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29 June 2011
Monash University’s commitment to leading architecture has been recognised in the recent Victorian Architecture Awards.
Lovers of history and literature will get to experience the natural life of prolific author Marcus Clarke following the State Library of Victoria’s recent Creative Fellowships announcement.
A low-cost coating applied to sand could provide a source of wide-scale water purification to people in developing countries, saving millions of lives every year.
28 June 2011
Monash alumna Laetisha Scanlan has the world in her sights after winning the European Grand Prix in Serbia.
27 June 2011
With a new and improved team, Monash will be contesting the Australian University Championships surfing competition later this month.
Monash University congratulates six staff members whose outstanding contributions to student learning have been recognised with Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citations in 2011.
Babies born prematurely could be at greater risk of developing kidney diseases later in life according to a landmark study investigating the impacts of preterm birth on kidney development.
Former Victorian Premier, John Brumby, has been appointed to the board of the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI).
24 June 2011
Researchers, from Monash University’s Australian Centre for Biodiversity have found the range of the platypus is decreasing as the climate warms and dries.
In a first for Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, major drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has signed an agreement to use the faculty’s unique virtual learning space, Pharmatopia.
23 June 2011
Monash student and triathlete Mitchell Kibby was just crowned the 2011 Open Age Australian Triathlon Champion. Now he's setting his sights on the National Championship Series.
Opening Monday 4 July, the Faculty of Art & Design at Monash University will present The gravity of the situation, a fundraising exhibition for the Japanese disaster relief effort.
A surprising research discovery could help to reveal how bacteria evolve drug resistance.
22 June 2011
A Monash University researcher has developed a new form of surgical sealant that is not only easier for surgeons to manipulate, but significantly reduces the risk of virus contamination.
Participating in sport is only good for us, and for the nation, provided we don’t suffer long-term injuries in the process.
Monash University is collaborating on the development of a potential new drug to cure malaria throughout the world.
21 June 2011
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic Robert Blackwood Hall at Monash University’s Clayton campus.
20 June 2011
Monash University student Caitlin Davies is sailing her way to a successful career.
The educational pathway taken by the United States is paved with some glaring failures. Despite this, US policies remain an El Dorado for Australian reformers.
Professor Bernadette McSherry, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Law and Mental Health, discusses the need for progress in the provision of mental health services, and the role of the law in this process.
17 June 2011
Australian Government climate change adviser, Professor Ross Garnaut, has told a community forum at Monash University’s Gippsland campus that the transition to a low carbon future was a whole-of-community responsibility, requiring immediate action.
16 June 2011
The basis of popular television show, 'Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation' is about to undergo rigorous academic investigation in a nation-wide study by Monash researchers.
Monash University researchers are using insect intelligence to develop new wireless sensor networks that could transform how we monitor the environment.
Professor Sarah Joseph, Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law discusses the role of social media platforms in the Arab Spring.
Monash University student Sarah Graham will be shooting for gold when she travels to China in August for the World University Games.
15 June 2011
Students from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will be the first to experience a new cutting-edge learning space.
Once all the flight disruptions have stopped and human affairs appear to have returned to normal, the legacy of the ash and dust thrown up by the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano in Chile may well live on.
The current debate about government funding to private schools is misdirected. The issue is (or should be) not at what level should private schools be funded, but whether they are entitled to any funding at all.
A team of palaeontologists, including scientists from Monash University and Museum Victoria, has identified fossil evidence of the first-ever Australian spinosaur dinosaur
14 June 2011
It is said that there are two things wrong with ‘public art’: one, it is art and two, it is public.
A team of Melbourne scientists has discovered a new type of cell in the immune system. Their findings could lead to the development of novel drugs that strengthen the immune system.
13 June 2011
Monash University staff have been recognised for their extraordinary contributions to Australian communities in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Monash University has established the first Australasian research centre to focus specifically on developing law, policy and regulatory frameworks in the area of mental health.
Monash University has announced a new, innovative, whole-of-community project titled Education Partnerships Hub.
Three Monash industrial design students have been named finalists in the most influential design event of the year, the Australian Design Awards – James Dyson Award.
9 June 2011
A small team of researchers from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) has taken significant steps toward a more efficient method in drug design.
After studying male desert goby fish, a team of Monash researchers has suggested that male sexual behaviour is primed to produce the greatest number of offspring.
8 June 2011
Monash alumna, Dr Amanda Rickard has received a 2011 Premier’s Award commendation for her PhD research into the cause of heart failure.
Internationally renowned researcher and clinician, Professor Christina Mitchell has been appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
7 June 2011
A Monash University researcher has developed a new biomaterial that encourages damaged nerves in the brain and spinal chord to regrow. The work could revolutionise treatment of nerve-based injuries and diseases, such as Parkinson’s.
6 June 2011
A new Monash study reveals testosterone spray improves memory in menopausal women.
A bandage that warns of infection by changing colour has been developed by Monash University and CSIRO.
2 June 2011
Former Victorian Premier John Brumby has been appointed Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow at Monash University and the University of Melbourne, in a joint appointment.
Dr Philip Nakashima has been awarded the Australian National Measurement Institute’s most prestigious award.
Monash University and its partner institutions have attracted $12.9 million through the Federal Government’s Collaborative Research Network (CRN) program.
New research highlighting the effectiveness of Victoria’s trauma service is being used to inform improvements in trauma care in England and Wales.
1 June 2011
Streamlining of the University's ‘Nimrod Portal’ means delays in using national High Performance Computing resources have almost been eliminated.
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