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Student protesters face expulsion from University of Melbourne over pro-Palestine office occupation

Exclusive: Pro-Palestine activists who were part of a group who occupied the office of an academic intend to appeal decisions

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2025

Five vice-chancellors in Victoria paid more than $1m in 2024, prompting claims of ‘largesse’

Union says universities blaming budget deficits for job cuts while pushing executive salaries ‘into the stratosphere’

The Guardian - AU · May 13, 2025

Great science, uncomfortable history: Sir Gustav Nossal and the long tail of eugenics

Book says one of Australia’s most eminent scientists promoted discussion of eugenics in the 1960s and 70s, but not that he supported racist ideas – and researchers praise his thorough commitment to reconciliation and racial justice

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2024

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‘Denying history is simply lying’: how the University of Melbourne honoured racists, thieves and body snatchers

An unflinching examination of its own history has revealed shocking stories in the sandstone foundations of a revered institution

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2024

'Reckless' uni camps rile premier as protests mount

Premier Jacinta Allan says "reckless" pro-Palestine encampments at Victorian universities must end, as demonstrations continue across the nation.

AAP · May 21, 2024

Australian universities climb in world rankings

For the first time, three Australian universities are ranked among the top 20 higher education institutions in the world after the criteria were refined.

AAP · Jun 27, 2023

University of Melbourne vice-chancellor calls for free university education

Duncan Maskell says idea that education is only of private benefit to individuals, not public benefit to society must be reversed

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2023

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Melbourne University hands over operation of U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital to a private provider

The University of Melbourne will hand over operation of the Werribee U-Vet Animal Hospital to a private provider in 2023, while dozens of staff members have been told they will need to reapply for their jobs.

ABC News · Dec 14, 2022

University of Melbourne to back pay $22m

Some 15,000 casual staff working for the University of Melbourne will receive $22 million in back pay over coming months.

AAP · Nov 2, 2022

‘Most extraordinary’: Geoffrey Cumming wows Melbourne with $250m medical donation

One of largest donations in Australian history to go towards therapeutic treatments for global pandemics

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022

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