2004 media release archive
December
21 December 2004
The prestigious Sharjah University in the United Arab Emirates will collaborate with Monash University to develop medicine and pharmacy degrees in Sharjah.
20 December 2004
Monash University has launched a new scheme beginning in the new year to help disadvantaged youth gain entry into and succeed at university.
17 December 2004
A combined meal of seven foods including wine and chocolate could reduce cardiovascular disease by 76 per cent, a team of researchers has found.
16 December 2004
Monash University's Engineering and Information Technology faculties have been ranked number one in Australia and number 18 in the world in the latest World University rankings in the Times Higher Education Supplement.
13 December 2004
An obesity drug invented by Monash University's Associate Professor Frank Ng has successfully passed the second phase of human clinical trials and is expected to head into the third and final testing stage next year.
9 December 2004
Former Indonesian President Mr Abdurrahman Wahid visited Monash University, Clayton campus on Friday December 10 to discuss the rise of religious diversity as an increasingly powerful force in south-east Asia and the Pacific region.
8 December 2004
Monash University and the National Tertiary Education Union have reached agreement on the last outstanding elements of their Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.
8 December 2004
Crucial plans for people with asthma can be compromised because they and their doctors may interpret the term "asthma attack" differently, according to a Monash University study.
7 December 2004
Monash University researchers are working to ensure the continued survival of the fastest disappearing big cat in the world - the leopard.
7 December 2004 Some of Australia's top fencers will take part in the annual inter-university fencing competition being held at Monash University, Clayton campus next week.
6 December
2004
The Centre for Ambulance and Paramedic Studies at Peninsula campus is home to a new field of the international Cochrane Collaboration, an organisation that distributes the latest evidence-based health care information worldwide.
6 December
2004 A new user-sensitive web portal providing medical and anecdotal information for women with breast cancer and their families will be launched at BreaCAN Women's Health Victoria at 6pm on Monday, 6 December.
3 December
2004 The redeveloped Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria which aims to better treat people with intellectual and related developmental disabilities has been launched.
2 December
2004 Overseas trained doctors are most likely to stay in rural Victoria if they are ambivalent about where they want to settle or easily integrate into the community, a Monash University study has found. November
30 November
2004 Monash University and the Victorian Police are launching a collaborative project today that will change the face of counter-terrorism policing.
23 November
2004 A Monash University study has revealed nursing homes could cut wound care costs by almost half, reduce nursing hours by one fifth and slash wastage by 75 per cent by simply using modern wound management practices.
22 November
2004 Developing good eating habits in the first two years of a child's life is vital to their long-term health according to Dr Vickii Jenvey from Monash University.
19 November
2004 Young Australian of the Year and Monash student, Mr Hugh Evans, will receive a prestigious international award for his humanitarian and volunteer leadership.
18 November 2004
More than 70 people from across Victoria will attend what is believed to be Australia 's first community newspaper conference at Monash University 's Gippsland campus starting Friday, 19 November.
18 November 2004
Developments in palliative care in Victoria will be highlighted during a two-day conference being held at the Monash University Gippsland campus from today.
17 November 2004 Monash Law dean, Professor Arie Freiberg, will address the spread of managerialism in Australia's criminal justice system, as part of his inaugural lecture tonight, Wednesday 17 November.
11 November 2004
Over 150 leading international and Australian academics and researchers in cultural and indigenous studies will come together at a landmark international indigenous symposium hosted by Monash University to discuss cultural diversity, indigenous culture and identity.
11 November 2004
Monash University is hosting a national volleyball competition this month featuring 11 elite squads from Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia; the first game will be in Newborough this Sunday.
8 November 2004
Palliative care in Australia has progressed rapidly, incorporating expert symptom management as well as care of the 'whole person' -- the psychological, social, spiritual and cultural needs of the patient.
5 November 2004
Monash University has today become the first university in Australia to join forces with Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE).
3 November 2004
Monash University will announce a joint venture with Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE) this Friday, 5 November 2004.
3 November 2004
Women and FM radio stations appear to be the flagbearers of change to a more conversational newsreading style according to Monash University researcher Ms Jenny Price.
October
28 October 2004
Workplace injuries in Victoria are being underestimated due to gaps in work insurance and hospital data, Monash University researchers have warned.
