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Climate and vaccine misinformation seemed worlds apart – but it turned out the Cranky Uncle was a universal figure

A game that teaches people how to spot climate misinformation is now being rolled out – with the same cantankerous central character – to combat vaccine hesitancy in the developing world

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Cyclone Jasper: how did it cause so much rain and could global heating be to blame?

It hit the coast as a category two cyclone and took almost five days to move west, leaving a metre of rain and devastated communities in its wake

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Best books of 2023: our experts share the books that have stayed with them

We asked 20 of our regular contributors to nominate their favourite books of the year. Their choices were diverse, intriguing and sometimes surprising. Whether you’re looking for something relaxing or stimulating, educational or enchanting, this selection is a great way to plan your summer reading – or simply add to…

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Friday essay: Rai Gaita and the moral power of conversation

Ever since the University of Melbourne took from us Rai Gaita’s public lecture series we have been going to Rai’s house in St Kilda to talk. Not regularly, life is too much for that, whenever we can though.

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Women and low-income earners miss out in a superannuation system most Australians think is unfair

Most Australians think the superannuation system is unfair, with only one in three agreeing the retirement savings scheme is fair for most Australians, according to a survey conducted for the University of Melbourne.

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Imagine more dragons: US biotech firm aims to breed tiny Australian lizard that is near extinction

Colossal Biosciences, which is behind bid to bring back Tasmanian tiger, teams up with Melbourne Zoo to save 15cm reptile

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What would a levy on international student fees mean for Australian universities?

A major higher education review is considering putting a levy on international student fees in Australia.

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University of Melbourne staff to strike for one week

National Tertiary Education Union members at the University of Melbourne are planning a week-long strike as they fight for better pay and conditions.

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Australian universities have dropped in the latest round of global rankings – should we be worried?

Every year, Times Higher Education – a global higher education publication – ranks universities around the world. This one of three prominent international ranking systems for universities.

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Global ranking slide a warning sign for Australian unis

A tumble in the global ranking of Australia's top universities has been described as a warning sign with competition intensifying for international talent.

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Nearly all of Australia’s top universities dropped places in latest global rankings

Just one Australian institution remains in the top 50 of Times Higher Education’s 2024 global rankings, with six in top 100

The Guardian - AU

Do blue-light glasses really work? Can they reduce eye strain or help me sleep?

Blue-light glasses are said to reduce eye strain when using computers, improve your sleep and protect your eye health. You can buy them yourself or your optometrist can prescribe them.

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‘Climate villain’: scientists say Rupert Murdoch wielded his media empire to sow confusion and doubt

The tycoon, who is stepping down from News Corp and Fox, has used his outlets to promote denial and delay action, experts say

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Taylor Swift’s Impact Is So ‘Yuge That UniMelb Will Be Examining It In An Academic Conference

The University of Melbourne will be hosting Swiftposium 2024, an academic conference dedicated to Taylor Swift.

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A Melbourne Uni Is Under Fire For Hiring Non-Indigenous Academics To Lead Aboriginal Studies

The university is facing an "exodus" of First Nations staff amid allegations of systemic racism.

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‘Swiftposium’: Australia to host academic conference on Taylor Swift

Event at University of Melbourne in February will explore singer’s influence on gender, mental health and urban landscapes

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Melbourne University faces censure for hiring non-Indigenous academics to lead Aboriginal studies

Critique comes as university acknowledges it is ‘ill-equipped’ to deal with allegations of institutional racism and admits ‘as an organisation we have to do better’

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How one student forced the government to admit the economic risks of climate change

Last month, a significant victory for climate change was won behind closed doors. In 2020, Katta O’Donnell, then a 23-year-old university student in Melbourne, launched a world-leading class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth government.

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Virtual reality is helping Olkola Traditional Owners get back on Country

The Olkola people from Queensland’s very remote Cape York Peninsula gained their land back through a native title claim in 2014. Since then, they have undertaken land management using traditional fire techniques, habitat protection and restoration and cultural tourism.

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How did Australia’s university system get so broken? Pretty much the same way as everything else

We live amid the wreckage of formerly treasured institutions and services, despoiled by decades of marketisation and neglect

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Blue-light filtering glasses probably make no difference to eye strain – study

Researchers looked at the effects of the lenses compared with non-blue-light filtering lenses for improving visual performance.

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Scientific breakthrough uses mRNA technology to create a highly effective malaria vaccine

In preclinical models, Trans-Tasman research collaborators from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Australia developed an mRNA-based vaccine that can effectively target and stimulate protective immune cell…

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Ghassan Hage is one of Australia's most significant intellectuals. He's still on a quest for a multicultural society that hopes and cares

It is 50 years – two generations – since then Immigration Minister Al Grassby launched the idea of a multicultural Australia at a Melbourne conference in 1973. Ghassan Hage, Professor in Anthropology and Social Theory at the University of Melbourne, and currently visiting scholar at the prestigious Max Planck Institute…

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Nuclear power too expensive and slow to be part of Australia’s plans to reach net zero, study finds

Pipeline of solar and onshore wind projects could fall short of what’s needed, while carbon capture will be a ‘crucial component’, report says

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Intake to the National Institute of Circus Arts has been ‘paused’. Where to next for Australia's performing arts training?

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.

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