Now that the gifts have been exchanged, the hordes have been fed and the leftovers packed away, hopefully you can put your feet up for a bit of R&R (meaning relaxation and reading). Here are six books ...

Scattered across the University of Melbourne are more than one hundred 16mm film prints – many of them stored away, gathering dust. Some of these prints, like Nathaniel Dorsky’s 1983 experimental film ...

With five weeks of school summer holidays (that’s around 25 days of weekday activities to organise), being online is a major attraction for most kids and a concern for most parents and carers. The ...

Is your teen calling you ‘bro’ when you’re pretty sure you’re not their brother? Picture: Getty Images It’s tempting to be a pedant and tell them they need to put a dollar in a jar every time they say ...

In late 2021, the nation was gripped in a socio-political controversy not seen for years – how do you play pass-the-parcel? It was sparked by a now (in)famous Bluey episode, where Lucky’s dad decides ...

Visiting Professor, University of Hiroshima; Research Associate, University of New England; Honorary Associate Professor, School of Design, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University ...

When we think of climate change we often think of extreme events like flooding rains and large bushfires. But climate change can also have slower, more subtle impacts on our landscapes. The life cycle ...

Advocating for climate change action can sometimes feel like pushing a huge boulder up a hill. News headlines are filled with breaking climate records, while governments, including Australia’s, are ...

In October 2024, the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Education renamed its Fritz Duras Memorial Lecture the HOPE (Health, Outdoor and Physical Education) lecture. This series of biennial lectures ...

Sleep is important for health and wellbeing, and if we don’t get enough sleep, it can impact our productivity and mood, as well as increase our risk of health conditions like cardiovascular disease.

Often, people complain about their jobs and how hard they work. Not us. We love our job as physicists. Our job is to develop new technologies that accelerate particles like electrons, making them ...

Ah, the holidays. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so we’re told. For many women, the festive season – like many other celebrations – can feel more like a high-stakes marathon than a time ...