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Looking to develop your digital research and data skills? Want to learn more about the digital tools, platforms, and research support available to you at #UniMelb? Join us at Researcher Connect!
🗓️ 5th-7th July 2022
Full programme: go.unimelb.edu.au/n9xe
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Malaysia has witnessed a succession of prime ministers and political alliances over the past four years.
Long time Malaysia watchers Prof James Chin and Dr Nadzri Noor shine a light on contemporary Malaysian politics in this ep of Ear to Asia 🎧
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Melbourne based start-up , founded by two #UniMelb graduates, has developed a world-first product to help prevent pressure injuries using the latest sensor and machine learning technology.
Tap through to learn more → unimelb.me/3Q6ohmr
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An educational film from the Master of Cancer Sciences, jointly facilitated with , has taken out gold in the international 2022 #TellyAwards! Huge congratulations to A/Prof David Kok and Dr Sathana Dushyanthen!
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If the impacts of climate change drive people from their homes, what happens to their relationship with their home country?
Tap to read the report on preventing statelessness in the Pacific w/
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Melbourne Masterclasses are back! As part of our Learning Partnership with The Picasso Century at , will again present its popular annual Melbourne Masterclasses.
Secure your spot → unimelb.me/3wyaVWY
#NGV #NGVPicasso
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New research from has found that when a heterosexual relationship breaks down, women are at a much higher risk of falling into poverty than men – especially if they have children to care for → unimelb.me/3mx6QxK
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Wonderful little exhibition @unilibrary Baillieu, ‘Epic and Devine: Dante’s World’. Beautiful illustrations of the Divine Comedy from Durer to Dali, Bruegel to Blake. Well worth a visit! @unimelb #art #DantesInferno #dantealighieri
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We’ve partnered with the to develop a first-of-its-kind subject in blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies.
Tap through to read more about the partnership and how the subject was developed.
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Participating in sport can support a sense of purpose, direction and belonging.
Dr William Abur from explores why this is especially important for young people from disadvantaged families and refugee communities → unimelb.me/3Q3VhLY
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“It doesn't work because it's performative."
A/Prof Michelle Evans, Director of , says businesses that want to make a difference for First Nations Australians should pursue systemic changes while holding themselves accountable.
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Neural networks vs the human brain 🧠
We’ve seen AI systems writing texts that are indistinguishable from human texts. Some are even rendering impressive 3D artworks from short text inputs.
But it doesn’t mean they can ‘think’ like us.
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Melbourne based start-up , founded by two #UniMelb graduates, has developed a world-first product to help prevent pressure injuries using the latest sensor and machine learning technology.
Tap through to learn more → unimelb.me/3Q6ohmr
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Really feeling the cold this winter? It’s not just you. Australian housing isn’t good at dealing with winter temperatures.
Our expert looks at why and what lessons we can learn from the Northern Hemisphere → unimelb.me/3atuI2r
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We're looking for #UniMelb students from all backgrounds to join us and apply for our Wattle Fellowship! If you're interested in sustainability, no matter which course you're doing, you can apply.
Visit unimelb.me/wattle to apply before June 19.
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Join us on Thursday 16th June, 12pm, for 'Dante: Curators in Conversation' as our curators reveal the fascinating histories of our collection objects on display in Epic and Divine: Dante's World
Book your ticket for this FREE event 👇
go.unimelb.edu.au/3jje
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Over the last 50 years, malaria parasites have developed resistance to seven drugs, but a new way to identify future antimalarials holds promise.
🔗 unimelb.me/3GL3kZU
#UniMelbPursuit #AntiMalarial w/
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Having built a Shariah-compliant global finance industry worth US$3 trillion, Islamic legal experts are now grappling with the question of whether cryptocurrencies are permissible for the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims.
More on this ep of Ear to Asia →
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Check out ’s latest video about the search for dark matter featuring and other researchers → youtu.be/6etTERFUlUI
If you want to know more about our research on dark matter, read this #UniMelbPursuit article.
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How can pencils help us deal with increasing clean water scarcity? Read about how our researchers are developing pencils with advanced 2D crystal technology which use cleansing catalysts to purify water safely, cheaply and easily.
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Meet the unique ‘matchstick’ grasshopper that’s evolved into an all-female species that reproduces through cloning, rather than sex. Species that can do this are rare, but here's what it tells us about evolution → unimelb.me/3x4S3PN
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