Archive
April 2006
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Centre gives child abuse victims a voice
28 April 2006
A new centre to be launched on Monday 1 May will highlight the impact of child abuse in society and give abused children a voice in the community.
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Berwick campus celebrates 10 years
26 April 2006
Monash University's Berwick campus will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a reunion at the campus on Saturday, 29 April.
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Children at risk inside and outside cars - US expert
26 April 2006
Children are regularly strangled by automatic windows and backed into by drivers who have restricted rear vision, US consumer advocate Ms Sally Greenberg will tell a Monash University Accident Research Centre seminar on Thursday 27 April.
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Monash's 'Music at Lunchtime' concerts - May
24 April 2006
Monash University's School of Music -- Conservatorium's lunchtime concert series continues each week on Thursdays at the university's Clayton campus.
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Experts for issues on Anzac Day
24 April 2006
Monash University experts are available to speak to the media on various issues related to Anzac Day.
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Key research collaboration talks
24 April 2006
One hundred academics from Monash University and the University of Melbourne will meet on Monday (April 24) to discuss ways to broaden collaboration in key research areas.
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New director for Springvale Monash Legal Service
20 April 2006
Ms Helen Yandell has been appointed Director of the Springvale Monash Legal Service.
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Monash Designers clean up at National Awards
20 April 2006
The Monash Faculty of Art and Design has swept the 2006 Interior Design Awards, winning three titles for its towering inflatable structure, the lounge-like Solivoid.
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Mr Bailey's Minder at Monash
20 April 2006
The hilarious and heart-warming new play Mr Bailey's Minder will feature at Monash University's Alexander Theatre next month.
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State's brightest VCE students to consider world poverty
19 April 2006
Some of Victoria's brightest minds will consider the complex problem of tackling global poverty at a Youth Forum to be held at Monash University this week.
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Experts for issues during the Easter break
13 April 2006
Monash University experts are available to speak to the media on various issues related to the Easter period.
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Countering the threat of terrorism -- Liberty vs Security forum
13 April 2006
Monash University and Victoria Police are co-hosting a forum next Wednesday, 19 April, to discuss the growing threat of terrorism, ways to fight it without alienating key sections of the community, current legislation and policy, police powers and human r
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Downer and Vaile should resign over AWB: governance expert
12 April 2006
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Trade Minister Mark Vaile should resign over their roles in the Australian Wheat Board scandal, co-director of the Monash Governance Research Unit and former Labor State Parliamentary Speaker Dr Ken Coghill says.
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Monash student wins richest undergraduate sculpture prize
12 April 2006
Monash Art and Design honours student Yvette King has won the $16,000 Baldessin Foundation Travelling Scholarship -- the richest undergraduate sculpture prize in Australia.
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Monash artist wins Australia's richest portrait prize
11 April 2006
A Monash drawing tutor and Masters student has won Australia's richest portrait prize.
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Monash and ASCC join international stem cell powerhouse
11 April 2006
Scientists from Monash University and the Australian Stem Cell Centre will work with a leading Californian university to create a powerful new international collaboration in stem cell research.
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Australia set to capitalise on growth of China and India
11 April 2006
Australia could prosper from India and China's growth but may have tochoose between its commercial and economic interests and its strategic international alliances, ANZ Chief Economist Mr Saul Eslake has warned in the latest issue of Monash Business Revie
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Monash exhibition shows there's no place like home
10 April 2006
The Hills hoist, the Sunbeam Mixmaster, build-it-yourself guides for houses and caravans, masonite and Venetian blinds are the inspiration for the latest exhibition at the Sir Louis Matheson Library at Monash University's Clayton campus.
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Embroidery and lace inspire exhibition at Faculty Gallery
10 April 2006
Inspired by the embroidery and lace collections of Victoria's EmbroiderersGuild, 14 Australian artists will show their work in a new exhibition to begin at the Faculty Gallery, Monash Art and Design on 20 April.
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Monash welcomes extra medical student places
10 April 2006
Monash University Vice-Chancellor Professor Richard Larkins has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of 40 Commonwealth-supported places and $5 million to further develop the Monash Medical School to help address rural doctor shortages in Austr
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Terrorism themes infiltrating children's books: study
10 April 2006
Prominent children's authors are incorporating the post 9/11 environment into fictional terrorist events and government propaganda in their books, a Monash University study has found.
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Days are numbered for cheap labour in China
6 April 2006
Foreign businesses in China are being told to raise wages and improve conditions for rural workers flocking to the big cities or risk shutting down production, the latest issue of Monash Business Review reveals
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New institute to lead way in regenerative medicine
5 April 2006
Monash University will establish a new regenerative medicine institute as part of a $103 million capital investment in its biomedical research capabilities.
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Consumer values and interstate rivalry drive product choice
5 April 2006
Victorians are happy to drink Cascade beer, even though it's Tasmanian, but baulk at buying Tooheys because it's from New South Wales, a Monash University study of brand loyalty has found.
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New centre brightens the future of light metals
4 April 2006
With demand for light metals tipped to soar in the next 15 years, a new Monash University-led research centre will look at how the Australian industry can become more competitive.
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Jazz in Italy - Monash School of Music Distinguished Lecture
4 April 2006
The Monash University School of Music -- Conservatorium's Distinguished Lecture for 2006 will explore the impact of jazz in Italy.
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Rain gardens to reduce pollution in Melbourne's waterways
3 April 2006
Monash researchers have developed 'rain gardens' that filter Melbourne's storm water, preventing chemically-tainted urban run-off from polluting Port Phillip Bay and local streams.
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Prato workshop examines phenomenon of Australians in Italy
3 April 2006
The growing phenomenon of Australians heading to Italy to live and work was the focus of a workshop conducted at the Monash University Prato Centre earlier this month.
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Monash South Africa hosts youth program
3 April 2006
Personal development, public speaking and leadership skills were key features of the International Training in Communication (ITC) youth program hosted by Monash South Africa earlier this month.
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Monash South Africa takes rugby to Botswana
3 April 2006
The Monash South Africa rugby team has recently returned from a four-day tour to Botswana.