27 October 2004
Gun law reform in Australia has led to dramatic reductions in firearm deaths, a landmark Monash University study has revealed.
26 October 2004
Monash University will launch its Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW) at Federation Square on Wednesday 27 October.
26 October 2004
Workers are generally happy in their jobs, although they would like more say about pay levels; and most non-unionists are 'free riders' -- happy to receive union benefits without paying fees.
26 October 2004
More than 60 per cent of Australian non-union workers are 'free riders' who do not join unions because they believe they receive the benefits without paying fees, a Monash survey has found.
26 October 2004
Unions are popular with their members and their popularity is growing, according to a Monash University survey. Almost 80 per cent of union members polled agreed that their union fought hard when employee interests were threatened.
26 October 2004
Despite the fact we are working harder than ever, we have never been happier in our jobs, according to a Monash University survey.
26 October 2004
Australian workers are content with their level of influence over employment conditions, but are dissatisfied with the influence they have over their pay, according to a Monash University survey.
26 October 2004
Monash University and the Jean Hailes Foundation are assessing the key physical and emotional issues faced by women following breast cancer diagnosis and treatment as part of a five-year study.
21 October 2004
A project described by Monash University scientist Dr Richard Reina as 'Citylink for penguins' will provide vital information on the fishing and breeding habits of Phillip Island's Little Penguin colony.
20 October 2004
Researchers from Monash University will start draining the equivalent of 1250 Olympic swimming pools from Dowd Morass in the Gippsland Lakes this week to help improve the health of the heritage listed site.
20 October 2004
A Monash University physicist is unravelling the mysteries of one of nature's most remarkable materials - the dragline silk from the golden orb-weaver spider.
19 October 2004
Information Technology pioneer Mr Gerry Maynard has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Informatics by Monash University. The award commemorates 60 years of service as a leading IT educator and practitioner.
14 October 2004
Tomorrow's engineers will face their first challenge in developing a more sustainable and energy efficient Victoria in the 15th Monash Engineering Model Solar Vehicle Challenge this weekend at Scienceworks.
13 October 2004
China experts from politics, business and academia will discuss the Asian giant's economic explosion, and its implications for Australia, at a conference to be co-hosted by Monash University tomorrow, Thursday 14 October.
13 October 2004
Colombian human rights campaigner, lawyer Dr Alirio Uribe Munoz, will discuss the battle for human rights in his native Colombia, at a lecture to be co-hosted by Monash University tonight, Wednesday 13 October.
13 October 2004
New car cockpit technology means the role of the driver is increasingly similar to that of an aircraft pilot - and could be increasing the potential for error, according to a Monash University researcher.
12 October 2004
Five occupational risk factors -- carcinogens, airborne particulates, hazards for injuries, ergonomic stressors for low back pain and noise -- have accounted for nearly 800,000 deaths and more than 22 million years of health life lost around the world, according to a study by the World Health Organisation.
8 October 2004
A new biodegradable material which could help regenerate spinal cord tissue without invasive surgery is being developed by Monash University PhD student, Ms Rosalyn Jackson.
5 October 2004
The direction of Australia's higher education policy following this Saturday's federal election will be discussed tonight at a seminar being hosted by the Monash Centre for Research in International Education (MCRIE).
1 October 2004
One of Australia's finest sopranos, Annalisa Kerrigan, is a guest soloist in the Monash School of Music's final concert performance for the year on Saturday 9 October, 8pm, Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton. The program includes Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana', selections from Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons', and Barber's 'Adagio for Strings'.
September
29 September 2004
Former Iraqi chief nuclear chemist professor Hussain Al-Shahristani - who was held in solitary confinement for 11 years for refusing to join Saddam Hussein's nuclear weapons program - will explore the moral responsibilities of scientists at a seminar at Monash University, Clayton campus on Friday 1 October.
28 September 2004
Basic computer literacy is no longer the benchmark for what students should have learned by the time they leave university, international education technology expert Dr Steve Ehrmann will tell a conference at Monash University on Thursday 30 September at 1pm.
28 September 2004
Australia's first community journalism conference will be held on 19 - 20 November 2004 at the Monash University Gippsland Campus.
