Latest media releases
Victorian Government proposal to abolish defensive homicide will remove stain on the legal system
4 October 2013
Deakin University Criminologist, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon, has commended the State Government on the release overnight of their Defensive Homicide Consultation Paper which proposes major reforms to the Victorian law of homicide, including the abolition of defensive homicide.
Conference to help early childhood workers, educators and carers cope with gifted children
30 September 2013
Early childhood educators and other professionals working with young children will soon have help at their fingertips to ensure they meet the needs of children with advanced development or giftedness.
Lost for words?- Try Words With Melbourne!
30 September 2013
Deakin University's Arts Participation Incubator (API) is calling on Melburnians who have something to say to join them on Federation Square's main stage on Thursday 3 October at 7pm.
Heritage expert asks whether bushfire memorials commemorate human catastrophe or bush folly
26 September 2013
Australians' memories of bushfires are short, yet as Deakin University's cultural heritage expert Professor William Logan argues bushfire memorials are one instance of Australian heritage where it would be best if we didn't need to create the memorial in the first place.
Deakin and The Gordon find a home in Werribee
25 September 2013
Deakin University and the Gordon Institute of TAFE will establish their new learning centre in Bridge Street, Werribee.
New Deakin University enterprise agreement
20 September 2013
Deakin University and the NTEU have provisionally agreed on comprehensive terms for a new enterprise agreement.
Are window blinds the future of power generation? Deakin University researchers think so
18 September 2013
Imagine a future where you run household appliances with electricity generated by window blinds. Such a future might seem far-fetched, but not to Deakin University PhD student Gayathri Devi Rajmohan.
Geelong study sheds light on children’s bone health
17 September 2013
Deakin University Geelong researchers are starting the next phase of a study of the impact of mothers’ vitamin D levels during pregnancy on the bone health of their children.
Deakin economists throw doubt on generic drug price advantage over branded version
16 September 2013
People given a choice between generic or branded drugs should look closely at the ingredients in the drug they are buying, argue economists from Deakin University's Graduate School of Business.
Exactly what is involved in being a sport scientist or a high performance manager? Deakin University researchers want to find out
13 September 2013
In a first for Australian sport, Deakin University researchers are looking to reveal the complete picture of what is involved in being a sport scientist or high performance manager.
Deakin hosts new paradigm for democracy
6 September 2013
Deakin University has been invited to host the Australian National Development Index (ANDI), a new measure of Australian wellbeing and progress which will inform federal policy development.
Deakin and Monash join forces to address rural doctor shortage
4 September 2013
The universities’ joint initiative will establish a network of regional medical training centres offering postgraduate programs in general practice and other key medical specialties and will provide guaranteed places in medicine for talented regional school leavers.
