Researchers at the University of Melbourne have identified a formula to understand why some branded movies go viral on the internet.

Researchers have found that bird species with multiple plumage colour forms within in the same population, evolve into new species faster than those with only one colour form, confirming a 60 year-old evolution theory.

Australia's ranks of classically trained Indigenous singers will grow substantially this week, with the graduation of three Aboriginal men from the University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts.

A new report by the University of Melbourne's Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) has found smart technologies can support older people in their homes for longer.

World Vision Chief Executive Tim Costello and Oxfam Australia's Executive Director Andrew Hewett will help launch the University of Melbourne's accreditation today as a Fair Trade University.

A new network established at the University of Melbourne will put a spotlight on the regulation of elections across Australia.

An Australian first and world leading study, into the overall health and wellbeing of children of same-sex attracted parents is being led by the University of Melbourne.

In the first study of its kind in Australasia, scientists have used 27 natural climate records to create the first large-scale temperature reconstruction for the region over the last 1000 years.

How well people with newly diagnosed epilepsy respond to their first drug treatment, may signal the likelihood that they will continue to have uncontrolled seizures according to University of Melbourne Chair of Neurology Professor Patrick Kwan.

East Timor is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and Australia has a moral and historical obligation to help, a University of Melbourne study has found.

Efforts to reduce livestock methane emissions in Australia received a major boost with the launch of a new research cluster led by the University of Melbourne and drawing on expertise from five other Australian universities, researchers in Canada and the CSIRO's Sustainable Agriculture Flagship.

Researchers at the University of Melbourne are reporting the success of a remote monitoring device that can accurately measure decay and insect infestations in construction timber over vast distances - and could save Australia's building and electrical distribution industries, millions of dollars.

All comments to be attributed to the University of Melbourne's Colin McLeod. - "I don't think there is any doubt that the budget is aimed at some immediate issues like stimulating spending, helping people in need such as people on low income, people with a disability and giving better access to education for people who are disadvantaged.

Victorian College of the Arts students will receive a crash course in how art can be used as a tool of protest and as a catalyst for social change, by a group self-styled American 'masked avengers'.