The Latest Breaking News from University of Melbourne

From the classroom to the locker room: nine days of ‘deeply disturbing’ sexual assault allegations shake Australia

Cultures with codes of loyalty and bonding between men can heighten the risk of sexual violence, expert says

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21

University of Melbourne ‘sharply’ changed protest policies after pro-Palestine sit-ins, commission hears

Royal commission into antisemitism and social cohesion hears of response of universities to incidents on campus

The Guardian - AU · Jul 15

Sydney’s UNSW overtakes University of Melbourne in global rankings for first time

University of New South Wales ranks 19th in QS World University Rankings, with nine Australian universities achieving record-high positions

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17

Professor who claimed ‘Blak’ activists were leading University of Melbourne law school to ‘destruction’ settles discrimination case

Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker sued the university over his attempted sacking after an email he sent was leaked and posted around campus

The Guardian - AU · Jan 6

Pioneering university leader and researcher remembered

The first woman to lead one of Australia's top universities has died aged 52 following a battle with cancer.

AAP · Dec 29, 2025

An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world

The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal–organic frameworks: molecular structures that have large spaces within them, capable of capturing and storing gases and other chemicals.

The Conversation · Oct 9, 2025

University of Melbourne rated best in Australia in global rankings report

Times Higher Eduction ranks university as 37th in the world, with five other Australian schools in top 100

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2025

How Aussie universities fared in latest global rankings

A dozen Australian universities have improved their positions in the latest global rankings, led by the University of Melbourne.

AAP · Oct 8, 2025

University of Melbourne secretly committed a’significant breach of trust’ to suspend students, calls its action ‘reasonable’

Totally illegal.

We Got This Covered · Aug 21, 2025

Report Finds University Of Melbourne Used Wifi To Track Students In Pro-Palestine Protest

“Each [student] was subjected to a form of surveillance … They are likely to have experienced a significant breach of trust.”

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 21, 2025