Research News
February 2013
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Fines not fair for vulnerable
28 February 2013
Despite recent amendments, Victoria’s infringement system does not adequately consider the circumstances of disadvantaged and vulnerable people, new research has revealed.
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Opening the pages on children's rights
27 February 2013
A new book gives an international perspective on critical issues faced by governments and practitioners working in the area of child welfare.
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A high-flying future for Australian Manufacturing
25 February 2013
The Monash Centre for Additive Manufacturing, built to drive the establishment of high-end, waste-free, tailored manufacturing for the aerospace industry, has been launched in Melbourne.
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Aspirin study reaches 10,000 participants
22 February 2013
The largest primary prevention aspirin study ever undertaken in older people has reached an important milestone, signing up 10,000 participants in Australia.
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Customers have responsibilities too
21 February 2013
Addressing the need to create value by customers and banks will ensure better financial outcomes for both according to a new study.
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Neurotrauma research to benefit from development grants
20 February 2013
Twelve new research projects focusing on improving outcomes for the Transport Accident Commission and WorkSafe Victoria clients have been funded through the ISCRR 2013 Development Grants Program.
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Australia to lead the way in innovative sleep research and advocacy
19 February 2013
The Federal Government recently announced the establishment of a Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Alertness, Safety and Productivity following a competitive, merit-based process as part of the 15th selection round of the CRC program.
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Plants lower the temperature in towns
18 February 2013
Scientists are using thermal imaging to work out how plants can be used to reduce the severe temperatures in our cities.
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Post-hospital care the weak link in trauma system
18 February 2013
The first study to examine in detail the experience of patients in Victoria's trauma system has found that post-discharge care and poor communication were low points in an otherwise high-quality experience.
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In medicine, the future is light
18 February 2013
Light, together with artificial intelligence systems that deliver fast, accurate analysis, has the potential to reshape the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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ACS Fellowship for IT pioneer
15 February 2013
A Monash University academic was recently named as a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society for her distinguished contributions to information and communications technology research.
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Ideas without borders
13 February 2013
One of only six scholars worldwide to receive an invitation, Dr Adam Clulow will travel to Princeton University to research the nature of claims to territory and sovereignty in the early modern world.
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Carbon capture can’t rely on fine-tuning old technologies
13 February 2013
In reality, there are only marginal improvements to be made to the conventional carbon capture technologies favoured by the power generation industry. A new approach is required.
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Carbon sponge could soak up coal emissions
12 February 2013
Emissions from coal power stations could be drastically reduced by a new, energy-efficient material that adsorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide, then releases it when exposed to sunlight.
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Doping, gambling and sport: integrity begins at home
12 February 2013
The Australian Crime Commission’s report on organised crime and drugs in sport has unleashed a storm amongst sports fans, particularly those who follow the clubs or codes so far implicated.
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The first supernovae
11 February 2013
Emitting as much power as a few octillion nuclear warheads and visible to the edge of the universe, supernova explosions signal the violent death of massive, but mysterious stars.
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New hope for dementia sufferers
8 February 2013
Research that aims to rid dementia sufferers' brains of toxins could lead to a new treatment that reverses the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in the future.
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The thinking woman’s philosopher
8 February 2013
A philosophical work long confined to rare book libraries is set to reappear in a modernised edition that may help win the author some of the attention she first enjoyed more than 300 years ago.
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Evolutionary egg question answered: turtle goo reduces oxygen
6 February 2013
Some reptile species give birth to live young, and new research is revealing why turtles have never evolved this ability.
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Scientist wins Japan exchange program
4 February 2013
Monash Institute of Medical Research’s Associate Professor Brendan Jenkins is one of only eight researchers nationally to be selected to participate in the Australia Japan Emerging Research Leaders Exchange Program.
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Migration increases competition for low-skilled jobs
4 February 2013
New research shows that since 2011, the number of jobs created in Australia was equalled by the number of new migrants who found employment, increasing competition in the jobs market.
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Medal for (literally) ground-breaking research
1 February 2013
Research that explains the movement of tectonic plates and could predict the location of mega-earthquakes has earned a Monash researcher the recognition of the Australian Academy of Science.
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