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04/09/2026

What's the key to big scientific discoveries? According to UniMelb's own Nobel Prize-winning chemistry professor Richard Robson, it's letting your mind wander and asking the "what ifs?" And did you know that even Nobel Prize winners feel imposter syndrome? Hear him and his fellow Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners share how their brilliant minds work on The Nobel Prize Conversations podcast. Tap to listen ➡️ https://unimelb.me/46CGCAR

03/09/2026

Meet Nathan Anderson, farm manager of our Dookie campus on Yorta Yorta Country. Not only does he make sure the crops, livestock and farm equipment are in order, but he inspires a passion for farming and agriculture for the new generation 🌾 What a legend!

Tap to learn more about our Dookie campus ➡️ https://unimelb.me/3ZxLmCg

02/09/2026

If you weren't at the Science at Melbourne Festival, where were you at?!

There were discussions on scientific discovery, live chemistry demonstrations, unique biological museums and labs, archaeology, live mosquito feeding and even cow special guests 🐮 Catch up on the recordings on the Faculty of Science website. Tap to watch ➡️ https://science.unimelb.edu.au/festival

01/09/2026

Just how sustainable is Australian agriculture, really? Luckily, we can use new technology like artificial intelligence, remote sensing and advanced data modelling to dig deep into the industry and provide the answers 🌾

With better data, we can make more efficient decisions in the agriculture industry with less environmental impact. Tap to learn more from Dr Xia (Emma) Liang, Dr Clayton Butterly, Ella Williams, Dr Tu Xayachak and Professor Deli Chen from the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences ➡️ https://unimelb.me/4gMEn2B

31/08/2026

We're so proud of Bachelor of Science student Charlotte (Lottie), who received the 2026 Queen Mary Scholarship while on exchange at the University of Copenhagen 🇩🇰 She even received her scholarship from Queen Mary herself. Congratulations!

Lottie is majoring in pharmacology and completing a Diploma in Computing, with a side of Norse mythology. Tap to learn more ➡️ https://unimelb.me/4hZCGBi

28/08/2026

Long before highways and laneways, the place we now call Melbourne was covered in all kinds of trees 🌳

Using historical maps from the 1800s, we can locate where these trees were and rebuild the forests, woodlands and grasslands that used to spread across the land.

Tap to learn more with Associate Professor Amy Hahs and Professor Nick Williams in Pursuit's latest Map of the Month → unimelb.me/3SyZFsw

Image credits:
Ossifrage94, iNaturalist
Spookpaddda, iNaturalist
State Library Victoria archives

27/08/2026

We had an amazing turnout at our recent STEM Career Mentoring program launch event - 989 participants and over 400 alumni mentors!

This massive group of mentors and mentees watched a panel discussion on working in STEM with multigenerational colleagues with Professor Michelle Brown from the Faculty of Business and Economics, alumni mentor Chris Farley and recent graduate from the Bachelor of Science Gurshan Singh Nanda. Thank you Dr Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from the School of BioSciences for moderating 🎤

Tap to learn more ➡️ https://unimelb.me/4y2aPVw

26/08/2026

With the power of the sun and the stars, we're getting closer to making carbon-free, waste-free fusion energy a reality. It's not an easy task, as fusion devices need to be hotter than the sun - beyond 15 million degrees Celsius 🔥 - but trying different methods and recent breakthroughs are increasing our possibilities. Our scientists Professor Richard Sandberg (Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology), Professor Martin Sevior (School of Physics, Science) and Professor Maria Rost Rublee (Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne), analyse the 2025 Global Fusion Industry Report in Pursuit ➡️ https://unimelb.me/4xivDIq

25/08/2026

Thanks to all who came to our Science at Melbourne Festival! Over two weeks, we:

🔬 Went on tours to the School of BioSciences and the School of Chemistry
🐮 Learned about mosquito bites, cow burps and solved some archaeological puzzles in our online Masterclasses in Parkville and Dookie. We had a live mozzie feeding and a few interested cows too!
⚡️Were dazzled by the Physics Show
🤔 Discovered how scientists discover, at our Science at Melbourne Conversation.

Thanks to our Science academics, students, staff, and most of all - our engaged, science-loving guests - for making Science at Melbourne Festival happen. See you again next year!

Tap to learn more ➡️ https://festival.science.unimelb.edu.au/

21/08/2026

After four weeks of undertaking research projects in our labs, students Georgia, Eliana, Jakobi, Neve and Rianna presented their final research at the Indigenous Students in STEM Research Internship Symposium. Assistant Dean, Indigenous (Research and Partnerships) Dr Jack Pascoe welcomed the students with a keynote speech.

Here's what the interns worked on:
Jakobi - Plants for space with FEIT's Professor Sally Gras, Jalitha Wasath, Dr Ane Aldalur Soto and Dr Lydia Ong
Georgia - Male infertility and germ cell with Professor Moira O'Bryan, Dr Gemma Stathatos and Maddison Graffeo
Neve - Ecology with Professor Margie Mayfield and Zac Walker
Eliana - Nanoscience with Dr James Hutchison and Dr Shi Tang
Rianna - Psychology with Professor Katie Greenaway, Professor Pete Koval, Associate Professor Elise Kalokerinos and Dr Valentina Bianchi

Many thanks to Ryan Archer, STEM Outreach Officer (Indigenous) and Julia Cleghorn, STEM Outreach Manager for hosting the symposium.

Tap to learn more ➡️ https://unimelb.me/4xUq82N

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