17 September 2004
In an atmosphere of increasing public concern over Australia's falling national birthrate, a Monash University study has found lack of recognition of the contribution mothers make to society is an influential factor for some women who decide not to have children.
8 September 2004
Red-headed women are enjoying a new status as sex symbols according to a study by Monash University researcher Ms Amanda Third.
7 September 2004
A Monash University scientist who has recently determined the structure of drug that is widely used as an immunosuppressant, will tonight be presented the 2004 Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.
7 September 2004
In a first for the Southern Hemisphere, a UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations -- Asia Pacific is being established at Monash University within the School of Political and Social Inquiry.
6 September 2004
The direction of higher education policy in Australia following the 9 October Federal election is under discussion at a seminar being hosted by the Monash Centre for Research in International Education (MCRIE) tomorrow.
6 September 2004
Agitated dementia patients are soothed by any personal attention -- even from strangers, a ground-breaking Monash University study has revealed.
3 September 2004
Budding science and technology students from several Victorian schools will test their green energy skills in the second annual Model Solar Car Pursuit, at Federation Square on Monday 6 September.
2 September 2004
Monash University Malaysia will co-host a major Islamic banking conference next week.
2 September 2004
A sense of humour is a much admired asset. But do the same things make people laugh all over the world? And can we measure our ability to appreciate the funny side of life?
1 September 2004
A senior US judge spoke about America's legal position on detainees in a lecture at the Melbourne County Court on Monday 30 August.
1 September 2004
New technology developed at Monash University will make production of tiny parts with a diameter less than one millimetre simpler and could save industry millions of dollars.
1 September 2004
Monash University experts are available for comment on various election issues. For general comment contact Associate Professsor Brian Costar on +61 3 9903 2274 or Dr Nick Economou on +61 3 9905 5096.
August
25 August 2004
A senior US judge will deliver his views about America's legal position on detainees in a lecture co-hosted by Monash Law School and the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration.
23 August 2004
Children as young as five could be swapping Barbie dolls and Tonka trucks for story books on quantum physics thanks to Dr Yvette Hancock from Monash University's School of Physics and Materials Engineering.
20 August 2004
Strategy analyst Mr Val Chow has been awarded the $5,000 Bruce McComish Research Fellowship in Economic History to undertake research in Prato, Italy.
19 August 2004
What has been described as the biggest breakthrough in malaria treatment of our generation has been developed by an international team including researchers from Monash University.
18 August 2004
Medicine and health science students at Monash University now have access to the most up-to-date teaching facilities with the official opening of the Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education at the Clayton campus.
18 August 2004
Two French archeologists Dr Jean-Yves Empereur and Dr Marie-Dominique Nenna, well known for their recent underwater excavations in the harbour of Alexandria, will be the keynote speakers at two events this week, hosted by Monash University's Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History.
17 August 2004
An international conference on the work of influential French critic and author Maurice Blanchot is being held in Melbourne this week.
17 August 2004
Monash University researchers are investigating why more than 70 per cent of child poisoning cases involve medications - including those that should be in child-resistant packaging.
13 August 2004
Monash University and the Victorian government will promote Victoria's expertise in financial services training and education to overseas markets.
12 August 2004
Pakistan is now regarded as a "frontline" state in the war on terrorism - not just regional security, but global security depends on the security of this state, so what threatens its position?
12 August 2004
Monash University and the Victorian Government are announcing details tomorrow of a $300,000 joint project to market financial services training in the Asia Pacific region.
12 August 2004
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of East Timor, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, will deliver a public lecture in Melbourne tomorrow.
11 August 2004
A giant supercolony of Argentine Ants stretching across the Greater City of Melbourne has been discovered by Ms Elissa Suhr from the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University.
11 August 2004
Federal Science Minister Mr Peter McGauran will officially open the new Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education (CHMSE) at the Monash University Clayton campus on Thursday 19 August.
11 August 2004
Charismatic leaders, traditionally thought to make the best managers, can actually undermine the performance and attitudes of staff, a study by a psychology Masters student at Monash University has found.
10 August 2004
New knee-scanning procedures developed by Monash University's Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine will provide more accurate diagnosis methods for doctors and save patients time and money.
9 August 2004
The August edition of Monash News is out now.
