#unimelb — Public Fediverse posts

💊 Some contraceptive options containing progestogens are linked to an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour called meningioma, but experts from #unimelb and #UQ note that the overall risk of developing a meningioma is still very low

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-progestogen-birth-control-options-linked-to-higher-meningioma-risk

#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #birthcontrol #progestogen #meningioma #braintumour

Alright! Today we premiered the logo of my subject Quantitative Methods 1. Ofc, it presents linear regression output. My question to you is: what's the applied problem we're talking about here? Can you guess?

Reproduction scripts: https://github.com/donotdespair/naklejki/tree/master/qm1

#qm1 #unimelb #econometrics #rstats

🍆Human penis size may indicate male attractiveness and fighting ability, with a larger size more attractive to women and more likely to intimidate rivals, according to #MonashUni #ANU #UniMelb and South African researchers

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #sizematters

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics

New examples of Abelian D4D2D0 indices

Joseph McGovern
SciPost Phys. 20, 015 (2026)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.20.1.015

#UniMelb

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics

Noncommutative resolutions and CICY quotients from a non-Abelian GLSM

Johanna Knapp, Joseph McGovern
SciPost Phys. 19, 156 (2025)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.19.6.156

#UniMelb

#MentalHealth is urgent and often hidden - we all know someone struggling. I’ve worked with great researchers at @[email protected], so it’s good to see more funding for youth mental health. Still not sure #AI belongs in this space just yet. #YouthMentalHealth #UniMelb #Orygen #MOSTNexus #DigitalHealth

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The @[email protected] team at @[email protected] is fantastic and has some amazing job openings! Please share this with anyone who might be interested. #HASS #RSE #DigitalHumanities #ResearchSoftwareEngineering #UniMelb #JobOpening #Recruiting #Hiring #ResearchSky #AcademicSky

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New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics Core

A graph-theoretic approach to chaos and complexity in quantum systems

Maxwell West, Neil Dowling, Angus Southwell, Martin Sevior, Muhammad Usman, Kavan Modi, Thomas Quella
SciPost Phys. Core 8, 081 (2025)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysCore.8.4.081

#UniMelb #UoC #MonashUniversity #CSIRO
#AustralianArmy

🌡️ Need someone to help discuss Trump's climate statements at the UN?

🔦 Talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Arthur Wyns from #unimelb

🔎 You can find his details here: https://www.scimex.org/experts?name=arthur-wyns&a=1065470

💊 The Trump administration has outlined an update to the use of the drug #leucovorin to include being used for the treatment of cerebral folate deficiency, which they state has been associated with #autism

Experts from #latrobe #TheKids_AU #Sydney_Uni #UniMelb #MCRI_for_kids and #SCU respond:
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-trumps-proposed-treatment-for-autism

#science #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #autism

📱 The Federal Government has published the final report of the independent Age Assurance Technology Trial, and experts from #RMIT #Uni_Newcastle #UNSW #Sydney_Uni #CurtinUni #Griffith_Uni #latrobe #UniMelb #Swinburne #ANUmedia respond

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-age-verification-trial-results-to-enable-kids-social-media-ban

#science #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #learning #socialmedia #socialmediaban

🚨 Privacy Alert: The University of Melbourne was found to have illegally used Wi-Fi location data to track students during 2024 protests, violating privacy laws. Wi-Fi tracking was ruled an invasion of privacy due to lack of transparency. CCTV use was deemed lawful. More on data rights 🛡️📶 #Privacy #DataProtection #UniMelb https://www.heise.de/en/news/Data-protection-Melbourne-University-not-allowed-to-track-protesters-via-Wi-Fi-10613966.html
#newz

🧴 Need someone to talk to about SPF ratings?

🔦 Look no further than today's #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Anneliese Willems from #UniMelb

😎 Anneliese is an expert in #dermatology, #skincancer and much more

🔎 Details here: http://scimex.org/experts?name=anneliese-willems&a=1137805

💊 Newly prescribed meds for people with #ADHD has been linked with significantly reduced risks of suicidal behaviours, substance misuse, traffic accidents and criminal behaviour

W/ expert commentary from #Sydney_Uni #UniofAdelaide #UniversitySA #UniMelb #CurtinUni #MCRI_for_kids #EdithCowanUni

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/adhd-meds-linked-to-reduced-risk-of-suicide-drug-abuse-transport-accidents-and-criminal-behaviour

🌊 Coastal communities in the #Pacific Islands are facing increased risks as a result of #climate change, and #UniMelb #CSIRO #UQ researchers have studied the case of a small Fijian village to look at how the community is adapting

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/how-are-pacific-islander-communities-adapting-to-climate-change

