Do you want to use the Fabrication Workshop equipment? Do you want advice and assistance designing and building your models and projects?

If you do the Fabrication Workshop Machine Room and Studio Space is open every weekday afternoon between 1.00pm – 4.30pm for students to have hands-on access to use machines and hand tools. Experienced staff are also available during this time if you need advice and assistance with machinery or processes of making.

To gain access, complete the Fabrication Workshop Level 1 training online and complete the in person Level 2 training and inductions which run every Monday afternoon 1:00 – 2:30 and 3:00 – 4:30. You can sign up for the level 2 sessions by registering for a session at the front counter in the Fabrication Workshop.

The Fabrication Workshop staff are here to help with all your making questions and needs. We look forward to seeing you in the Fabrication Workshop.

Dates: Wednesday 30 September - Friday 2 October 2015

The University of Melbourne is hosting the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit from 30 September until 2 October at the Melbourne School of Design.

There may be reduced access to areas of the MSD building during this time. All efforts will be made to minimise disruption. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Scheduled for February 2016, this workshop will be a practical introduction to the growing field of architectural robotics. It will be open to students from both design and engineering related disciplines, as well interested students from other fields.

If you are interested and would like to stay informed, send an email to robotcourse@creativekinematics.com, including your name, year level and discipline/degree.

Have you decided on your major? The Landscape Ecosystem Management major calls to those who want to engage with the questions that underpin the future of this planet.  This is a major for the brave-hearted – we need YOU!

Around the world, environmental policy and planning decision makers are looking in their ‘tool boxes’ for ways to ensure prosperity for the majority and an environment for the future.

Cores Subjects in the Landscape Ecosystem Management Major (available from 2016) will include:

• Reshaping Environments,
• Contested Resources
• Integrated Landscape Analysis

New subject availabilities are subject to approval. The 2016 Handbook which confirms 2016 subject availabilities will be released in late October/early November 2015.

Prize: A prize to the value of $1000 to the winning team
Dates: Pre-Showcase Training: 16, 23 and 30 September.
Showcase: 8, 9 and 10 October.
Venues: Various (see website)

Research Platforms will again be running the #SharksDen Innovation Challenge. This time the stakes are higher with the event running live at the 2015 3D Printing Showcase, and a prize to the value of $1000 awarded to the winning team.

Before the 3D printing showcase, you will be taught the tools to build, design and 3D print your greatest invention. You will also learn techniques on how to pitch your innovative product to a panel of investors. You and your team mates will need all these skills at the 3D Printing Showcase, as you will continue working on your designs live during the event. Teams will then pitch their idea to a panel of investors at the showcase.

For more information and to register, click the link below.

Dates: Friday 9 October - 9.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday 10 October - 10.00am - 4.00pm
Venue: Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne
Register: Register here

The third annual 3D Printing Showcase will bring together the latest technology, ideas, innovations and experts under one roof. Day 1 will focus on research and education, while Day 2 will be an industry open day.

This free event is an opportunity for researchers, technology enthusiasts, industry partners and anyone curious to discover how 3D Printing is shaping today's world and meet the people and companies making it happen. Registration is essential.

Dates: 18 September - 6 October 2015
Venue: Dulux Gallery, MSD

Transmit|Outward, Inflection’s annual exhibition for 2015, explores the theme of projection and its relationship to the creative process as a perpetual state of becoming.

Transmit|Outward questions pre-existing notions of the architectural exhibition through a combination of crowd-sourced submissions, installations and events.

Featuring work from international and Australian architects, academics, artists and students, the exhibition showcases pieces that respond to the theme of projection. These works will be presented alongside collaborative events that investigate creative possibilities latent within the design process.

Opening Night
Date: Friday 25 September
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Andrew Lee King Fun Gallery, MSD building

Global Architectural Profiling (GAP) seeks to cultivate cross cultural ties between Melbourne and cities around the world by organising an annual public exhibition to showcase design and architecture from different urban centres across the globe.

The sixth annual GAP exhibition at the University of Melbourne in  features design and architecture from Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco. 

The exhibition runs from 22 September - 2 October in the Andrew Lee King Fun Gallery, MSD building.

In order to access the Melbourne School of Design building and/or the Baldwin Spencer building outside of normal business hours, students must read and acknowledge the terms and conditions set out on the Building Induction web page (login required).

Upon successful completion of the Building Induction by eligible students, student access to ABP Buildings will be provided from 7am - 11pm, Monday to Sunday.  Please note that access make take up to two working days to be activated.

Building Access and your Student Card

• You must have your student card on you when you are in any ABP Buildings (and anywhere on campus)
• You will be required to present your student card to Security staff if asked to do so (if you refuse you will be asked to leave)

Dates: Monday to Friday, 10am - 12pm
Venue: Environments and Design Student Centre at the Eastern Precinct

If you are seeking career advice, a review of your resume or cover letter, or have a career related question or issue that you want resolved, the Melbourne Careers Centre is now offering a Career Drop In every day to assist you.

No appointments are required, but please bring a printed copy of your documents if you want these reviewed.

Student Engineer | Hume City Council
Broadmeadows, VIC
Casual; $25.37 per hour
Applications close: 20 September

Engineer Intern | Figure & Ground Advisory (FGA)
Melbourne, VIC
Casual; $24 per hour
Applications close: 20 September

Building & Property Manager | Cerno Property Services Pty Ltd
Melbourne, VIC
Full time; $55,000
Applications close: 21 September

Research Assistants | Charter Keck Cramer
Melbourne, VIC
Part time; remuneration based on experience
Applications close: 23 September

Town Planner – Part Time | AlburyCity *new*
Albury, NSW
Part Time; $37.51 to $41.22 per hour
Applications close: 25 September

Green Army | Conservation Volunteers Australia
Melbourne, VIC
Full time; paid allowance dependent on level of education
Commences: 28 September
Applications close: 25 September

Graduate Program (Agriculture) | Hassad Australia
Various locations, Australia
Full time; TBA
Commences: December 2015
Applications close: 25 September

Engineer-Construction Administrator | Prebuilt *new*
Kilsyth, VIC
Full time; $45,000 per annum
Applications close: 30 September

ABCB Cadetship Program 2016 | Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB)
Canberra, ACT
Full time; $54,000
Applications close: 30 September

Use your student or staff login to access Careers Online to see other full time, graduate, part time and casual jobs available.