Development

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Environment

Informal settlements are where cities are made

Far from the superficial notion of ‘slums’, informal settlements shape urban development across most of the world’s cities

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Health & Medicine

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Podcast

Decoding cancer cell communication

Professor Elizabeth Vincan’s research group were among the first to identify specific genes involved in an ancient form of cell-to-cell communication, and that if you could block them, it could provide a new way to treat cancer

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Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

Seeing the beauty in animal bone research

Dr Babatunde Ayodele is part of a team researching the bones of racehorses. Now, his research has inspired the façade of a new University building.

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Health & Medicine

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Under the Microscope

No room for saviours in global health

Nossal Institute technical advisor, Matt Reeve, grew up in Karachi and has worked around the world, including with drug users in Myanmar and semi-nomadic communities in Kenya

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Health & Medicine

Giving communities a voice

A new ethical toolkit places community engagement at the heart of health research

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Business & Economics

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Podcast

China in Africa: Who benefits?

Aid, trade and investment in a fast evolving Sino-Africa partnership

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Health & Medicine

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Podcast

Five things about...Poo

Weaving psychology and science to unpick the wonders, weirdness and wackiness of one of our most primal activities

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Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

Frogs and the City

Cities don’t have to be full of just concrete and glass - they can be places that provide space for native animals and plants to thrive, says Associate Professor Kirsten Parris

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Business & Economics

Mixing social with business

Social enterprises are on the rise. Can a business model help us understand why?

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Politics & Society

What we can do to fix democracy

The Melbourne School of Government’s Democracy in Transition Conference identified some core challenges for our political institutions

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