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. Read more »	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. Read more »	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. Read more »
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). Read more »	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. Read more »	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. Read more »
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. Read more »	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). Read more »	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. Read more »
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. Read more »