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Unbuilding cities as high-rises reach their use-by date

Tue 21 Jan 2020

The problems of demolishing high-rise buildings in busy cities point to the need to prepare for unbuilding at the time of building.

Swinburne artist documents Antarctic research vessel voyage

Mon 20 Jan 2020

Dr John McCormick is setting off for Antarctica this week as part of the 2019/20 Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship.

Supporting bushfire-affected communities

Fri 17 Jan 2020

The Swinburne community is offering support to the staff, students and communities affected by recent bushfires.

Swinburne innovation recognised at global awards

Fri 17 Jan 2020

Swinburne has received global recognition as a leader in engagement and entrepreneurship at the inaugural 2020 Asia-Pacific Triple E Awards.

Swinburne supports climate emergency

Thu 16 Jan 2020

Swinburne is the first university in Victoria to sign the Global Climate Emergency letter.

Alumnus directs video for hit song ‘Dance Monkey’

Thu 09 Jan 2020

Swinburne alumnus Nick Kozakis shares how he came to direct the video for the most popular song in Australia, ‘Dance Monkey’ by Tones and I.

How to donate to Australian bushfire relief

Wed 08 Jan 2020

Think carefully about how to give to ensure you're not wasting your contribution or inadvertently making things worse, writes Krystian Seibert.

Swinburne experiences give law graduate a career kick-start

Tue 07 Jan 2020

Law School graduate Katrina Davis says the experiences she gained through Swinburne helped her land a job at a leading law firm, straight out of university.

Opinion: Let’s slash indigenous jail terms by a quarter

Fri 03 Jan 2020

Dean of Law, Professor Mirko Bagaric, explores how Australia can best reduce the mass incarceration of indigenous Australians.

Black Saturday firefighters want you to listen to them, not call them ‘heroes’

Thu 02 Jan 2020

In commemorating firefighters as heroes, we can fall into the danger of overstating their ability to control fires, absolving ourselves of responsibility.