Culture
Is this the world’s coolest street? Or is the system rigged?
Melbourne, Australia has topped another global ranking, but, a University of Melbourne expert asks, what does it mean to be officially ‘cool’ and who decides?
Quiz: 100 years of Disney vs Warner Bros.
As two giants of Hollywood’s culture-defining studios turn 100 – Warner Bros and Disney – test your knowledge in this University of Melbourne quiz.
Gendered labour in the Australian arts
University of Melbourne researchers highlight the obscured history of Australian women artists and opportunities for change on International Women's Day.
Building intercultural engagement through music
A new University of Melbourne framework aims to generate opportunities for cultural exchange and the expression of new cultural identities through shared music.
AI means a rethink of teaching foreign languages
Machines are now better than most human foreign language students, so teaching languages should focus on global competence says University of Melbourne expert.
Translating data into soft power
Understanding the power of raw data for cultural institutions to create compelling stories has become easier with a new University of Melbourne data mapping app
Did Charles Dickens invent Christmas?
While Charles Dickens didn’t actually invent Christmas, he did renew and redefine its generous spirit in A Christmas Carol, says University of Melbourne expert.
Conserving the world’s oldest processional dragon
The University of Melbourne's Grimwade Conservation Services have been conserving Loong 龍, the oldest intact Imperial processional dragon in the world.
Do you feel lucky?
Two new University of Melbourne studies find that beliefs in luck, magic and precognition vary around the world – for unexpected reasons.
Seeing the invisible vulnerable in our cities
The Global South’s urban poor are often displaced and excluded from the processes and places which determine their lives, say University of Melbourne experts.