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Research Month -- impact, innovation and excellence

6 August 2008

Research Month

From Monday 18 August to Friday 19 September, Monash University will celebrate the great minds and innovative thinking that generates leading-edge research, through Monash Research Month.

Over the past 50 years, Monash researchers have been the driving force behind innovations that have impacted on millions around the world. Monash researchers have created lives, saved them, and improved their quality with innovations such as IVF and anti-flu drug Relenza.

Research Month was established last year to celebrate research achievements, recognise the significant contributions made by staff and research students, and to show the wider community why research matters.

During Monash Research Month celebrate and discover the University's solid contribution to communities in Australia and around the world and research for yourself how you can contribute too.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research) Professor Edwina Cornish said she was proud of the quality and impact of the University's research.

"When Monash was created 50 years ago its vision was to be a first class research university," Professor Cornish said.

"More than that, it would be a university that reached out, engaged with its community and made a difference to Australian industry."

"Research Month allows us to share our achievements. We don't want the knowledge we create to remain locked up."

"We want it to have an affect on the lives of Australians and people around the world."

• public lectures and seminars
• information sessions for future research students
• professional development opportunities for current researchers
• a poster exhibition highlighting some of the best work of our current research students
• faculty-based research seminars.

To find out more about research at Monash University or to register for one of the many events on offer, visit the Research Matters website.