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Union calls for backpay and apology after University of Melbourne faculties cut PhD rates for casuals

The National Tertiary Education Union says three faculties at the University of Melbourne have stopped paying casual workers with doctoral qualifications a higher "PhD rate" for all of their work, with a lecturer calling it a "significant loss of income".

ABC News · Mar 20, 2022

From tackling loneliness to ending stigmas: How can Australians live better in older age?

With a rapidly ageing population, here's what can be done to make sure all Australians stay happy and fulfilled in later life.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2022

Can we resurrect the thylacine? Maybe, but it won't help the global extinction crisis

Last week, researchers at the University of Melbourne announced that thylacines or Tasmanian tigers, the Australian marsupial predators extinct since the 1930s, could one day be ushered back to life.

The Conversation · Mar 8, 2022

University of Melbourne report praises Shepparton's Wise Well Women multicultural health program

University of Melbourne researchers highlight the success of Shepparton program Wise Well Women which empowers refugee and migrant women to improve health literacy.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2022

Anger after News Corp and Google Australia set up journalism academy at university business school

Academics at University of Melbourne say they were not consulted and move is ‘reflection of antagonism News Corp has for university journalism’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2022

News Corp's deal with Google and the Melbourne Business School questioned by journalism academics

News Corp Australia and Google have announced the creation of the Digital News Academy in partnership with the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne. It will provide digital skills training for News Corp journalists and other media outlets.

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2022

Gunditjmara stone tools found in University collection sparks art exhibition and hopes of repatriation

Stone axes, grinding stones and other core parts and cutting implements have been rediscovered in a University of Melbourne collection. The items were taken from Gunditjmara country by amateur collectors and sold to museums in the 1950s.

ABC News · Jan 22, 2022