Tuesday 25 February 2025
February 25 – Tony Clark: Unsculpted
Tony Clark: Unsculpted
Museums and Collections
25 Feb, 11:00am - 5:00pm Weekly (to Jun 1)
Unsculpted presents a multifaceted overview of one of Australia’s most respected artists. For over four decades, Tony Clark has explored the capacity of painting to test t...
February 25 – Nina Schwalbe: New world order and disorder in Global Health
Nina Schwalbe: New world order and disorder in Global Health
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
25 Feb, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) and Australian Global Health Alliance present a special conversation with Nina Schwalbe, “ A new world order and dis...
Wednesday 26 February 2025
February 26 – Behaviour Change: Insights and Innovations
Behaviour Change: Insights and Innovations
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
26 Feb, 9:00am - 4:30pm
The Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change (MCBC) is excited to host its one day conference - Behaviour Change: Insights and Innovations . This conference is ideal for le...
February 26 – Sensing Dark Matter by Su Wenchi
Sensing Dark Matter by Su Wenchi
Museums and Collections
26 Feb, 11:00am - 4:00pm Weekly (to Mar 1)
Su Wenchi’s Sensing Dark Matter is a VR experience merging art and physics, inviting viewers to explore a speculative universe where dark matter and its gravitational eff...
February 26 – SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed
SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed
Museums and Collections
26 Feb, 11:00am - 5:00pm Weekly (to May 31)
SCI-FI: Mythologies Transformed offers fresh insights on science fiction – a genre built on envisioning alternative futures and imaginary realms.
Open 11am ...
February 26 – Social Network Analysis Workshop
Social Network Analysis Workshop
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
26 Feb, 1:30pm - 4:30pm 26 Feb - 28 Feb
The Complex Human Data Hub is pleased to be hosting a three-day workshop on Social Network Analysis by our colleague Dr Johan Koskinen , Stockholm University. Johan is...
February 26 – Uni student wellbeing research hub webinar
Uni student wellbeing research hub webinar
Centre for the Study of Higher Education
26 Feb, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
You are invited to attend the next Uni Student Wellbeing Research Hub webinar! This webinar is part of the Uni Student Wellbeing Project , which is funded by an Australian...
Thursday 27 February 2025
February 27 – Introduction to R and Reproducible Research
Introduction to R and Reproducible Research
Statistical Consulting Centre
27 Feb, 9:00am - 5:00pm 27 Feb - 28 Feb
Are you a researcher wanting efficient and effective strategies for working with quantitative data in a reproducible manner?
This workshop focuses on what happens be...
Friday 28 February 2025
February 28 – Dark Renaissance
Dark Renaissance
School of Culture and Communication
28 Feb, 10:00am - 5:00pm
The Renaissance period is associated with so many artistic and cultural innovations that it can be easy to overlook its darker aspects. But there is another side to this hi...
February 28 – Living in a smart neighborhood: How users adopt and troubleshoot smart home devices
Living in a smart neighborhood: How users adopt and troubleshoot smart home devices
School of Computing and Information Systems
28 Feb, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
The digital transformation of neighborhoods is reshaping how people interact with their living environments, particularly through smart home technologies. While these innov...
Tuesday 4 March 2025
March 4 – Earthworm sends up good vibrations – Art installation
Earthworm sends up good vibrations – Art installation
MPavilion Parkville
4 Mar, 11:00am - 3:00pm Weekly (to Mar 13)
Siobhan McCarthy creates large illustrations that find joy in the weirdness and unpredictability of everyday life.
You are invited to enter McCarthy’s colourful imag...
March 4 – ‘MissPerceived’ live and online – International Women’s Day edition
‘MissPerceived’ live and online – International Women’s Day edition
Faculty of Arts
4 Mar, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Join Leah Ruppanner online as she records the MissPerceived podcast and asks, is International Women’s Day nonsense?
Leah Ruppanner is a no-nonsense sociologist on...
March 4 – Represent – Shelley Lasica and Tony Clark at Buxton Contemporary
Represent – Shelley Lasica and Tony Clark at Buxton Contemporary
Museums and Collections
4 Mar, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Join us for a performance of Represent , the latest iteration of a long-running collaboration between artist Tony Clark and choreographer and performer Shelley Lasica. On ...
