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
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
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
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
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.
Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/3X1d3Ei
Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/3X1d3Ei
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 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.
Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/3X1d3Ei
Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/3X1d3Ei
A world-first 🌈🧬 Published today in Nature Medicine: gender-affirming hormone therapy changes the body’s proteins, aligning biology with gender identity.
Led by @unimelb, @MCRI_for_kids & @Austin_Health — a huge step for #TransHealth research.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Led by @unimelb, @MCRI_for_kids & @Austin_Health — a huge step for #TransHealth research.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Plasma proteome adaptations during feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy - Nature Medicine
Researchers analyzed 5,279 plasma proteins in 40 people undergoing feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy over 6 months, revealing significant changes in 299 proteins. Such changes could have…
www.nature.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A world-first 🌈🧬 Published today in Nature Medicine: gender-affirming hormone therapy changes the body’s proteins, aligning biology with gender identity.
Led by @unimelb, @MCRI_for_kids & @Austin_Health — a huge step for #TransHealth research.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Led by @unimelb, @MCRI_for_kids & @Austin_Health — a huge step for #TransHealth research.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fantastic to be in Sydney co-hosting this 'Unlocking Climate Finance: A Roundtable with @algore
@smartenergycouncil
@investorgrouponclimate @unimelb #COP30
@wollemicapital
@smartenergycouncil
@investorgrouponclimate @unimelb #COP30
@wollemicapital
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Fantastic to be in Sydney co-hosting this 'Unlocking Climate Finance: A Roundtable with @algore
@smartenergycouncil
@investorgrouponclimate @unimelb #COP30
@wollemicapital
@smartenergycouncil
@investorgrouponclimate @unimelb #COP30
@wollemicapital
Wow, my organic Chemistry lecturer from UniMelb from 1995, just won a Nobel Prize! (I was one of the worst students in the cohort, only scraping a 55% pass) www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Professor Richard Robson wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
University of Melbourne Professor Richard Robson is one of three scientists awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
www.unimelb.edu.au
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Wow, my organic Chemistry lecturer from UniMelb from 1995, just won a Nobel Prize! (I was one of the worst students in the cohort, only scraping a 55% pass) www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Is this big news in the Australian chemistry world Professor @schmidtim.bsky.social ?
Does it make a big difference to the Unimelb School of Chemistry?
Does this give Prof Uta Wille any bragging rights? 😃
Does it make a big difference to the Unimelb School of Chemistry?
Does this give Prof Uta Wille any bragging rights? 😃
Congratulations to the Nobel Prize winners for #Chemistry 2025:
Susumu Kitagawa
Kyoto University, Japan
Richard Robson
University of Melbourne, Australia
Omar M. Yaghi
University of California, Berkeley, USA
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
#Chemsky
Susumu Kitagawa
Kyoto University, Japan
Richard Robson
University of Melbourne, Australia
Omar M. Yaghi
University of California, Berkeley, USA
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
#Chemsky
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded jointly to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi "for the development of metal–organic frameworks"
www.nobelprize.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Is this big news in the Australian chemistry world Professor @schmidtim.bsky.social ?
Does it make a big difference to the Unimelb School of Chemistry?
Does this give Prof Uta Wille any bragging rights? 😃
Does it make a big difference to the Unimelb School of Chemistry?
Does this give Prof Uta Wille any bragging rights? 😃
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.
Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/4pCf7Qe
Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/4pCf7Qe
September 23, 2025 at 6:00 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.
Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/4pCf7Qe
Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/4pCf7Qe
Unimelb is on Bluesky! QUICK LOOK BUSY
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 💙
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 22, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Unimelb is on Bluesky! QUICK LOOK BUSY
Love seeing Australia’s #1 uni on #Bluesky! I spoke with the university’s communications team about this 10 months ago (just before I left), and they were still evaluating - so it’s great to see them jump to the “light” side. Welcome aboard, @unimelb.bsky.social! 💙🎉
#UniMelb #HigherEd #AcademicSky
#UniMelb #HigherEd #AcademicSky
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 💙
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 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Love seeing Australia’s #1 uni on #Bluesky! I spoke with the university’s communications team about this 10 months ago (just before I left), and they were still evaluating - so it’s great to see them jump to the “light” side. Welcome aboard, @unimelb.bsky.social! 💙🎉
#UniMelb #HigherEd #AcademicSky
#UniMelb #HigherEd #AcademicSky
If you want a break from the horrors, check out this podcast about some cool science, featuring excellent friend and colleague Frank Mollica!
#unimelb
#unimelb
How does language shape the way we think? While we can all see colours, different languages slice up the colour spectrum in unique ways. Some languages have far more words while others have just a handful.
