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.
There are both positives and negatives that might flow from the president’s diagnosis. Much will depend on how sick he becomes, and how he chooses to talk about it.
Jonatan A Lassa, Charles Darwin University; Ermi Ndoen, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang; Rudi Rohi, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang, and Victoria Fanggidae, The University of Melbourne
Pandemi bisa memperparah gesekan dan tegangan di antar wilayah - terutama ketika perbedaan politik dan konflik sudah ada sebelumnya.
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) has been in an ongoing tug-of-war with his ally-turned-foe, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, over pandemic mitigation.
Sigid Kurniawan/Antara Foto
Jonatan A Lassa, Charles Darwin University; Ermi Ndoen, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang; Rudi Rohi, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang, and Victoria Fanggidae, The University of Melbourne
A pandemic can amplify friction and tension between jurisdictions – especially when there are political differences and existing conflict.
Cut yourself some slack. For most people, the pandemic has been a unique challenge.
Petugas kesehatan menyuntikkan vaksin kanker serviks kepada siswa kelas 4 dalam Bulan Imunisasi Anak Sekolah di SDN 8 Sumerta, Denpasar, Bali, 14 Agustus 2020.
ANTARA FOTO/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo/nym/pras
Meski waktu berakhirnya pandemi tidak dapat diprediksi, kita perlu mendorong dan mendukung pasien dengan kanker progresif untuk tetap mendapatkan terapi yang diperlukan.
A collapse in revenue and a lack of government support have led to university workforces being decimated to cut costs. This presents a number of longer-term risks for universities and the nation.
Katherine Gibney, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity; Deborah Williamson, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, and Jodie McVernon, The University of Melbourne
A new test, which can diagnose COVID-19 in 15 minutes, has been approved by the TGA. But it’s no silver bullet.
Vincent Namatjira’s Stand strong for who you are, acrylic on linen, 152 x 198 cm.
Photo: AGNSW/Mim Stirling
For the first time in its 99 year-history, the Archibald Prize has been won by an Indigenous painter. The Wynne and Sulman Prize winners also signal a time of change.