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Technology And Engineering

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

Urgent action on cladding from building industry needed to prevent future disasters

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

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

Education

Margaret Gardner AO President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University

Education

MYEFO rips A$130 million per year from research funding despite budget surplus

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

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

Becky Batagol Associate Professor at Monash Sustainable Development Institute and the Faculty of Law

Gender equality: it's everyone's business

We need to think about the problems that men and women face not as competing priorities but as part of the same toxic social problem.

We need to think about the problems that men and women face not as competing priorities but as part of the same toxic social problem.

Marie Segrave Associate Professor of Criminology

Australia's Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean

The new law means large organisations will need to report annually on their efforts to address the risk of exploitation in their supply chains.

The new law means large organisations will need to report annually on their efforts to address the risk of exploitation in their supply chains.

Graham Currie Professor, Transport Engineering

Building more roads will not solve our transport crisis

As Melbourne's population continues to grow, building more roads isn't the answer to its transport woes.

As Melbourne's population continues to grow, building more roads isn't the answer to its transport woes.

Education

Let's not focus on graduate incomes when assessing the worth of education

We should keep in mind that education is valuable beyond graduate earning capacity, and that what a student learns during their education can have little to do with why they earn more.

Peter Hurley Research Associate, Faculty of Education

We should keep in mind that education is valuable beyond graduate earning capacity, and that what a student learns during their education can have little to do with why they earn more.

To drive lasting change regarding sexual harassment and assault, greater effort needs to be directed towards preventing these issues from arising in the first place.

Changing course to prevent sexual assault and protect students

To drive lasting change regarding sexual harassment and assault, greater effort needs to be directed towards preventing these issues from arising in the first place.

Minto Felix

The new philanthropy: creating communities with a shared goal of a better world

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

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

Meera Parish Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy

FLEET collaboration: creating electronics that run on near zero energy

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

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

Global Leaders' Week

Environment

Global Leaders' Week

A commitment to a sustainable future

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

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

Global Leaders' Week

Understanding AI: it’s speed and algorithms, not magic

The challenge is to integrate AI into our society just like we’ve done with other valuable but dangerous technologies in the past, like electricity and cars.

Jon Whittle Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, Faculty of Information Technology

The challenge is to integrate AI into our society just like we’ve done with other valuable but dangerous technologies in the past, like electricity and cars.

Monash research snapshots

Read about the latest research coming out of Monash, from the sustainability of global fisheries to mood based apps fighting depression and more.

Read about the latest research coming out of Monash, from the sustainability of global fisheries to mood based apps fighting depression and more.

Margaret Gardner AO President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University

Students of the future

In Australia, as in the UK, we see considerable public discussion around higher education. More recently we have seen elements of that discussion turn to debate centred on the very heart of a university’s purpose.

In Australia, as in the UK, we see considerable public discussion around higher education. More recently we have seen elements of that discussion turn to debate centred on the very heart of a university’s purpose.

Making a difference

Inspired by personal experience, Dr Sanjukta Choudhury-Kaul, is improving the working lives of people with disabilities.

Inspired by personal experience, Dr Sanjukta Choudhury-Kaul, is improving the working lives of people with disabilities.

Where the heart is

When it comes to people’s homes, neither Di Winkler nor Dan McKenna are prepared to accept the status quo. They're challenging traditional housing models for a greater social good.

When it comes to people’s homes, neither Di Winkler nor Dan McKenna are prepared to accept the status quo. They're challenging traditional housing models for a greater social good.

Margaret Gardner AO President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University

Welcome from the President and Vice-Chancellor

2018 is a very significant year for Monash, marking the 60th anniversary of the University’s foundation. Our transformation over those two generations has been remarkable.

2018 is a very significant year for Monash, marking the 60th anniversary of the University’s foundation. Our transformation over those two generations has been remarkable.

Grappling with the China paradox

After honing her language skills on the streets of Nanjing, Monash Law graduate, Helen Sawczak, is now immersed in building Australia’s ties with China.

After honing her language skills on the streets of Nanjing, Monash Law graduate, Helen Sawczak, is now immersed in building Australia’s ties with China.

Carsten Rudolph Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, Faculty of Information Technology

Turning the cybersecurity spotlight on the Pacific

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

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

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

Fighting plastic pollution and making 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.

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

Innovation