March 4 – The night shift walking tour
The night shift walking tour
Faculty of Arts
4 Mar, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Explore Melbourne up late with experts from the Melbourne Centre for Cities and hear stories from those who work through the night.
Dolly famously sang about what it...
March 4 – Lyrebird Brass: Street Song
Lyrebird Brass: Street Song
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
4 Mar, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Experience an exhilarating program showcasing dynamic works by trailblazing composers. Immerse yourself in the captivating melodies of Leonora Duarte, Cahty Likhuta, Grace-...
Wednesday 5 March 2025
March 5 – Guided meditation series: Zen Buddhist tradition
Guided meditation series: Zen Buddhist tradition
Contemplative Studies Centre
5 Mar, 1:00pm - 1:45pm Weekly (to Mar 26)
Overview
Zen Buddhism is famously described as a tradition of meditation practice that does not rely on words and letters. Instead, it encourages a direct and unfilt...
March 5 – Regional energy transitions in Australia: From impossible to possible
Regional energy transitions in Australia: From impossible to possible
Melbourne Climate Futures
5 Mar, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
At this critical moment in Australia’s history, there’s never been a more important time to learn from the regions and leaders driving the transition to net zero.
...
March 5 – Breaking Barriers: Women, Leadership and the Future of Education
Breaking Barriers: Women, Leadership and the Future of Education
Faculty of Education
5 Mar, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
In celebration of International Women’s Day, join the new Dean of Education, Professor Marek Tesar for a special Dean’s Lecture presented by Jutta Urpilainen, Former EU Com...
March 5 – 2025 Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Oration on Health - International Women’s Day
2025 Priscilla Kincaid-Smith Oration on Health - International Women’s Day
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
5 Mar, 5:30pm - 7:45pm
Professor Mahzarin Banaji, a world renowned social psychologist from Harvard, has shaped our understanding of human behaviour through her research on implicit bias - the un...
March 5 – Get Up
Get Up
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
5 Mar, 7:00pm - 9:00pm 5 Mar - 16 Apr
Jazz and Improvisation students lead jam sessions. All music students welcome.
Get Up Schedule
5 March 2025, 7-9PM - Lionel Lounge
26 March 2025, 7-9PM - L...
Thursday 6 March 2025
March 6 – Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics
Intro to Galaxy for Bioinformatics
Melbourne Bioinformatics
6 Mar, 10:00am - 1:00pm
This beginner’s tutorial will introduce the Galaxy Australia interface and tools, how to run a simple analysis and how to turn an analysis into a Galaxy Workflow (pipeline)...
March 6 – Music for lunch: Louis Smith
Music for lunch: Louis Smith
MPavilion Parkville
6 Mar, 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Join us for a free lunchtime concert featuring relaxing ambient sounds and jazz compositions.
Bring your lunch and enjoy a performance by musician and com...
Saturday 8 March 2025
March 8 – Book Launch - Rebordering the Archipelago: Asia Pacific Exchanges
Book Launch - Rebordering the Archipelago: Asia Pacific Exchanges
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
8 Mar, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Book Launch - Rebordering the Archipelago: Asia Pacific Exchanges
Edited by Danny Butt and Kurniawan Adi Saputro
Perimeter Editions CoVA series 2024. In Engl...
Tuesday 11 March 2025
March 11 – Pain: a neglected disability rights issue?
Pain: a neglected disability rights issue?
Centre for Health Equity
11 Mar, 4:00pm
The Research Alliance for Youth Disability & Mental Health and the Melbourne Disability Institute welcome Professor Thomas Shakespeare to Melbourne!
In public...
March 11 – Dean’s Lecture Series: Bio_lent Machines
Dean’s Lecture Series: Bio_lent Machines
Faculty of Architecture, Building & Planning
11 Mar, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
How can we undo the violence that has been wrought on our planet due to urbanisation, inequality and global warming?
In our first Dean’s Lecture for 2025, internation...
