World class Monash athletes
Monash students Jamie Huggett and Dale Stevenson will represent Australia in athletics after recent impressive results.
Jamie will compete in the triathlon at the World University Championships in Spain, while Dale is off to Delhi to compete in shot put at the Commonwealth Games.
Jamie studies science at Clayton campus, while Dale studies sport and outdoor recreation and education at Peninsula campus.
For more information visit the Monash Sport website.
National Youth Science Forum
High school students from Melbourne have been given the opportunity to experience university life by taking part in the National Youth Science Forum held recently at Clayton campus.
The 80 students were able to choose between sessions about science, engineering and medicine.
Dr Andrew Price, along with five lab demonstrators from the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, organised and supervised a laboratory session with 16 students.
The students were able to participate in building a bare minimum computer, called an embedded computer, and use it to measure temperature as well as control other devices.
Symposium highlights need to act on climate change
The need for communities in coastal zones to begin adapting to the increasing challenge of climate change has emerged as a key outcome of a two-day international symposium hosted by Monash University Gippsland.
The symposium, which brought together 65 participants from 15 countries, explored the potential impact climate change may have on the world’s coastal zones, and considered how individuals, communities and governments needed to respond.
Keynote speaker Duncan Malcolm, Chair of the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council, said that despite evidence of rising sea levels, planning for how communities should respond was still in its infancy stage.
He said climate change could pose a particular threat to the many unique natural, cultural and built assets in coastal regions, and governments and policy makers needed to begin thinking about the issue as a priority.
New child-care centre launched
Monash Vice-Chancellor Professor Ed Byrne has officially opened a new state-of-the-art, 120-place child-care centre at Notting Hill.
The centre will increase the number of child-care places available to the Monash community at the Clayton campus, as well as support the child-care needs of the wider community.
The building design incorporates many environmental features including orientation to minimise heat gain and loss and maximise natural light, rain water tanks, solar hot water, energy-efficient lighting, and natural lighting and ventilation.
The play space also includes sensory gardens, a miniature orchard and vegetable gardens.
The centre is located at 56 Howleys Road, Notting Hill.
