Below is an excerpt from an inspiring and uplifting speech delivered by Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Provost Professor Carolyn Evans at the dinner on 23 August 2017, hosted by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis AC at the University to honour and recognise the new inductees to the Wilson Society. ____ “Give me a lever long [...]
On 23 August 2017, Melbourne University honoured and recognised new inductees to the Wilson Society at a dinner hosted by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis AC. The Wilson Society recognises exceptional philanthropic support from donors to the University. The Society was established in 2015 and is named in honour of Sir Samuel Wilson who made [...]
Over 10 million people are stateless, leaving them vulnerable to discrimination and exploitation, and legal argument is a critical battleground for finally tackling the problem. A key objective of The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness will be to provide research and expertise to support efforts in lobbying governments around the world to better protect [...]
Peter and Ruth McMullin intend to make one of the most significant gifts in the history of the University of Melbourne Law School to establish the world’s only academic centre devoted to the problem of statelessness. “Ruth and I congratulate the Melbourne Law School on its global leadership in establishing the Centre and it [...]
