The University of Melbourne and Australian National University has continued to perform well in an international subject ranking. Overall, 11 Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings subject tables were published over four dates. UniMelb was ranked first in Australia in ...
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The Universities of Melbourne and Queensland, along with Monash University, are some of the homes of the “who’s who” of researchers across Australia, according to a new list. Its organisers said Australia “punches above its weight” in the 2018 Highly ...
More »Education, law and more: first set of THE rankings by subject released
Times Higher Education (THE) has released the first set of subject rankings for 2019. Stanford University, the University of Oxford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped the World University Rankings 2019 by subject for business and economics, education, law and social ...
More »Australia’s THE ranking “cause for concern”
The successes of a few Australian universities on a global ranking aren’t enough to counter the ‘concerning’ national picture – one of stagnation. With 35 institutions included in the 2019 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, ...
More »What Scott Morrison doesn’t get about most of the voting public
When now-Prime Minster Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into parliament in 2017, pleading "don’t be afraid, don’t be scared, it won’t hurt you," he made a critical error. That is, assuming he wants the Coalition to retain power at ...
More »Australian unis slowly creep up US-dominated ranking
Australian universities are celebrating jumps, big and small, up an international ranking dominated by the United States and China. Released annually by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) presents the top 500 universities based on six indicators, including the ...
More »UniMelb develops ‘world-first’ discriminatory AI
If I were to tell you I could detect your personality and rate your attractiveness based solely on a head shot, would you believe me? Probably not. Would you believe an AI could do those things? Maybe, but you shouldn't, cautioned ...
More »Melbourne site of “unprecedented” innovation precinct
The University of Melbourne will develop Australia's next innovation precinct, after the Victorian government approved plans to transform the site of the former Royal Women's Hospital. The new precinct, designed by architectural firm Woods Bagot, will include facilities where university ...
More »Australian unis increase share of top 10 places in latest global rankings
Australian universities have increased their share of top-ten places for subject-specific performance according to new university rankings released today. The eighth edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, published by global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds, ranks ...
More »Deciphering deliciousness with UniMelb food scientists
We're all aware of emotional eating, and have possibly indulged in it ourselves. Now, this phrase has new resonance. Researchers at the University of Melbourne’s new sensory lab are testing more than our tastebuds in an attempt to divine what makes ...
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