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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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