March 11 – Barnett/Anning/Keller
Barnett/Anning/Keller
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
11 Mar, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Long-time collaborators Shannon Barnett (trombone & voice), Sam Anning (double bass) & Andrea Keller (piano) perform music from their debut album as a trio Between ...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
March 12 – Generative AI, Contract cheating and the hierarchies of academic malpractice
Generative AI, Contract cheating and the hierarchies of academic malpractice
Centre for the Study of Higher Education
12 Mar, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Title: Generative AI, Contract Cheating and the Hierarchies of Academic Malpractice
Abstract: Generative AI tools such as Chat GPT are enormously powerful res...
March 12 – Fritz Hart: ‘An English Musical Romantic at the Ends of Empire’ Lecture-Recital and Book Launch
Fritz Hart: ‘An English Musical Romantic at the Ends of Empire’ Lecture-Recital and Book Launch
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
12 Mar, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Lecture-recital and book launch: Fritz Hart: An English Musical Romantic at the Ends of Empire (Lyerbird Press)
Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874-1949) stands as one of the ...
March 12 – 2025 Australian Accounting Hall of Fame Awards
2025 Australian Accounting Hall of Fame Awards
Faculty of Business and Economics
12 Mar, 6:00pm
The Directors for the Centre for Accounting and Industry Partnerships are pleased to present the 2025 Australian Accounting Hall of Fame Awards. This is the Department of A...
March 12 – Collisions
Collisions
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
12 Mar, 7:00pm - 9:00pm 12 Mar - 30 Apr
Collisions brings together musicians, dancers and artists for a night of cross-disciplinary improvisation and collaboration.
Celebrating spontaneity, experimentation...
Thursday 13 March 2025
March 13 – Wominjeka 2025
Wominjeka 2025
University of Melbourne Main Calendar
13 Mar, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Wominjeka, Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung for welcome or ‘come, with purpose’, is a key event in the University’s calendar that signifies the start of the academic year.
...
March 13 – The Theodore Fink Memorial Seminar in Australian Education 2025
The Theodore Fink Memorial Seminar in Australian Education 2025
Faculty of Education
13 Mar, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
On the “Right” Side of the ’70s: How conservative activists sought to reshape Australian schooling in the 1970s and 1980s and what it means for today.
At...
March 13 – VCA Film and Television Pitch Night - Masters
VCA Film and Television Pitch Night - Masters
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
13 Mar, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
VCA Film and Television Pitch Nights return in 2025! Join us in Federation Hall on the Southbank Campus to hear from the next generation of creatives and jump on board thei...
Tuesday 18 March 2025
March 18 – Community-engaged research in psychology with Joanne Chung
Community-engaged research in psychology with Joanne Chung
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
18 Mar, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Hosted as part of the Brotherton Fellowship program, Assistant Professor Joanne M Chung (University of Toronto Mississauga) will share her research journey, exploring how c...
March 18 – Firebird Trio presents ‘Modern Times’
Firebird Trio presents ‘Modern Times’
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
18 Mar, 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Presented by Australia’s acclaimed Firebird Trio, this 70-minute program takes inspiration from the re-composition of musical ideas and fragments of the past for more ‘mode...
Wednesday 19 March 2025
March 19 – Borrowed Scenery – Dance performance
Borrowed Scenery – Dance performance
MPavilion Parkville
19 Mar, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to experience Jo Lloyd’s new dance work Borrowed Scenery, choreographed and performed specifically for MPavilion Parkville.
Insp...
March 19 – Laying down the lore with Dr Mykaela Saunders | Hugh D.T. Williamson Lecture 2025
Laying down the lore with Dr Mykaela Saunders | Hugh D.T. Williamson Lecture 2025
Museums and Collections
19 Mar, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Laying Down the Lore: a survey of First Nations speculative, visionary and imaginative fiction with Dr Mykaela Saunders.
Hear from a leading voice in Indigenous sto...
March 19 – Grant!
Grant!
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
19 Mar, 7:00pm - 9:00pm 19 Mar - 7 May
Jazz sessions and art transmissions curated by students from the Conservatorium’s Jazz & Improvisation program. Featuring special guest performers each week: some old, ...
