University of Melbourne Magazine

It’s a big jump from the tiny bronzed booties parents once kept as a memento of their new-born child to a three-dimensional model of their baby’s face in the womb, transformed from ultrasound images into an amazing 3D-printed relief sculpture.

A group of University of Melbourne researchers has conquered the seemingly impossible task of generating and storing pure oxygen without electrical power.

When three of the world’s biggest high-tech companies expressed alarm that university graduates lacked the 21st century skills needed in the digital age, it triggered a revolution now affecting higher education and schools across the globe.

Even the French are awed by Ted Gott’s deep knowledge of their art and culture.

A chance botanical encounter reveals what the explorers knew long ago: that Australia’s Indigenous people had been cultivating crops well before the first Europeans arrived.

It’s called ED. The place people instinctively turn to when they are injured or suddenly ill, and where the doctors are ready for anything.

As a senior diplomat, Margaret Twomey has learnt to expect the unexpected.

Beth Jens had to plot a circuitous route into space. A newly launched University program should make it easier for the next generation of students.

A striking new building gives Melbourne’s renowned medical and research precinct a fitting entrance.

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