6 August 2004
Email, an indispensable communication tool in the modern workplace, is fast becoming a key political weapon in office power struggles, a Monash University research study has found.
5 August 2004
Monash University is marking the 21st anniversary of its relationship with the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria (AUV) via a ceremony to announce the establishment of a centre for Ukrainian studies at Monash. The ceremony takes place tomorrow, Friday 6 August, 6.30pm, South 1 lecture theatre and foyer, building 64, Ring Road South, Clayton campus.
5 August 2004
Monash University experts are available to speak to the media on various aspects of the Olympic Games, which begin in Athens on Friday, August 13.
5 August 2004
The US Congress has approved some $17 billion in additional aid to "front-line" states in the war on terrorism since the attacks of September 11. A seminar at Monash University this week will discuss the significant shift in emphasis to increase and provide assistance to these "front-line" countries to fight global terrorism.
2 August 2004
Researchers from Monash University will study the long-term health effects of pesticide use focusing on fruit growers in the Goulburn Valley.
July
29 July 2004
With the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens about to start, a timely exhibition looking at the mammoth task involved in designing identities for two of the world's largest sporting events - the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games - is on display at Monash University's Caulfield campus.
29 July 2004
The popularity and influence of Japanese Manga and Anime will be the focus of a symposium at the Japanese Studies Centre (JSC), Monash University on 13 August.
29 July 2004
University fees and funding will be the topics under discussion at a seminar hosted by the Monash Centre for Research in International Education (MCRIE) next week.
29 July 2004
Australian acting icon Bud Tingwell brings his acclaimed one-man play The Carer to Monash University's Alexander Theatre on August 9 and 10.
27 July 2004
Monash in vitro fertilisation pioneer Professor Alan Trounson has been awarded the 2004 Bertarelli Foundation Award in Reproductive Health for his outstanding contribution to the field of assisted reproductive technologies.
26 July 2004
Former AFL chief Wayne Jackson has lent his support to a new Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) study into farm machinery injury.
22 July 2004
Attend Open Day at any Monash University campus and you'll start learning the moment you arrive. Find out about the fascinating world of criminology at the Caulfield campus, watch an engineering experiment that uses chocolate at the Clayton campus, and visit an anatomy museum at the Peninsula campus.
21 July 2004
The impact of male infertility on the survival of the human male will be discussed at Monash University on Thursday, 22 July.
20 July 2004
The political use of performance artists in the 2004 Indonesian election campaigns will be explored in a series of lectures being held tomorrow evening Tuesday 20 July at 7pm at Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts, 234 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
16 July 2004
Monash economics Professor Xiaokai Yang, a brilliant theorist whose work broke new ground, has died aged 55.
13 July 2004
Monash University researchers have snared the largest slice of funding of any Australian research institution in this year's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Program Grants.
12 July 2004
The July edition of Monash News is out now. It contains news from Monash University on the latest developments in research, the arts, science, business and education.
7 July 2004
An exciting Melbourne musical symposium involving hundreds of music scholars and musicians from around the world begins on Sunday 11 July at 1.15pm at the Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton.
7 July 2004
Monash University researchers are developing checklists to help general practitioners and support workers recognise depression in people with an intellectual disability.
5 July 2004
Monash University has been awarded full Waste Wise accreditation for its efforts in 'reducing, reusing and recycling' waste.
June
28 June 2004
A foundation honouring the memory of one of Australia's finest scholars of Indonesia and former Monash University politics professor, Herb Feith, is being launched in conjunction with the second Herb Feith Memorial Lecture tonight, Monday 28 June, 7.30pm, in the Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre, corner Sturt Street and Southbank Boulevard, Melbourne.
25 June 2004
Ms Diana Bryant, QC, who holds a Master of Laws from Monash University, has been named as the new chief justice of the Family Law Court.
22 June 2004
The role of traditional musical culture in Indonesia will be examined in a free public lecture by noted Indonesian ethnomusicologist Professor Sumarsam at Monash University's Clayton campus on Thursday 24 June, 7pm, in the Performing Arts Building's Music Auditorium.
22 June 2004
Fifteen elderly people died and more than 400 were treated for burn and scald injuries in Victorian hospitals over two years, a new Monash University Accident Research Centre report has revealed.
