University News
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The University of Melbourne is to oversee the development of the largest supercomputing facility in the world to support life sciences research.The new supercomputer will sit as an integral part of a $100 million Life Sciences Computational Centre to be established at the University to develop the computational capabilities of our scientists, biologists and technicians.
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The University of Melbourne is expecting more than 60,000 visitors to pass through its gates on 17 August for the University's 2008 Open Day. Open Day activities will be held at Parkville, Victorian College of the Arts (Southbank), Burnley and Dookie campuses.
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The University of Melbourne ran a highly successful open day program - Experience Melbourne University - across four countries in South-East Asia during May 2008. More than 50 academics and representatives of Trinity College, International Student Services, Careers and Employment, Alumni, Asialink and the Hawthorn Language Centre took part in the program.
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Around Campuses
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Work has begun on a new 'training clinic' medical centre at the University's School of Rural Health in Shepparton.
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Victorian Energy & Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has launched a new purpose-built collaborative research facility for the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC) at the University of Melbourne.
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The University of Melbourne has opened a new Media Centre, in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre on Swanston Street, with a media conference to announce a major research infrastructure initiative.
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Services
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Workloads and the processes to manage them are important issues. At Melbourne, a Workload Management Framework is in place to assist staff and their managers plan, allocate and manage workloads.
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Guest Column
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Professor Carl Schiesser is a leading Australian biotechnology researcher and Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology at the University's Bio21 Institute.
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Did you know?
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Managing our use of lighting is one of the easiest ways to reduce energy. To reduce the environmental impact of lighting in your office remember to "switch off" lights and equipment.
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