University of Melbourne
Discussion & Debate
“It is a clarion call to action”
The importance of truth-telling cannot be denied if our journey towards national reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and Settler Australia is to be achieved
Health & Medicine
This has so rarely occurred in the University’s history
Truth-telling is one form of restorative justice, but more is needed to redress the wrongs done to Indigenous peoples
Health & Medicine
One of the most affecting and unsettling things I have ever seen
The Berry Collection was a poorly curated anatomical and anthropological collection that facilitated scientific racism and was dominated by unethically sourced Aboriginal remains
Arts & Culture
Universities can change names without distancing themselves from troubling histories
Removing a person’s name from a building need not mean the University severs its relationship with its past, instead it is an opportunity to redefine our future
Sciences & Technology
The Boorong pride themselves upon knowing more of astronomy than any other
Research in Indigenous astronomy is not only changing narratives around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and traditions, it’s changing the history of science
Health & Medicine
As the seasons change, so too does Billibellary’s expectation of his environment
Billibellary’s Walk is a guided walk through the University’s Parkville campus that presents a narrative of Aboriginal ‘place’ on Wurundjeri Country and asks participants to experience its meaning in both the past and present
Arts & Culture
"Melbourne had no place for the ‘black’ Indigenous population in the ‘white Australian race'"
Before 1940, the University of Melbourne was the centre of Australian eugenics – and it didn’t end with World War II
Arts & Culture
In this way, the beginning of a highly contested history of the University began
An Indigenous-led book challenges the presumption that universities make only ‘good’ contributions to the community – confronting the University of Melbourne’s disturbing history
Arts & Culture
Under the Microscope
What remains of a performance when the curtain goes down?
Archives are an incomplete but important record of dance and theatre, and the history and artistry of University of Melbourne students is being revisited through these ‘remains’
Education
Why leadership in Indigenous higher education has never been more important
From the Voice referendum to the climate crisis, now is the time for strong leadership in Indigenous higher education