The Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne is one of the largest in Australia, with over 10,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and a significant interdisciplinary research agenda.
[2] It is the premier #1 ranking Faculty in Australia for research in the biological sciences, chemistry, physics and astronomy.
[4] The current Dean is Professor Moira O'Bryan [5] a distinguished fertility geneticist and graduate of the University of Melbourne.
Dr. O’Bryan's research focuses on sperm development and function, genetic and environmental causes of human infertility, contraception and how 'reproductive’ proteins affect overall health.
The Faculty also offers practical graduate coursework Diplomas and Certificates; two-year graduate coursework master's degrees; two-year Masters by research (MPhil) and three- to four-year PhDs (Doctor of Philosophy – Science).