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Science cocktail party celebrations

30 November 2005

The Science faculty hosted its inaugural Celebration of Science cocktail party last week to congratulate its leading science honours students.

Science celebration: Professor Rob Norris and physics honours student Nadia Zatsepin.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Larkins, Dean of Science Professor Rob Norris and Vice-President (Advancement) Mr Ron Fairchild were among senior academics, researchers and postgraduate staff to pay tribute to the efforts of Monash's emerging scientists.

Professor Larkins congratulated the honours students and encouraged them to consider an academic pathway by taking up a PhD.

Professor Norris said the event was designed to celebrate and recognise the activities and research of honours students in the Science faculty and encouraged the students to take part in a Higher Degree by Research candidature in 2006.

"There are real opportunities for you to become full research collaborators with some of our leading researchers," he told the students. "There has been a demographic change in the scientific population, so we need more young people to take up a research option."

Professor Norris emphasised the strong career and salary outcomes for research scientists and encouraged the students to discuss opportunities with staff.