17 June 2004
A Monash seminar has called for the establishment of a new independent body to tackle police corruption and organised crime in Victoria, saying that recent government proposals to tackle the problems had been developed 'on the run'.
17 June 2004
A series of free public events will be held between 11 and 16 July at the upcoming 2004 Symposium of the International Musicological Society (SIMS). The events will be held at the campuses of Monash University, Clayton, and its SIMS co-sponsor, the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Southbank.
17 June 2004
Acting Vice-Chancellor of Monash University Professor Alan Lindsay said today the verdict in the trial of its former student Huan Yun Xiang for the murder and attempted murder of fellow students in 2002 would provide a degree of closure to this tragic chapter for the university community.
17 June 2004
Monash University researchers have been awarded $488,125 in development grants by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for projects exploring new vaccines for HIV, the development of medical diagnostic devices and the development of drugs to treat metastatic cancers.
9 June 2004
The June edition of Monash News is out now. It contains news from Monash University on the latest developments in research, the arts, science, business and education.
8 June 2004
Hundreds of music scholars and musicians from around the world will converge on Melbourne between 11 and 16 July for the 2004 Symposium of the International Musicological Society (SIMS), jointly sponsored by Monash University and the Victorian College of the Arts.
8 June 2004
In the wake of national public outcry over gang rape allegations against rugby league and AFL players, a Monash physical education expert has called for radical action at junior levels to combat the problem of footballers behaving badly.
2 June 2004
The Autumn/Winter edition of Monash Magazine is out now. The magazine contains news from the campuses of Monash University on the latest developments in research, the arts, science, business and education.
May
27 May 2004
A network of university campuses based in regional Victoria is working to extend a Monash University course offered at Gippsland to other areas of the state.
24 May 2004
In a first for the Monash Medical Centre, Ward 54 is going wireless. Efficiencies are expected to increase when clinical staff use innovative hand-held devices and mobile equipment to deliver patient care. To see a demonstration of this exciting new technology, come to the live demonstration at 11am on Thursday 27 May at Ward 54 North, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton.
17 May 2004
Elderly dementia patients from non-English speaking backgrounds communicate more with others and take fewer psychiatric medications when living in ethno-specific nursing homes, a Monash University study has revealed.
14 May 2004
A Monash University study of more than 1100 rural doctors has found that Federal Government strategies to attract doctors to rural areas are working.
12 May 2004
Federal Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, The Hon Gary Hardgrave MP, will outline the way ahead for migrant settlement programs in Australia and how the Government will invest in these nation-building policies at a seminar on Friday 14 May at 11am at the Sofitel Hotel, 25 Collins Street, Melbourne.
12 May 2004
Influential UK journalist, radio presenter, author and populariser of economic theory, Professor Diane Coyle, will speak on the topic of governing the world economy at a seminar tomorrow Thursday 13 May at 11am at the Productivity Commission, 35 Collins Street, Melbourne.
11 May 2004
Monash University experts are available to speak to the media on various aspects of the federal budget.
10 May 2004
The Monash University Library is the first library in Australia to introduce state-of-the-art scanning equipment that is bringing archival microform collections to life and into the digital age.
7 May 2004
Should the law allow genetic engineering to create the 'perfect baby'? That will be the burning question when Monash University's best legal minds come together for this year's great Law Week debate.
7 May 2004
A team of Monash University marketing students has won the right to represent Australia in an international marketing competition in Paris next month.
5 May 2004
Australia's healthcare system and the roles of governments, the pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, health professionals -- and their peak bodies -- in shaping it are the subject of a new distance education study unit being offered by the Faculty of Pharmacy at Monash University.
4 May 2004
The May edition of Monash News is out now. It contains news from Monash University on the latest developments in research, the arts, science, business and education.
April
30 April 2004
Monash University will announce plans to develop an Italian Studies Research Centre during a ceremony at the Robert Blackwood Hall, Clayton campus, on Monday 3 May at 1 pm.
19 April 2004
World renowned and esteemed Australian virologist Professor Frank Fenner will present the inaugural Rod Andrew Oration this week at Monash University. His topic "Big lessons from smallpox: bioterrorism and emerging infections" is timely and sure to be thought-provoking.
