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Germinating canola seeds sourced from the Dookie campus. Photograph by Joe Vittorio

The worth of water

Escalating prices and the effect of natural disasters on primary producers have focused attention on food production and distribution systems like never before. Alumna Maryrose Cuskelly investigates how the University of Melbourne is engaging with the ‘wicked’ problem of food security and finds efficient water use is a major focus.

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Student protest for action on student housing

Home is where the heart is

In a city of spiralling land values and rent prices, the issue of student housing is one that just won’t go away. But the issue stretches far beyond that of access and affordability.

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Professor Ingrid Scheffer (centre) with Dannielle Goodwin (right) and her twin sister, Prue Matthews

Putting our heads together

March 2011 saw the opening of the Austin campus of the Melbourne Brain Centre, which will improve diagnosis and treatment of people living with a brain disorder. Alumna Lieu Thi Pham spoke with a patient benefitting from this collaborative venture, and researcher and clinician Professor Ingrid Scheffer.

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Then and now

Then and now

With 2011 marking the 150th anniversary of Engineering at Melbourne, alumna Michelle Bennett looked back on a discipline that has literally shaped the world we live in. And as Michelle discovered, some things change and some stay the same.

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Professor Carolyn Evans, Dean, Melbourne Law School

Women and leadership

Given that Australia’s prime minister and governor-general are both women, is the discussion around women in leadership in this country done and dusted? Caro Cooper scrutinises the debate.

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