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RMIT launches $25 million Hub for sustainable food production

This month, the University launched The ARC Research Hub for Intelligent Energy Efficiency in Future Protected Cropping (E2Crop Hub), which advances sustainable protected cropping with intelligent, renewable, and energy-efficient greenhouse solutions for the future of agriculture.

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Stronger leadership and collaboration critical to elevate the tertiary education sector

RMIT University Professor of Practice, Workforce Skills and Innovation Brendan O’Connor has called for stronger leadership and collaboration to elevate the tertiary education sector, in an opinion piece published by The Australian newspaper.

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Former federal Minister The Hon. Brendan O’Connor has joined RMIT as Professor of Practice, Workforce Skills & Innovation.

Coffee waste helps make lower carbon concrete

RMIT researchers are advancing new ways to cut the carbon footprint of infrastructure by turning everyday organic waste into useful construction materials.

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Bird's eye view of the coffee concrete footpath being laid along a busy road in Pakenham. Credit: Pete Glenane, HiVis Pictures

RMIT launches $25 million Hub for sustainable food production

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Stronger leadership and collaboration critical to elevate the tertiary education sector

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Coffee waste helps make lower carbon concrete

RMIT researchers are advancing new ways to cut the carbon footprint of infrastructure by turning everyday organic waste into useful construction materials.

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McCraith House Creative Residency Program wraps up a vibrant year of artistic experimentation and collaboration

Society and Environment

05 Dec 2025

RMIT’s College of Design and Social Context celebrates a year of creative residencies across literature, design, music, and performance.

RMIT launches Accelerator for Translational Research and Clinical Trials

Health

05 Dec 2025

Last month, the University launched the Accelerator for Translational Research and Clinical Trials (ATRACT), a research centre that empowers STEM researchers to translate excellence in fundamental research in cancer, immunology and infectious diseases into global impact.

Zapping stem cells could boost growth of new tissues and organs

Health

03 Dec 2025

Scientists in Melbourne have discovered how tiny electrical pulses can steer stem cells as they grow, opening the door to new improved ways of creating new tissues, organs, nerves and bones.

Building a digitally skilled health workforce for improved patient outcomes

Health

03 Dec 2025

Senior social worker Mohammed Salman and theatre nurse Aleena Varughese are among 365 Grampians Health staff who have recently built up their digital skills in health.

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Media releases and expert comments

Calls for shark net alternatives amid rising concerns about encounters

Society and Environment

04 Dec 2025

A recent spate of shark attacks at Australian beaches has again sparked debate about the effectiveness and environmental cost of shark nets. An RMIT expert is calling for alternative preventative measures.

She lives for the applause: how Lady Gaga has maintained popularity

Art, Design and Culture

03 Dec 2025

Pop star Lady Gaga returns to Australia for her much-anticipated The Mayhem Ball tour. She will perform five concerts in three cities, beginning in Melbourne on Friday 5 December. An RMIT expert explains how the performer’s vulnerability keeps her relevant with fans.

Victoria's reserve price law is not the answer

Society and Environment

24 Nov 2025

The Victorian Government has announced a groundbreaking new law requiring real estate agents to publish a property’s reserve price at least seven days before auction or fixed-date sale, aiming to combat illegal underquoting.

Research impact

Aussie invention predicts power line faults that can cause bushfires

A powerline fault detection system designed at RMIT University is helping to prevent bushfires and blackouts in North America, Europe and Australia.

3D-printed spine disc ‘has given me my whole world back'

RMIT researchers collaborated with a medical device company and a surgeon to successfully deliver a 3D printed vertebral cage to a patient with severe back pain.

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Podcasts

Art, Design and Media

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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