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• News: Charging on: Electric cars coming

  BNET - 2009-08-24

  An agreement has been signed between Better Place and the University of Melbourne paving the way for a recharging network for electric cars in Australia. Better Place Australia chief executive Evan Thornley left and University of Melbourne vice chancellor Glyn Davis right from today's MoU signing. Momentum is gathering for...

  Tags: car, Battery, Electric Car, University Of Melbourne

• Surfing the Net at Work Boosts Productivity, Study Says

  BNET - 2009-04-06

  The Find: Think employees who surf the web during work hours are slackers? Not at all, claims new research; they're actually about nine percent more productive than those that don't. The Source: A study out of the University of Melbourne, via the NY Times' Freakonomics blog. ...

  Tags: Facebook, University Of Melbourne, Coker, Internet, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jessica Stillman

• Australia study indicates jobs to blame for 15% of depression cases

  - 2008-09-01

  According to a recent University of Melbourne study, about 15 percent of working people with depression can attribute their illness directly to their employment. Professors at the University note that the figures indicate that women and low-skilled workers most likely to be affected. The Australia Associated Press reports that while...

  Tags: Australia, Benefits, job, University of Melbourne

• University of Melbourne Student "Masters the Mainframe"

  - 2008-08-22

  IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that University of Melbourne Student Dharvinder Bassi has been named Australia's "Master of the Mainframe" student contest winner after out-performing more than 450 other students across Australia. In addition to becoming Australia's Mainframe student contest winner, Bassi now joins the growing list of approximately...

  Tags: HARDWARE, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, University of Melbourne

• Australian scientists develop potential "blockbuster" diabetes drug

  - 2008-08-17

  SYDNEY AFP — Australian researchers Monday said they had developed a drug which could potentially spell an end to a life-threatening condition caused by diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses. Scientists from the University of Melbourne and the city's St Vincent's Hospital said the drug had been shown in...

  Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, Kelly, University of Melbourne

• $100 Million Supercomputer to Drive More Medical Breakthroughs in Victoria, Australia

  - 2008-06-17

  SAN DIEGO -- More breakthroughs in life-threatening diseases will be possible as a result of plans to make Victoria, Australia home to the world's largest life sciences supercomputer, Victoria Premier John Brumby announced today. Visiting the University of California's San Diego Supercomputer Center SDSC, Mr. Brumby announced the Victorian...

  Tags: biology, supercomputer, University of Melbourne

• TIBCO Software Inc chosen for new technology initiatives at The University of Melbourne

  - 2008-02-12

  TELECOMWORLDWIRE-12 February 2008-TIBCO Software Inc chosen for new technology initiatives at The University of MelbourneC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com TIBCO Software Inc (Nasdaq: TIBX), a provider of infrastructure software solutions, revealed on 11 February 2008 that its integration and orchestration software has been selected by the University of Melbourne....

  Tags: FINANCE, TIBCO Software Inc., University of Melbourne

• The internationalisation strategies of small-country firms; the Australian experience of globalisation

  - 2007-08-01

  The internationalisation strategies of small-country firms; the Australian experience of globalisation. Ed. by Howard Dick and David Merrett. Edward Elgar Publishing 2007 394 pages $145.00 Hardcover New horizons in international business HD2930 This work seeks to enrich the international business literature...

  Tags: strategy, University of Melbourne

• Global online uni struggles.

  - 2007-06-24

  Byline: Erica Cervini Jun 24, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Thomson Learning and 19 universities worldwide are involved in the U21 Global scheme. The University of Melbourne's financial statements for the 12 months to 31 December 2006 reveal that...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, News Corp., Thomson Corp., University of British Columbia, University of Melbourne, University of Toronto, Vancouver

• Friends recall a feisty hero.

  - 2007-06-21

  Byline: Roland Burt and Justine Kelly Jun 21, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Friends and colleagues of Brendan Keilar have paid tribute to a man who has been described as feisty, articulate and intelligent. The Melbourne lawyer was shot...

  Tags: University of Melbourne, Y2K