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Melbourne University extends Glyn Davis’s term as vice-chancellor; ends ABC speculation

Words by Annie Blatchford

Science

Get set for a likely re-run of last summer’s al fresco fiasco

Words by Kate Stanton

Society

How one Melbourne school is taking its anti-bullying pitch to new levels

Words by Rachel Furolo

Science

Sentinel hives standing between Australian bees and disease

Words by Kate Aubrey

Science

The battle for Stanley’s water

Words by Kate Stanton

Science

Dying’s deep freeze option nearer as cryonics backers push for Australian site

Words by Rachel Furolo

Science

Species hunt unearths new tarantula in Top End

Words by Tejasvi Hari Krishna

Science

The hunt for ‘Robbie B’ a case of once bittern, twice shy

Science

Snail blazers: following Queensland’s snail discovery trail

Words by Tejasvi Hari Krishna

Science

Made in Melbourne: phone app for detecting pneumonia set to save thousands of lives

Words and images by Julie Milland

Science

The killer plant pathogen that is decimating Australia’s bush

Words by Kate Aubrey

Science

Crowd-funding offers endangered birds a helping hand

Science

Xenotransplantation no longer a case of ‘pigs might fly’

Words by Julie Milland

Science

‘Wikibombs’ redressing gender imbalance of online encyclopedia

Words by Megan Toomey

Society

Wild imaginings of young story-tellers conjure dark themes

Words by Kate Stanton

Science

Melbourne’s bats feeling the heat of climate change

Words by Eisha Gupta

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THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

  • Editor: Jo Chandler
  • Reporter: Jack Banister
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
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