Archive
November 2008
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Research commercialisation stars shine at the nabCapital awards
28 November 2008
Four Monash University postgraduate students have been named as recipients of the 2008 nabCapital Science in Business Awards.
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Societies need to embrace diversity as a source of strength
28 November 2008
Multicultural societies are fast becoming the rule rather than the exception and contrary to the rhetoric, however, it is not becoming a source of strength, said His Royal Highness Raja Nazrin Shah, the Crown Prince of Perak Darul Ridzuan today in a keyno
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Prestigious award for outstanding young scientist
26 November 2008
Dr Brendan Jenkins, Senior Scientist and Research Fellow at the Monash Institute of Medical Research, has received one of Australia's most prestigious medical fellowships.
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Academy opens new chapter in Australia-India relations
26 November 2008
Monash University and the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay (IITB) have opened a new chapter in Australia-India relations with the formal launch of a joint-venture research academy.
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Monash University lecturer wins PM's teaching award
26 November 2008
Monash University Law Professor Stephen Barkoczy has won the 2008 Prime Minister's University Teacher of the Year Award. It is only the second time that a Monash academic has been honoured in this way and the first in a decade.
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The struggle for democracy
24 November 2008
The man who was imprisoned with Nelson Mandela for 12 years and secretly transcribed then smuggled Mandela's memoirs out of prison will speak at a Monash University forum this week.
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Counter terrorism expert to update "terrorism scorecard"
24 November 2008
The newly appointed Australian Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism William Paterson will update the world's "terrorism scorecard" at a Monash University organised forum into terrorism post 9/11.
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Regional specialist recognised for outstanding career
21 November 2008
Monash University Associate Professor Ian Pettigrew from the department of Rural Obstetrics and Gynaecology has been named a recipient of the President's Medal, the highest individual award that can be bestowed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand Coll
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Monash University shares in ARC infrastructure scheme
20 November 2008
Monash University has been allocated $2.3 million from the Australian Research Council (ARC) as part of its Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme, almost a ten percent increase on last year's result.
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New Monash University Vice-Chancellor appointed
18 November 2008
University Chancellor Dr Alan Finkel today announced that the Monash University Council has appointed Professor Edward Byrne AO as the eighth Vice-Chancellor of Monash University. He will commence his position on 1 July 2009.
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New $5.4m regenerative medicine research facility opened
18 November 2008
Monash University has established the largest zebra fish research facility in the Southern Hemisphere.
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The financial cost of child abuse is ten times the financial cost of obesity in Australia
18 November 2008
Child abuse and neglect costs Australians ten times more than obesity, a landmark report has found. The report has also found that the number of cases of abuse in our community may be five times higher than the official figures.
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Monash Art and Design Degree Show 2008
14 November 2008
The creative works of 280 final year Design and Fine Arts undergraduate and honours students from Monash University's Faculty of Art and Design will feature in the annual Graduand Student Exhibition, which will be launched Friday 14 November, 2008.
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Monash awarded $6.4 million in NHMRC Research and Practitioner Fellowships
13 November 2008
The National Medical Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has awarded Monash University $6.4 million in Research and Practitioner Fellowships in its latest funding round -- a 31 per cent increase on 2007.
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Monash Law School to offer international dual degree
11 November 2008
In an Australian-first agreement with a US law school, Monash University's Faculty of Law has established a dual degree program with Washington College of Law WCL, part of Washington's American University.
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Human diet gives pathogens something to eat
6 November 2008
An international research team led by Monash University scientists has uncovered the first example of a bacterium-causing disease in humans by targeting a molecule that is incorporated into our bodies through what we eat.
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Steroid patch boosts sex drive in older women
6 November 2008
An international study, led by Monash University's Professor Susan Davis has confirmed steroid patches can significantly increase the sex drive of postmenopausal women not using hormone replacement therapies.
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Rhodes to success: Monash University student secures scholarship
6 November 2008
A final year Monash University medical student has been named the 2009 recipient of the Victorian Rhodes Scholarship Prize.