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Regional summit gathers global health experts in Asia
27 March 2013
Delegates from Monash University will join world leaders in addressing major health priorities facing the Asia region at the inaugural Regional World Health Summit in Singapore next month.
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Understanding unions in workplaces
27 March 2013
The big challenge for unions in Australia today is to become more involved in the broader scope of bargaining, according to an internationally recognised trade union academic currently visiting Monash University.
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Why Malala matters: the Taliban’s war on women continues
27 March 2013
One Pakistani teenage girl is back where she belongs: in school. But Malala Yousafzai, who was shot last year for campaigning for female education by the Taliban, is not your average school girl.
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Restore the family wage by simplifying the tax system
26 March 2013
Two changes are needed to the taxation and family benefits system to improve efficiency and achieve equity between families.
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Down syndrome trial may hold key to learning
26 March 2013
An ingredient used for decades in cough syrup, and to treat a variety of conditions, could hold the key to improving memory, language, and learning in people with Down syndrome.
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Indigenous mariners rode the waves of history
26 March 2013
An untold story of enterprise and entrepreneurship, of Aboriginal people seizing the opportunity to profit from life at sea as whalers and sealers, forms the basis of a new book.
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Seeing red: why cyclists ride through traffic lights
26 March 2013
You’ve probably seen it happen. You’re driving your car and you come to a stop at the traffic lights. You’re mindful of traffic infringement fines and public safety, then someone on a bike rides past you, unconcerned, straight through the red lights.
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A new leader for a new era of research training
26 March 2013
Internationally respected sociologist Professor Zlatko Skrbis will lead Monash University's ambitious research training agenda, which includes a revamped PhD program, as new Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training).
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Childcare wage reforms stop short of real change
25 March 2013
The federal government’s announcement last week on pay equity for the early childhood workforce is an important step for the childcare sector.
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A long-awaited win in Warrnambool
25 March 2013
The talented and dedicated Mitch Burman has turned his dreams into reality, taking out the men’s singles title at the prestigious Warrnambool Open recently.
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Harnessing robot research a searching task
25 March 2013
A new laboratory dedicated to technologies at the cutting edge of an emerging field of robotics could radically improve the way search and rescue operations are conducted.
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Human trafficking – a modern day slavery
25 March 2013
A pioneering Ethiopian lawyer and academic is hoping to turn the spotlight on his country and raise awareness about human trafficking.
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Chancellor re-appointed
25 March 2013
The Monash University Council resolved the re-appointment of Dr Alan Finkel as Chancellor of Monash University at its meeting last week.
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Improving the flow of the fibre optic freeway
25 March 2013
Monash University researchers have played a pivotal role in the invention of an energy-efficient method of increasing the data capacity of optical networks to the point where all of the world's internet traffic could travel on a single fibre.
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New students discover Monash
22 March 2013
Monash Sport will be opening its doors to students and staff at large for the upcoming Discovery Day.
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The remains of the day: where to for Gillard?
22 March 2013
After one of the more bizarre days in Australian politics, Julia Gillard remains as the prime minister of Australia.
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Defining the future of our planet
22 March 2013
Director of the Monash Sustainability Institute, Professor Dave Griggs is attending a meeting of experts at a UN-sponsored meeting in New York to develop a set of universal Sustainable Development Goals.
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Shared opinions make for a great Conversation
22 March 2013
For the past two years, one of Australia’s largest independent news and commentary sites has been providing Monash University academics with an outlet for their opinions.
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Explainer: how does a leadership spill work?
21 March 2013
After a harrowing day in parliament, the Labor party saw a leadership spill and Prime Minister Gillard was returned as leader.
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Monash Motorsport on track
21 March 2013
Monash Motorsport's 2012 Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (F-SAE) Championship winning race car was on display at this year’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
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