8 events Coming up
15 May 2012
The Accelerating Universe and The Hunt for Dark Energy
In 1998, two international teams raced to determine the fate of the Universe. Was it expanding or contracting? They found that it wasn't just expanding but that the expansion was accelerating. It was a startling discovery suggesting that an unknow...
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Seminar/Forum12 Jun 2012
Graduate Engineering and IT Expo
The Melbourne School of Engineering is Australia's top engineering school, and a world leader in engineering and IT. We are ranked number 1 in Australia and 25 globally for Engineering and Technology according to the Times Higher Education World ...
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Fair/Expo05 Jul 2012
Medical bionics: how far can we and should we go?
How far would you go to be better than you are? Medical bionics have improved dramatically over the last 60 years and will eventually be able outperform functional limbs and organs. This will give us an opportunity for physical and mental enhance...
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Free Public Lecture24 Jul 2012
24 – 25 Jul 1:00PM–3:00PM
The Amazing Spaghetti Machine Contest
Be amazed as teams of year 10 students from around Victoria present their "spaghetti machines" the term for an overly complicated chainreaction machine used to perform a simple task. This year's task is to take a portrait photo! Vote for your fa...
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Exhibition26 Mar 2013
Invitation to a discussion – can we increase our external funding without sacrificing quality?
The University of Melbourne sits at the top of the research tree in this country and has an enviable worldwide position. The Dean of Engineering and our DVC Research, however, have suggested that it is going to be really tough (perhaps impossible...
28 May 2013
From Technology to Sight - looking into the future of the bionic eye
The story of the bionic eye has captured the imagination of people all over the world. Following the announcement of Australia’s first successful bionic eye implants last year, testing of an early prototype device continues with three patients in ...
6:30–8:00PM
Focus on Engineering
Do you love creating solutions to problems and want to make a difference to the world? Come along to find out how to study Engineering at Melbourne. Hear from current students, academic staff and recent graduates about what it is like to study eng...
6:30–8:00PM
Focus on IT
The world is awash with information. In the last five years, we’ve produced and recorded more information than in the previous 50,000 years; and almost all of this new information is digital. Hear from current students, academic staff and recent g...