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News
New VC for University of Melbourne
After an extensive search, the University of Melbourne has announced the appointment of Professor Carolyn Evans as its new vice-chancellor.…
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Workforce
Melbourne Uni staff request four-day week
The tertiary union has requested that University of Melbourne professional staff work a four-day week, and that management no longer…
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Policy & Reform
Consultant spend ‘relatively small,’ inquiry hears
The head of consultant Nous Group told a federal inquiry into university governance that most institutions have hired his firm,…
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Workforce
Talking about Palestine a “career killer“: report
Over 150 students and staff from 20 separate universities claim free speech about Palestine has been restricted on campus in…
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On Campus
USyd bans ‘lecture-bashing’ in wake of Israel-Gaza protests
University of Sydney (USyd) vice-chancellor Mark Scott on Monday wrote to students and staff to inform them that students will…
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On Campus
Melbourne uni received 44 sexual misconduct complaints last year
A dozen staff members, employed by Australia’s leading tertiary institution, were investigated last year following allegations of sexual misconduct and…
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Top Story
Melbourne uni owes staff $72m in unpaid wages, UniSQ confirms 150 staff laid off
The University of Melbourne will fork out a total of $72m to cover the underpayments of 25,000 staff, after investigations into wage theft claims found the…
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Top Story
First female vice-chancellor appointed at the University of Melbourne
Prominent researcher Professor Emma Johnston has been appointed as the University of Melbourne’s 21st vice chancellor, becoming the first woman to step into the role.…
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Funding
Disadvantaged to make up 25% of Melbourne Uni student body
The University of Melbourne has committed to a radical shift in the profile of its student body, aiming to lift…
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In the News
University of Melbourne announces new Chancellor
Business figure and philanthropist Jane Hansen will be the next chancellor of the University of Melbourne following the decision of…
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Commentary
Skunkworks, start-up or strategic priority: where is digital transformation in your university? Opinion
Skunkworks was the term given to a secret, small team of R&D engineers at Lockheed Corp in 1943 tasked with…
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In the News
ARWU Rankings 2022: Melbourne University and UQ climb global top 50
Melbourne University and the University of Queensland have ranked alongside the world’s top 50 universities in the latest round of…
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Opinion
The value of humility in education – opinion
If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us as a society, it is to be humble. Despite our collective…
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In the News
UniMelb research may help predict epilepsy
Findings from an international genetic study involving the University of Melbourne mean it may now be possible to predict which…
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In the News
Australian unis shine again in 2022 QS rankings of best universities for graduate employment
Global higher education experts Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has released the 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings, what the company calls “their…
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Rankings
The University of Melbourne leads the pack in ShanghaiRankings’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021
The University of Melbourne is Australia’s sole top 50 entrant in the latest ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU),…
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In the News
Experts recommend NSW extend lockdown to lessen effects of pandemic
The life-threatening and economic hazards of relaxing Covid-19 restrictions before zero community spread is reached validates the decision by NSW…
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News
‘You don’t look like a science person’: Why more women are walking away from physics
Monash and Melbourne University researchers have recently released a study highlighting how gender-bias has affected women in the classroom and…
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In the News
Alzheimer’s drug approved in US ‘offers hope’ to millions
Regulators in the US have approved the first new medication for Alzheimer's in nearly two decades. Aducanumab is the first…
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Funding
University of Melbourne analyst predicts potential change in rankings obsession
For several years now Australia’s universities have achieved remarkable outcomes in some of the world’s most respected rankings, with many…
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In the News
Researchers identify Australia’s oldest intact rock painting
Australia’s oldest intact rock painting has been discovered in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region. The artwork features a 2 metre-long kangaroo…
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News
Surprise win for casuals rallying at University of Melbourne VC’s mansion today, called a ‘gross invasion’ of privacy
** Updated 6.40pm ** Staff, students and community representatives converged on the University of Melbourne’s vice-chancellor’s home today to demand…
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In the News
Reputation ranking: world’s academics weigh up Aussie unis
The world’s universities have been weighed up by academics and they’ve again put six Australian institutions in the top 100.…
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In the News
Proposed higher ed reforms: Which unis win and which lose revenue?
The University of the Sunshine Coast's coffers will be hardest hit by proposed changes to higher education funding, with the…
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In the News
Report finds e-cigarettes are ‘a gateway’ for non-smokers and ineffective for quitting
Research conducted by both the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Melbourne has concluded that using e-cigarettes triples…
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