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30 April 2012
The European Union's top representative in Australia will join leading political researchers to discuss the region's sovereign debt crisis at a unique panel discussion this week.
Members of the Monash community are continuing the TeamMONASH™ legacy this Mothers Day by participating in the Mothers Day Classic to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Australia's premier applied research centre in railway technology has celebrated four decades of innovative solutions in mining and commuter rail systems.
A Monash University researcher designing the next generation of medical implants has received a prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Research Award.
27 April 2012
A new tool has been developed to formally evaluate the effectiveness of anti-racism programs among Australian youth.
A newly developed paediatric concussion kit will help parents identify crucial signs of traumatic brain injury (TBI), one of the leading causes of acquired disability and death in children.
26 April 2012
In the lead up to the centenary of Anzac Day in 2015, a first-time novelist challenges the way we view Gallipoli, interweaving fact and fiction to recreate the most dramatic moments of the campaign.
Victorian victims of clergy sex crimes and their families have been fighting for justice for years – some for decades. The previous Labour state government did nothing for them.
The progression of the debilitating disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS) could be slowed or even halted by blocking a protein that contributes to nerve damage, according to a new study.
25 April 2012
In April 1917, ‘An Anzac Correspondent’ penned a letter to the London Times. It began by recreating the first terrible moments of the Landing in Gallipoli.
Art comes face to face with architecture in Vision in Motion, a major project and survey exhibition by artist Narelle Jubelin, now open at the Monash University Museum of Art.
The recent election of José Maria de Vasconcelos, or Taur Matan Ruak as he is known, to the Presidency of Timor-Leste is not good news for women in that country.
Australia’s mining boom has come under the spotlight at the annual Viewpoint Monash Economics Debate.
24 April 2012
Art comes face to face with architecture in 'Vision in Motion', a major project and survey exhibition by artist Narelle Jubelin.
A new $12.8 million activity and recreation centre at Monash University’s Peninsula campus will radically improve services to staff, students and the people of the Mornington Peninsula.
Consumers are becoming less loyal as they put more focus on getting the best possible deal, and become more willing to shop around to get it.
Just as Prime Minister Gillard thought she could focus on the upcoming budget, fraud and sexual harassment allegations levelled at the Speaker of the House of Representatives have again put her government to be on the back foot.
What exactly do young Australians need to be taught about Anzac Day? And why is there an assumption that they struggle to understand this “real meaning” of Anzac Day?
Low- and middle-income countries would benefit from the establishment of a new indicator that uses the impact of poverty-associated disease to measure social and economic development, a new report has found.
The Melbourne business community will experience first-hand the ideas and technologies that will drive industry into the future during a unique innovation workshop to be held next week.
23 April 2012
The traditional textiles centre of Europe has produced a uniquely Australian garment with the help of artist-in-residence at Monash University's Prato Centre, Maree Clarke.
There’s no disputing it - a Monash Doctor of Juridical Science candidate has been awarded the prestigious 2012 National Mediation Conference Scholarship.
If Victoria does not increase our cancer research support, we stand to lose our competitive edge in the industry within the next five years.
A new program to connect rural medical students with local health practitioners could help overcome doctor shortages in regional areas in the future.
It wouldn’t be an Anzac Day without some controversy in the lead-up. This year, in addition to the usual debates about militarism and myth-making, there has been the question of multiculturalism.
Monash University will soon begin enrolling students at its purpose-built graduate school near Shanghai, after becoming the first Australian university to be granted a licence to operate in China.
21 April 2012
Age features heavily in public debate concerning the Australian workforce. We regularly read about studies showing that older workers are considered ‘dinosaurs’ by co-workers and managers, and face immense hurdles when looking for work.
20 April 2012
The next generation of cyber defenders are being trained at Monash University thanks to a Government-run cyber challenge.
Pokie licences are, to all intents and purposes, publically granted licences to print money. Those holding them need to be held to high standards of accountability. Regardless of the fate of the Wilkie reforms, this is something the Victorian government
The life-saving work of researchers who explore our immune system to develop vaccines and fight diseases like HIV will be recognised as part of International Day of Immunology celebrations.
A volunteer in the campaign against poverty is preparing to study at one of the world's most prestigious schools, having been awarded a scholarship to Cambridge University.
Sailor Caitlin Davies has braved the elements of the cold Sydney waters to earn 6th overall and First Female in the three-day 2012 Australian University Fleet Racing Championships.
Young people living in nursing homes is a multifaceted problem, however with continued effort it is an issue that could be resolved within the next decade.
19 April 2012
Collaborative research between Monash University and its UK partner, the University of Warwick, has been supported with a half million pound investment by the British Government.
18 April 2012
The impact of digital technologies on art is becoming increasingly clear. Now, a new book examines the influence of these technologies on exhibition and the role of the curator in the age of the multimedia museum.