Listen to the latest PsychTalks episode with Dr Frank Mollica here go.unimelb.edu.au/7axe
Listen to the latest PsychTalks episode with Dr Frank Mollica here go.unimelb.edu.au/7axe
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you want a break from the horrors, check out this podcast about some cool science, featuring excellent friend and colleague Frank Mollica!
#unimelb
#unimelb
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 💙
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
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 💙
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 💙
Thermal drones are a promising tool for monitoring nocturnal arboreal wildlife, including elusive endangered species. They matched ground survey detection while covering more areas, greatly expanding our survey abilities. Read more: #unimelb Pursuit article: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/The...
Thermal drones are helping to monitor some of Australia’s most elusive wildlife
Thermal camera-equipped drones are revolutionising wildlife surveys in Victoria’s native forests, say University of Melbourne experts.
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
September 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Thermal drones are a promising tool for monitoring nocturnal arboreal wildlife, including elusive endangered species. They matched ground survey detection while covering more areas, greatly expanding our survey abilities. Read more: #unimelb Pursuit article: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/The...
Prebiotics improve motor function, cognition and gut health in HD... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations Millicent Ekwudo, & all, on this new study! Ekwudo et al. have discovered @TheFlorey @unimelb that prebiotics have significant therapeutic effects in a preclinical model of HD!
Congratulations Millicent Ekwudo, & all, on this new study! Ekwudo et al. have discovered @TheFlorey @unimelb that prebiotics have significant therapeutic effects in a preclinical model of HD!
Prebiotics improve motor function, cognition and gut health in a preclinical model of Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a currently incurable neurodegenerative disorder characterised by psychiatric, cognitive and motor deficits, as well as p…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Prebiotics improve motor function, cognition and gut health in HD... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations Millicent Ekwudo, & all, on this new study! Ekwudo et al. have discovered @TheFlorey @unimelb that prebiotics have significant therapeutic effects in a preclinical model of HD!
Congratulations Millicent Ekwudo, & all, on this new study! Ekwudo et al. have discovered @TheFlorey @unimelb that prebiotics have significant therapeutic effects in a preclinical model of HD!
Re #MeanjinJournal, a letter from myself and some of my colleagues to The University of Melbourne. #Meanjin is such an important part of Australia's literary ecosystem and losing it would be culturally and industrially devastating. #AusLit #AustralianWriters #Publishing #Unimelb
September 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Re #MeanjinJournal, a letter from myself and some of my colleagues to The University of Melbourne. #Meanjin is such an important part of Australia's literary ecosystem and losing it would be culturally and industrially devastating. #AusLit #AustralianWriters #Publishing #Unimelb
It's been over 20 years now, but I still cringe at the thought that a senior academic at (the now defunct) School of Botany at UniMelb thought it a good idea to have Ian Plimer give a guest seminar to the cohort of Honours students🤮
(Might even have happened more than once)
(Might even have happened more than once)
December 20, 2024 at 6:43 AM
It's been over 20 years now, but I still cringe at the thought that a senior academic at (the now defunct) School of Botany at UniMelb thought it a good idea to have Ian Plimer give a guest seminar to the cohort of Honours students🤮
(Might even have happened more than once)
(Might even have happened more than once)
i love seeing a social media app in its infancy. like wdym the Department of General Practice and Primary Care UniMelb is here. heyyy guys
November 18, 2024 at 4:32 AM
i love seeing a social media app in its infancy. like wdym the Department of General Practice and Primary Care UniMelb is here. heyyy guys
Some of my Unimelb campus photos are better than the professional ones. 🤷♂️😎
November 19, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Some of my Unimelb campus photos are better than the professional ones. 🤷♂️😎
10pm
53 [Fifty-Three] ENCAMPMENT GAZA
Harvard
NYU
Columbia
Uni of Delaware
Florida Intl University
Uni of Florida
University of Texas at Austin
etc
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outside US:
Sciences Po Paris
AUC Cairo
Sydney
UniMelb
Alberta Canada
VENMO Austin students (at)psc_atx
prada.substack.com/p/midnight-m...
53 [Fifty-Three] ENCAMPMENT GAZA
Harvard
NYU
Columbia
Uni of Delaware
Florida Intl University
Uni of Florida
University of Texas at Austin
etc
===
outside US:
Sciences Po Paris
AUC Cairo
Sydney
UniMelb
Alberta Canada
VENMO Austin students (at)psc_atx
prada.substack.com/p/midnight-m...
