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19 June 2013
Better management of diabetes could dramatically improve outcomes for lung transplant patients, with new research showing that those without diabetes lived twice as long as transplant recipients with the disease.
Works by Australian authors Thomas Keneally and Robert Gray are featured on the longlist for the third Warwick Prize for Writing, announced today by Monash University's UK alliance partner.
Four months ago, the big media proprietors were fighting proposed federal government press reforms, arguing that “the press” needs freedom if it is to defend the public interest.
18 June 2013
In a new study, post-menopausal women on testosterone therapy showed a significant improvement in verbal learning and memory, offering a promising avenue for research into memory and ageing.
Mathematics may not be the first thing your mind turns to when you are caught in a traffic jam. Yet mathematics holds the key to understanding how traffic congestion develops, and how to prevent it.
Monash will offer free online courses for the first time after signing-on as a partner with website FutureLearn.com.
17 June 2013
Chancellor of Monash University, Dr Alan Finkel, looks at students' own responsibility and the importance of self-motivated learning.
Victorian high school students will have the opportunity to learn about diplomacy and the workings of the UN at a conference to be held at Monash University.
A new subduction zone forming off the coast of Portugal heralds the beginning of a cycle that will see the Atlantic Ocean close as continental Europe moves closer to America.
An international consortium of cardiac stem cell experts, including Professor Nadia Rosenthal, has been awarded a prestigious grant to better understand the role of these cells in heart function and repair.
Liberal prime minister Malcolm Fraser had his war on Gough Whitlam by trying to roll back Medibank and the overuse of Section 96 grants. Labor’s Bob Hawke had a war on childhood poverty.
14 June 2013
Fish do not normally have rippling abdominal muscles, but that’s exactly what palaeontologists working in the remote north of Western Australia have found - in fossil form.
Researchers have discovered how a genetic mutation causes people to lose their hearing in their early twenties.
If there is a ‘root and branch’ review of competition laws after the next election, it should be led by a group of sexagenarians. That is, people aged at least sixty.
13 June 2013
When people think of mental problems related to body image, often the first thing that comes to mind is the thin figure associated with anorexia.
In romantic circles, reproduction is viewed as a harmonious venture between the sexes. After all, if you aim to produce the best offspring possible, wouldn’t it also be best to cooperate with your partner?
Hollywood has taken notice of research on sustainable development by Professor Dave Griggs, featuring it in promotional material for a new science fiction blockbuster.
Eligible students living in the Mornington Peninsula and Frankston region, and studying at either of Monash University's Clayton or Peninsula campuses, can now access a new free bus service.
Mathematicians are exploring ways to solve Melbourne’s transport problem without spending tens of billions of dollars on new infrastructure.
Asia is seen as the future for the internationalisation of higher education, and the globalisation of English is enabling this future. Countries in Asia have therefore started to align their internationalisation strategies towards this Asia focus.
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