19 April 2004
Major League baseball teams the Philadelphia Phillies and the Arizona Diamondbacks will win their divisions this year with the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs tying for the lead in their division, predicts mathematician Bruce Bukiet, who has designed a mathematical model to predict the match outcomes for major league teams in the US. The major league's season began in earnest on 5 April.
8 April 2004
The April edition of Monash News is out now. It contains news from Monash University on the latest developments in research, the arts, science, business and education.
8 April 2004
Footy can be a dangerous game, according to Monash University researchers who are investigating the circumstances surrounding serious injuries to Australian Rules players this season.
7 April 2004
A group of about 30 protestors has this afternoon occupied a management and student services floor of Monash International at the university's Clayton campus.
6 April 2004
Singapore-based student Tan Wei Wei has achieved great success for the second time while studying the Monash University Graduate Diploma in Psychology through TMC Academy of Advanced Education in Singapore.
6 April 2004
The low cost of mains water is contributing to the failure of consumers to install conservation equipment such as rainwater storage tanks and grey water filters, according to research by two Monash researchers.
2 April 2004
A panel of human rights experts will discuss the plight of children in detention during a workshop hosted by Monash University's Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, on Friday 2 April.
1 April 2004
Monash University's Department of Geriatric Medicine is pioneering a high-tech way of consulting with elderly patients so they do not have to leave their nursing home beds.
1 April 2004
Studies of deposits in a Queensland volcanic crater emphasise the role of the Pacific in forcing global climate change.
March
29 March 2004
Marriage rates and the overall level of partnering among Australian men and women aged 30-34 have plummeted over the past decade, according to a new report by Monash University's Centre for Population and Urban Research.
26 March 2004
Marriage rates and the overall level of partnering among Australian men and women aged 30-34 have plummeted over the past decade, according to a new Monash University report, 'Men and Women Apart - Partnering in Australia'.
25 March 2004
The student occupation of a building at Monash University's Clayton campus ended quietly this evening.
25 March 2004
Monash University has condemned the behaviour of a small minority of students who occupied a building and did further damage to university property today.
25 March 2004
Can the Mediterranean diet help prevent heart disease? According to Professor Kerin O'Dea, Director of the Menzies School of Health Research, the answer is a resounding 'yes'.
22 March 2004
Monash University Council tonight decided that HECS charges from 2005 would be set at the maximum levels for most courses -- but allowed the university to set lower fees for some courses that are taught only at its regional and outer urban campuses.
22 March 2004
Imants Tillers, often hailed as the most important Australian artist of his generation, will give a talk about his work at the opening of his exhibition Transmissions: from here and there at the Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) at Clayton campus at 6.30pm on Wednesday 24 March.
19 March 2004
New studies of deposits in a Queensland volcanic crater emphasise the role of the tropical Pacific in forcing global climate change, according to a team of international researchers including Monash University's Professor Peter Kershaw, whose research results are published in the latest issue of Nature .
19 March 2004
An international congress to discuss advances in the role of the enzyme systems associated with blood clot removal, cardiovascular disease, inflammation and cancer will be held in Melbourne from this weekend.
18 March 2004
Father Nic Frances, outspoken former CEO of the Brotherhood of St Laurence, will cover issues of ethics and social justice when he delivers this year's Costello Lecture.
16 March 2004
Pharmacists and senior managers in the pharmaceutical industry are faced with an increasingly challenging business environment in which to work. The Monash MBA via the Pharmacy Management Program (PMP) provides exciting new areas of study and business opportunities and is currently ranked in the top three MBA Programs in Australia and in the top 10 in Asia.
15 March 2004
A vital research program by the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) investigating vehicle crash and injury risk for Holden is being expanded into the Middle East.
15 March 2004
The under-reporting of injuries from boating and water sport accidents is disguising the extent of the problem in Victoria, a new report from the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) has found.
11 March 2004
Renowned British journalist Ms Yvonne Ridley will share her experiences covering Middle East events, and discuss her capture by the Taliban and subsequent conversion to Islam, during a seminar titled 'The Media, War and Terrorism' at Monash University's Berwick campus, Friday 12 March from 1pm .
10 March 2004
Delivery of a single baby should be the best measure of successful IVF and Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) births to minimise the number of damaged babies from assisted reproductive technologies, according to Professor David Healy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University.
