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Politics And Society

Tess Bartlett Research Officer, School of Social Sciences

Dads in jail: the forgotten carers

Parenting from prison for fathers who are primary carers raises questions of masculinity, and the effects on children of absent males.

Parenting from prison for fathers who are primary carers raises questions of masculinity, and the effects on children of absent males.

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.

Medicine and health

Medicine and health

A model of innovation, collaboration

The $543 million Victorian Heart Hospital will be Australia's first dedicated facility to tackle the country's No.1 killer.

The $543 million Victorian Heart Hospital will be Australia's first dedicated facility to tackle the country's No.1 killer.

Kate Fitz-Gibbon Senior Lecturer in Criminology

NT child detention: what's changed?

One year after the royal commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.

One year after the royal commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.

Amin Heidarpour Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering

Rebuilding Sulawesi after the earthquake

When the human scars of this devastating natural disaster have begun to heal, attention will need to focus on a more resilient built environment.

When the human scars of this devastating natural disaster have begun to heal, attention will need to focus on a more resilient built environment.

Monash Life Magazine

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.

Monash Life Magazine

A passion for the nature of things

Two alumni have forged careers devoted to protecting the environment.

Two alumni have forged careers devoted to protecting the environment.

Politics And Society

Remembering Sir John Monash

Artist, writer, military man, engineer, lawyer, aesthete, designer and a leader. Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu regards him as the greatest Australian of all time.

Artist, writer, military man, engineer, lawyer, aesthete, designer and a leader. Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu regards him as the greatest Australian of all time.

Peter Norton Professor of Psychology, Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences

Friday the 13th: why the fear?

It's just another day, right? So why is there so much superstition surrounding it?

It's just another day, right? So why is there so much superstition surrounding it?

Matthew Hill Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

Breath of fresh air for gas masks

A global-first collaboration is set to radically overhaul technology that's remained unchanged for more than a century.

A global-first collaboration is set to radically overhaul technology that's remained unchanged for more than a century.

Graham Currie Professor, Transport Engineering

Melbourne public transport: a wish list

Victoria has been allocated almost $7.8 billion for public transport infrastructure in the federal budget. But what are the long-term solutions?

Victoria has been allocated almost $7.8 billion for public transport infrastructure in the federal budget. But what are the long-term solutions?

Education

Free TAFE in Victoria

Thirty skill priority areas will be free from the beginning of 2019 in Victoria. Students will feel the most benefit, but private providers say the policy is not equitable.

John Pardy Education Lecturer and Researcher

Thirty skill priority areas will be free from the beginning of 2019 in Victoria. Students will feel the most benefit, but private providers say the policy is not equitable.

Politics And Society

Alexa Delbosc Senior lecturer, Civil Engineering

Time is right for St Kilda Rd rethink

The long-term disruption to Melbourne's grand boulevard presents an opportunity to radically reconsider its potential.

The long-term disruption to Melbourne's grand boulevard presents an opportunity to radically reconsider its potential.

Somalia: where to from here?

As the battered country enters another year of incremental progress, is a functional state on the horizon?