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University of Melbourne releases 2023 Sexual Misconduct Annual Report
The University of Melbourne has published its third Sexual Misconduct Annual Report highlighting the University’s commitment to transparency in how it responds to and eliminates sexual misconduct within its community.
The…
Local greenery and low crime rates may reduce dementia risk factors: study
Living in areas with shorter distances to greenspace and lower crime rates are associated with having fewer modifiable dementia risk factors, Monash University-led research has found.
Published in Preventive Medicine Reports, the…
Local scientists delve into comedy for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
A group of brave scientists in Melbourne are turning to comedy as part of a new program to connect audiences to Australia’s latest scientific endeavours and discoveries.
They’re using humour to connect with audiences at the Melbourne…
World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Australia opens on 22 April in Melbourne
The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2024 in Melbourne, Australia from 22-24 April will bring together stakeholders from all relevant sectors of global health – under the theme ‘Shape the future of health across Asia and the Pacific`.…
Monash Faculty of Arts awarded nearly $1 million in ARC Mid-Career Industry Fellowships
Associate Professor Louisa Willoughby from the Faculty of Arts has secured $919,027 from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Mid-Career Industry Fellowship scheme.
The funding will enable Professor Willoughby to develop innovative…
Monash sexual health researcher receives Australian Academy of Science’s 2024 Gottschalk Medal
Internationally recognised sexual health epidemiologist Professor Eric Chow has received a 2024 Australian Academy of Science Gottschalk Medal, one of 22 annual honorific awards announced by the Academy today. The Gottschalk Medal honours…
Monash University, one of Australia’s most prestigious universities announces the appointment…
Australia's most prestigious university, Monash University has announced the appointment of Ms Sunny Yang, former Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Partnerships) at the University of Newcastle. Ms Yang will assist as Vice-President…
UNSW part of new clinic set to transform cancer healthcare
The Precision Care Clinic will lead a game-changing research program in an emerging field of cancer care.
Personalised care tailored to cancer patients will soon be available through the new Precision Care Clinic at Prince of Wales…
Svetlana Sterlin wins Australia’s richest poetry prize
Svetlana Sterlin, a Brisbane poet, has won the 2023 Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award for her book-length unpublished manuscript called If Movement were a Language. The prize includes $40,000 and publication of her manuscript by…
Monash Peninsula campus celebrates official opening of MPavilion
Monash University’s Peninsula campus celebrated the official opening of its new MPavilion today, a generous gift from the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, with a ceremony attended by the Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency Professor The…