Volume 8 Number 10 October 8 - November 11 2012
Early colonial Australians hoped and believed in an inland sea of freshwater. Their expeditions proved the heart of the country to be dry however, with lasting impact on industry, and the national psyche. By Katherine Smith.
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Volume 8 Number 9 September 3 - October 8 2012
University of Melbourne researchers will use the next federal election to test the capacity of social media to increase civic engagement in the political process and enhance political journalism. ByRyan Sheales.
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Volume 8 Number 8 August 13 - September 9 2012
Student exchange is one of the most popular programs at the University of Melbourne, and sees students attend one of 170 partner universities in 38 countries around the world. By Zoe Nikakisand Esma Yucel.
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Volume 8 Number 8 August 13 - September 9 2012
The women’s suffrage movement formed part of a wider 19th century attempt to deliver universal voting rights. That movement in turn took hold in the fertile soils of a frontier setting – Australia. By Chris Weaver.
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Volume 8 Number 8 August 13 - September 9 2012
Convenor of the Travel Research Network, Director of the Australian Festival of Travel Writing, Associate Dean (Engagement) in the Faculty of Arts, and Convenor of French Studies in the School of Languages and Linguistics Dr Jacqueline Dutton reflects on travel as a growing field of academic attention.
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Volume 8 Number 7 July 9 - August 13 2012
A team of University of Melbourne students travelled to Japan recently to compete on national TV, pitting their trivia knowledge against rivals from Harvard, Tokyo, Seoul, Oxford and beyond. By Ryan Sheales.
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Volume 8 Number 7 July 9 - August 13 2012
Donald Bates has been named the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning’s inaugural Chair of Architectural Design. Zoe Nikakis talks to him about his role as a teacher and practice leader, and what he hopes to achieve.
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Volume 8 Number 7 July 9 - August 13 2012
The rising popularity of genealogical research in the community has led to a marked increase in requests made to the University of Melbourne Archives (UMA). Principal Archivist Helen McLaughlin tells Zoe Nikakis how to go about researching your family’s history.
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