Monash Memo is a weekly newsletter designed to keep the Monash community up to date with the latest news and events in and around Monash.
Monash Passport: the world is your campus
Senior educators have unveiled a new education blueprint for Monash University.
University news
More than 1000 people packed into BMW Edge and the Atrium at Federation Square in Melbourne last week to hear scientist, writer and Monash alumnus, Professor Tim Flannery speak on climate change.
Plans underway for inaugural China graduation ceremony
Monash staff and students are preparing for the University’s inaugural graduation ceremony in China.
Kay Patterson becomes Monash Professorial Fellow
Former Federal Health Minister and stem cell research campaigner, Dr Kay Patterson has been made a Vice-Chancellor's Professorial Fellow at Monash University.More University news
Armchair tour of Tomb of Tutankhamen
Students from Newstead College in Launceston, Tasmania have travelled to Egypt via a new IBM kiosk.APEC officials seek expert advice
Representatives from agriculture and trade ministries in the Asia Pacific region have sought guidance from Monash University’s Australian APEC Study Centre on Trade reforms.
Around Monash
Enhancing the student experience
Dr Elizabeth Yuriev from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is passionate and enthusiastic about teaching. 
Stepping into the spotlight
The Monash Philharmonic Music Festival is taking Melbourne's community musicians out of the church and scout halls for one spectacular day of non-stop music. 
e-research tools on display
The Monash e-Research Centre showcased its innovative and practical ICT solutions for Monash researchers during an e-XPO week.What's on this week
| Until Thurs 9 Oct | Fictions | Gippsland |
| Until Sat 22 Nov | The Ecologies Project | Clayton |
| Mon 6 to Fri 31 Oct | Folded | Caulfield |
| Mon 6 to Fri 10 Oct | What do you know? - Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) | Peninsula |
| Tues 7 Oct | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Clayton |
| Wed 8 Oct | Workplace and Corporate Law Research Group (WCLRG) Seminar | Caulfield |
| Wed 8 Oct | eResearch Event - Public Lecture by Professor Larry Smarr | Clayton |
| Wed 8 Oct | Gardening for a sustainable future: Frances Saunders | Clayton |
| Wed 8 Oct | Responding to Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable and Managing the Unavoidable | Caulfield |
| Thurs 9 to Sat 11 Oct | The Musical, the Musical | Clayton |
| Thurs 9 Oct | Lunchtime Concert Series - Brass and Trumpet Ensembles | Clayton |
| Thurs 9 Oct | Piano Twililght Concert | Clayton |
| Fri 10 Oct | Integration of ILO international labour standards into in public purchasing policies and processes in Australia | Clayton |
| Sat 11 Oct | Berwick VCE Revision Lecture Series | Berwick |
| Sun 12 Oct | Melbourne Marafun | Melbourne |
Coming events
| Sun 19 Oct | Around the Bay in a Day bike ride | Melbourne |
| Thurs 23 Oct | Pink Ribbon Charity Breakfast | Clayton |
Monash world
| Melbourne | Thursday | 4:15 | am |  | 16° C | |
| Johannesburg | Wednesday | 7:15 | pm |  | 24° C | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Thursday | 1:15 | am | | 27° C | |
| Prato | Wednesday | 6:15 | pm |  | 15° C |
Vice-Chancellor's column
Ancora ImparoIn the October Ancora Imparo, Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins discusses the launch of the Monash Passport model and the University's role in the Australian University Games.
60 seconds with ...
Simon Adams In 60 seconds this week we meet Professor Simon Adams, Deputy Pro Vice- Chancellor (International) and Head of the School of Arts at Monash South Africa.
This week: Notices
Notices
- Upcoming Research Awards
- TeamMONASH™ Needs you to 'Raise Your Hand' at the Australian University Games
- New initiatives at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service
- Mental Health Week
- Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate and Research Students: First Annual Essay Competition in European and EU Studies
- Service Award Medals - 50th Anniversary Ceremony
Conferences, seminars and lectures
- Monash Future Council: 'Developing an Integrated Approach to Climate Change' -- Clayton
- 2008 Higher Degree Research (HDR) Student Workshop -- Caulfield
- Department of Management Seminar -- Caulfield
- Research income analysis and recommendations
- Understanding Regulatory Change in East Asia -- Clayton
- The Monash e-Research Centre events
- Healthy Start to Life Conference -- Clayton
- Securing Sustainable Energy Supplies in Europe and Australia -- Prato
- Perspectives: Europe and the EU in the Past, Present and Future
- How much is enough? -- Clayton
- How much is enough? -- Caulfield
- Research challenges in Bioinformatics -- Parkville
- PRIB 2008 conference -- Melbourne
- Responding to Climate Change:Avoiding the Unmanageable and Managing the Unavoidable -- Caulfield
Participants sought
- Parents and friends attachment as protective factors in early adults development
- Are you male and overweight?
- Vehicle Technology Study
- Depression relapse prevention study
- A novel ionic current contributing to spasm of small blood vessels
- Failed Workplace Romance Study
- Drowsy driving behaviour in the simulator
Advertising
- Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education -- Monash University
- The John Lennon Play: In His Own Write -- Clayton
- Massage at Monash -- Monash University
- The Monash Philharmonic Music Festival
- House sitting -- Caulfield
- Earth's first animals -- Clayton
- The Golden Age -- Melbourne
- Intensive Bioethics Course 2008
- Finishing your Thesis?
- Intervention Mapping -- Alfred Hospital
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