As National Science Week celebrates scientific discovery in Australia, we ask what’s likely to be the ‘next big thing’ in some of the most exciting fields of science research? The platypus is a ‘near ...

Professor, Physics, Faculty of Science; Researcher, BioInspiration Hallmark Research Initiative, University of Melbourne ...

Physiological ecologist, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne Insect numbers are dwindling around the world and that has an ecological knock-on effect, but we could help ...

The pandemic has reinforced that design and physical space plays a role in enabling disease to spread. But the built environment can also support infection control, as the past has shown ...

Laureate Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne A student’s rate of improvement across the senior secondary years is a much better indicator of good teaching and ...

Laboratory Head, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and University of Melbourne ...

Emma Shortis is the first University of Melbourne student to receive the prestigious Yale Fox International Fellowship, which she credits to media engagement ...

It's estimated that almost one in 10 Australian women has experienced sexual violence at the hands of the person she’s meant to trust most – her intimate partner. The crime scene may be her own home, ...

Senior Fellow, Royal Australian College of Physicians; Lecturer, Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne ...

Respectful and valued relationships with teachers and the wider community are key to helping more students feel greater connection to their school, leading to far-reaching positive effects It’s worth ...

To stamp out the Varroa destructor parasite now attacking honeybees, we need to be targeting potentially infected feral honeybee populations With more people using social media as a primary source of ...

Universities can count every click in a learning management system but the challenge in using Big Data is to actually improve student learning ...