{"html":"\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:3184,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The importance of Australia’s Big Things\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Design\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor David Nichols and Dr Cristina Garduño Freeman\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:998}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-importance-of-australia-s-big-things\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--zP5Nh3zj--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/7a6/ef0/304/7a6ef0304e22e7a222d7c3ce829f4411f79ae667c3772a27df8efb22d500.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e4 January 2021\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Design\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe importance of Australia’s Big Things\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eWhat’s the point of Big Things like the Big Banana or the Big Prawn? Well, University of Melbourne experts say they’re kitsch fun but they also connect us.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2618,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Kangaroo hunting in colonial Australia\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Rachael Weaver  and Professor Ken Gelder \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1071}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/kangaroo-hunting-in-colonial-australia\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--5i5k84uy--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/d01/0a8/9d9/d010a89d94b17d8c80506f43d4fae87f2607db7387e8ea087339afcab270.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e15 March 2020\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eKangaroo hunting in colonial Australia\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eA new book by University of Melbourne experts explores the kangaroo as a quarry, a resource and a conflict between settlers and Australia’s Aboriginal people.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2539,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Our savage history of fighting bushfires\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Roland Wettenhall\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:988}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/our-savage-history-of-fighting-bushfires\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--Y_uZjlxz--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/b95/731/05a/b9573105a5e220deaf5cb473b458866af07ce64e9e0d6dba887db002504a.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e13 February 2020\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eOur savage history of fighting bushfires\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eAs Australia endures horror bushfires, a new project by the University of Melbourne is discovering the country’s historical firefighters who lost their lives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2362,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Mapping back to a lost childhood\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Kirsten Wright\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:942}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/mapping-back-to-a-lost-childhood\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--fw0UuRM5--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/5cf/46d/19b/5cf46d19b0eb1c8906d64119724db40a8cc412d78fd8edfddc409f2a3f3a.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e16 October 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eMapping back to a lost childhood\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eAn interactive online map of Australian care homes, developed at the University of Melbourne, is helping those who grew up in care to track down their history.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2178,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot; Australian Modernism’s Top 10: Part Two\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Design\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Hannah Lewi and Professor Philip Goad\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:928}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/australian-modernism-s-top-10-part-two\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-4.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--wbVsoXGb--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/298/e6b/700/298e6b70094f1474d25d0b8139d2b942ce3fb9103954f9b2fbb85ebbb9ab.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e1 August 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Design\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003e Australian Modernism’s Top 10: Part Two\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eModernist design changed the way Australia looks: two University of Melbourne experts look at the legacy of modernism and the iconic architecture it created.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2177,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Australian Modernism’s Top 10: Part One\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Design\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Hannah Lewi and Professor Philip Goad\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1004}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/australian-modernism-s-top-10-part-one\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--U7sXfWfT--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/c1a/28b/8b8/c1a28b8b89bfa0b658208484c42c93610ba3929e70778641efcaa3db7e89.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e1 August 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Design\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eAustralian Modernism’s Top 10: Part One\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eModernist design changed the way Australia looks: two University of Melbourne experts look at the legacy of modernism and the iconic architecture it created.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2113,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;What history can really teach us\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Mark Edele\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:932}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/what-history-can-really-teach-us\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--1-TWCwHk--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/db7/d2a/f51/db7d2af5168c5d9f12956ec28f0cca1426cc7b40828b2b2dd41f3c6ff720.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e7 June 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhat history can really teach us\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eHistory is too intricate to teach simple lessons, but studying it helps in understanding the complexities of the present says a University of Melbourne expert\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2051,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;A toast to Anzac Day\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Anton Donohoe-Marques\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1276}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/a-toast-to-anzac-day\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--h84Q1nIV--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/519/003/1db/5190031db81299a2eee63cec0155b6ef32298e9607da70fca0a9511c3081.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e24 April 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eA toast to Anzac Day\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eA celebratory drink is part of Australia\u0026#39;s ANZAC tradition but as a University of Melbourne historian explains drinking on the day has always been controversial\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2017,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot; The birth of syphilis surveillance in Melbourne\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Health \\u0026 Wellbeing \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Meredith Temple-Smith\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1232}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-birth-of-syphilis-surveillance-in-melbourne\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--CqVX1I-E--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/c3f/baf/e44/c3fbafe44e356c5c154b2299a39124df1414d85663d904099a6dc8e3c7d3.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e31 March 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Health \u0026amp; Wellbeing \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003e The birth of syphilis surveillance in Melbourne\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eSyphilis is on the rise again, almost a century after Melbourne led the way in collecting data on the venereal disease says a University of Melbourne expert.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1801,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Treasuring Trove: Why Australia’s digital heritage platform is so special\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Humanities\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Liz Stainforth\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:738}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/treasuring-trove-why-australia-s-digital-heritage-platform-is-so-special\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--lnuP5CZ2--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/14e/76b/7e4/14e76b7e401d899087dee8ceefb99ef0e957b44aa7e69d60c469fac230f0.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e26 October 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Humanities\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eTreasuring Trove: Why Australia’s digital heritage platform is so special\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe huge public success of Australia\u0026#39;s digitised archive Trove is unique in the world, argues a University of Melbourne visiting expert from University of Leeds\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e","next":"/topics/australian-history.js?page=3"}