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26 May 2013

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Striking a chord: what can music really do for students?

By Katrina McFerran, University of Melbourne

School music is a big fish within the small pond of the Creative Arts curriculum. In lobbying for more space, music advocates often use an array of arguments – some backed by evidence, some not. Many…

24 May 2013

Science and fear: a review of vaccination documentary Jabbed

By Janet McCalman, University of Melbourne

In April 1939, measles was coursing through the industrial suburbs of North Melbourne, Carlton and Fitzroy, but the city medical officer assured the public it was not severe. He noted there had been just…

24 May 2013

The good earth: Thorpdale Red Ferrosol and chip potatoes

By Robert Edis, University of Melbourne

Australia has some of the world’s most ancient soils, many of which grow delicious produce. In this series, “The good earth”, soil scientist Robert Edis profiles iconic soils and the flavours they bring…

24 May 2013

No more cover-up: bared bodies and never nudes exposed

23 May 2013

Two visions for understanding illness: DSM and the International Classification of Diseases

22 May 2013

Queensland cattle crisis: animal welfare or the environment?

21 May 2013

Not just ‘a bit of fun’: why sports, gambling and kids are a bad mix

21 May 2013

Who do you think you are? The problems with workplace personality tests

20 May 2013

Gonski: different funding arrangements for different schools

20 May 2013

Australian business journalism: more noise than signal?

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Research

22 May 2013

CT scans have small increased risk of cancer

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A University of Melbourne study has found there is a small increase in the risk of cancer after patients had computed tomography…

21 May 2013

Miners' community engagement causing harm

University of Melbourne

The corporate social responsibility programs of five leading Australian mining giants are having adverse effects in remote…

20 May 2013

Figs, figs, figs: they’re very useful things

University of Melbourne

The fig has been found to be consistently useful for multiple purposes globally. The fruit, in fresh and dried form, provides…

2 May 2013

Epilepsy seizures may no longer take sufferers by surprise

University of Melbourne

A new device created by researchers at the University of Melbourne may be able to alert epilepsy sufferers when they are…

22 April 2013

Speedy high-res imaging … in real time

University of Melbourne

Real-time, ultra-fast, high-resolution imaging has come a step closer. A team, led by researchers at the University of Melbourne…

19 April 2013

Researchers find the fainting gene

16 April 2013

The Great Australian Crawl

11 April 2013

High drug costs partly due to patent abuse

11 April 2013

Women heed infant feeding guidelines

10 April 2013

Fighting from within: new ways to tackle the mosquito

7 March 2013

People more likely to walk when they have somewhere to go

19 February 2013

Immature malaria parasites more resistant to treatment

11 February 2013

Mum and Dad investors ousted

7 February 2013

Australians did not gamble away carbon tax cheques

4 February 2013

Newly discovered protein protects against influenza

23 January 2013

No one state for water catchments

14 December 2012

Internet shoppers use positive first reviews as purchase guide

4 December 2012

Big gender gap in GP earnings

27 November 2012

Survival gene could hold key to HIV treatment

15 November 2012

Terrorism fails to dent efficiency in stockmarkets

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