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  1. 25 November 2015 - Health & Wellbeing

    The mystery of consciousness

    Susan Greenfield and Rachel Buckley in conversation, considering consciousness and in particular the loss of self-consciousness among Alzheimer's sufferers.

  2. 9 February 2016 - Health & Wellbeing

    Moving with the power of thought

    A device the size of a matchstick, implanted next to the brain’s motor cortex, could one day help paralysed people move their limbs.

  3. 9 February 2016 - Health & Wellbeing

    Blood for science: Putting the bite on mosquito viruses

    A simple bacterium that can stop mosquitoes carrying viruses like Zika could help stop the spread of the Zika outbreak, say University of Melbourne experts.

  4. 10 May 2016 - Health & Wellbeing

    Nursing our global youth back to health

    Looking after the health of those aged 10-24 has been a much neglected part of global health policy, but a new Lancet Commission aims to turn the tide.

  5. 19 July 2023 - Learning & Teaching

    The World Cup is a once-in-a-generation chance to inspire Australia’s kids

    The Matildas playing in the Women’s World Cup is a unique opportunity to get children – particularly girls ­– into sport, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  6. 22 June 2023 - Learning & Teaching

    University students are using AI, but not how you think

    Higher education students are cautious about using generative AI and academics lack guidance, finds new report by University of Melbourne experts.

  7. 24 September 2015 - Engineering & Technology

    New technologies to quench a thirsty world

    With the world facing global water shortages, new technologies are helping farmers and others use this precious resource more efficiently.

  8. 31 May 2016 - Music, Arts & Screen

    Sex in the 90s: feminism on film

    Feminism on film underwent a makeover in the 1990s. How did cinema in this decade rework, reject, radicalise or reinforce portrayals of women on screen?

  9. 10 December 2015 - Music, Arts & Screen

    Three conditions for artistic success

    Max Gillies' advice for young artists.

  10. 14 May 2024 - Politics & Society

    Who stewards the forests?

    What happens to the biodiversity and communities who live on a piece of land when it's acquired? A new Melbourne University Press book explores India's laws.