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22 February 2006

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University news

Monash declared female-friendly
Monash University has been declared one of Australia's most female-friendly employers for the fourth consecutive time.

$600K for study on social cohesion
The Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements has received $600,000 from the Scanlon Research Foundation to study social cohesion in Australian and international societies.

Faculty news

International voice for documentary films
Film and television studies expert and Monash Arts faculty academic Dr Deane Williams has been appointed Foundation Editor of a new international publication dedicated to documentary film.

>>More faculty news

• Education welcomes outdoor recreation leader
• Young neuroscientist named Australia's best

Community news

Monash siblings named top citizens
A brother and sister studying at Monash have been rewarded for their community spirit.

All-terrain vehicle wins Car of the Future
An all-terrain adapted ambulance has won Monash industrial design honours graduate Mr Adam Ty Dean Smith a design award, presented at the Melbourne International Motor Show last weekend.

Events

Geometrical images take to canvas
The strange combination of computers and canvas features in an exhibition, to be launched tonight, that marks the end of Professor Paul Brown's tenure as a Monash visiting artist.

New students get oriented
Orientation activities at Monash have begun, with plenty of exciting events and information sessions to help new students feel at home in their new surroundings.