The Commission is the primary inter-governmental body responsible for matters relating to population and development in the United Nations system. The theme of this year's session is "Adolescents and Youth". Professor Patton will be speaking to the theme of opportunities in adolescent health. [close]

Kerr Graham is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Melbourne and is the Director of the Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory at the Royal Children's Hospital, Medlbourne.

Kerr became a fellow of the Edinburgh College in 1981 and this award comes from the Edinburgh College, in recognition of his contributions to research in Single Event, Multilevel Surgery for Children with Cerebral Palsy. The world's first RCT of multilevel surgery was published by the team from The Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory, Royal Children's Hospital, in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, in 2011.

Learn more about the King James IV Professorship [close]

Professor South will receive the prestigious John Sands College Medal, an RACP award that recognises the important contributions of individual Fellows to the College, as well as the substantial and influential efforts recipients make to their particular fields of practice.

Professor South is a long serving staff member of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne. We join with his colleagues in congratulating him on his achievement. [close]

Seven University of Melbourne students from the faculties of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, Commerce and Arts, were awarded a Dreamlarge Student Engagement Grant to produce a magazine called ‘Laugh out Loud’.

Developed in association with the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Education Institute, it brings together stories, pictures and other creative material from a wide range of young people at the RCH. The project was designed to enrich young people’s hospital experiences and provide a learning tool for the students involved.

There is a “Visions” episode covering the project: http://visions.unimelb.edu.au/episode/110 [close]