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Koos control made the Moon happen

Ultimately, the most famous step in history may never have been taken if it wasn’t for a mission simulation 15 days earlier.

John Lattanzio Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy

Ultimately, the most famous step in history may never have been taken if it wasn’t for a mission simulation 15 days earlier.

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The secret life of teeth

A new study reveals the lives of human ancestors who died millions of years ago.

Luca Fiorenza Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Developmental Biology, BDI

A new study reveals the lives of human ancestors who died millions of years ago.

Measuring time

Today, the Gregorian calendar is virtually universally accepted for everyday secular use, but its origin stretches back more than 6000 years.

Robyn Arianrhod Affiliate, School of Mathematics

Today, the Gregorian calendar is virtually universally accepted for everyday secular use, but its origin stretches back more than 6000 years.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

Greening up the health sector

Work is under way on how to best teach our future health workforce about environmental sustainability and its impacts.

Jorja Collins Adjunct lecturer, Nutrition Dietetics & Food

Work is under way on how to best teach our future health workforce about environmental sustainability and its impacts.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

Refining pill regimes

Sixty-three per cent of Australian aged care residents take at least nine different medications regularly.

Simon Bell Professor, Centre for Medicine Use & Safety

Sixty-three per cent of Australian aged care residents take at least nine different medications regularly.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

Hospitals that make us sicker

A surprising number of people are catching pneumonia or urinary tract infections in hospital, a new Australian study shows for the first time.

Philip Russo Associate Professor, School of Nursing & Midwifery

A surprising number of people are catching pneumonia or urinary tract infections in hospital, a new Australian study shows for the first time.

Design and architecture

Design And Architecture

Design And Architecture

Design and architecture

Reframing our future technology fears

Don’t worry, your self-driving car won’t kill you – as long as research focuses on people and society, too.

Sarah Pink Director, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, and Professor, Design

Don’t worry, your self-driving car won’t kill you – as long as research focuses on people and society, too.

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

Ebola bites back

Urgent action is needed to combat the second-biggest outbreak of the deadly virus that's claimed more than 1500 lives.

Michael Selgelid Professor, Monash Bioethics Centre

Urgent action is needed to combat the second-biggest outbreak of the deadly virus that's claimed more than 1500 lives.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

From fields of green to a '20-minute city'

With Melbourne’s population continuing to boom, urban planners and academics have a vision for the city to become a network of connected communities where people will be able to walk or cycle to amenities.

Carl Grodach Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

With Melbourne’s population continuing to boom, urban planners and academics have a vision for the city to become a network of connected communities where people will be able to walk or cycle to amenities.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

A leap back in time

A Victorian site could hold the key to proving people lived in Australia 120,000 years ago, twice as long as first thought.

Ian McNiven Professor, Monash Indigenous Studies Centre

A Victorian site could hold the key to proving people lived in Australia 120,000 years ago, twice as long as first thought.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Prisoners of proprietary

Three privately managed prisons house nearly 40 per cent of Victoria’s prisoner population, but research indicates they're falling short of expectations in key areas.

Deirdre O'Neill Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Arts Faculty

Three privately managed prisons house nearly 40 per cent of Victoria’s prisoner population, but research indicates they're falling short of expectations in key areas.

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

No bones about it

Researchers are examining the body’s response to developmental defects, in a bid to help prevent disorders such as foetal growth restriction.

Alberto Rosello-Diez Senior Research Fellow, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute

Researchers are examining the body’s response to developmental defects, in a bid to help prevent disorders such as foetal growth restriction.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Ebola bites back

Urgent action is needed to combat the second-biggest outbreak of the deadly virus that's claimed more than 1500 lives.

Michael Selgelid Professor, Monash Bioethics Centre

Urgent action is needed to combat the second-biggest outbreak of the deadly virus that's claimed more than 1500 lives.

Medicine and health

Health Sciences

Health Sciences

Medicine and health

The hunger games

Losing weight is only half the battle – there are also physiological challenges.

Helen Truby Professor, Nutrition Dietetics and Food

Losing weight is only half the battle – there are also physiological challenges.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

When parents kill

A study reveals that filicide is a regular occurrence in Australia, not a rare one.

Thea Brown Emeritus Professor, Department of Social Work

A study reveals that filicide is a regular occurrence in Australia, not a rare one.

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

Koos control made the Moon happen

Ultimately, the most famous step in history may never have been taken if it wasn’t for a mission simulation 15 days earlier.

