Archive
August 2008
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Crystallising a career in immunology
27 August 2008
Monash University researcher Natalie Borg has been named as one of four recipients of the $20,000 L'Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships for 2008.
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Business must end ageist ways: Monash expert
26 August 2008
Australian businesses need to do more to encourage older workers to stay in the workforce longer to counter the ageing population’s potentially huge impact on labour supply and economic growth, according to Monash education experts.
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Video art on show at Monash University
26 August 2008
Monash University's Faculty of Art and Design is hosting a new exhibition showcasing 40 years of German video art.
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Monash University signs new education agreement with Australian Federal Police
25 August 2008
Monash University and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement that will promote research collaboration between the two organisations and provide law enforcement officers with increased professional development opportuniti
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New name reflects new era for pharmacy at Monash University
25 August 2008
The Victorian College of Pharmacy, a faculty of Monash University, has embraced its modern position and focus announcing a change of name to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
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Nano-sized "trojan horse" to aid nutrition
25 August 2008
Researchers from Monash University have designed a nano-sized "trojan horse" particle to ensure healing antioxidants can be better absorbed by the human body.
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Unlocking the secrets of global seed vault
25 August 2008
One of the key people behind the creation of a massive underground seed bank is addressing a Monash University lecture in Melbourne this Wednesday.
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National alliance to boost disease research
22 August 2008
Monash University will collaborate with eight of Australia's leading scientific research institutions in a new partnership aimed at boosting Australia's research capacity for tackling major health problems including cancer, diabetes, deafness, infertility
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With thanks from the hairy-nosed wombat
22 August 2008
Research conducted at Monash University has been recognised in this year's Eureka Prizes.
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Keeping Melbourne on the move -- Learning from international experience
22 August 2008
Economic and population growth have made the provision of efficient transport options a significant challenge. Yet countries around the world face similar transport problems to Melbourne.
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Fighting fat - Our obesity epidemic
21 August 2008
Australia is one of the fattest nations in the world. Up to 25 per cent of Australian children are obese or overweight compared with 5 per cent in the 1960s.
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Monash students offered one of world's best exchange packages
21 August 2008
Australian and South African students are being offered packages worth around A$6000 to encourage them to study in Malaysia, as part of a new University initiative to encourage international networks.
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Killer carbs - Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age
21 August 2008
A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.
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Monash team learns from nature to split water
18 August 2008
An international team of researchers led by Monash University has used chemicals found in plants to replicate a key process in photosynthesis paving the way to a new approach that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
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Research Matters - Monash University Research Month
15 August 2008
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.
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New laws threaten access to justice: Monash Researcher
14 August 2008
New laws planned for Victoria and other states will make it harder for people to represent themselves in court, forcing them to spend a small fortune on legal fees to access justice, the Victorian State Government has been warned.
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Better awareness equals better health for people with disabilities
14 August 2008
University experts have helped develop a new awareness and teaching campaign that encourages health professionals to gain a better understanding of the needs and challenges of people with a developmental disability.
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Monash researchers uncover cancer survival secrets
13 August 2008
A team of Monash University researchers has uncovered the role of a family of enzymes in the mutation of benign or less aggressive tumours into more aggressive, potentially fatal, cancers in the human body.
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Monash University Olympics experts available for comment
6 August 2008
A number of Monash University experts are available for interview and expert opinion in the lead up to and during the Olympic Games.
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Medical facility a first for southern hemisphere
6 August 2008
A new Monash University facility that produces a key agent central to many types of scientific research and treatment options is officially up and running.
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China choking on its economic growth: Monash economists
4 August 2008
China could significantly improve the well-being of its pollution-sick people by reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by just one per cent, a world-first study by Monash University economists has found.
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Monash fuels the next generation of Hybrid cars
1 August 2008
Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build.