Today we welcomed students, staff and community to our campus and invited them to come with purpose 🖤💛❤️
As we gather on campus, we ask our community to come with purpose – a meaningful reminder that we live, work and learn on the lands of its Traditional Custodians.
🎶 Kaybee via Artist Bookings
UniMelb international student Nancy has been recognised at the Universities Australia Solutions Summit, highlighting the impact of global education and scholarships.
Read more about Nancy, who's the first recipient of the Melbourne Welcoming Universities Scholarship – Asha → unimelb.me/4kVDQwM
Student volunteers helped welcome more than 15,000 new UniMelb students to more than 200 orientation activities this week, creating a festival-like atmosphere to help them find their feet and connect with their new community 💙
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Bio21 Institute celebrated its 21 years of innovation that's helped position Victoria and Australia as a leading destination for life sciences and biotechnology research.
Read more about the 800 staff across 40 academic research groups who work to advance knowledge → unimelb.me/4tVee7p
The festival of colours is almost here 💙
UniMelb students and staff are invited to join us for Holi on Wednesday, 4 March, from 12 pm at the University Plaza on our Parkville campus.
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Crepe myrtles in full bloom 🌺
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For rural Australians, disaster is not rare. It is recurring. New research shows mental preparedness shapes how communities respond.
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A new exhibition, A velvet ant, a flower and a bird, at the Potter Museum of Art is now open! 💙
The exhibition rethinks how intelligence is understood across art, science and the natural world.
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Rain or shine, the clocktower never misses 💙
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Pathway to your dreams 🌱
Meet Olympic race-walker Jemima Montag, currently studying at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
Tap through to read how the Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Athletics Scholarship has powered Jemima’s belief in herself → unimelb.me/3OghLNg
A splash of purple at Old Quad 💜
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We’re incredibly proud to celebrate UniMelb Laureate Prof Graeme Clark AC on receiving the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
A pioneer of the Bionic Ear, his groundbreaking work in cochlear implants has helped restore hearing to more than a million people worldwide → unimelb.me/4qbZAFJ
New research shows deaths from cardiovascular disease linked to being overweight, and obesity are increasing, with the fastest rises seen earlier in adulthood and in socio-economically disadvantaged communities.
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Please join us in congratulating members of the #UniMelb community who have received 2026 Australia Day Honours.
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New research from the Faculty of Science finds that carbon released from Earth’s spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ice ages and warm climates.
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We've ranked in the global top 50 across eight broad subject areas in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject. We're also the Australian university with the most subjects in the global top 20.
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Thanks to funding through the NHMRC's 2025 Synergy and Ideas grants, 27 UniMelb projects have secured $52 million to help turn bold ideas into meaningful impact.
Congratulations to everyone involved 👏
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Research shows that stress has negative effects on our basic cognitive abilities, such as memory. However, complex behaviours, such as decision-making or problem-solving, are also significantly affected.
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A summery #UniMelb campus captured on 35mm film 🎞️
Every night, millions of people work hard to keep our essential services running.
New research from the Faculty of Science shows many are paying a hidden biological cost. And it’s all to do with our guts → unimelb.me/4qdsLJm
After the sunscreen wars made headlines last summer, what actually changed?
Our researchers from the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences explain where sunscreen testing landed, and what matters most for sun protection now.
Here’s what you need to know → unimelb.me/3Z1o3m3
Associate Professor William Partlett from the Melbourne Law School explains how failure to condemn the illegality of the Trump administration's assault on Venezuela is also an assault on international law
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As summer holidays kick-off many parents are worried their kids will miss out without social media
However, research shows kids can build strong friendships offline through play, shared interests and supportive adults, without the pressure of being online.
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Sunshine mode: ON ☀️
A tougher Christmas for many, but not without hope.
Everyday costs are still high, yet new analysis suggests inflation is easing and 2026 could bring some breathing room for households.
Understand what’s changing → unimelb.me/4pdWZef
Video games, screaming and coming back for more study at #UniMelb 😍
Here are a few things our recent #UniMelbAlumni are going to do after graduation 🧑🎓
#UniMelb graduations are all wrapped up 🎓
Whatever road you choose next, we have no doubt you'll continue to achieve great things!
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If cats had internet access, they’d discover that searching “cats” and “Christmas trees” can lead to cat-astrophising on a scale akin to humans asking Dr Google if they’re going to die from the common cold.
There's some good news, you can tell your feline friend that they're ok → unimelb.me/4q0w9aJ
Guess how many University of Melbourne Alumni dreamt of growing up to become astronauts, but landed upon the stars at #UniMelb 💫🎓
