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Greening the Big Apple

As COO of New York’s Green Bank, Caroline Angoorly is helping the city achieve its 100 per cent renewable electricity grid.

As COO of New York’s Green Bank, Caroline Angoorly is helping the city achieve its 100 per cent renewable electricity grid.

Monash Life Magazine

ClimateWorks: Leading the way to global emissions reductions

In its 10th anniversary year, ClimateWorks continues to lead the way for real-world emissions reductions. ClimateWorks CEO Anna Skarbek works with a diverse range of industries with the aim of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

In its 10th anniversary year, ClimateWorks continues to lead the way for real-world emissions reductions. ClimateWorks CEO Anna Skarbek works with a diverse range of industries with the aim of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

Environment

Tracking corporate net zero pledges

Some of Australia's biggest property companies are making ambitious emissions-reduction pledges – but how well are they really doing?

Amandine Denis-Ryan Head of National Programs, ClimateWorks

Some of Australia's biggest property companies are making ambitious emissions-reduction pledges – but how well are they really doing?

Mariano Heyden Associate Professor, Department of Management

Fat-cats and their big bucks

Why are CEOs paid so exorbitantly compared to the rest of us?

Why are CEOs paid so exorbitantly compared to the rest of us?

Business And Economy

Ian Tan Senior Lecturer, School of IT, Monash Malaysia

Building a new world monetary order

Facebook's Libra aims to address the shortcomings of using cryptocurrency as a regular everyday currency.

Facebook's Libra aims to address the shortcomings of using cryptocurrency as a regular everyday currency.

Technology and engineering

Technology and engineering

Libra rising

We shouldn't fear Facebook's move into the cryptocurrency market – it may be a game-changer in the virtual currency world.

Joseph Liu Associate Professor, Cyber Security and Systems

We shouldn't fear Facebook's move into the cryptocurrency market – it may be a game-changer in the virtual currency world.

Science

Where maths meets markets

Quantitative analysts – 'quants' – play an important role in navigating the complexities of global financial markets.

Gregoire Loeper Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences

Quantitative analysts – 'quants' – play an important role in navigating the complexities of global financial markets.

Politics And Society

Xinning Xiao Lecturer, Accounting

Whistleblowers: protected or pursued?

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange is the biggest whistleblower the world has ever seen, but he is not alone in being pursued relentlessly after exposing embarrassing information or misconduct.

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange is the biggest whistleblower the world has ever seen, but he is not alone in being pursued relentlessly after exposing embarrassing information or misconduct.

Politics And Society

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

All sorts of sweeteners

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and PM Scott Morrison pack the 2019 Federal Budget full of goodies as they push towards an election.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and PM Scott Morrison pack the 2019 Federal Budget full of goodies as they push towards an election.

Business And Economy

Liz Campbell Francine McNiff Chair in Criminal Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law

A question of (mis)trust

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

There needs to be a swift determination of the criminality of banks and senior individuals in the wake of the royal commission.

Marko Pavlyshyn Professor, Ukrainian Studies

After the Kerch Strait – what?

Russia's aggression against Ukraine, in full view of the international community, signals a new level of readiness to challenge the world to respond.

Russia's aggression against Ukraine, in full view of the international community, signals a new level of readiness to challenge the world to respond.

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.

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

Crisis ended? Don't speak too soon

Greece Prime Minister Alex Tsipras has declared that the country is back on its feet, but the numbers indicate its problems are far from over.

Greece Prime Minister Alex Tsipras has declared that the country is back on its feet, but the numbers indicate its problems are far from over.

Bringing the banks into line

Financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.

Financial services royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne is arguing for less and clearer law, and tougher corporate cops.

Global Leaders' Week

Advancing artificial intelligence

The challenge is to integrate AI into our society just like we’ve done with other valuable but dangerous technologies in the past, like electricity and cars.

Jon Whittle Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, Faculty of Information Technology

The challenge is to integrate AI into our society just like we’ve done with other valuable but dangerous technologies in the past, like electricity and cars.

Engineering

Monash Life Magazine

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.