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An interactive online map of Australian care homes, developed at the University of Melbourne, is helping those who grew up in care to track down their history.

A new book by a University of Melbourne expert explores how understanding context can help us change the lives of artists and cultural workers for the better.

A year ago, Sobur Dhieu applied for the Tony and Maja Carp scholarship to support her studying the Bachelor of Arts. Now at the end of her first year, Sobur tells us about what her experience at the University of Melbourne been like.

How do international aid agencies operate on the ground in Myanmar, with its its complex, unstable and sometimes hostile political and social environment?

A University of Melbourne expert says Melbourne artist Mirka Mora, who was known for her bold and bright work, was a trailblazer for women artists in the 70s.

A University of Melbourne expert says proposed anti-vilification laws in Victoria to curb online trolling could be a step in the right direction.

Winning entry to be published in The New York Times!

Thae Yong-ho, North Korea’s highest ranking defector, joins us in the studio to share his unique insights into North Korean society and how it’s been shaped by the Kim family.

Museums have emerged as effective agents of cultural soft power globally, including outside the West, like China and Russia, says University of Melbourne expert

What film adaptions of Ancient Rome do historians like the most? We ask four University of Melbourne experts to give us their favourite screen visions of Rome.

The Australian Centre announced the 2019 winners of the Literary Awards at a ceremony on Saturday 7 September during the Melbourne Writers Festival.

In a country highly dependent on exports of petroleum, palm oil, timber and tin, what are the local dynamics at play in the global game of resource extraction?

The myth of Narcissus isn’t so much about narcissism as about what it is to transgress society's norms of male sexuality, says a University of Melbourne expert

India is committed to inclusive elections and allowing absentee voting would make the world's biggest democracy even bigger, says University of Melbourne expert

The Three Crosses is Rembrandt’s powerful depiction of Christ’s crucifixion. University of Melbourne expert explains how it is faithfully conserved for exhibit

By use of social media, including memes, ideologies of hate are gaining currency. A University of Melbourne expert examines how hate speech became the everyday

In the Asia-Pacific region, it’s estimated that one in every six people is living with a debilitating physical or cognitive impairment, and that figure is set to grow.

Congratulations to the winners of our MAJOR HACK 2019 challenge: Mehul, Claire and Elisa.

In Indonesia, what’s the relationship between growing dominance of social media, greater commitment to neoliberal economic policies, and increasing religious conservatism?

Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) kicks off on Thursday 1 August and we’re lucky enough to have the inside scoop from Georgia, a Master of Publishing and Communications student and intern at the festival.

The programmer for Australia’s largest and most prestigious film festival - the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) - Thomas Caldwell has made a career out of his passion for the moving image.

Dr Muhammad Kamal and Dr Shirin Yasar examine the origins of and contemporary attitudes to Sufism

To many observers, Xi Jinping's leadership appears to be a throwback to the Mao Zedong era. But is it fair to compare Xi’s methods with Mao's?