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Manufacturing precinct impresses Prime Minister 06/02/2012
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has praised RMIT University's $15 million Advanced Manufacturing Precinct.

  

RMIT team works in UAE 03/02/2012
A team of RMIT University researchers worked in the United Arab Emirates last month assisting the Fujairah Tourism and Antiquities Authority.

  

Senior research fellows join RMIT 02/02/2012
Five 2011 senior research fellowships have been announced by RMIT University.

  

Professor appointed to CSIRO Adjunct Fellowship 02/02/2012
To help foster greater research collaboration with RMIT University, the CSIRO has appointed Professor Athman Bouguettaya, Head of the School of Computer Science and IT, as an Adjunct Science Fellow with the CSIRO ICT Centre.

  

Study reveals happiness levels in Indigenous teens 01/02/2012
The first study to investigate the happiness of Indigenous Australian teenagers has revealed a story of resilience in the face of adversity.

  

Psychologist explains madness of the markets 31/01/2012
The Global Financial Crisis was driven by psychological failings and a culture of peer pressure and denial, according to a new book by RMIT University's Adjunct Professor Susan Long.

  

Genes the key in search for perfect strawberry 30/01/2012
RMIT University researchers are a step closer to helping Australian farmers grow the perfect strawberry, for the first time identifying the key flavour compounds that have the greatest effect on taste and are most easily passed on.

  

Dairy weight loss study funded 23/01/2012
A senior researcher has secured a $520,000 grant to examine the role of dairy-rich products in weight loss.

  

Industry award supports life-changing research 20/01/2012
Bringing mobility to amputees and paralysis or stroke victims is a key goal for Manufacturing Skills Australia's Innovation Award winner, Dr Gita Pendharkar.

  

Training apprentices in Laos 18/01/2012
RMIT University has trained apprentices in Laos, in what is one of the few transnational apprenticeship programs delivered by Australian institutions.