Arts Alumni Awards

Can Japan stop its rapid population decline?

Professor Goulbourne commenced in the role of Dean of Arts at The University of Melbourne on 14 January 2019.

Australia's colonial art is a window to the past that can help us understand the fraught and violent history of settlement says a University of Melbourne expert.

Indonesia's foreign policy priorities and predicaments

The 'Yellow Vest' protestors in France are writing out books of grievances just like their forbears from the 1789 revolution in what is a critical challenge for President Macron.

In the new book The Change Makers, the University of Melbourne's Professor Marcia Langton says leadership is doing the right thing at the right time.

Can Japan stop its rapid population decline?

Professor Goulbourne commenced in the role of Dean of Arts at The University of Melbourne on 14 January 2019.

Australia’s colonial art is a window to the past that can help us understand the fraught and violent history of settlement says a University of Melbourne expert

Indonesia's foreign policy priorities and predicaments

The holidays are here, the family is around, so what feel-good movies to watch together and reconnect? Relax, here are ten from University of Melbourne experts

In the 1960s, the structured teaching of English grammar was taken off the Australian curriculum, so many of us left school without knowledge of it. But it’s being phased back in, and that’s going to help a lot of students as the world gets smaller

The protests in France are a distant echo of 1789 and are a critical challenge for President Emmanuel Macron, argues a University of Melbourne historian.

Despite the various community benefits, free wi-fi has been slow to take-off in Australia compared to the rest of the world. Why? And should we be more careful in giving our details away for free wi-fi?

Master of Journalism student Jack Banister, who has been awarded the highest honour in journalism in Australia, a Walkley award, an inaugural Melbourne Press Club Michael Gordon Fellowship, and the John Newfong Prize for Reporting on Indigenous Affairs.

The Roman emperor Augustus is often held up as a model statesman, but a University of Melbourne expert warns admirers should be careful what they wish for.

The 'soft power' of museums can now be mapped, assessed, and properly appreciated after University of Melbourne researchers created a unique online mapping tool

Living in a diverse area means you are more likely to be open to refugees; unless you identify with the Liberal party, Melbourne University research finds.

The late great Stan Lee’s superheroes are grounded in emotional reality and an optimism that we can still save the world, says a University of Melbourne expert

Technology is changing our love lives and has been for a while now; but a University of Melbourne expert says despite accusations it's shallow, romance is alive

Despite the national Dutch broadcaster announcing changes to Black Pete (Zwarte Piet), it remains a divisive issue there says a University of Melbourne expert.

Master of Journalism student Jack Banister, who has been awarded the highest honour in journalism in Australia, a Walkley award, an inaugural Melbourne Press Club Michael Gordon Fellowship, and the John Newfong Prize for Reporting on Indigenous Affairs.

A trip to New York is always an exciting prospect, but to visit New York as a publishing student to get a taste of the industry as part of your graduate degree is like the perfect icing on the cake.

Naomi Wong began her Master of Marketing Communications at The University of Melbourne after initially studying Science. Being passionate about startups, Naomi shared her experience in Melbourne with us so far.

Siti Mahdaria began her Master of Marketing Communications at the University of Melbourne in February with support from the Australia Awards scholarship.

Students and teachers, apply now to study the Professional Certificate in Language Assessment in 2019

The Faculty of Arts has awarded Bachelor of Arts (Honours) student Greer Clemens with the 2018 Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) Creative Writing Prize.

Students from The University of Melbourne competed at the 17th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students (Melbourne) on May 19. Rachel Madin and Adrienne Bray were able to repeat history by winning the top two prizes.

Applications close 31 May 2018

Students who were treated to a behind the scenes tour through the NGV’s inaugural Triennial exhibition lead by Conservator MaryJo Lelyveld

The 2018 Arts Alumni Awards were presented at the Faculty of Arts Ceremony at the Melbourne Recital Centre in Southbank for the first time this year.

Bespoke magazine stands holding copies of Farrago, the student magazine of the University of Melbourne, are a common sight to those who have wandered the Parkville campus.

This winter the Faculty of Arts at The University of Melbourne offers VCE students an unparalleled opportunity to prepare for History: Revolutions, Australian History, Literature, Italian, French and Indonesian exams with scholars and teachers who are experts in their fields.