Law at University of Melbourne rises in rankings

Law at University of Melbourne was recognised as part of the global top 10 and placed 8th in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.

Published 27 Feb 2026

The First Peoples Assembly of Victoria Elections Are Underway - It’s Important You Have Your Say

Published 26 Feb 2026

Read: As Stolen Generations survivors ‘pass away at a rapid rate’, some still await official redress

Article in The Conversation by Hub friend Narelle Bedford highlighting the urgent need for consistent redress for Stolen Generations survivors across Australia as they age.

Published 17 Feb 2026

Artificial Intelligence and Trusteeship

Published 11 Feb 2026

Book Launch Symposium

MCLE was pleased to celebrate the publication of Professor Rebecca Nelson and Dr Lauren Nishimura's latest books.

Published 04 Feb 2026

12th Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium

The annual Frontiers in Environmental Law Colloquium provided a forum for environmental law academics and practitioners to share and discuss their experiences, research, and teaching practices.

Published 04 Feb 2026

Read the Hub's December Newsletter

Published 03 Feb 2026

IILAH Reading Group - Semester 1, 2026

Published 02 Feb 2026

Article: A Rejection 30 Years in the Making by prof. eddie cubillo

Read eddie cubillo' s latest insightful publication on The Voice Referendum

Published 07 Jan 2026

A/ Prof Sarah Monazam Erfani wins Award for AI Safety Research

Congratulations to Associate Professor Sarah Erfani, for being awarded a Young Tall Poppy Award. Sarah was awarded in recognition for her research on AI safety assurance.

Published 22 Dec 2025

Dr Sarah Monazam Erfani awarded 2022 ARC DECRA Fellow

Associate Investigator Sarah Erfani, received a grant of $403,482 for her project on anomaly detection in cyber security.This year, three researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society awarded the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme for 2022.

Published 22 Dec 2025

ALC's Associate Neri Colmenares Awarded Honorary Doctorate

Melbourne Law School has conferred a Doctor of Laws honoris causa on renowned Filipino human-rights lawyer and former political prisoner of the Ferdinand Marcos regime, Neri Javier Colmenares.

Published 22 Dec 2025

Neri Colmenares awarded honorary doctorate

Melbourne Law School has conferred a Doctor of Laws honoris causa on renowned Filipino human-rights lawyer and former political prisoner of the Ferdinand Marcos regime, Neri Javier Colmenares.

Published 18 Dec 2025

Statement: Bondi attacks

The Hub wishes to endorse and share the statement by the Racial Justice Centre regarding the recent Bondi attack.

Published 16 Dec 2025

Preparing for “climate refugees” not enough: book

With the UN Secretary-General warning of “mass exodus”, and the World Bank estimating that more than 200 million people could be internally displaced by climate change by 2050, a new book on international law argues that they radically underestimate the problem—and muddle up the solutions.

Published 12 Dec 2025

A Historic Apology in Victoria

Words are just the beginning: a genuine foundation for structural reform or a symbolic gesture overshadowed by ongoing decisions that increase injustice?

Published 10 Dec 2025

A Call For Action: Reckoning and Reimagining Communiqué

Truth-telling, accountability, and structural reform are not optional.

Published 10 Dec 2025

Professor Jeannie Paterson a leader of new ARC Centre

University of Melbourne Chief Investigators of the new Centre of Excellence for Quality Work in a Digital Age Associate Professor Wafa Johal, Professor Jeannie Paterson and Professor Frank Vetere.

Published 09 Dec 2025