The University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a global leader in higher education. Across our campuses we convene brilliant minds from different disciplines and sectors to come together to address important questions and tackle grand challenges. In a disrupted world, that capacity has never been more important.

Our vision is to equip our students with a distinctive, future-facing education personalised around their ambitions and needs, enriched by global perspectives and embedded in a richly collaborative research culture. As active citizens and future leaders, our students represent our greatest contribution to the world, and are at the heart of everything we do.

We serve society by engaging with our communities and ensuring education and research are inspired from the outset by need and for the benefit of society, while remaining committed to allowing academic freedom to flourish. In this, we remain true to our purpose and fulfil our mission as a public-spirited organisation, dedicated to the principles of fairness, equality and excellence in everything we do.

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O chefe climático das Nações Unidas, Simon Stiell, à esquerda, e a assessora climática sênior Joanna MacGregor, ao centro, após a sessão de encerramento da COP29. Rafiq Maqbool/AP

O que foi ‑ e o que não foi ‑ alcançado nas negociações climáticas da COP29

As expectativas eram baixas para a última cúpula climática da ONU. Mas a especialista em direito climático Jacqueline Peel, que participou das negociações, explica o progresso que foi feito.
The United Nations’ climate chief Simon Stiell, left, and senior climate advisor Joanna MacGregor, centre, after a closing session at COP29. Rafiq Maqbool/AP

From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks

Expectations were low for the latest UN climate summit. But climate law expert Jacqueline Peel – who was at the talks – explains what progress was made.
(Nurul Auliya Amin)

Indonesian social forestry often excludes women from decisions, risking greater inequality

Targeted policies are vital to amplify women’s voices in social forestry, ensuring fair decisions and equitable benefits.
Khipu no. 780 at Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Santiago, uses almost 600 cords in complicated arrangements to convey information. Permission to reproduce image provided to the author courtesy of Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino.

The Incas used mysterious stringy objects called ‘khipus’ to record data. We just got a step closer to understanding them

A new study reveals the most complex numeric connection ever made between two khipus. It could help lead us to even more clues about ancient Andean society.

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