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Stacy Holman Jones Professor, Monash Centre for Theatre and Performance

The show must go on(line)

Live streaming of theatrical performances on platforms such as Zoom, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook has exploded in popularity.

Live streaming of theatrical performances on platforms such as Zoom, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook has exploded in popularity.

Gaurav Datt Associate Professor, Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability

Financing the COVID-19 fiscal response

The price tag is massive, and growing rapidly, but there's a radical path forward through monetising government debt.

The price tag is massive, and growing rapidly, but there's a radical path forward through monetising government debt.

David Holmes Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub

Online cause, offline effect

Social media and the online space have become a critical part of activism, used as a tool to recruit and organise people around common causes.

Social media and the online space have become a critical part of activism, used as a tool to recruit and organise people around common causes.

Podcast: Fake news

What Happens Next? Podcast

Podcast: Fake news

Episode 11: The Facts of the Matter

In this What Happens Next? podcast episode Susan chats to the experts exploring what we could do differently to improve the quality of information and media.

David Holmes Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub

In this What Happens Next? podcast episode Susan chats to the experts exploring what we could do differently to improve the quality of information and media.

Brett Hutchins Professor of Media and Communications Studies, and Head of the School of Media, Film and Journalism

This (non) sporting life

The significance of sport in society, particularly in the current crisis, runs much deeper than merely supporting your favourite team.

The significance of sport in society, particularly in the current crisis, runs much deeper than merely supporting your favourite team.

Kit Fairley Director, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Professor of Public Health at Monash University

Victoria's sexual health crisis

An alarming rise in STIs is being exacerbated by inadequate access to services.

An alarming rise in STIs is being exacerbated by inadequate access to services.

Podcast: Waste crisis

What Happens Next? Podcast

Podcast: Waste crisis

Episode 3: The Mess We're In

We’re not going to recycle our way out of this one. It takes awareness and education to change our behaviours surrounding waste. Find out what you can do.

Susan Carland Director, Bachelor of Global Studies

We’re not going to recycle our way out of this one. It takes awareness and education to change our behaviours surrounding waste. Find out what you can do.

Kate Burridge Professor of Linguistics

Putting the ‘arrr’ in pirate

We may no longer say ‘shiver me timbers’, but we still use plenty of pirate words for other things.

We may no longer say ‘shiver me timbers’, but we still use plenty of pirate words for other things.

Tony Tiganis Professor (Research), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute

Nasal spray fat fight hope

A simple nasal spray may help control appetite, burn fat and reduce weight.

A simple nasal spray may help control appetite, burn fat and reduce weight.

Charles Livingstone Head of Gambling and Social Determinants

Crown fools

Regulatory failure in gambling runs deep, and is a major political problem.

Regulatory failure in gambling runs deep, and is a major political problem.

Paul Wood Adjunct Professor in Biotechnology

Overcooked!

Meat substitutes and alternatives might play a positive role but they aren't going to save the planet.

Meat substitutes and alternatives might play a positive role but they aren't going to save the planet.

Helen Truby Professor, Nutrition Dietetics and Food

The hunger games

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

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

Miranda Davies-Tuck NHRMC Early Career Research Fellow, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash Health

The hospital at home

With more women choosing to give birth at home, researchers are developing a clinical guideline for safe practices in Victoria.

With more women choosing to give birth at home, researchers are developing a clinical guideline for safe practices in Victoria.

Siew Lim NHMRC Early Career Fellow/ Monash Health dietitian

Weighed down by PCOS

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome say they find it hard to lose weight. Here's what they can do to improve their symptoms and long-term health.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome say they find it hard to lose weight. Here's what they can do to improve their symptoms and long-term health.

Business And Economy

Giovanni Di Lieto Lecturer, International trade law, Monash Business School

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.

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

Eugene Chan Senior Lecturer, Department of Marketing

Mind over maggot

Anyone for rotten shark? Fried tarantula? When it comes to food choices, one person's disgusting is another's delicacy.

Anyone for rotten shark? Fried tarantula? When it comes to food choices, one person's disgusting is another's delicacy.