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  1. 23 January 2024 - Humanities

    Ancestral ties to the Kabayan ‘fire’ mummies is driving research to save them

    A family link to the Philippines’ Kabayan mummies inspired University of Melbourne research into environmental changes in the mountain caves that house them.

  2. 21 December 2023 - Humanities

    Why children’s stories are full of orphans, evil stepmothers and boarding schools

    While ideas of family are changing, from Dickens to Rowling, absent parents are an enduring element of kid's books says University of Melbourne experts.

  3. 13 November 2023 - Humanities

    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.

  4. 30 October 2023 - Humanities

    Remembering and forgetting the dead

    Halloween ­­was a day to mark the dead. Modern rituals of death continue this tradition, both remembering and letting go, say University of Melbourne experts.

  5. 27 October 2023 - Humanities

    Homicide on Hydra

    A new book by a University of Melbourne expert explores the more-or-less forgotten crime novels of one of Australia’s most successful authors, George Johnston.

  6. 28 September 2023 - Music, Arts & Screen

    The rebirth of ‘The Doll’ at its theatre of origin

    History and future come together with a new staging of the iconic play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll at the new Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne

  7. 27 September 2023 - Music, Arts & Screen

    Working to preserve cultural tradition through technology

    Ngarluma man and University of Melbourne PhD Andrew Dowding’s research fuses innovation and heritage in digital mapping to empower Indigenous Australians.

  8. 22 September 2023 - Music, Arts & Screen

    Sharing the universal language of music

    University of Melbourne composer Melody Eötvös wrote her first composition at age eight. Now, her latest piece ‘Hun Tur’ is set to captivate audiences in Asia.

  9. 5 September 2023 - Music, Arts & Screen

    Art can be anywhere

    A ten-year-long global exhibition program explores the where and when of art outside the traditional exhibition circuits, says a University of Melbourne expert

  10. 4 August 2023 - Music, Arts & Screen

    These five films are a ‘must see’ at MIFF 2023

    You don't need to be overwhelmed by the schedule at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) with these hot tips from a University of Melbourne expert.