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A multidisciplinary team of researchers from #UniMelb is participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. The expert group will be providing advice and guidance to global representatives.

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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When you think of particle accelerators, you probably think of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

But did you know our School of Physics has had its fair share of particle accelerators over the years?

Dr Adam Steinberg shares some remarkable #UniMelb particle accelerators → unimelb.me/47s1psa
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
From facing immense disadvantage in her early learning experiences to leading one of Australia’s most impactful non-profits supporting the deaf community, #UniMelb alum Rebecca Adam is achieving meaningful full-circle moments.

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November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The shift to clean energy is opening a new resource challenge: the minerals needed for electric car batteries. With EV production continuing to grow rapidly, it raises the question of whether global supplies and ecosystems can meet this demand.

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October 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Congratulations to #UniMelb alum A/Prof Teresa Puthussery, now @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, for being named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow.

Puthussery's insights into the retina could one day help those with vision loss regain their sight.

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October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Earlier this week, we hosted more than 1,000 #UniMelb students, staff and diaspora community members for a vibrant celebration of Diwali at our Parkville campus 🪔

We caught up with students to ask them what #Diwali means to them. Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/4qipt89
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The findings of a landmark study have revealed that gluten sensitivity, which affects approximately 10% of the global population, is not actually about gluten but part of the way the gut and brain interact.

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October 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The second edition of the annual global wildfire assessment highlights a stark reality: in some regions, climate change has contributed to burned areas expanding up to 30 times their previous size.

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October 16, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Transforming prostate cancer care, understanding how women survivors of intimate partner violence interact with the law, and putting a price on halting Australia’s extinction crisis: these are just some contributions from our 2025 Woodward, Marles and Littlejohn Medal recipients → unimelb.me/48PKrVV
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Vision Science Innovation Alliance (VSIA) is set to support Australians with chronic eye conditions. Launched by Danny Pearso, Victorian Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, at the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) Vision Expo.

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October 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Move over, Squid Game - K‑Pop Demon Hunters made streaming history 💥

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October 14, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Whether it's creators and designers or researchers and players, gaming communities show that the true value of games lies not just in the code - but in the collaborative worlds they build together 🎮

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October 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
What’s the first thing you do when you’re awarded a Nobel Prize?

Deliver a first-year chemistry tutorial of course, and then celebrate ⚛️

Tap through to read more about Professor Robson’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry → unimelb.me/46YXtxo
October 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Today, video game stories come in all shapes and sizes 🎮

Dr Cassandra Barkman and A/Prof Eddie Paterson from the Faculty of Arts and MAGPIE (Melbourne Academic Games, Play and Interactive Entertainment) share how storytelling in games allows for diverse stories to be shared → unimelb.me/473I27w
October 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Did you know that the gaming culture didn't accidentally become dominated by males? It was deliberately marketed that way 🎮

Tap through to read more on gender and politics in gaming → unimelb.me/47dC6tD
October 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
AI is changing healthcare, but are we ready for the risks?

New research finds that while chatbots like ChatGPT and DeepSeek were accurate at identifying conditions, they suggested unnecessary tests in over 90% of cases and prescribed inappropriate treatments in 50%.

Full story → unimelb.me/4mRDCq7
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The National Climate Risk Assessment paints a grim future for Australia, but change is possible if we adapt to what's to come, according to experts from the Faculty of Science.

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October 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A new major exhibition is now open the Grainger Museum!

Silent Hand Catches Silver Bell brings audiences face-to-face with custom-built instruments, striking installations, and rare archival material that reveal the scale, audacity and ingenuity of their practice → unimelb.me/4h5sdln
September 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Earlier this week, #UniMelb researchers were a part of a landmark United Nations event, a global initiative to improve indoor air quality, ensuring access to clean and healthy indoor air is increasingly recognised as essential for public health.

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September 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
For Australia’s national climate plans to be meaningful, they need to include an orderly phase-out of its fossil fuel exports, writes Melbourne Climate Futures Research Fellow Arthur Wyns.

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September 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
#UniMelb at dusk 🌥️

📸 via @TirthLensCraft on Instagram
September 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Backed by nearly $2 million from the Medical Research Future Fund, a simple blood test to assess placental health, preventing stillbirths, will soon be trialled by #UniMelb researchers and partner institutes across Australia.

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September 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Our Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal satellite (aka SpIRIT), developed by our own Melbourne Space Lab in the School of Physics, has been orbiting the Earth for nearly 2 years now. It has now entered the final phase of the mission.

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We're taking selfies from space
A tiny, University of Melbourne built Australian satellite is chasing colliding stars and changing the way we think about space telescopes
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September 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The shift from manual, labour-intensive surveys to using drones equipped with thermal-imaging cameras has allowed us to more effectively observe and protect our most vulnerable wildlife in Australia.

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September 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Hello 👋

We're the official #UniMelb account!

Follow us for news, updates and information about UniMelb. For now, enjoy the blue skies over our Parkville campus 💙
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM