25 May 2013 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM
 | Hosted by the Melbourne University Alumni Association (Singapore)
The University of Melbourne celebrates its 160th Anniversary this year. Celebrate this significant landmark with with your fellow alumni in Singapore in the relaxed surrounds of the Singapore Swimming Club.
| Cost: S$25
Open to: alumni only
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27 May 2013 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
| Hosted by the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
An American presidential election-style debate over the future of US foreign policy.
Two distinguished scholars with opposing views will face questions from each other and the audience as they grapple with the difficult politics and policy choices confronting Barack Obama at the beginning of his new term in the White House.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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28 May 2013 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
| Hosted by the School of Culture and Communication
Please join us to celebrate the launch of the Australian Centre. The Australian Centre was founded in 1989 with the assistance of a grant from the Hugh Williamson Foundation.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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28 May 2013 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
| Hosted by the Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation
The act of ‘making’ artefacts and then conserving them has consequences. The ZEITGEIST lecture program has been developed to explore this proposition through the contemporary eye of the ‘maker’. The fourth speaker for Zeitgeist I is Mr Kevin O’Brien.
| Cost: $15 - $25
Open to: alumni and general public.
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29 May 2013 5:15 PM to 7:30 PM
 | Hosted by the School of Chemistry
Dr Valda McRae has written a history of the Melbourne University Chemical Society. Join us for the 1020th MUCS Lecture where the history will be launched.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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29 May 2013 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
| Hosted by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Strawberries and port wine: disorders of vascular development
Professor Tony Penington
Jigsaw Foundation Chair of Paediatric Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Paediatrics
| Cost: Free
Open to:alumni and general public.
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30 May 2013 6:15 PM to 9:30 PM
 | International House invites you to join the community for High Table dinner to celebrate those who lived at the house 50 years ago or more.
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3 June 2013 5:45 PM to 7:30 PM
| Hosted by the University of Melbourne in London
A cocktail reception for University of Melbourne alumni in London. Join us on a night to believe in the power of philanthropy. The evening will feature a conversation about Australia and the Arts across continents.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and guest
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4 June 2013 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
| Hosted by the School of Social and Political Sciences
East Asia’s burgeoning importance within the global political economy requires greater understanding of the peculiarities of capitalist systems and their governance within the region.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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4 June 2013 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
| Hosted by the The University of Melbourne in New York
A relaxed get together over canapes and drinks, meeting your fellow Melbourne Uni alumni in New York.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and guest
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4 June 2013 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
| Hosted by the Faculty of Business and Economics
"Demystifying the Chinese Economy" presented by Professor Justin Lin
Will China’s growth be maintained? Can it be replicated? What effect does rising inequality within China have on its economic prospects? The chance to hear from this highly influential speaker is not to be missed.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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5 June 2013 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
| Hosted by the Faculty of Arts
Dean's Lecture
In 2011 the German artist Thomas Demand made a two-minute stop-motion film called "Pacific Sun." Michael Fried will show this film and analyse it in detail, with a view to explaining what he regards as its particular significance in and for the present situation in the visual arts.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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6 June 2013 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
 | Event presented by: ARC Centre of Excellence in Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology and Quantum Victoria
Hosted by: School of Chemistry
Bring your family and friends to help us solve the mystery of which artworks in the Quantum Gallery are genuine and which are forgeries.
| Cost: $10 for individuals
$30 for team of 4
Open to: Alumni and general public.
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6 June 2013 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
| Hosted by the the School of Culture and Communication
An assessment of the latest twists in affect theory today. Among the questions to be posed are: If the 20th-century was the Freudian century, the century of libido, will the 21st century - as has been suggested - be the century of the 'post-traumatic' subject, whose affective indifference and profound emotional disengagement from the world mark him or her as a victim of brain damage?
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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6 June 2013 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
| Hosted by the Australian Centre
In the last decade liberal arts colleges have sprung up across Asia. What accounts for this sudden interest in the liberal arts? What aspirations do they serve? What models are being drawn upon?
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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13 June 2013 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
| Hosted by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Dean's Lecture
Malaria parasites: sex, drugs and blood
Professor Leann Tilley
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne All welcome.
Admission is free. Bookings are required.
| Cost: Free
Open to:alumni and general public.
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17 June 2013 6:00 PM
 | Hosted by the State Government of Victoria in Malaysia
A networking function held in conjunction with the Victorian Government Super Trade Mission to South East Asia.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni only
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19 June 2013 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
| Hosted by the School of Social and Political Sciences
This panel discussion draws on experts in the areas of mining, alcohol and gambling policy to explore how communities grant a “social licence” to those industries that, through their products, inevitably cause the community harm.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public.
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19 June 2013 6:00 PM
| Hosted by the State Government of Victoria in Indonesia
A networking function to launch "The Victorian Connection – Indonesia" held in conjunction with the Victorian Government Super Trade Mission to South East Asia.
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni only
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26 June 2013 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
| Hosted by the Faculty of Business and Economics in Melbourne
Despite its illegality, most of the Australian population is exposed to cannabis use at some stage of our lives. There is so much media hype about this drug that it is difficult to tell accuracy from allegory, exactitude from exaggeration.
Professor Jenny Williams will present empirical findings about cannabis use, allowing the audience to gain evidence based insights into this topical subject.
| Cost: Free
Open to: the general public
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1 August 2013 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
| Hosted by the Faculty of Business and Economics
In this lecture, Professor Daniel Hamermesh will elucidate how people use time off the job. He will share his findings on the different ways in which people use time - across countries, by income and by gender - and delve into how time use has changed over the years. Professor Hamermesh will provide the audience with empirical evidence to assist in self-evaluation; to answer the questions: “Are the activities you choose really worth the time you spend on them?” and “How could your spare time be better used?”
| Cost: Free
Open to: alumni and general public. |
3 October 2013 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM
| Hosted by the University of Melbourne
In the 160th year of the University’s history, the Chancellor Elizabeth Alexander AM invites you and a guest to attend a 50+ Golden Alumni Celebration in honour of graduates who completed their studies 50 years ago or more.
| Cost: $60.00
Open to: Alumni and their guest
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13 October 2013 7:00 AM
 | Join Team Melbourne!
Wear your uniform with pride as you participate with Team Melbourne in 2013 community events. Whether you are looking to raise money for charity, enter a fun run with friends or take on a new challenge, MU Sport is supporting students, staff, alumni, and all members of the University community.
| Cost: Cost dependent on ticket type
Open to: alumni only
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20 October 2013 5:30 AM
| Join Team Melbourne!
Wear your uniform with pride as you participate with Team Melbourne in 2013 community events. Whether you are looking to raise money for charity, enter a fun run with friends or take on a new challenge, MU Sport is supporting students, staff, alumni, and all members of the University community.
| Cost: Entry Fee dependant on ride option
Open to: alumni only
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