A virus expert has said it’s wrong to prioritise vaccinating children against coronavirus before ensuring the world’s adult population is properly immunised. Monash University virologist Vinod Balasubramaniam said that because children are far less likely to fall seriously ill from Covid-19, they ...
More »‘You don’t look like a science person’: Why more women are walking away from physics
Monash and Melbourne University researchers have recently released a study highlighting how gender-bias has affected women in the classroom and led to them withdrawing from science subjects such as physics at the undergraduate level. The study was conducted by Monash ...
More »Monash moves closer to opening its postgraduate campus in Indonesia
Monash University is a step closer to opening its campus in Jakarta, Indonesia, with a formal agreement now in place to develop institutional and research ties between the two countries. The university signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia's ministry ...
More »Rethinking university traditions, practices and beliefs during a time of upheaval – podcast
CampusReview · Rethinking university traditions and practices during a time of upheaval - Podcast The COVID-19 pandemic tore a hole in the Australian university sector, highlighting just how dependent many of our institutions have become on international student revenue. Now, ...
More »Q Project reveals how educators, school leaders use research and evidence to inform practice
A five-year project between Monash University and the Paul Ramsay Foundation has recently released its first summary report into how research and evidence is being used in Australian schools, highlighting a gulf between school leaders and teachers. Called the Q ...
More »Assessing gender inequity in academia for International Women’s Day: opinion
Our recent critical review noted that gender inequity in academia exists across all traditional academic benchmarks, including grants and funding, publishing and citations, service, opportunities to attend professional development and conferences, and leadership opportunities. And, gender discrepancies result in a ...
More »Academic’s paper pulled after plagiarism probe
A journal has retracted a Monash University academic's paper over potential plagiarism. Monash conducted an investigation on the publication after a student raised concerns about potential plagiarism by a supervisor. The retracted paper described research about placental serotonin systems ...
More »Monash kicking goals as the siren sounds: HEDx podcast – Episode 16
CampusReview · HEDx: Monash Kicking Goals as the Siren Sounds - Episode 16 In this episode of the HEDx podcast Karl and Martin are joined by Sarah*, a second year student at Monash University. She applauds the way the university helped her ...
More »Rise in babies born to couples who met online
Children born to parents who met online will be the majority within the next 18 years. With the future of dating shifting online, researchers are predicting a rapid rise in “ebabies” – infants born to parents who met via dating ...
More »Monash VC believes Australia Day is a ‘problem that needs to be addressed’, but not everyone agrees
It’s a date that has become so contested in Australia that every year the number of opinion columns, protests and social media quarrels devoted to the issue continue to proliferate exponentially. January 26. Depending on one’s background and ideological stance, ...
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