10 March 2004
As a primary school student in Kenya, Samuel Oyoo was enthralled by geography lessons about Australia but it wasn't until he received a Monash University scholarship some 30 years later that his dreams of studying in Australia came true.
9 March 2004
Dry cleaning without toxic solvents; paper making without megalitres of water; computer chips without toxic waste - the public should demand these things today as the technology to provide it already exists, says US Professor Joseph DeSimone, in Melbourne this week as a Monash North American Fellow.
9 March 2004
Everything you need to know about getting to Monash University's Clayton campus by bike, including connecting to the train system, is the subject of a new course on offer at the Monash Short Courses Centre.
8 March 2004
Renowned journalist Ms Yvonne Ridley will highlight some of the issues in the war on terrorism at a seminar at Monash University today, Tuesday 9 March from 1pm.
8 March 2004
Children are continuing to break their arms in playground falls despite the introduction of Australian safety standards, according to a new Monash University study.
8 March 2004
The March edition of Monash News is out now. It contains news from Monash University on the latest developments in research, the arts, science, business and education.
4 March 2004
The diminishing number of specialist obstetricians in rural Australia will be high on the agenda at a conference in Mildura this weekend.
3 March 2004
A 24-year-old Monash postgraduate research student is on her way to helping make crash test dummies obsolete.
February
26 February 2004
Japan's contribution to Asia-Pacific peace in the age of global terror post September 11 will be examined by former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr Yasushi Akashi, in an address to a seminar at Monash University's Clayton campus tomorrow, Friday 27 February, from 10.30am to 12pm.
18 February 2004
Universities and research organisations with expertise in materials technology will share their ideas and resources with Australian manufacturers under a new arrangement being launched at Monash University today by Victorian Innovation Minister John Brumby.
16 February 2004
Monash University research is refining the way we understand and manage dryland salinity, one of Australia's most pressing environmental problems.
13 February 2004
There is great diversity in the 2004 Monash University performing arts season, which was launched last night at a special Soiree for subscribers.
11 February 2004
Monash University has appointed prominent visual arts figure Max Delany as Artistic Director of the Monash University Museum of Art.
10 February 2004
A national initiative to encourage exercise in older Australians as a means of reducing injury from falls began last week with the launch of a series of 'NoFalls' exercise program training workshops.
9 February 2004
Former national soccer champion Mr Linda Buthelezi will coach the Monash South Africa soccer team for a third season.
6 February 2004
A national initiative to encourage exercise in older Australians as a means of reducing injury from falls began this week with the launch of a series of 'NoFalls' exercise program training workshops.
5 February 2004
A national initiative to encourage exercise in older Australians as a means of reducing injury from falls begins in Sydney this week with the launch of a series of 'NoFalls' exercise program training workshops.
2 February 2004
A national initiative to encourage exercise in older Australians as a means of reducing injury from falls begins in Perth this week with the launch of a series of 'NoFalls' exercise program training workshops.
January
26 January 2004
An industrial relations expert and former barrister with the High Court of New Zealand has taken over the helm in the School of Business and Economics at Monash South Africa.
25 January 2004
A Monash student is the Young Australian of the Year for 2004.
23 January 2004
Monash University aims for an increased role in the Caulfield community as its Caulfield campus grows, according to Monash University vice-chancellor, Professor Richard Larkins.
20 January 2004
Monash University has committed $5 million to fund beamlines in Australia's first synchrotron, it was announced today.
20 January 2004
Siblings from Hyderabad in India have travelled half way across the world to continue their studies at tertiary level.
18 January 2004
Strong student demand for entry into engineering and health and medical courses at Monash has reflected the growing capacity of the university to attract the top students to growth areas at the forefront of science and technology.
8 January 2004
A protein found in the placenta of pregnant women could be used to predict whether they will miscarry their babies, Monash University/Monash Medical Centre researchers working with scientists at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, have found.
7 January 2004
Monash University has appointed distinguished academic Professor Ron Weber as its new Faculty of Information Technology dean.
1 January 2004
Healthy, full-term, single babies rather than premature twins or triplets should be the 21st century measure of success of assisted reproduction, according to Monash University's head of obstetrics and gynecology, Professor David Healy.
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