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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.

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.

A Different Lens

Episode 14: The business of energy

Energy is big business. How will economies cope with the switch to green energy? ‘A Different Lens’ investigates.

Rob Brimblecombe Manager, Engineering and Sustainability

Energy is big business. How will economies cope with the switch to green energy? ‘A Different Lens’ investigates.

Science

Why old-school climate denial has had its day

Ten years ago, politicians would routinely voice disdain for climate science. Now, while the policy debate remains fierce, the battleground has shifted to economics and jobs.

Michael Brown Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy

Ten years ago, politicians would routinely voice disdain for climate science. Now, while the policy debate remains fierce, the battleground has shifted to economics and jobs.

Education futures

Education

Education futures

Reality check: EdTech is killing the planet

Despite our reliance on digital technologies in the classroom, there are too few natural resources to produce and sustain them at the levels we expect.

Neil Selwyn Professor, Faculty of Education

Despite our reliance on digital technologies in the classroom, there are too few natural resources to produce and sustain them at the levels we expect.

Global Leaders' Week

Environment

Global Leaders' Week

Committed to a sustainable future

Monash is playing a leading role in the push to meet the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Monash University

Monash is playing a leading role in the push to meet the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Business

Monash Life Magazine

Business

Tea time

Many budding entrepreneurs spend years trying to find their one big idea. For lawyer Sarah Holloway, a recreational love of matcha came first; a thriving business, second.

Monash University

Many budding entrepreneurs spend years trying to find their one big idea. For lawyer Sarah Holloway, a recreational love of matcha came first; a thriving business, second.

Environment

Sustainable Development Agenda: Monash University Leading The Way

Environment

Monash drives sustainable development initiatives

From energy storage solutions and smart urban planning, to ensuring a steady food supply in a world of climate change, Monash researchers and industry experts offer insights.

Monash University

From energy storage solutions and smart urban planning, to ensuring a steady food supply in a world of climate change, Monash researchers and industry experts offer insights.

Sustainability

Monash Life Magazine

Sustainability

A vision splendid

Paul Barton is on a mission to make Monash University the greenest university in the land.

Monash University

Paul Barton is on a mission to make Monash University the greenest university in the land.

Innovation

Environment

Innovation

Waste not, want not

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