La Trobe in the news

01/07 00:21,The Australian
THE Rudd government is considering a specialist independent body to deal with the hardest cases of scientific fraud, according to Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Minister Kim...
29/06 15:31,Environmental Management News
Australians want fewer campaigns about restricting water use and more inspectors on the beat to catch wasteful households, a new study from La Trobe University has found. Some ratepayers even went as far to say they would be happy to pay more if it meant they could be water whistleblowers on...
28/06 22:22,Sky News Australia
Hybrid buses are set to hit Melbourne's roads in an Australia-first trial aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth compared with conventional...
27/06 21:46,Sun2Surf
DONT fret if your child talks to teddy as though his favourite soft toy was a sentient being named Teddy and not just a bundle of fluffy fabric. Shes normal, not mad and is likely to turn out more creative, achievement-oriented and emotionally responsive than peers who didnt have an imaginary...
27/06 21:27,The Vine
THE phenomenon has provided a treasure trove for comedy and bittersweet drama. But somewhere between the jibes about cat ownership, lonely bachelor pads and Sex and the City stereotypes, are there any singular truths about solo householders? A La Trobe University study, Living Alone in...
24/06 14:36,Benalla Ensign
Cyclists with a cause will be riding through Benalla on Sunday to help raise awareness of climate change. Representing Australian Youth Climate Coalition, the cyclists set off from Melbourne today on Ride2Power and will travel to Sydney to attend the first Australian youth climate change summit next...
24/06 14:04,The Rising Nepal
Neven Bondokji, 29, from Jordan, chose Australia over the United States and the United Kingdom as her favoured destination for study because she found the country "safer and less discriminatory towards Muslims".
24/06 11:59,The Advertiser
CHINESE visitors have been coming to Bendigo for more than 150 years and yesterday a group of Chinese scholars arrived at La Trobe University to begin a two-month...
22/06 14:57,Campus Review
In just three years, La Trobe University hopes to see an increase in students in regional areas by 20 per cent - or 900 students. The seriousness of the challenge is illustrated by the fact that regional participation in Australia is on the decline - down from 19 per cent in 2001 to 17 per cent.
22/06 09:11,Art Re-Source
Ilona Nelson is a photographic Artist in West Melbourne who has been making art seemingly forever and realised Photography was for me when I was 10.