Amid Reconciliation Week, the University of Melbourne has launched a new PhD course in Indigenous Knowledge to encourage more research and collaboration with Indigenous communities worldwide. Said to be the first of its kind in Australia, UniMelb's new PhD aims ...
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A University of Melbourne research team has made the world’s first curved augmented reality display screens, a breakthrough which is expected to widen the use of AR technology in recreation and the workplace. The researchers used 3D printing techniques to ...
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The University of Melbourne recorded a $203 million deficit in 2022, despite posting record-breaking surpluses over the past two years. On Thursday, the University of Melbourne released its financial results for the end of 2022, where it finished with $203 ...
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The Universities Accord is open for consultation at an intriguing and dynamic time for the sector. It is inviting big ideas for higher education over a 20-to-30-year time horizon, at a stage when broader change and societal and economic transformation ...
More »HEDx Podcast: Pursuing high impact learning innovation in a legacy brand – episode 67
Professor Caron Beaton-Wells the Dean (internal) at Melbourne Business School joins the HEDx podcast to share lessons of how one of our most prestigious institutions is pursuing innovation in the higher education market. Outlining the use of technology, partnerships and new business ...
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Victoria's Deakin University has announced it will be the first foreign university to establish a teaching campus in India, with the University of Wollongong eyeing similar plans to open a campus in Gujarat. Last week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ...
More »University of Melbourne faces legal action over casual’s pay
The University of Melbourne will face legal action over allegations of underpaying casual staff and keeping false or misleading records. On Friday, The Fair Work Ombudsman announced the university would be taken to federal court over claims it failed to ...
More »ARC allocates $221M for discovery grants
Over 400 research projects from 32 major Australian universities have been greenlit for more than $221 million dollars as part of next year's round of the ARC Discovery Projects scheme. The 2023 ARC Discovery grants were distributed in all states ...
More »‘I needed that money’: UniMelb casuals to receive $22 million in underpayment case
Around 15,000 casual staff from the University of Melbourne will receive $22m in back payment after a new review revealed ongoing underpayment by the university over an eight-year period. The announcement made by Vice-Chancellor professor Duncan Maskell last week follows ...
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Academics and language advocates across Australia are calling for a national strategy to renew domestic students' interest in foreign languages studies after data showed a drop in enrollments. Ten universities have backed up a new national campaign which invites students ...
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