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Brady Robards Senior Lecturer, Sociology

Generation Series - Part 3: Youthquake

Is there a new 'youthquake' generation on the rise. They’re politically active, socially aware and determined to achieve a better, fairer society. But is it just a digital media-fed illusion? Are those new tools really working for them to understand and change the altruistic, consumer-driven world around them?

Is there a new 'youthquake' generation on the rise. They’re politically active, socially aware and determined to achieve a better, fairer society. But is it just a digital media-fed illusion? Are those new tools really working for them to understand and change the altruistic, consumer-driven world around them?

Mahendhiran Nair Professor of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash Malaysia

Generation Series - snapshot: The future of work

As technology advances at an exponential rate, industries are looking for new skill sets from university graduates. What are the professions of the future going to be?

As technology advances at an exponential rate, industries are looking for new skill sets from university graduates. What are the professions of the future going to be?

Susan Elliot Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education)

Generation Series - Part 2: Educating the digital generation

What does the tech effect mean for education? We take a deeper look at the way digital natives are impacting change in the learning environment. A Different Lens investigates.

What does the tech effect mean for education? We take a deeper look at the way digital natives are impacting change in the learning environment. A Different Lens investigates.

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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.

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

Environment

Committed 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.

Ian Smith Professor, Vice-Provost (Res & Res Infrastructure)

Generation Series - Part 1: Generation entrepreneur

A Different Lens Generation Series looks at the new wave of young entrepreneurs and how this may change our workplaces forever?

A Different Lens Generation Series looks at the new wave of young entrepreneurs and how this may change our workplaces forever?

Engineering

Engineering

Monash in space

Monash alumni are in the vanguard of the new era of space exploration and space technologies that are supporting a global industry now turning over more than US$450 billion a year.

Monash alumni are in the vanguard of the new era of space exploration and space technologies that are supporting a global industry now turning over more than US$450 billion a year.

An infectious passion for knowledge

Unable to satisfy her desire to help people through medicine alone, Naba Masad Alfayadh founded a social enterprise that empowers young people through education.

Unable to satisfy her desire to help people through medicine alone, Naba Masad Alfayadh founded a social enterprise that empowers young people through education.

Medicine and health

Medicine and health

Duty of care empowered by a beautiful idea

Everything about the development of CareMonkey shows that a desire to do good can inspire entrepreneurs with the next big idea. Monash Life speaks with CareMonkey's inventor, Troy Westley.

Everything about the development of CareMonkey shows that a desire to do good can inspire entrepreneurs with the next big idea. Monash Life speaks with CareMonkey's inventor, Troy Westley.

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.

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.

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Business is blooming

The roses bloom and she sells the petals all over the world – even to TV franchises such as The Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars.

The roses bloom and she sells the petals all over the world – even to TV franchises such as The Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars.

The business of beauty

She now runs one of Australia’s most successful online beauty businesses, but when Monash Business School graduate Kate Morris launched Adore Beauty, few believed it would succeed.

She now runs one of Australia’s most successful online beauty businesses, but when Monash Business School graduate Kate Morris launched Adore Beauty, few believed it would succeed.