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Fascism and racism: does it really matter what Sunderland’s Paolo Di Canio thinks?
4 April 2013
The resignation of senior British political figure David Miliband as non-executive director and vice-chairman of English soccer club Sunderland AFC – in protest at Paolo Di Canio’s appointment as the Premier League club’s new manager – has engulfed Di Can
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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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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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Monash supports Model UN in Melbourne
13 March 2013
More than 2000 university students from around the world will descend on Melbourne next week to discuss international politics, international relations and diplomacy at the first ever Harvard World Model United Nations to be held in Australia.
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Women at risk of abuse by partner
6 March 2013
As International Women's Day approaches, a prominent women's mental health expert offers a timely reminder that women are still subjected to acts of violence by their partners.
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Youth face snakes and ladders on the path to full-time employment
25 February 2013
Getting a job is a major concern for young Australians. Last year’s National Survey of Young Australians showed a large rise in the proportion of young people valuing getting a job, from 16 per in 2010 to 22.7 per cent in 2011.
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Migration increases competition for low-skilled jobs
4 February 2013
New research shows that since 2011, the number of jobs created in Australia was equalled by the number of new migrants who found employment, increasing competition in the jobs market.
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PMS is real and denying its existence harms women
1 February 2013
A recent opinion piece in the Fairfax papers – based on a Conversation article – discussed “the theory that (PMS) is all in women’s minds as opposed to their endocrinology."
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Is prevention better than cure?
19 December 2012
A doctor who has spent his career treating sports injuries has visited Monash University to incorporate more prevention strategies into his repertoire.
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A global view on male health and research training
12 December 2012
Monash University and Justus-Liebig University in Giessen, Germany will build on their shared strengths in male reproductive health to establish a landmark PhD training program.
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Call to free vulnerable from offshore detention
10 December 2012
High rates of self-harm and mental distress among asylum seekers in long-term detention has renewed calls for the review of Australia’s offshore processing.
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Prime Minister's Australia Asia Awards success for Monash students
7 December 2012
Six Monash University students have been awarded Prime Minister's Australia Asia Awards, allowing them to continue their research at some of the most influential educational institutions in Asia.
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An athlete and an academic
7 December 2012
While most people would find completing a PhD challenging enough, Nathan Barry has also found time to take home the silver medal at this year’s Triathlon World Championships in Auckland.
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Nature's design boosts the potential of graphene
5 December 2012
Scientists have taken inspiration from one of the oldest natural materials to exploit the extraordinary qualities of graphene, a material set to revolutionise fields from computers and batteries to composite materials.
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After decades of injustice, the sex crime revolution arrives
5 December 2012
With a celebratory, yet very holy, time of the year approaching, it is time to reflect on the rapidly unfolding religious revolution in Australia.
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Fellowship to reveal secrets of ancient art
20 November 2012
A fellowship from the Foundation of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory will support a better understanding of the Indigenous rock art of Arnhem Land.
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More migrants than economic sense
15 November 2012
The Gillard Government’s immigration policy is out of sync with the current economic climate, causing many Australian’s to compete with migrants in the struggle to find work, according to new research.
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New Monash PhD a formula for success
14 November 2012
Starting in January 2013, the first round of candidates undertaking the new Monash PhD, one of Australia's first PhDs with career enhancement built into the doctorate, will commence their research degrees.
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Right beneath your feet: the meaning of the Hajj
5 November 2012
Hajjar's husband left her and her infant son in the desert at God's orders. Alone in an incomprehensible situation, she sat down to wait, believing God would help them.
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Shattering the facade of kindness
2 November 2012
In excising the Australian mainland from the migration zone we're excising asylum seekers' lives from our humanitarian concern.
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