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Politics and society

Politics and society

I love you, man

Traditional masculinity is evolving, and young working-class men are leading the charge, despite the toxic attitudes of powerful men such as Donald Trump.

Steven Roberts Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences

Traditional masculinity is evolving, and young working-class men are leading the charge, despite the toxic attitudes of powerful men such as Donald Trump.

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Politics and society

Politics and society

The leading threat to women's safety

Men’s violence continues to threaten, restrict and harm the lives of Victorian women at alarming levels.

Kate Fitz-Gibbon Senior Lecturer in Criminology

Men’s violence continues to threaten, restrict and harm the lives of Victorian women at alarming levels.

Technology and engineering

Technology and engineering

Rebuilding Sulawesi after the earthquake

When the human scars of this devastating natural disaster have begun to heal, attention will need to focus on a more resilient built environment.

Amin Heidarpour Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering

When the human scars of this devastating natural disaster have begun to heal, attention will need to focus on a more resilient built environment.

Demystifying applied behaviour analysis

The natural science approach of ABA has applications far beyond treating autism.

Erin Leif Senior Lecturer, Education Psychology Activities

The natural science approach of ABA has applications far beyond treating autism.

Politics and society

Politics and society

ABC crisis: where to from here?

The national broadcaster has lost its strategic direction amid bogus allegations of bias and shameful mismanagement by government and the board.

Margaret Simons Associate Professor, Journalism

The national broadcaster has lost its strategic direction amid bogus allegations of bias and shameful mismanagement by government and the board.

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.

Giving and growing

Philanthropy is now viewed as a way of creating communities of people with a shared goal of bringing positive, practical change to the world.

Monash University

Philanthropy is now viewed as a way of creating communities of people with a shared goal of bringing positive, practical change to the world.

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

Do anti-abortion protest laws limit free speech?

A High Court hearing is set to decide the constitutional validity of "safe access zone" legislation.

Tania Penovic Senior Lecturer, Law Resources

A High Court hearing is set to decide the constitutional validity of "safe access zone" legislation.

Politics and society

Politics and society

Why the bookies love a grand final

The culmination of the year’s footballing contests gave opportunistic sports betting companies the chance to grow their markets.

Charles Livingstone Head of Gambling and Social Determinants

The culmination of the year’s footballing contests gave opportunistic sports betting companies the chance to grow their markets.

Politics and society

Politics and society

Exploring what we hold sacred

A better understanding of our deep emotional attachment to sacredness could help resolve deadlocks in long-running and seemingly intractable conflicts.

Toby Handfield Associate Professor of Philosophy in the School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies

A better understanding of our deep emotional attachment to sacredness could help resolve deadlocks in long-running and seemingly intractable conflicts.

Business and economy

Business and economy

Trump versus China means picking sides

There can be no middle road in the trade war between China and the United States. Soon we will have to choose one side or the other.

Giovanni Di Lieto Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics

There can be no middle road in the trade war between China and the United States. Soon we will have to choose one side or the other.

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

Rethink on aspirin

Low-dose aspirin has no benefit in prolonging a life free of disability, or substantially reducing the risk of having a first heart attack or stroke, study finds.

John McNeil Professor and head of School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Low-dose aspirin has no benefit in prolonging a life free of disability, or substantially reducing the risk of having a first heart attack or stroke, study finds.

Medicine and health

Medicine and health

Putting cancer cells to sleep

Instead of killing the disease – as chemotherapy and radiotherapy do – a new and “lateral” approach to treatment shows great promise.

Jonathan Baell Professor of Medicinal Chemistry

Instead of killing the disease – as chemotherapy and radiotherapy do – a new and “lateral” approach to treatment shows great promise.

Medicine and health

Medicine and health

A playground for the brain

Innovative treatment approaches to compulsions and addictions are the focus of the new neuroscience research lab, BrainPark.

Murat Yucel Professor (Research), Psychology

Innovative treatment approaches to compulsions and addictions are the focus of the new neuroscience research lab, BrainPark.

Medicine and health

Medicine and health

Tackling pain head-on

Upcoming trials may offer hope to those who suffer from debilitating cluster headaches and chronic migraines.

Elspeth Hutton Research Fellow, Department of Neuroscience

Upcoming trials may offer hope to those who suffer from debilitating cluster headaches and chronic migraines.

Technology and engineering

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

Technology and engineering

Technology and engineering

Rebuilding Sulawesi after the earthquake

When the human scars of this devastating natural disaster have begun to heal, attention will need to focus on a more resilient built environment.