John Lattanzio Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy

Ultimately, the most famous step in history may never have been taken if it wasn’t for a mission simulation 15 days earlier.

Formulating job success

With international students increasingly concerned about work options, Australian universities need to change the way they're supported.

Thanh Pham Senior Lecturer, Globalisation Leadership and Policy, Faculty of Education

With international students increasingly concerned about work options, Australian universities need to change the way they're supported.

The secret life of teeth

A new study reveals the lives of human ancestors who died millions of years ago.

Luca Fiorenza Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Developmental Biology, BDI

A new study reveals the lives of human ancestors who died millions of years ago.

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.

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

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

Greening up the health sector

Work is under way on how to best teach our future health workforce about environmental sustainability and its impacts.

Jorja Collins Adjunct lecturer, Nutrition Dietetics & Food

Work is under way on how to best teach our future health workforce about environmental sustainability and its impacts.

Switched off

Banning mobile phones in school may seem sensible, but research and similar moves elsewhere suggest a blanket ban might not be the answer.

Neil Selwyn Professor, Faculty of Education

Banning mobile phones in school may seem sensible, but research and similar moves elsewhere suggest a blanket ban might not be the answer.

Formulating job success

With international students increasingly concerned about work options, Australian universities need to change the way they're supported.

Thanh Pham Senior Lecturer, Globalisation Leadership and Policy, Faculty of Education

With international students increasingly concerned about work options, Australian universities need to change the way they're supported.

Turning darkness into light

A Melbourne primary school's focus on ensuring its migrant students feel that they belong has resulted in a valuable learning tool.

Mervi Kaukko Lecturer, Faculty of Education

A Melbourne primary school's focus on ensuring its migrant students feel that they belong has resulted in a valuable learning tool.

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

Understanding the modern consumer

There's a fundamental shift occurring in consumer behaviour, from conspicuous consumption to conscious consumption.

Eloise Zoppos Research Fellow, Department of Marketing

There's a fundamental shift occurring in consumer behaviour, from conspicuous consumption to conscious consumption.

Technology and engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology and engineering

Libra rising

We shouldn't fear Facebook's move into the cryptocurrency market – it may be a game-changer in the virtual currency world.

Joseph Liu Associate Professor, Cyber Security and Systems

We shouldn't fear Facebook's move into the cryptocurrency market – it may be a game-changer in the virtual currency world.

Business and economy

Business And Economy

Business And Economy

Business and economy

Interest rates: The case for leaving them on hold

We run to the monetary policy teat at the first sign of economic weakness because it is easy and comfortable and has delivered before, but this time it's different.

Mark Crosby Associate Professor, Director of Bachelor of International Business Program

We run to the monetary policy teat at the first sign of economic weakness because it is easy and comfortable and has delivered before, but this time it's different.

Business and economy

Business And Economy

Business And Economy

Business and economy

Dairy beloved: China's change for the cheddar

China has become the world’s largest dairy importer, with image and health-conscious consumers hungry for high-quality overseas dairy products.

Giovanni Di Lieto Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics

China has become the world’s largest dairy importer, with image and health-conscious consumers hungry for high-quality overseas dairy products.

Technology and engineering

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

Design and architecture

Design And Architecture

Design And Architecture

Design and architecture

Reframing our future technology fears

Don’t worry, your self-driving car won’t kill you – as long as research focuses on people and society, too.

Sarah Pink Director, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, and Professor, Design

Don’t worry, your self-driving car won’t kill you – as long as research focuses on people and society, too.

Technology and engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology and engineering

Libra rising

We shouldn't fear Facebook's move into the cryptocurrency market – it may be a game-changer in the virtual currency world.

Joseph Liu Associate Professor, Cyber Security and Systems

We shouldn't fear Facebook's move into the cryptocurrency market – it may be a game-changer in the virtual currency world.

Technology and engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology and engineering

Mission to Mars

A team of Monash students is competing in the 2019 international Mars Rover Challenge with its latest prototype.

Chao Chen Senior Lecturer, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

A team of Monash students is competing in the 2019 international Mars Rover Challenge with its latest prototype.

Technology and engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology and engineering

Vicious cycle of resentment

A new study suggests the "dehumanisation" of cyclists could be contributing to acts of aggression towards them on the road.

Alexa Delbosc Senior lecturer, Civil Engineering

A new study suggests the "dehumanisation" of cyclists could be contributing to acts of aggression towards them on the road.

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