Soderlind.

Gimmick or game-changer?

Volume 11 Number 8 August 10 - September 13 2015

They have become part of our daily lives, but to most of us they are a jumble of dots. Andi Horvath unlocks the code.

Shaping an Indigenous future in engineering

Volume 11 Number 7 July 13 - August 9 2015

Annie Rahilly reports on a summit that explored the barriers to Indigenous participation in the field of engineering, and strategies aiming to address the issue.

A great Australian life: Sir John Monash

Volume 11 Number 7 July 13 - August 9 2015

Katherine Smith looks at the legacy of former Vice-Chancellor and World War 1 general Sir John Monash.

Why street art is controversial

Volume 11 Number 7 July 13 - August 9 2015

Criminalising graffiti and street art threatens Melbourne’s urban regeneration efforts, says Professor Alison Young. By Chris Weaver.

Medical paraphernalia tells the stories of World War 1

Volume 11 Number 5 May 11 - June 7 2015

Laura Soderlind reports on a new exhibition in the University’s Medical History Museum that presents artefacts that tell the often forgotten medical history of World War 1.

Indigenous expert joins Australian Heritage Council

Volume 11 Number 5 May 11 - June 7 2015

With the appointment of Lyndon Ormond-Parker to its board, the work and relevance of the Australian Heritage Council will be significantly augmented. By Gabrielle Murphy.

Architecture students create vital infrastructure in remote communities

Volume 11 Number 5 May 11 - June 7 2015

As this year’s Bower Studio returns from the Northern Territory, Louisa Deasey reports on an initiative from the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning that has seen a wide range of facilities designed and built in remote Indigenous communities.

Commemorating a vital part of the Anzac story

Volume 11 Number 5 May 11 - June 7 2015

A new book by Melbourne alumnus Dr Joshua Funder (LLB(Hons) 1994, BSc(Hons) 1995) examines and humanises one of Australia’s most enduring national stories – the successful evacuation of more than 20,000 troops from Gallipoli in December 1915. By Chris Weaver.

Coming together as one: Indigenous welcome on campus

Volume 11 Number 4 April 13 - May 10 2015

Each year, University staff and students come together to receive an Indigenous welcome to the academic year and to celebrate and show respect for the culture and values of the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parkville campus is built. By Gabrielle Murphy.

Determined to serve: the little-known story of Mary De Garis

Volume 11 Number 4 April 13 - May 10 2015

When the Great War broke out, women doctors who offered to serve were famously told to “go home and sit still”. But a group of remarkable women refused, making their own way to the front and forging a significant yet little-known slice of feminist history. Michelle Moo recounts two of their stories.