Amin Heidarpour Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering

When the human scars of this devastating natural disaster have begun to heal, attention will need to focus on a more resilient built environment.

Technology and engineering

Technology and engineering

The new breed of power rangers

More than one hundred researchers are working together to create electronics in which next to no energy is lost.

Meera Parish Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy

More than one hundred researchers are working together to create electronics in which next to no energy is lost.

Technology and engineering

Technology and engineering

Containing the digital tsunami

As high-speed internet spreads throughout the Pacific, steps are being taken to ensure the islands' cybersecurity.

Carsten Rudolph Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology

As high-speed internet spreads throughout the Pacific, steps are being taken to ensure the islands' cybersecurity.

Technology and engineering

Technology and engineering

A mission to make plastic fantastic

A Dutch design student's idea to repurpose plastics on a small scale has become an initiative that's spawned a growing global community.

Scott Wordley Director of Learning and Teaching, and Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

A Dutch design student's idea to repurpose plastics on a small scale has become an initiative that's spawned a growing global community.

Medicine and health

Medicine and health

A playground for the brain

Innovative treatment approaches to compulsions and addictions are the focus of the new neuroscience research lab, BrainPark.

Murat Yucel Professor (Research), Psychology

Innovative treatment approaches to compulsions and addictions are the focus of the new neuroscience research lab, BrainPark.

Reducing the road toll on country roads

Flexible road barriers are being rolled out on high-risk Victorian roads after research showed they eliminated up to 90 per cent of fatal and serious crashes.

David Logan Senior Research Fellow at Monash University Accident Research Centre

Flexible road barriers are being rolled out on high-risk Victorian roads after research showed they eliminated up to 90 per cent of fatal and serious crashes.

As one door closes ...

The curtain has come down on the Victorian auto industry, but former workers are finding opportunities in the booming pharmaceuticals and medical technology sector.

Michelle McIntosh Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The curtain has come down on the Victorian auto industry, but former workers are finding opportunities in the booming pharmaceuticals and medical technology sector.

Waste not, want not

We love our food, but waste an extraordinary amount of it. Now, research is looking at how repurposing what we throw out can be turned into profit.

Tony Patti Professor, School of Chemistry

We love our food, but waste an extraordinary amount of it. Now, research is looking at how repurposing what we throw out can be turned into profit.

Business and economy

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

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.

Business and economy

Business and economy

Trump versus China means picking sides

There can be no middle road in the trade war between China and the United States. Soon we will have to choose one side or the other.

Giovanni Di Lieto Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics

There can be no middle road in the trade war between China and the United States. Soon we will have to choose one side or the other.

Business and economy

Business and economy

Bringing the banks into line

Financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.

Monash University

Financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.

A Different Lens

A Different Lens

A Different Lens

A Different Lens

Episode 9: The death of corporate greed

Are making money and acting ethically mutually exclusive? Find out why business success is now so dependent on ethical behaviour, in this episode of A Different Lens.

Michelle Welsh Professor & Head, Department Business Law and Taxation

Are making money and acting ethically mutually exclusive? Find out why business success is now so dependent on ethical behaviour, in this episode of A Different Lens.

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

Big bang far from certain on Lombok

While alarming, the recent sequence of earthquakes in Indonesia isn't necessarily leading to a large-scale eruption.

Steven Micklethwaite Associate Professor of Geology

While alarming, the recent sequence of earthquakes in Indonesia isn't necessarily leading to a large-scale eruption.

A self-defeating success story

A global program in which mosquitoes are implanted with a common bacteria is preventing the spread of viruses such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya – and could help tens of millions of people.

Scott O'Neill Professor and Director, World Mosquito Program

A global program in which mosquitoes are implanted with a common bacteria is preventing the spread of viruses such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya – and could help tens of millions of people.

From a leaky boat to the RAFT

San Thang fled Vietnam in 1979, encountering pirates on the way to Australia. Now, the chemistry innovator and his colleagues are being touted to win the Nobel Prize.

San Thang AC Professor, School of Chemistry

San Thang fled Vietnam in 1979, encountering pirates on the way to Australia. Now, the chemistry innovator and his colleagues are being touted to win the Nobel Prize.

What will Antarctica look like in 2070?

Will the icy wilderness we know today survive, or will it succumb to climate change and human pressure? Our choices over the coming decade will seal its fate.

Steven Chown Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Will the icy wilderness we know today survive, or will it succumb to climate change and human pressure? Our choices over the coming decade will seal its fate.

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