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Safe and clean access to water and sanitation is still not a right afforded to everyone, even in Australia.

Paul Satur Lecturer, Water Sensitive Cities, Monash Sustainable Development Institute

Safe and clean access to water and sanitation is still not a right afforded to everyone, even in Australia.

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RISEing to the challenge in Indonesia

The five-year water-focused project is revitalising informal settlements in Makassar.

Jane Wardani Coordinator, RISE Indonesia

The five-year water-focused project is revitalising informal settlements in Makassar.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

What's turning young men into killing machines?

A deeper examination of gender is sorely needed to try to prevent further acts of violent extremism and terrorism.

Jacqui True Professor of International Relations and Director, of the Gender, Peace and Security Centre

A deeper examination of gender is sorely needed to try to prevent further acts of violent extremism and terrorism.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Christchurch: reaching out across the divide

Some leaders build walls to keep others out and gain by pushing others down, while there are leaders who invite others in, such as NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Martijn Van Der Kamp Teaching Fellow, Monash Business School

Some leaders build walls to keep others out and gain by pushing others down, while there are leaders who invite others in, such as NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Changing the story for preschool girls

Conceptual playworlds are turning preschool into a pipeline for female engineers.

Marilyn Fleer Professor, Education

Conceptual playworlds are turning preschool into a pipeline for female engineers.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Politicians fuelling the fire

Around the world, populist-nationalist politicians are stoking anti-immigration sentiment through scaremongering.

Alan Gamlen Associate Professor of Human Geography and Editor-in-Chief of Migration Studies

Around the world, populist-nationalist politicians are stoking anti-immigration sentiment through scaremongering.

Stopping them in their tracks

A new global register will help countries in the ongoing fight against invasive species.

Melodie McGeoch Professor, School of Biological Sciences

A new global register will help countries in the ongoing fight against invasive species.

Politics and society

The latest insights, research and commentary on politics and society across the globe by Monash University academics and industry experts.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Faking it, for real

The popularity of face-swapping software has resulted in the disturbing trend of 'deep fakes' that can be used for nefarious purposes.

Asher Flynn Associate Professor, Criminology, School of Social Sciences

The popularity of face-swapping software has resulted in the disturbing trend of 'deep fakes' that can be used for nefarious purposes.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Trading places

Amid the Brexit mess, Britain needs the Commonwealth and Australia like no time since World War II.

Ben Wellings Senior Lecturer, Politics & International Relations

Amid the Brexit mess, Britain needs the Commonwealth and Australia like no time since World War II.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Death knell: killing off capital punishment

A new institute is leading the push to eliminate the 'faulty' justice of the death penalty.

Bryan Horrigan Dean, Faculty of Law

A new institute is leading the push to eliminate the 'faulty' justice of the death penalty.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Dowry abuse: a growing problem in Australia

To address it, dowry abuse first needs to be recognised as a key form of economic abuse within the broader framework of domestic and family violence.

Marie Segrave Associate Professor of Criminology

To address it, dowry abuse first needs to be recognised as a key form of economic abuse within the broader framework of domestic and family violence.

Medicine and health

The latest medicine and health insights, news and commentary from Monash University academics and industry experts.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

Beers and bonding: a risky business

Young men's alcohol consumption is radically out of touch with recommended health guidelines.

Steven Roberts Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences

Young men's alcohol consumption is radically out of touch with recommended health guidelines.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

A virtual take on pain reduction

A trial has shown that VR can help women better cope during a common procedure to reposition their breech baby.

Vinayak Smith Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

A trial has shown that VR can help women better cope during a common procedure to reposition their breech baby.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

It's no yolk: breakfast's not so special

A new study shows that, contrary to popular belief, eating or not eating breakfast has little bearing on weight.

Flavia Cicuttini Professor, Clinical Epidemiology

A new study shows that, contrary to popular belief, eating or not eating breakfast has little bearing on weight.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

Preventing a stroke 'epidemic'

Action is needed to reduce the alarming rise in the incidence of stroke in low to middle-income countries.

Amanda Thrift Professor (Research), Medicine Monash Health

Action is needed to reduce the alarming rise in the incidence of stroke in low to middle-income countries.

Expert commentary and insights from Monash University academics and researchers on the latest science research and discoveries.

Stopping them in their tracks

A new global register will help countries in the ongoing fight against invasive species.

Melodie McGeoch Professor, School of Biological Sciences

A new global register will help countries in the ongoing fight against invasive species.

