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Coffee concrete wins national research award

RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators have won an award at Universities Australia’s Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category, after tallying the most votes from the public.

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New trades training centre to help build local workforce

The new Trades Innovation Centre has officially opened at RMIT University’s Bundoora East campus, helping to create job-ready graduates for worksites across Victoria.

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Prosthetic leg donation program changes lives in Southeast Asia

A pioneering rehabilitation program has fitted moe than 200 prosthetic legs and delivered 4,600 biomechanical therapy and counselling sessions in partnership with local programs across the region.

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Coffee concrete wins national research award

RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators have won an award at Universities Australia’s Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category, after tallying the most votes from the public.

Read the story

New trades training centre to help build local workforce

The new Trades Innovation Centre has officially opened at RMIT University’s Bundoora East campus, helping to create job-ready graduates for worksites across Victoria.

Read the story

Prosthetic leg donation program changes lives in Southeast Asia

A pioneering rehabilitation program has fitted moe than 200 prosthetic legs and delivered 4,600 biomechanical therapy and counselling sessions in partnership with local programs across the region.

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“Not all heroes wear capes. They wear seatbelts.”

Art, Design and Culture

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Young Australians aged 18-25 are the most likely to have travelled as a driver or passenger without wearing a seatbelt, and young animators such as RMIT Bachelor of Design (Animation and Interactive Media) student Olivia Hartanto are looking to change this.

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Art, Design and Culture

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What is RMIT’s new ‘Earn and Learn’ model?

Society and Environment

24 Mar 2025

RMIT has begun delivering a unique 'Earn and Learn’ model, where students gain their qualification while working full-time with an industry partner.

RMIT University brings together industry and government to address Australia’s skills crisis

Society and Environment

21 Mar 2025

This week, RMIT hosted an industry forum 'Addressing the Skills Crisis with Innovative Education Models', bringing together industry, government and civil society to discuss how the tertiary education sector can help meet Australia’s workforce challenges now and into the future.

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Media releases and expert comments

What federal Labor's universal mobile coverage pledge means for you

Society and Environment

25 Feb 2025

Telecommunications providers would be required to provide mobile phone coverage across Australia, if Labor is returned to government at the next federal election. An RMIT expert is available to explain the plan and what it means for consumers.

The dark side of smartglasses and public surveillance

Technology

19 Feb 2025

A US TikToker is facing backlash after using smartglasses to film and upload videos of women in public without consent. An RMIT expert comments on concerns around this technology and increasing public surveillance.

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Sunscreen isn’t ‘toxic’, but online misinformation can be

Science

04 Feb 2025

Australia used to have an enviable reputation for sun safety education but now it seems there is an annual debate, particularly on social media, about how sunscreen is ‘toxic’. An RMIT expert debunks some common sunscreen myths.

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RMIT researchers are shaping the world in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.

Co-creating 3D printing solutions with industry

3D printing is transforming manufacturing and opening new opportunities for industry. Researchers at RMIT's Advanced Manufacturing Precinct partner with local and international industry to co-create cutting-edge 3D printing solutions.

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Podcasts

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Hear from academic experts, successful alumni and guest speakers in the fields of communication, journalism, art, creative media, design, fashion and textiles.

Barely Gettin' By

Historians, millennials, and friends Dr Emma Shortis and Dr Chloe Ward spend a lot of time getting angry at the way public discussion about history and politics is dominated by the same voices. So they started a podcast.

Better Place: Talking International Law

Better Place is an interview series with international law practitioners from around Australia and the world.

Mint and Burn

The RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub podcast 'Mint & Burn' offers an academic analysis of the decentralised digital economy, including blockchain and other decentralised technologies.

Space for Change

Listen to leaders, innovators and researchers discuss the drastic changes in health and justice systems, the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-racism, LGBTQ+ and long-term institutional responses to our social, urban and economic challenges.

Talking Design

Talking Design is a fortnightly podcast produced by leading design writer and commentator Stephen Crafti.

Talking Innovative Justice

Talking Innovative Justice is a resource for law students featuring Rob Hulls, guests from across the legal landscape, and lectures from leading industry figures.

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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