University News

Six Melbourne subjects named world leaders in QS rankings

May 13 / 109

Education at the University of Melbourne has been ranked third in the world while five other subjects have ranked in the top ten in the 2013 QS World University Rankings.

New Arts and Music Student Centre

May 13 / 109

The University has celebrated the official opening of the new Arts and Music Student Centre (ASMC) in the Arts West building.

More than 170 years of scientific publishing now at researchers’ fingertips

May 13 / 109

The University of Melbourne Library has become the first institution in the southern hemisphere to purchase the Springer Book Archive.

Professor Batterham elected to Presidency of the International Genetics Federation

May 13 / 109

Provost's Fellow (Student Experience) and Geneticist Professor Philip Batterham has been elected President of the International Genetics Federation (IGF).

Introducing The Citizen

May 13 / 109

Australia's newest independent online news and analysis website, The Citizen, has been launched by the University’s Centre for Advancing Journalism.

Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education joins the Philippines’ Education Revolution

May 13 / 109

The University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education and the University of the Philippines (UP) are part of a new joint venture aimed at raising the quality of education in the Philippines.

Making our coastlines safe

May 13 / 109

Dr David M. Kennedy from Resource Management and Geography, has been awarded a prestigious Durham International Senior Research and Policy and Enterprise Fellowship from the University of Durham for 2014.

International Recognition for Head of Colorectal Medicine and Genetics

May 13 / 109

Professor Finlay Macrae, Head of Colorectal Medicine and Genetics at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, has been awarded a Masters from the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO).

Celebrating Fair Trade Fortnight 2013 - Prizes for staff and students

May 13 / 109

The university is celebrating a year of fair trade certification with its second annual Fair Trade Fortnight this week and next week.

Geothermal power heats up on Campus

April 13 / 108

Power at the Campus Sustainability Centre is now being generated by the University’s first shallow geothermal system.

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