💉 #MCRI_for_kids #UniMelb has confirmed a minor, transient increase to menstrual cycles presentations in women and premenopausal people following mRNA COVID-19 #vaccination, validating what many people who menstruate suspected during the pandemic

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/australian-data-confirms-link-between-mrna-covid-19-vaccination-and-menstrual-cycle-changes

🦎 New research from #UniMelb that monitored the behaviour of Australian central bearded dragons via tiny fitness tracker has revealed a surprising twist – the fastest lizards were most likely to die than the slower ones

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/running-too-fast-can-be-deadly-for-bearded-dragons-fitness-tracker-data-reveals

👩‍⚖️ The Federal Court in Cairns will rule on a landmark case brought by two Torres Strait Islanders who have filed a lawsuit against the Australian Government for failing to protect the Torres Strait from climate change and #UniMelb #latrobe and #UNSW experts respond

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-australias-landmark-australian-climate-case

💉 #BurnetInstitute #MonashUni #UniMelb have looked into the critical role of global #vaccine stockpiles in preventing the spread of deadly diseases during #outbreaks at a time when routine #immunisation rates are falling globally

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/global-vaccine-stockpiles-prevented-more-than-5-8-million-cases

🦇 A man has died in NSW from a 'rabies-like' lyssavirus after being bitten by a bat. Experts from #MonashUni #Sydney_Uni #UniMelb respond

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-man-dies-in-nsw-from-lyssavirus-after-bat-bite

👷 Young Australians find themselves working below their full capacity–working less, earning less and using their skills less, which also means that they are working in jobs that are of poorer quality, according to #UniMelb

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/underemployed-young-aussies-in-poor-quality-jobs-with-less-job-security

✈️ The #Qantas #cyberattack has puts 6 million customers' data at risk, and Aussie experts from #UniversitySA #latrobe #RMIT #EdithCowanUni #Swinburne #UniMelb #CurtinUni and #UniofAdelaide respond

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-qantas-cyberattack

Alright! ✨ The teaching semester is over and it was so cool to work with such brilliant first-year students 👩‍🏫 on Quantitative Method 1 👩‍💻 at the @unimelb We covered quite some essential topics, and now... I can't wait for the Monday's exam! 🚀

Good luck, everybody! In culo alla balena! 🤗

#qm1 #econometrics #unimelb

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics

Classical weight-four L-value ratios as sums of Calabi-Yau invariants

Philip Candelas, Xenia de la Ossa, Joseph McGovern
SciPost Phys. 18, 181 (2025)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.18.6.181

#Oxford #UniMelb

Taiwanese Bookshelves events in Australia — a conversation with Dr. Paelabang Danapan, to explore the rich history of Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples

In Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne 7-9 May 2025

https://www.taiwanfilmfestival.org.au/paelabangdanapan

#Taiwan #TaiwanStudies #Indigenous #Australia #ANU #unimelb #museum #台灣

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics

B-type D-branes in hybrid models

Johanna Knapp, Robert Pryor
SciPost Phys. 17, 165 (2024)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.17.6.165

#UniMelb

New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics Core

Duality and hidden symmetry breaking in the q-deformed Affleck-Kennedy-Lieb-Tasaki model

Tyler Franke, Thomas Quella
SciPost Phys. Core 7, 078 (2024)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysCore.7.4.078

#UniMelb

This was such a nice day! And so good presentations!

https://donotdespair.github.io/EconometricsWorkshop/

#unimelb #econometrics #workshop

ICYMI: Professor Eduard Hovy of Melbourne Connect at #UniMelb will deliver a free public #lecture as part of #ALTA2024.

Generative #LLMs: How they work and where they are heading

📆 5.30pm - 6.30pm AEDT,
Monday, 2nd Dec 2024

📍 Birch Building Innovation Space,
35 Science Road, #ANU, #Canberra

https://www.anu.edu.au/events/alta-2024-public-lecture-generative-llms-how-they-work-and-where-they-are-heading?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Huge thx to Defence Australia, Google, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), Commonwealth Bank, UniMelb, #ANU School of Cybernetics, School Of Culture, History & Language

We're delighted that Professor Eduard Hovy of Melbourne Connect at #UniMelb will deliver a free public #lecture as part of #ALTA2024.

Generative #LLMs: How they work and where they are heading

📆 5.30pm - 6.30pm AEDT,
Monday, 2nd Dec 2024

📍 Birch Building Innovation Space,
35 Science Road, #ANU

https://www.anu.edu.au/events/alta-2024-public-lecture-generative-llms-how-they-work-and-where-they-are-heading?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Huge thx to Defence Australia, Google, Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), Commonwealth Bank, UniMelb, #ANU School of Cybernetics, School Of Culture, History & Language