The Latest Breaking News from the University of Melbourne

The 2024 intake into the Bachelors-level degree at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) has been “paused”, reportedly on the grounds of financial viability and “strategic alignment” with Swinburne University, which has auspiced NICA since 1995.

It seems our perception of dental health and beauty has changed over the last 20 years or so. Social media posts, TV shows and films depict a perfect smile as being dominated by a broad pearly white teeth.

Is the effect of the deal effectively rendered useless due to its environmental impact — or lack thereof?

A campaign by the activist group Fight Transphobia UniMelb against feminist philosopher Holly Lawford-Smith escalated recently. There have been calls to boycott her course on feminism at the University of Melbourne. Posters and stickers around the campus and its environs have declared “Our demands: Transphobes and Nazis off campus” and…

". . . coffee farmers who restore patches of forest across their properties can nearly double their profits . . ."

Researchers have discovered some coral in the Great Barrier Reef — one of the seven wonders of the natural world — is infested with a close relative of the chlamydia-causing bacteria. So, is this bacteria detrimental or beneficial to corals?

Calls to “protect the children” from drag performers and trans people assume children are, in fact, in need of safeguarding.

Young Australians are worried about how climate change will impact their future — and for many of them, that stress is having a tangible impact on their mental health, a study shows.

Turnitin claims its device is 98% accurate but some institutions are concerned about not having enough time to make a decision