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Constant Mews Professor, Centre for Religious Studies

Religion and pandemics: lessons in history

Religion has survived plagues and pandemics of the past, and the present crisis is no different. But what religious observance looks like post-COVID-19 remains unknown.

Religion has survived plagues and pandemics of the past, and the present crisis is no different. But what religious observance looks like post-COVID-19 remains unknown.

Constant Mews Professor, Centre for Religious Studies

Religion and pandemics: lessons in history

Religion has survived plagues and pandemics of the past, and the present crisis is no different. But what religious observance looks like post-COVID-19 remains unknown.

Religion has survived plagues and pandemics of the past, and the present crisis is no different. But what religious observance looks like post-COVID-19 remains unknown.

Medicine And Health

Alistair Nichol Associate Professor, Critical Care Research, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Bringing the fight from the ICU

Critically ill patients from intensive care units are part of a global trial testing a suite of flu and pneumonia drugs in a bid to combat COVID-19.

Critically ill patients from intensive care units are part of a global trial testing a suite of flu and pneumonia drugs in a bid to combat COVID-19.

Medicine And Health

Alistair Nichol Associate Professor, Critical Care Research, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Bringing the fight from the ICU

Critically ill patients from intensive care units are part of a global trial testing a suite of flu and pneumonia drugs in a bid to combat COVID-19.

Critically ill patients from intensive care units are part of a global trial testing a suite of flu and pneumonia drugs in a bid to combat COVID-19.

Lennon Chang Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Social Sciences

Coronavirus and the cybercrime wave

Fear and curiosity is providing fertile ground for cyber criminals to conduct their “business”.

Fear and curiosity is providing fertile ground for cyber criminals to conduct their “business”.

Technology and engineering

Technology And Engineering

Technology and engineering

Mapping bushfires

Vast amounts of satellite data gives us an unprecedented ability to map the extent and severity of fires, but we're not exploiting it – yet.

Christoph Rudiger Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University

Vast amounts of satellite data gives us an unprecedented ability to map the extent and severity of fires, but we're not exploiting it – yet.

Daniel Steedman PhD Candidate, Faculty of Arts

Pandemics and power struggles

The rivalry between the US, China, Russia and Europe will continue amid the pandemic crisis, and beyond.

The rivalry between the US, China, Russia and Europe will continue amid the pandemic crisis, and beyond.

Business And Economy

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

COVID-19 chain reaction

How the coronavirus pandemic is impacting global supply chains, and the implications for ordinary Australians.

How the coronavirus pandemic is impacting global supply chains, and the implications for ordinary Australians.

Sustainability

Environment

Sustainability

Four play: What's in the extra bin?

By 2030, no matter where Victorians live or visit, they'll have a consistent kerbside bin system.

Jenni Downes Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, MSDI

By 2030, no matter where Victorians live or visit, they'll have a consistent kerbside bin system.

Technology

Technology And Engineering

Technology

Getting personal on PT

A research project aims to help Melbourne commuters make more efficient use of the existing road and transport network by tailoring individual journeys.

Mark Wallace Professor, Data Science and AI, Faculty of IT

A research project aims to help Melbourne commuters make more efficient use of the existing road and transport network by tailoring individual journeys.

Science

Saving the eastern bristlebird

As bushfires ravaged Victoria’s northeast, a team flew in to rescue the endangered bird species.

Rohan Clarke Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences

As bushfires ravaged Victoria’s northeast, a team flew in to rescue the endangered bird species.

Margaret Taft Research Associate, Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation

Language with chutzpah

The number of speakers may have fallen away, but interest in Yiddish culture and language is now experiencing a global revival, including in Melbourne.

The number of speakers may have fallen away, but interest in Yiddish culture and language is now experiencing a global revival, including in Melbourne.

Business And Economy

Martijn Van Der Kamp Teaching Fellow, Monash Business School

Love thy neighbour

Even though Australians and Indonesians are friendly and easy-going, systemic boundaries can slow the process of collaboration.

Even though Australians and Indonesians are friendly and easy-going, systemic boundaries can slow the process of collaboration.

Courtney Hempton PhD Candidate, Monash Bioethics Centre

The gag clause

Three bioethicists have raised concerns about a unique ‘gag clause’ in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act.

Three bioethicists have raised concerns about a unique ‘gag clause’ in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act.

What Happens Next?

Episode 8: What's Rightfully Ours

Fear is often a key driver of right wing extremists. In this episode we explore why reaching out to those on the fringes of extremism could help them change direction.

Peter Lentini Associate Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations and Global Terrorism Research Centre (GTReC)

Fear is often a key driver of right wing extremists. In this episode we explore why reaching out to those on the fringes of extremism could help them change direction.

Mark Andrejevic Professor, Communications and Media Studies

(Not) Another face in the crowd

New facial recognition technology is justifiably raising fears for the end of privacy as we know it.

New facial recognition technology is justifiably raising fears for the end of privacy as we know it.

What Happens Next?

Episode 4: Swipe Right For Slavery

Approximately 40 million people worldwide are enslaved in some way. And if you believe your hands are clean, you’re wrong. Listen to the latest podcast.

Bodean Hedwards Criminologist, PhD Candidate

Approximately 40 million people worldwide are enslaved in some way. And if you believe your hands are clean, you’re wrong. Listen to the latest podcast.

Science

Protecting our protected areas

Conservation sites are being compromised by commercial and population growth, putting pressure on ecosystems and threatened species.

Carly Cook Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences

Conservation sites are being compromised by commercial and population growth, putting pressure on ecosystems and threatened species.

Remy Davison Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University

Not so fast, BoJo

Negotiating a trade deal within 12 months is wishful thinking on the British PM's part.

Negotiating a trade deal within 12 months is wishful thinking on the British PM's part.

Daniel Steedman PhD Candidate, Faculty of Arts

Eyes on the prize

President Trump's foreign policy manoeuvres show that the 2020 elections are increasingly on his mind.

President Trump's foreign policy manoeuvres show that the 2020 elections are increasingly on his mind.

Bain Attwood Professor, History

A champion for Aboriginal rights

William Cooper was in a league of his own, fighting for an Aboriginal voice in parliament and a treaty in the 1930s.

William Cooper was in a league of his own, fighting for an Aboriginal voice in parliament and a treaty in the 1930s.

Medicine And Health