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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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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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Calls for a greener menu in Australian school canteens
20 March 2013
Menus at Australian state schools could do better according to new research, compiled by Monash University and VicHealth for online advocacy group The Parents’ Jury.
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American academy honours researcher
20 March 2013
Director of the Monash Institute of Medical Research, Professor Bryan Williams, has been honoured with a Fellowship at the American Academy of Microbiology.
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Why the TGA should make it harder for people to get Xanax
19 March 2013
The body responsible for regulating drugs in Australia, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, is poised to decide whether to restrict access to drugs such as Xanax. There are good reasons why it should.
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From written word to viewer-friendly doco
19 March 2013
The rewarding but challenging task of turning scholarly Australian history into engaging material for modern audiences will be discussed by a leading Monash University historian at an upcoming seminar.
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Biotechnology pioneer and university leader honoured
19 March 2013
Vision, integrity, generosity and a clear focus on the public good has seen Monash University’s Professor Edwina Cornish inducted onto the 2013 Victorian Honour Roll of Women.
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Why tax reform can help reduce problem gambling
19 March 2013
Gambling provides Australian state governments with an average of 7.3 per cent of their own taxes, about $5147 million, according to ABS data for 2010-11.
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Higher prison rates in English-speaking nations
18 March 2013
A new book looks at the way modern societies approach crime and punishment, and the factors behind their methods and decisions.
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Ageing population puts pressure on emergency care
15 March 2013
With older Australians driving a large part of the dramatic increase in demand for emergency care services, experts are meeting today to discuss how the health system will cope.
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A touch of real genius
15 March 2013
Three researchers from Monash University have received an Honourable Mention in the 2012 Touch of Genius Awards, organised by the National Braille Press in the US.
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Monash and Warwick to engage in (friendly) battle
14 March 2013
While their universities may have an unprecedented alliance, students from Monash and Warwick (UK) universities will go head-to-head in the sporting arena for the first time this month.
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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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Tales of the star-craving mad
11 March 2013
Local stargazers have the chance to meet one of Australia's most popular astronomers when he launches his latest book at the Monash Centre for Astrophysics this week.
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New system for medical internships required
11 March 2013
Researchers have argued that the system for allocating medical internships, where states prioritise graduates from their own medical schools, is inequitable and potentially unconstitutional.
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Discovering treasures of the deep
8 March 2013
Archaeologists are seeking to uncover and preserve the sunken treasures of Vietnam's seafaring history, which stretches back over two millennia.
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