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  1. 29 May 2023 - Science Matters

    Monitoring Melbourne’s Sunbury earthquake

    Melbourne’s latest earthquake in Sunbury highlights the need for more monitoring, particularly in western Victoria, say University of Melbourne experts

  2. 8 February 2022 - Science Matters

    Seismic ears to the ground

    A network detecting about 400 earthquakes every year in Victoria’s Gippsland is helping protect people and infrastructure, say University of Melbourne experts

  3. 24 September 2021 - Engineering & Technology

    What Victoria’s earthquake tells us about the safety of our structures

    Australia has earthquake safety regulations, but University of Melbourne experts say the earthquake reminds us about the safety of our buildings and structures.

  4. 22 September 2021 - Science Matters

    Q&A: 4 things you need to know about Victoria’s earthquake

    The largest onshore earthquake in Victoria's recorded history has rocked our east coast, University of Melbourne experts explain where it came from

  5. 4 June 2020 - Science Matters

    When Central Australia slipped and trembled

    New University of Melbourne research in Central Australia provides key insights into how some faults may break in Australia to produce larger earthquakes.

  6. Podcast27 May 2020 - Science Matters

    Innovation during crisis

    Mark Quigley, Earth Sciences Professor at the University of Melbourne explains how the Canterbury earthquakes and COVID-19 both inspired innovative responses.

  7. Podcast30 October 2019 - Eavesdrop on Experts

    The artistry of geology

    Engineering geologist Michael Webster combined his passion for geology and art, turning geotechnical assessments of Southbank’s Testing Grounds into a 3D model.

  8. 2 June 2019 - Science Matters

    Earthquakes that talk to each other

    University of Melbourne research finds two earthquakes in Victoria seven years ago can tell us a lot about how fault lines ‘talk to each other’.

  9. 14 May 2018 - Science Matters

    The big picture of the Kilauea eruption

    A University of Melbourne expert explains what the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano can tell us about what’s happening deep in the Earth’s crust.

  10. 26 June 2017 - Humanities

    Rebuilding cultural heritage after disaster

    A University of Melbourne team helped restore precious churches after the 2013 Philippine earthquake, adapting established Western conservation practices.