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Marilyn Fleer Professor (Research), Early Years Education

Education futures

A grand Plan for inclusive education

A collaborative project in Vietnam is benefiting children – particularly girls – of the Bahnar ethnic group.

A collaborative project in Vietnam is benefiting children – particularly girls – of the Bahnar ethnic group.

A message from the President and Vice-Chancellor

Monash continues to broaden its global influence with an extensive alumni network that's integral to its success.

Monash continues to broaden its global influence with an extensive alumni network that's integral to its success.

A flair for international collaboration

With a flair for international collaboration, Sze-yin Tan is advancing clean recycling technologies.

With a flair for international collaboration, Sze-yin Tan is advancing clean recycling technologies.

Clear outlook for BOM

Meet Graham Hawke, the BOM’s backroom strategist helping climate-sensitive industries and governments prepare for future weather events.

Meet Graham Hawke, the BOM’s backroom strategist helping climate-sensitive industries and governments prepare for future weather events.

Repairing the brain through stem cell therapy

Medical innovator, Dr Subhadeep Das is pioneering stem cell therapy to cure neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

Medical innovator, Dr Subhadeep Das is pioneering stem cell therapy to cure neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

Margaret Gardner AO President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University

Networks of endeavour

How can a university make sure that people, beyond its students and staff, benefit from its knowledge and presence?

How can a university make sure that people, beyond its students and staff, benefit from its knowledge and presence?

On the frontline of climate wars

As CEO of the Climate Council, Amanda McKenzie is on the frontline of the climate wars between those who accept the science and urgency of climate change, and those who don't.

As CEO of the Climate Council, Amanda McKenzie is on the frontline of the climate wars between those who accept the science and urgency of climate change, and those who don't.

Politics And Society

Julian Millie Associate Professor, Anthropology, School of Social Sciences

Islam and educational innovation in Indonesia

Bringing a broader social perspective to issues that might otherwise be resolved in strictly religious deliberations.

Bringing a broader social perspective to issues that might otherwise be resolved in strictly religious deliberations.

Medicine And Health

Simon Bell Professor, Centre for Medicine Use & Safety

Refining pill regimes

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

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

Politics And Society

Carl Grodach Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

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.

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.

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

Formulating job success

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

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

Science

Where maths meets markets

Quantitative analysts – 'quants' – play an important role in navigating the complexities of global financial markets.

Gregoire Loeper Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences

Quantitative analysts – 'quants' – play an important role in navigating the complexities of global financial markets.

Thea Brown Emeritus Professor, Department of Social Work

When parents kill

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

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

Medicine And Health

Sue Kleve Lecturer, Nutrition Dietetics & Food

The hunger pains

Putting food on the table is increasingly becoming a middle-class problem for many families.

Putting food on the table is increasingly becoming a middle-class problem for many families.

Technology And Engineering

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

Too little, too late on cladding

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.

Margaret Gardner AO President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University

Ripping the heart out of research

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: an explainer

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

Learning from London

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.

Peter Hurley Research Associate, Faculty of Education

Graduate incomes not worth the focus

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.

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.