Dr Ryan Jefferies

Director, Science Gallery Melbourne; Curator, Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology, University of Melbourne

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Arts & Culture

The sound of your internet history

Humans are increasingly connected through a technological frenzy of social media. Exhibitions at Science Gallery’s SWARM explore the legacy we leave behind online

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Sciences & Technology

The jobs of 2027

In 10 years jobs we’re familiar with now will change as new technologies impact on how we work. Professionals like nurses, architects, artists and farmers will all need new skillsets to keep up with the technological revolution

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Arts & Culture

Confronting the feel, smell and taste of blood

Would you drink from a cup made from blood once infected with HIV? The inaugural exhibition from Science Gallery Melbourne challenges our deeply held beliefs about blood

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Arts & Culture

Bones of contention

At ­first blush they may seem a little macabre, but the exhibits in the University’s Anatomy Museum provide a great teaching resource – and the odd mystery

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Arts & Culture

Treasure trove gathered from afar

An Indiana Jones lookalike left 60 boxes to a University of Melbourne museum. Inside, researchers found a clue to the mystery of the museum’s mummified Egyptian head.

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Arts & Culture

Brought to life, 2000 years later

Modern technology and research restores an ancient Egyptian woman, Meritamun, creating a unique teaching tool for medicine and health science

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