Visions Video Podcast

Visions takes a look at The Walter Bassett Aerodynamics laboratory housed in the Melbourne School of Engineering. This is a world-leading centre for experimental research on understanding turbulence in air and water. A wind tunnel and a tow-tank for simulating water movement is providing new insight into fluid mechanics.

A new international study has shown for the first time the movements of the tiny Australian tammar wallaby fetus in its mother’s uterus - which could shed light on human development and assist in conservation of animal species.

Using high-resolution ultrasound, a team of scientists, led by the University of Melbourne and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Germany, has visualised the developing tammar wallaby two weeks before birth and up to delivery.

Visions looks into how 3D printers at the University of Melbourne's School of Engineering are bringing ideas to reality, allowing students to design, print and modify product prototypes.

The University is just days away from having its first Coursera offering go live. But how did it get to this point? Visions goes behind the scenes to talk to some of the key players.

A pioneering University of Melbourne indigenous learning program which takes students out of the classroom and 'On Country' to learn about Aboriginal history and culture is celebrating its 10th year.

Visions visits Artplay at Birrarung-Mar to find children, their parents, educators and practicing artists interacting in fun and creative ways.  Artplay is a City of Melbourne project with input from arts educators from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education.

Visions celebrates the announcement of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark becoming the International Patron of the Australian Twin Registry (ATR), based at the University of Melbourne, as well as the Danish Twin Registry.  We talk to twin members and researchers at the ATR about the significance of the announcement for raising awareness of the benefits of twins research.

When it comes to election campaigning, French politicians get personal and American politicians get nasty.  Visions trawls the web to find the best (and worst) campaign ads from this years French and US presidential elections, and speaks to researcher Dr Jacob Groshek about just how negative politicians are prepared to get in the chase for the vote.