Celebrating women

Celebrating women

'You don’t look like a scientist'

Times have changed, but the gendered stereotype that scientists are predominantly serious, professional, white men is one that persists.

Alexandra Nance PhD Candidate, School of Biological Science

Times have changed, but the gendered stereotype that scientists are predominantly serious, professional, white men is one that persists.

Celebrating women

Celebrating women

Diagnostic imaging's next phase

Dr Kaye Morgan hopes the phase contrast x-ray technique she’s working on will help doctors and researchers detect lung problems earlier.

Kaye Morgan ARC Future Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy.

Dr Kaye Morgan hopes the phase contrast x-ray technique she’s working on will help doctors and researchers detect lung problems earlier.

Looking back in wonder

When you look up at the vastness of space you can see hundreds, thousands and even millions of years into the past.

Michael Brown Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy

When you look up at the vastness of space you can see hundreds, thousands and even millions of years into the past.

The latest views, commentary and research on education across the globe.

Changing the story for preschool girls

Conceptual playworlds are turning preschool into a pipeline for female engineers.

Marilyn Fleer Professor, Education

Conceptual playworlds are turning preschool into a pipeline for female engineers.

The rise of the the 'teacher-influencer'

Social media is increasingly playing a role in teachers' professional lives – but there are downsides.

Neil Selwyn Professor, Faculty of Education

Social media is increasingly playing a role in teachers' professional lives – but there are downsides.

Only in China? Don't be fooled

We should move beyond Western media reports about the country's "creepy" AI education technologies and look closer to home.

Neil Selwyn Professor, Faculty of Education

We should move beyond Western media reports about the country's "creepy" AI education technologies and look closer to home.

Ripping the heart out of research

With a budget surplus in sight, it makes no sense to cut funding from Australia's research capacity.

Margaret Gardner AO President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University

With a budget surplus in sight, it makes no sense to cut funding from Australia's research capacity.

Business and economy

The latest business and economy views, commentary and research told by Monash academics and thought-leaders.

Business and economy

Business And Economy

Business And Economy

Business and economy

Runnin' down a dream

Number-crunching the winning race time for marathon runners can tell us when the men are likely to break the two-hour barrier. But what about the target barrier for women?

Simon Angus Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Number-crunching the winning race time for marathon runners can tell us when the men are likely to break the two-hour barrier. But what about the target barrier for women?

Business and economy

Business And Economy

Business And Economy

Business and economy

A question of (mis)trust

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

Liz Campbell Francine McNiff Chair in Criminal Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

Politics and society

Politics and society

Brick-bait: tricks of the traders

Traditional retailers want to lure you back with a shopping experience that online stores just can't provide.

Eloise Zoppos Research Fellow, Department of Marketing

Traditional retailers want to lure you back with a shopping experience that online stores just can't provide.

Politics and society

Politics and society

Crisis ended? Don't speak too soon

Greece Prime Minister Alex Tsipras has declared that the country is back on its feet, but the numbers indicate its problems are far from over.

Natalie Doyle Deputy director of Monash University’s European and EU Centre

Greece Prime Minister Alex Tsipras has declared that the country is back on its feet, but the numbers indicate its problems are far from over.

Technology and engineering

The latest global technology and engineering insights, news and commentary from Monash University academics and industry experts.

Celebrating women

Celebrating Influential Monash Women

Celebrating Influential Monash Women

Celebrating women

Taking a cue from Fearless Girl

The message of empowerment and equality needs to be widely embraced in the engineering profession.

Elizabeth Croft Dean, Faculty of Engineering

The message of empowerment and equality needs to be widely embraced in the engineering profession.

Celebrating women

Technology And Engineering

Technology And Engineering

Celebrating women

Breaking the art of glass

New research aims to unlock the structural mystery of glass in order to make it stronger.

Amelia Liu ARC Future Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy

New research aims to unlock the structural mystery of glass in order to make it stronger.

Technology and engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology and engineering

Too little, too late on cladding

The construction industry must urgently be better-equipped to prevent more potential disasters.

Mehrdad Arashpour Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

The construction industry must urgently be better-equipped to prevent more potential disasters.

Technology and engineering

Technology and engineering

The fake news on public transport

Don't believe the hype when it comes to reports that driverless cars are the answer to our traffic problems.

Graham Currie Director of Monash Infrastructure, Chair of Public Transport, Professor in Transport Engineering

Don't believe the hype when it comes to reports that driverless cars are the answer to our traffic problems.

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