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Siobhan ForbesExecutive Director Marketing and Communications
Siobhan Forbes joined the University of Melbourne in July 2017.
Siobhan has experience in the public and commercial sectors, most recently within financial services at National Australia Bank. She has also worked with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Employment, Education and Training, Telstra, Michelin, Transport Accident Commission, Australia Post, and Transurban, among others. She has held non-executive positions with the Australasian Shared Services Association, the Breast Cancer Institute, and St Brigid’s. Siobhan is also co-founder of a company specialising in measurement and development of social intelligence.
The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world ranking consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50 universities.
Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers. We collaborate with a wide range of organisations to achieve positive research outcomes with global impact. And, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene, as home to a number of museums, galleries and performing arts organisations.
Our researchers are at the forefront of international scholarship in fields as diverse as human rights law, climate change, telecommunications and medical research. Among our many distinguished academics are Nobel Laureate, Professor Peter Doherty and Laureate Professor, Professor Peter Singer.
The Latest from The University of Melbourne
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A visionary gift from Pamela Galli AO will sustain and advance research into neurodevelopmental disorders, skin cancer prevention and treatments, as well as enabling new areas of investigation and research collaboration.
The new donation, announced to an audience of researchers…
Last Friday, we shared in Diwali traditions with @UMSUunimelb on our Parkville campus, with many #UniMelb students and staff enjoying the stunning performances and dancing the night away 🪔
Read more → http://unimelb.me/4hLOULl
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Melbourne’s weather can change from hot, northerly winds to freezing, southerly gales.
Dr Linden Ashcroft from @SciMelb explains → http://unimelb.me/3UAeaKg
The annual #UniMelb Sustainability Awards celebrate professional staff, academics and students who have made valuable contributions to sustainability across various disciplines, and we'd like to say thanks to:
👉 Ruby Graovac's project delivery team from @SciMelb whose project…
A new study has identified an ancient gene variant that boosts immune defences in Oceania’s First Nations people, offering insights into disease susceptibility. Research led by @UniMelb's Professors, @TheDohertyInst & @MonashUni. Read more → http://unimelb.me/3C3vkJX
We’ve all been there - sitting through a boring, lifeless slide presentation 😴
Dr Hugh Gundlach from @EduMelb breaks down how to think beyond #PowerPoint and connect with audiences in other ways → http://unimelb.me/4dYS7ny
What happens in America shapes global politics and Australia can't afford to look away, says Cory Alpert from @ArtsUniMelb.
He explains why the road ahead will be difficult, no matter the result of the #USPresidentialElection → http://unimelb.me/3YAYp8e
Last night, Australian literary icon @TimmWinto discussed his long-awaited novel Juice in front of a 400-strong audience in our Union Theatre at our Parkville campus.
As part of Melbourne's Spring Fling festival, run in partnership with @wheelercentre and local book retailer…
Take your cooking back to the country’s roots with the free-to-download Native Harvest Kitchen cookbook 🍽️
A/Prof @GuptaDorin from @SciMelb demystifies cooking with native edible crops and explains how the cookbook grew from her research on drought-resilient farming →…
Making a positive impact across the globe
The University of Melbourne maintains over 200 agreements for academic cooperation and exchange with leading universities around the globe. It is a member of Universitas 21 and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. The University also has the largest inbound and outbound student exchange program in Australia, with over 140 exchange partners from 37 countries.
Through implementation of their International Strategy 2017-2020, The University has developed engagement plans for three countries in the Asian region: India, Indonesia and China.
Mission and vision
- Known for service to the nation, recognising the responsibilities inherent in our role as a leader in higher education
- Consistently ranked among the top 40 universities globally
- The Australian university of choice for the most talented students and scholars worldwide
- Known for research and impact, underpinned by a comprehensive and world-leading discipline base
- Renowned for delivering learning and teaching programs that transform talented students into thoughtful and accomplished graduates
- Supportive of, and provide opportunities for, students from all cultures and all backgrounds to successfully participate in the educational, cultural and social life of the University
- Renowned for achieving student satisfaction and graduate outcomes comparable to the best universities in the world
- Fully engaged in the life, culture and aspirations of Melbourne and the regions we serve
- Recognised as a leader in embedding sustainability in all aspects of the University’s operations, teaching and learning, research and engagement
- Deeply connected with business, government and community, using our campus precincts to attract partners with whom we can have mutually beneficial research, learning and teaching, and engagement relationships.
Ranked #7 worldwide for graduate employability
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Research centres and institutes
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Annual research income
Research at Melbourne is guided by its research and research training strategy Research @ Melbourne: Ensuring Excellence and Impact to 2025. The strategy commits the University to pursue three Grand Challenges as a public-spirited, research-intensive institution:
- understanding place and purpose
- fostering health and wellbeing
- supporting sustainability and resilience.
The University maintains a comprehensive research base across a broad range of disciplines. This comprehensive approach provides a critical advantage in tackling diverse research questions from a range of perspectives while maintaining preparedness for unknown challenges and opportunities. The interdisciplinary Melbourne Research Institutes bring together researchers from across the University to tackle key societal issues and challenges in innovative ways:
- Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society (IBES)
- Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI)
- Melbourne Neuroscience Institute (MNI)
- Melbourne Social Equity Institute (MSEI)
- Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute (MSSI)
- Melbourne Material Institute (MMI)
- Melbourne School of Government (MSoG)
At Parkville, the University serves as the dynamic hub of the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct – the largest cluster of medical researchers in Australia. Through initiatives such as the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, the Melbourne Brain Centre, and the Comprehensive Cancer Centre, the University is deeply involved with precinct partners, such as the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne Health, and the many hospitals in the area, striving to find ways to improve the health of Australians and to discover new treatments and procedures.
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