Recently, more than 150 first-year Monash University students travelled to Fiji for two weeks of deep cultural immersion and learning.
Australia must utilise its comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN to share knowledge and advance areas for collaboration, to accelerate the energy transition and green economy.
The event has prompted questions about the reliability of the state’s electricity grid. But it’s important to note these extreme winds would have seriously disrupted any power system.
Domestic violence can increase amid bushfires, but Australia has a poor track record of responding to it. With a hot summer ahead, authorities are warned to prepare.
A group of mostly white academics applauding the statement “I hate rap” diminishes the historical and socio-cultural contexts surrounding the form.
From natural seawalls to mangroves, countries are starting to combat climate change with nature-based solutions. COP28 might drive more of these efforts.
COP28 will include the first dedicated “Health Day”. It’s due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis.
Among the intricate tapestry of issues on the table at COP28, there are some pivotal ones that demand our attention.
You can’t save the planet on your own. Take a deep breath, take some notes from these leading experts – and then take action.
Monash's award-winning podcast, “What Happens Next?”, returns for an eighth season that explores pressing global issues.
The stereotype of the old woman is anxious, dependent, useless, and a burden. But interviews with older women found them contributing to society in myriad ways.
It’s imperative we build national capacity programs for healthcare professionals to respond and manage climate change-related impacts on health, disasters, and risk reductions.
Although First Nations peoples’ connections to land are now legally well-established, their connections to water are not.
How can we, personally, prepare for a future with not only more frequent natural disasters, but one that will also profoundly change the environment, communities and the economy?
The Fire to Flourish research project is reimagining Australia’s response to natural disasters, and reshaping small towns in the process.
Research suggests one of the greatest assets following a disaster is the people who experience them. But this asset is hugely under-utilised.
They cover more than 70% of our planet, so why aren’t oceans more central to climate talks?
Girls and women experience climate change in unique ways. This includes being vulnerable to gender-based violence as climate change brings about forced migration, loss of housing and income.
For decades, climate change misinformation has poisoned public discourse, but there are strategies to combat it.
The Citarum River in Indonesia is the focus of a revitalisation project, and a Monash University cross-faculty team has been called on to help make it happen.
While the pandemic has been a blow to women’s rights, new forms of engagement are opening avenues for women to make their voices heard.
Research on the UK's COVID-19 lockdown shows that those who coped best with the challenge have high levels of self-efficacy – a self-belief in their ability to successfully accomplish goals and solve difficult problems.
Australia has an opportunity to design a recovery strategy that strengthens our resilience to future shocks and ensures the country’s long-term, sustainable prosperity.
A passion for real-world maths has put Professor Jenni Evans inside the world’s most destructive cyclones – and at the top of her field.
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