Archive
March 2005
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Super-volcanoes greatest hazard on earth
31 March 2005
The world's super-volcanoes are well overdue for eruption which could have catastrophic effects for life on earth says Monash University researcher Professor Ray Cas.
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Air travel -- not enough to make you sick
31 March 2005
People who travel on airplanes are no more likely to become sick than those on the ground, a study by Monash University researchers has found.
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Monash home to world's largest protein production facility
31 March 2005
The world's largest parallel protein purification workstation is now operating at Monash University, improving Australian scientists' abilities to study the molecular structure and function of proteins.
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Talented VCE students fuel debate
31 March 2005
Sixty high-achieving VCE students from throughout Victoria will attend a youth forum on alternative fuels at Monash University tomorrow.
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Professor appointed to board of RHB Bank
30 March 2005
Monash University Malaysia's finance and banking expert Professor Bala Shanmugam has been made a director of RHB Bank, the third-largest bank in Malaysia.
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Argentine ant researcher recognised for her work
24 March 2005
Monash University PhD student Elissa Suhr has been honoured with a top science award for her research on the genetic structure and behaviour of Argentine ants in Melbourne.
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Students and staff fight to stop voluntary student unionism
24 March 2005
Vice-chancellor Professor Richard Larkins and student union leaders from across Monash University have presented a united front against voluntary student unionism.
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Monash academic awarded API fellowship
24 March 2005
Dr Yeoh Seng Guan, the Course Coordinator of the Communication Programme of the School of Arts and Science of Monash University Malaysia, was recently awarded the Asian Public Intellectual (API) Senior Fellowship for 2005-2006.
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Easter holiday a time to shop
24 March 2005
Shopping has become a major focus of holidays such as Easter and Christmas, with Australians flocking to shopping centres as well as places of worship.
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Voluntary student unionism a detriment to university life
23 March 2005
Monash University vice-chancellor Professor Richard Larkins has joined with student union representatives in opposing the implementation of voluntary student unionism.
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Melbourne 2030 plan destined for failure
22 March 2005
The Victorian Government's plan to accommodate a further one million people in Melbourne by the year 2030 is fundamentally flawed, say researchers from Monash University and the University of Melbourne.
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The art of Academici on show at Monash
22 March 2005
An exhibition of works by 18 Australian artists who have participated in a residency at the British School in Rome is on display at Monash University 's Caulfield campus until 13 April 2005.
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Victorian Government's urban vision criticised
21 March 2005
The Bracks Government's plan to accommodate a further one million people in Melbourne by the year 2030 fails to deal adequately with the economic and demographic realities facing the city, a report by researchers from Monash University and the University
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Endowment of research chair in Modern Israel Studies
21 March 2005
Monash University has received a major endowment to establish a research chair in Modern Israel Studies in the university's Australian Centre for the Study of Jewish Civilisation.
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Management students play for profits
17 March 2005
Four teams of students from Monash University's Peninsula campus have achieved Top Ten scores in an international contest that challenged them to manage simulated 'corporations' and generate maximum profits.
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Lasting bond with dog in as little as 10 minutes a day
17 March 2005
Monash University researcher Ms Linda Marston has discovered that petting and stroking a dog is the most effective way to help dogs bond with their new owners.
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Could melatonin prevent brain damage in babies?
16 March 2005
The hormone melatonin could be used to prevent brain damage caused by asphyxiation during childbirth, researchers from the Monash University Department of Physiology have found.
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Monash University academic presents talk on Australian art world
16 March 2005
Dr Annette Van den Bosch, a principal lecturer in American, European and Asian Art History at Monash University, recently delivered a talk on the history of Australian art world and the development of structures and legislations to protect the interest of
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Electronic publishing takes off at Monash
15 March 2005
Monash University will today launch its innovative electronic publishing service, Monash University ePress, at the Clayton campus.
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Bicycles recycled at Monash
15 March 2005
Cash-strapped students -- and the environment -- are getting a helping hand from Monash University students who are repairing and selling discarded bicycles.
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Monash scientists to attend neuroscience initiative
15 March 2005
Two young neuroscientists from the Monash Centre for Brain and Behaviour have been selected to attend the inaugural Australian Advanced Neurosciences Research Initiative.
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Indonesian student engineers a bright future in Australia
14 March 2005
Indonesian student Parinya Patracharukul's parents were so impressed with the Australian education system they sent all three of their children to undertake higher education studies here. Their youngest child, 19-year-old Parinya, is exploring his passion
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Young extroverts most likely to ignore mobile phone rules
11 March 2005
Young extroverts with low self-esteem are most likely to ignore mobile phone laws and use their phones inappropriately, Monash University researchers have found.
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Global response to terrorism
11 March 2005
Monash University terrorism expert Dr David Wright-Neville is one of only two Australians helping to shape international responses to terrorism at a summit being held to commemorate the first anniversary of the terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid, Spain.
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Malaysia medical students arrive in Australia
10 March 2005
Fifty-two medical students from Monash University's Malaysia campus have arrived in Australia to begin their studies.
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Health and technology collide at Melbourne's Blue Sky forum
9 March 2005
Technology as a solution to increasing stresses on the health care system will be discussed at a Blue Sky forum being held at Monash University today.
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Saturn's moon reveals secrets of the solar system
9 March 2005
Mathematician Dr Andrew Prentice believes he is one step closer to unlocking the secrets of the solar system after successfully predicting the watery make-up of Saturn's second smallest moon, Enceladus.
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Health economics leader to head Monash centre
9 March 2005
Monash University's Centre for Health Economics has a new director, Professor Alan Shiell, a health economics specialist who has taught and consulted in the UK, Canada and Australia.
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Forum to address the growing concern of refugee health
8 March 2005
A forum dedicated to raising awareness of refugee health is being hosted by Monash University in Dandenong tonight, Tuesday 8 March.
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Better financial understanding could reap billions
7 March 2005
Improving the financial understanding of young Australians could create 16,000 new jobs and boost Australia 's gross domestic product by $6 billion, a report by the Monash Centre of Policy Studies and the Commonwealth Bank has found.
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Rich sculpture prize awarded to Monash student
7 March 2005
Monash University Art and Design student Sean Reid has won the fifth annual Baldessin Foundation Travelling Fellowship -- Victoria's richest undergraduate student art prize for sculpture.
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Dogs really do have personality, just ask Dr Ley
4 March 2005
A Monash University researcher says fewer dogs will be dumped in shelters if their prospective owners can determine the animals' personalities before acquiring them.
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Faculty of Education announces course changes
4 March 2005
Monash University's Faculty of Education has announced course changes that will take place at the Gippsland and Peninsula Campuses.
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Manga mania infiltrating youth pop culture
4 March 2005
The popularity of Japanese animation and comic books will be discussed at an international symposium at Monash University, Clayton campus, this weekend.
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Orientation helps new students adjust to university life
2 March 2005
The Communication Department of Monash University Malaysia introduced a one-day transition program for its commencing students to facilitate their transition to university.
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Scholarship to reconstruct Sardinia
2 March 2005
Archaeological PhD student Ms Lucia Lancellotti will travel to the Monash Prato Centre later this year after being awarded the Sardinian Cultural Association Travelling Scholarship.
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Contraceptive pill linked to depression
1 March 2005
Women taking the oral contraceptive pill are almost twice as likely to be depressed than those not on the Pill, Monash University researchers have found.