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.

We strive for an environment that is inclusive and celebrates diversity.

Beyond our campuses we imagine an Australia that is ambitious, forward thinking and increasing its reputation and influence globally. We are committed to playing a part in achieving this – building on our advantageous location in one of the world’s most exciting cities and across the state of Victoria, in a region rapidly becoming a hub for innovative education, research and collaboration.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto after announcing a security agreement in Sydney in November 2025. Dan Himbrects/AAP

Indonesia’s leader is going after critics with a vengeance. This could complicate relations with Australia

A proposed law against disinformation and foreign propaganda could imperil activists and journalists in Indonesia – and potentially those living abroad.
Mísseis balísticos russos RS-24 Yars desfilam pela Praça Vermelha durante uma parada militar do Dia da Vitória em 2020: sem as limitações do tratados, os dois países podem dobrar seu número de armas em questão de meses, e outras nações podem buscar desenvolver ou fabricar suas próprias armas. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP

Último tratado nuclear entre EUA e Rússia expirou dia 4 de fevereiro e deixa mundo vulnerável a uma nova corrida armamentista

A expiração do tratado dará um fim definitivo e alarmante à contenção nuclear entre as duas potências.
Le feu de Prométhée, un mythe qui explique en partie le succès du narratif entourant l’IA. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Du chatbot du pape au canard de Vaucanson, les croyances derrière l’intelligence artificielle ne datent pas d’hier

Et si nos contemporains étaient prêts à croire en l’IA parce qu’elle fait écho à des mythes profondément ancrés dans leur imaginaire ? Passage en revue de précédents historiques…

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