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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Faculty of the VCA and Music (VCAM) and the University of Melbourne have today released a 30-page discussion paper, Defining the Future for the Faculty of the VCA and Music at the University of Melbourne.
The release of the discussion paper signals the beginning of an extensive consultation on the key challenges and opportunities facing [...]
The University is a key partner in the Mindful Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health, recently opened on new premises in Flemington by the Honourable Lisa Neville, Minister for Mental Health, Senior Victorians and Community Services.
“Mindful” is a partnership between the University of Melbourne and Monash University and is funded by the Department [...]
The prestigious Victorian Rhodes Scholarship for further study at Oxford University in 2010 has been won by University of Melbourne science, arts and land and environment graduate Jack Fuller, 24.
Mr Fuller, who is currently a Project Leader with the progressive public policy think tank Per Capita, is hoping to study a Master of Philosophy degree [...]
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