Historians will attend Anzac Day ceremonies throughout Australia and around the world to document the changing significance of Australia’s national day of remembrance.
A Monash researcher will be playing hardball when she tackles sports injury prevention at an upcoming seminar.
17 April 2012
The level of charitable and community contributions provided by poker machine operators is ‘miniscule’ in comparison to the amount of money lost by poker machine users within local communities, a new study has shown.
A major study has found that people living with diabetes can reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease if they combine the use of two individual therapies in the management of their condition.
The technique of using mathematics and computers to understand the complex properties of the Earth and the Universe will be the topic of discussion at an upcoming lecture.
16 April 2012
To celebrate the completion of renovations and improvements across all Monash Sport health, fitness and aquatic facilities, members of the Monash community can now take advantage of a special offer.
New research could alter the way health professionals treat Alzheimer’s disease.
An upcoming exhibition at the Faculty Gallery will take visitors to prison, where twelve anonymous men describe their experiences of incarceration.
Attendees will make up their own minds about the role of government in supporting innovation after listening to different perspectives at a Monash University seminar next week.
Despite increased research into injury prevention, the rate of hospitalisations from sport has not decreased, with more than 12,000 Victorian adults admitted over the three years to June 2010.
A health academic has urged the Australian government to allow physicians to take advantage of medical applications on smart phones and tablets by closing gaps in laws governing their use.
The resignation of Bob Brown from the Senate is a significant moment for the Australian Greens as a political party. Brown’s achievements in public life were many, but perhaps his greatest legacy was in creating the Australian Greens.
Monash University, in partnership with Mission Australia Housing, Yooralla and the Summer Foundation Ltd, has been allocated $1.939 million to establish accommodation for young people with disabilities.
14 April 2012
The reasons for a royal commission of inquiry into the Catholic Church in Victoria are multiple.
13 April 2012
Many environmental behaviour change campaigns target small, easy actions, such as taking shorter showers, believing this will motivate other green behaviours. But according to a leading expert, this logic may be flawed.
12 April 2012
New thinking on safety research is needed for the development of more effective injury prevention programs, according to the head of Australia's largest injury prevention research organisation.
Secular views ruled decades ago, so why are New Atheists acting like the underdogs?
11 April 2012
A digital pen equipped with a small camera that can automatically transfer patient information to a computer database will radically improve the way hospital staff care for their patients.
The secrets of the deep will be uncovered when archaeologists excavate a significant colonial shipwreck in Victoria's Port Phillip Bay later this month.
A sleep researcher from Harvard who first highlighted how sleep-deprivation caused US doctors to make more serious errors while treating hospital patients, is bringing his expertise to Melbourne.
7 April 2012
The demographic profile of the world is changing. Ageing is a global phenomenon, an unprecedented, pervasive, profound and enduring process for humanity.
5 April 2012
An unfinished masterpiece from the pen of legendary composer W A Mozart will be given new life in a world-first performance in Melbourne.
Monash University has welcomed leading Australian fashion designer and businessperson, Carla Zampatti AC as a Patron of the University's Prato Centre.
A zero-tolerance approach to a crime like taking drugs must always fail, in the same way as a zero-tolerance approach to alcohol, prostitution or drugs in sport will always fail.
Australia’s brightest secondary-school science students are currently undertaking their final training sessions before taking on the world at the 2012 Science Olympiads.
4 April 2012
Victorian women with growth-restricted babies will be offered melatonin in a world-first trial designed to prevent brain injuries, such as cerebral palsy, in unborn babies.
Victorian health research has received a boost with the Federal Government today committing $71 million for a new building and facilities at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP).
New treatments that combat the growing problem of antibiotic resistance by disarming rather than killing bacteria may be on the horizon, according to a new study.
In an Australian first, a new study by Monash University has investigated the amount of sports betting advertisements during Australian sporting games.
3 April 2012
A painting of two of Australia’s best-known rock musicians by a Monash academic was nominated for one of the country’s most prestigious art prizes.
Obesity has more than doubled in the last 30 years, according to the WHO, and next month leading researchers in the area the will discuss the progress in understanding and combatting the disease.
Monash student Emma Armstrong walked away with her third Iron Woman title at the recent 2012 Victorian Lifesaving Championships in Anglesea.
Research to restore sight to the clinically blind has reached a critical stage with testing underway of the prototype microchips that will power the bionic eye.
The current stagnation in Australian science enrolments, identified in a recent report for Australia's Chief Scientist, is compounding declines in key disciplines during the 1990s, according to the author.
2 April 2012
The former Lead Road Safety Specialist at the World Bank has joined the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) where he will focus on road safety in developing nations.
A distinguished guitar and lute virtuoso, inspiring teacher, and internationally recognised scholar of Spanish and Italian Renaissance and Baroque music has accepted a position at Monash University.
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