Change has been the driving force of Monash University’s growth and success for more than 60 years as we have strived to make a positive difference in the world, and it’s the foundation of our future as we redefine what it means to be a university.
Our Impact 2030 strategic plan charts the path for how we will actively contribute to addressing three key global challenges of the age – climate change, geopolitical security and thriving communities – through excellent research and education for the benefit of national and global communities.
With four Australian campuses, as well as campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia, major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy, our global network enriches our education and research, and nurtures enduring, diverse global relationships.
We harness the research and expertise of our global network of talent and campuses to produce tangible, real-world solutions and applications at the Monash Technology Precinct, where our ethos of change catalyses collaboration between researchers, infrastructure and industry, and drives innovation through commercial opportunities that deliver positive impact to human lives.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world’s best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2024, Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023 and US News and World Report (USNWR) Best Global Universities Rankings 2022-23.
Scrambling it is much easier than solving it. But it still involves some fascinating questions, such as the number of random moves needed to consider the cube truly messed up.
Year 7 students at the International School of Helsinki, Finland, doing a sustainable development exercise with the author (top left) and fellow teacher Rachael Thrash.
Katja Lehtonen
My year of buying almost nothing saved me thousands of dollars – but also taught me valuable lessons as a teacher, including about the benefits of failure.
Para pemimpin negara berpose saat pembukaan COP25 di Madrid, Spanyol, tahun lalu.
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While it’s important to show support and model learning behaviour, there is a limit to how much help you can give without robbing your child of the opportunity to learn for themselves.
Si vous prenez la pilule « parfaitement », elle est efficace à 99,5 %.
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La pilule contraceptive n’est pas efficace à 100 %. Comprendre comment son efficacité est calculée et ce qu’elle signifie constitue une étape importante dans le choix d’un mode de contraception.
More than 50% of nursing home residents experience symptoms of depression.
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Expanding suicide prevention frameworks to include aged care residents, aligning nursing home life with community living, and improving residents’ access to mental heath services will be key.
If you take the pill ‘perfectly’, it’s 99.5% effective, but most women don’t.
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Immediate CPR and defibrillation can be key to surviving a cardiac arrest. A smartphone app is mobilising community responders who can help before emergency services arrive.
Bridget McKenzie has said she didn’t break any rules and won’t resign.
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Many children will be anxious about going back to school. Some might be excited. Either way, there are some things you can do to help ease the transition.
The simple dice can provide an introduction to statistics.
Steve Johnson
Wages, starlight and polls can all be interpreted using statistics. While probabilities, medians and noise can be challenging, a simple dice can provide insights into statistics.
There’s a lot of information to take in. So it’s OK to discuss options for managing your menopausal symptoms over several consultations with your GP.
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Your GP will discuss the risks and benefits of menopausal hormone therapy, taking into account a host of factors.
Le premier ministre australien Scott Morrison se rend dans une zone dévastée par les feux dans l'État de Victoria, le 3 janvier 2020.
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Du courage et de la préparation, voici ce qui aura manqué au premier ministre Scott Morrison pour répondre au défi des incendies hors norme qui ravagent l’Australie depuis des mois.
Lithium-ion batteries are already supporting renewable power generation, but a future without fossil fuels will need even better battery technology.
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A new technology for rechargeable batteries overcomes many of the problems with the ones we use today.
Morrison has been too timorous to take the tough decisions needed to prepare for the bushfire season, including confronting rancorous dissenters in his own ranks.
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A crisis of this scale requires a willingness to listen to the best sources of advice and generate bipartisan consensus. But Morrison has struggled to put the national interest above party politics.
Bushfires are not the only weather and climate events set to ravage Australia in coming months.
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The peak time for heatwaves in southern Australia has not yet arrived. Many parts of Australia can expect heavy rains and flooding. And northern Australia’s cyclone season is just gearing up.
Menorahs have now become ubiquitous features around the world during Hanukkah, from Berlin to New York to Melbourne.
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Giving small gifts to children has become common around the world, though nowhere has Hanukkah reached the level of commercialisation that it has in the US.