Participate in an exciting program of free events to discover how dedicated Monash researchers are making a positive impact on the world we live in.
Events calendar
For more information and registration details, please click on the event title.
| Date/Time | Title | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 17 - Friday 28 August 1 pm |
Monash facility tours (For: Community, Monash staff and students) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Monday 17 August 2.30 pm |
Opening of the Gippsland research students poster exhibition (For: Monash staff and students, community, industry) |
Monash University Gippsland campus |
| Tuesday 18 August 2.30 - 4 pm |
Public seminar - Innovative Education Delivery Systems (For: Community, industry leaders, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Gippsland campus |
| Tuesday 18 August 5.30 pm |
Public seminar - Ants and Men - the struggle to cope in a complex world (For: Research students, community, industry and government) |
Monash Conference Centre Melbourne |
| Tuesday 18 August 6 - 7 pm |
Public forum - Building better muscles (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
BMW Edge Theatre Federation Square |
| Tuesday 18 August 5 - 7 pm |
What is a Christian Response to Climate Change? (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Wednesday 19 August 11.30 am - 1.30 pm |
Opening of the research students poster exhibition and three-minute thesis competition (For: Monash students and staff, future research students) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Wednesday
19 - Thursday 27 August |
Research student poster exhibition (For: Monash students and staff, future research students, community) |
Monash University Multiple campuses |
| Wednesday 19 - Friday 21 August | Monash e-Research expo (For: Monash researchers, students and staff) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Wednesday 19 August 5.30 - 7.30 pm |
Monash e-Research Centre cocktail party (Invitation only) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Wednesday 19 August 5.30 - 7 pm |
Public lecture - When what is new is not: The information society in perspective W Boyd Rayward, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois and University of New South Wales (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Caulfield campus |
| Thursday 20 August 9 am - 1 pm |
Research orientation program (For: New Monash academic and research staff) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Thursday 20 August 1 - 2 pm |
Public lecture - Giving Registered Nurses a Greater Voice in the Workplace (For: Community, industry leaders, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Gippsland campus |
| Thursday 20 August 8.30 - 9.30 am |
Monash Early Career Researcher e-research breakfast (For: Monash Early Career Researchers) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Thursday 20 August 6 - 7 pm |
Public lecture - Towards two billion cars: Transforming cars, fuel and mobility Professor Dan Sperling, University of California (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
State Library of Victoria Melbourne |
| Thursday 20 August 7 pm |
Public lecture - How grows the Milky Way? (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Friday 21 August 2.30 - 4 pm |
Public seminar - Health and Wellbeing (For: Community, industry leaders, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Gippsland campus |
| Friday 21 August 4 pm |
Launch of Healthy active communities: Research stories from Monash Peninsula campus (For: Local community, industry and government, Monash staff) |
Monash University Peninsula campus |
| Friday 21 August 4 - 5 pm |
Public lecture - Drug discovery for protozoan parasites - the essential P's (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Parkville campus |
| Friday 21 August |
Monash Institute of Transport Studies - 40th Anniversary Dinner (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Sunday 23 August 9 am - 5 pm |
Computing in Melbourne: A historical tour (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
Starting point: Caulfield campus |
| Monday 24, Thursday 27 and Friday 28 August | Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences research degrees and scholarships information session (For: Future research students) |
Monash University Parkville campus |
| Monday 24 and Thursday 27 August | Honours information session - Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences (For: Future research students) |
Monash University Parkville campus |
| Monday 24 August 2.30 - 5 pm |
Public seminar - Sustainable Resources, Industries and Innovative Technologies (For: Community, industry leaders, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Gippsland campus |
| Monday 24 August 6 - 7.30 pm |
Public lecture - The American Drug Court movement: A personal journey Judge Peggy Fulton Hora (Ret), Superior Court of California (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Law Chambers Melbourne |
| Monday 24 August 7 - 9.30 pm |
Celebrating Postgraduate Research dinner Judge Peggy Fulton Hora (Ret), Superior Court of California (For: Community, industry leaders, Monash Gippsland campus students and staff) |
Monash University Gippsland campus |
| Tuesday 25 August 3.30 - 5 pm |
Public lecture - Price presentation effects in purchases involving trade-ins Professor Joydeep Srivastava, University of Maryland (For: Academics, research students, industry practitioners, community) |
Monash University Caulfield campus |
| Tuesday 25 August 5 - 6 pm |
Building and strengthening research communities (For: All Monash staff, students, community members, industry partners) |
Monash University Berwick campus |
| Wednesday 26 August 1 - 2 pm and 5 - 6 pm |
Faculty of Science - Applying for postgraduate research scholarships information session (For: Current and future higher degree by research students) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Wednesday 26 August |
Research Awards (Invitation only) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Thursday 27 August 1 - 3 pm |
Public lecture - Seeking Industry Grants and Writing Applications (For: Community, industry leaders, Monash Gippsland students and staff) |
Monash University Gippsland campus |
| Thursday 27 August 6.15 - 7.15 pm |
Public lecture - Forecasting our future - Climate change and air quality in the 21st century: predictions and responses Guy Brasseur, National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
State Library of Victoria Melbourne |
| Thursday 27 August 6 - 7 pm |
Public debate - Intelligent life is common in the Universe Professor John Lattanzio, Marion Anderson and Dr Allie Ford, Monash University (For: Community, Monash students and staff) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
| Thursday 27 August 4.30 - 7 pm |
Research degrees and scholarships information evening (For: Future research students) |
Monash University Caulfield campus |
| Thursday 27 August 6.30 pm |
Monash University Medical Research Gala (For: Monash students, staff and future students) |
Monash University Clayton campus |
Enquiries - researchmatters@adm.monash.edu.au
Printable page
Monash facility tours
Join one of our lunchtime facility tours to get a behind-the-scenes look at research in action.
Why Research Matters video
Professor Edwina Cornish, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) introduces Research Matters. Watch the video.
Important links
Research degrees and scholarships information session
Thursday 27 August
Fulfil your research aspirations.
Information for staff
All the information Monash staff need to get the most out of Research Matters.
Information for students - HDR posters
Information for HDR students showcasing their research in the poster exhibition.

