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Monash Life Magazine

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?

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?

Libby Callaway Occupational therapist

'It felt like a prison'

Around 6000 Australians aged under 65 live in nursing homes, cut off from their families and peers, with inadequate support for their disabilities.

Around 6000 Australians aged under 65 live in nursing homes, cut off from their families and peers, with inadequate support for their disabilities.

Lara Owen PhD Candidate, Department of Management, Monash Business School

'Does anyone have a pad?'

A new advertising campaign for pads that features blood marks a moment when attitudes towards menstruation are changing.

A new advertising campaign for pads that features blood marks a moment when attitudes towards menstruation are changing.

Technology And Engineering

Khu Soon-Thiam Head of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Malaysia School of Engineering

A river restored runs through it

Pressures of land management and poor waste management have reduced many of the world's rivers to waste dumping grounds.

Pressures of land management and poor waste management have reduced many of the world's rivers to waste dumping grounds.

Better Governance And Policy

John Thwaites Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) and ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University

Cladding crisis

Why government needs to intervene to fix the building industry.

Why government needs to intervene to fix the building industry.

Science

Who's the predator, then?

We need a shift in our perception of sharks if they're to survive and thrive.

Richard Reina Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences

We need a shift in our perception of sharks if they're to survive and thrive.

Natalie Doyle Senior Lecturer, School of Languages, Cultures, Literatures and Linguistics

Beyond a rebuild

More than an architectural marvel, it remains to be seen if the damaged Notre-Dame will be caught up in the divisions of French society, or play a role as a symbol of unity.

More than an architectural marvel, it remains to be seen if the damaged Notre-Dame will be caught up in the divisions of French society, or play a role as a symbol of unity.

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.

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.

Sustainability

Monash Life Magazine

Sustainability

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.

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.

Burkard Polster

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?