Thursday 20 March 2025
March 20 – Trauma-Informed Nursing for Safer Care Practices
Trauma-Informed Nursing for Safer Care Practices
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
20 Mar, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
This webinar will explore the critical role of nurses in advancing trauma-informed care practices, emphasising prevention, safety, and equity in healthcare.
Key theme...
Tuesday 25 March 2025
March 25 – Breaking trust law boundaries for impact investing
Breaking trust law boundaries for impact investing
Melbourne Law School
25 Mar, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
2025 Allen Hope Southey Memorial Lecture
Businesses across the world face growing pressure to address their social and environmental impacts while remaining competiti...
March 25 – Quercus in the Forest: Brahms, Eotvos and Schnyder
Quercus in the Forest: Brahms, Eotvos and Schnyder
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
25 Mar, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Quercus Trio take the listener on a walk through the trees. The concert opens with Brahms’ Horn Trio, the main theme of which famously came to Brahms whilst walking in the ...
Thursday 27 March 2025
March 27 – Courting danger: Threats to judicial independence, authority and the administration of justice in Australia
Courting danger: Threats to judicial independence, authority and the administration of justice in Australia
Melbourne Law School
27 Mar, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
2025 Seabrook Chambers Public Lecture
Australians rely on, and trust in, the impartiality and independence of our judiciary system. But we should not take this for gr...
March 27 – Seeing Beyond Lecture: Watching Ocular Immune Cells in Action
Seeing Beyond Lecture: Watching Ocular Immune Cells in Action
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
27 Mar, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join us for an exploration of the human eye’s hidden world at the inaugural 2025 Seeing Beyond Lecture, “Watching Ocular Immune Cells in Action” , hosted by the Department...
Monday 31 March 2025
March 31 – The Pack – Performance residency
The Pack – Performance residency
MPavilion Parkville
31 Mar, All Day Daily (to Apr 2)
Artist Jen Valender joins forces with performance troupe Pony Cam to develop a new work that merges the wild with the human, exploring the collective power and instin...
Tuesday 1 April 2025
April 1 – Dueling Harpsichords
Dueling Harpsichords
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
1 Apr, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
A fun-filled romp of music for two harpsichords, squaring off upcoming harpsichord superstar Justice Karol and Early Music Convenor Donald Nicolson. Duelling harpsichords e...
Tuesday 8 April 2025
April 8 – Felt time – Workshop
Felt time – Workshop
MPavilion Parkville
8 Apr, 11:30am - 2:00pm Daily (to Apr 10)
Creative facilitators Leander Kreltszheim and Amanda Reeves invite you to explore our relationship with time.
The prompts and provocations in this workshop will chal...
April 8 – Open Thread at Hanson Dyer Hall
Open Thread at Hanson Dyer Hall
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
8 Apr, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Open Thread is an innovative Melbourne based ensemble including cellist Peggy Lee, saxophonist Julien Wilson, guitarist Theo Carbo, and drummer Dylan van der Schyff. Their ...
Wednesday 9 April 2025
April 9 – Administrative burden in Australian universities: Insights into key dimensions and potential drivers from a nation-wide survey of academic staff
Administrative burden in Australian universities: Insights into key dimensions and potential drivers from a nation-wide survey of academic staff
Centre for the Study of Higher Education
9 Apr, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
In many countries, there is growing concern about levels of administrative burden within universities, reflecting the fact that increasing administrative burden usually imp...
April 9 – Climate protest, political dissent and the criminal law: The rise and fall (and rise again) of conspiracy
Climate protest, political dissent and the criminal law: The rise and fall (and rise again) of conspiracy
Melbourne Law School
9 Apr, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
2025 Peter Brett Memorial Lecture
A notable feature in the prosecutions of climate protesters across many common law jurisdictions is use of charges of conspiracy. Th...
Tuesday 15 April 2025
April 15 – Fragile Worlds, Resilient Hearts
Fragile Worlds, Resilient Hearts
Faculty of Fine Arts and Music
15 Apr, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Join Lisa-Maree Amos (flutes), Brent Miller (percussion) and Peter de Jager (piano) as they perform a lyrical and exhilarating collection of works for flutes, percussion an...
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