[Live Update] Midnight Mass Arrest NYU's Jewish Professors, Deans, Students During Seder [סדר פסח], Same Attempt 53 [FIFTY-THREE] Unis-Colleges from East to West Coast
Please refresh page for fullest. Please donate to Gaza [PRCF; Freedom Flotilla Gaza - Jennifer Koonings]. Venmo NYU is @solidaritynyu2 || Austin Texas is [at]psc_atx || CashApp Minnesota $UMNSDS
prada.substack.com
April 25, 2024 at 2:24 AM
10pm
53 [Fifty-Three] ENCAMPMENT GAZA
Harvard
NYU
Columbia
Uni of Delaware
Florida Intl University
Uni of Florida
University of Texas at Austin
etc
===
outside US:
Sciences Po Paris
AUC Cairo
Sydney
UniMelb
Alberta Canada
VENMO Austin students (at)psc_atx
prada.substack.com/p/midnight-m...
53 [Fifty-Three] ENCAMPMENT GAZA
Harvard
NYU
Columbia
Uni of Delaware
Florida Intl University
Uni of Florida
University of Texas at Austin
etc
===
outside US:
Sciences Po Paris
AUC Cairo
Sydney
UniMelb
Alberta Canada
VENMO Austin students (at)psc_atx
prada.substack.com/p/midnight-m...
I'm sure @mkeyoung.bsky.social could offer deeper insights into his methodologies here, but I'm really curious to see how researchers will continue to engage with each other as the community grows.
P.S. At #UniMelb, we take any world ranking worth its weight and wear it like a badge of honour! 😄
P.S. At #UniMelb, we take any world ranking worth its weight and wear it like a badge of honour! 😄
November 26, 2024 at 11:26 AM
I'm sure @mkeyoung.bsky.social could offer deeper insights into his methodologies here, but I'm really curious to see how researchers will continue to engage with each other as the community grows.
P.S. At #UniMelb, we take any world ranking worth its weight and wear it like a badge of honour! 😄
P.S. At #UniMelb, we take any world ranking worth its weight and wear it like a badge of honour! 😄
@MiddleEastEye: University of Melbourn student group Unimelb for Palestine referred the university to the International Criminal Court for its alleged complicity in the war on Gaza. https://t.co/TTiEIlNlTT
October 21, 2024 at 7:05 PM
@MiddleEastEye: University of Melbourn student group Unimelb for Palestine referred the university to the International Criminal Court for its alleged complicity in the war on Gaza. https://t.co/TTiEIlNlTT
Chris is showing a table of projects at UniMelb of AI as a roleplay. Notes Amanda Samson's project using the chatbot as a 'problem teacher' to simulate peer conversations. #ascilite2024
December 4, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Chris is showing a table of projects at UniMelb of AI as a roleplay. Notes Amanda Samson's project using the chatbot as a 'problem teacher' to simulate peer conversations. #ascilite2024
Part 2 of our 500 MHz #NMR quench filmed at @Bio21Institute @UniMelb this morning https://youtu.be/8QKlSv2HXag
February 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Part 2 of our 500 MHz #NMR quench filmed at @Bio21Institute @UniMelb this morning https://youtu.be/8QKlSv2HXag
Alex and his team at #UniMelb (incl. @jacklscanlan.bsky.social) are using the typical RIP genomic patterns to monitor fungicide resistance of L. maculans #PlantImmunity:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And here is a recent Review from them on the topic: 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And here is a recent Review from them on the topic: 👇
No safe haven: Loss of avirulence in the plant pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans by DNA duplication and repeat‐induced point mutation
Unlike other avirulence genes in canola pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, AvrLm2 is protected from repeat-induced point mutation (RIP): here fungal populations were identified with RIP in AvrLm2, due ...
bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 11, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Alex and his team at #UniMelb (incl. @jacklscanlan.bsky.social) are using the typical RIP genomic patterns to monitor fungicide resistance of L. maculans #PlantImmunity:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And here is a recent Review from them on the topic: 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And here is a recent Review from them on the topic: 👇
Welcome! I work at Unimelb in the School of Culture & Communication, lmk if I can help with anything
November 17, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Welcome! I work at Unimelb in the School of Culture & Communication, lmk if I can help with anything
New paper 🧲💡PhD student Maddison Crombie proposes a method to fingerprint ochre with magnetic properties #unimelb #archaeomagnetism
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A new method for fingerprinting ochre sources using mineral magnetic measurements
Fingerprinting of iron-rich natural pigments commonly known as ochre, provides the opportunity to trace the cultural movement of these ochres in the a…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New paper 🧲💡PhD student Maddison Crombie proposes a method to fingerprint ochre with magnetic properties #unimelb #archaeomagnetism
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...