November 11, 2009 – 3:52 pm
Professor Mark Considine has been appointed Dean of Arts for the next five years.
This appointment follows on from the previous five year term commenced by Professor Belinda Probert that Professor Considine completed.
The selection committee judged that Professor Considine, as a scholar of international standing, and a forceful advocate for the humanities and social sciences, will [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:51 pm
High-achieving University of Melbourne students will have the opportunity to undertake year-long internships with French companies both in Australia and in France.
“It’s about establishing links with key international partners, and enhancing cultural and academic understanding,” says Associate Dean of Business Professor Nasser Spear.
“Many of these French businesses are operating in Australia, so it really creates [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:51 pm
The University’s Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning is holding the inaugural APB Alumni Retrospective Series by the Melbourne School of Design.
This first exhibition is be followed by many more exhibitions that celebrate the work of our outstanding alumni in the areas of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, property and construction.
The idea for [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:50 pm
The Finals of the Faculty of the VCA and Music’s Chamber Music competition highlighted the depth and breadth of musical talent that exists within the Parkville School of Music.
The finals included three chamber groups, including the winning Nolan String Quartet featuring Brigid Coleridge and Peter Clark on Violin, Fiona Doig on Viola and cellist Rebecca [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:49 pm
University academic, respected economist and author of the Garnaut Climate Change Review Ross Garnaut’s new book The Great Crash of 2008 was launched in Canberra by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 22 October.
“I’m delighted to launch Professor Garnaut’s book today,” the Prime Minister said, “not just because it’s an important early assessment of the causes [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:49 pm
Professor James Hathaway will resign as Dean of the Melbourne Law School from 1 February 2010 to return to full-time academic life.
Professor Hathaway, an internationally respected expert on refugee law, says that having devoted a quarter century to the progressive development of refugee law norms, he now wishes to re-engage all of his energies to [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:48 pm
Early 2010 VTAC preference data - affectionately known as October ‘Pop Polls’ - clearly show the increasing popularity of Melbourne Model courses with year 12 students for 2010 undergraduate study - despite puzzling claims to the contrary.
With the transition to the Melbourne Model, the overall number of VTAC applicants to the University has reduced as the number of undergraduate courses reduced – from [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:48 pm
Representatives of the University of Melbourne and the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) will be locked in a series of intensive negotiation meetings over the next two weeks as they work towards a new Enterprise Agreement for staff in the University.
Executive Director Human Resources Mr Nigel Waugh says that recent negotiations have been productive and [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:47 pm
The historic and moving launch of the Murrup Barak- Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development and the inaugural Narrm Oration last Thursday attracted a large audience from across the University.
For the first time in the University of Melbourne’s history Indigenous staff gathered and processed in academic dress along with senior members of the University to the [...]
November 11, 2009 – 3:46 pm
Students of Janet Clarke Hall and the Leadership, Involvement and Volunteer Experience (LIVE) unit have partnered with the Asylum Seekers Welcome Centre in Brunswick to foster links between University students and newly arrived asylum seekers and refugees.
During the project, students joined clients of the centre for dinner every Tuesday to build friendships and to work [...]