Melbourne Uni to hold public lectures on ‘10 Great Books’
The University of Melbourne will hold a series of public lectures based on ‘10 Great Books’ throughout 2014. The series, which will launch in February with a discussion of Jean-Jacques...
2012 Australian Centre Literary Awards winners announced
The winners of this year’s cultural awards from the University of Melbourne’s Australian Centre in the Faculty of Arts were announced on 1 September during the Melbourne Writers Festival. The...
MUP reports $2.1 million loss
Melbourne University Publishing has reported a year-end overall loss of $2.136 million, compared with a loss in 2010 of only $395,000. The publishing company, which is a subsidiary of the...
Melb Uni Bookshop to close; Co-op Bookshop to open stores in existing locations
The University of Melbourne has announced that the Melbourne University Bookshop will close in May, and the Co-op Bookshop will operate the bookstores at the university’s Parkville campus. In an...
Readings to open new specialist shop in 2012
Melbourne bookseller Readings will open a new store at the University of Melbourne's new neuroscience facility, the Melbourne Brain Centre, in early 2012. Readings managing director Mark Rubbo told the...
Melbourne University calls for tenders from specialist retailers for campus bookshop
The University of Melbourne has called for tenders from specialist book retailers to take over the operation of the Melbourne University Bookshop. In an email sent to all university staff...
Melb Uni announces ‘Melbourne Summer Reading’ initiative; first-year students to all read ‘The Boat’
Melbourne University has announced that it will launch a new literary initiative for the 2011 academic year called Melbourne Summer Reading. First-year students across all faculties will be asked to...