Monash University

We’ve risen 5 places to 37th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Placing in the top 50 universities worldwide for two consecutive years. Read more 📖: http://mona.sh/bqOJ50S95YN #QSWUR #MonashUni #ChangeIt

Senior Director, Research Missions and Impact Dr Matthew French says it's time for us to re-examine how Australian universities can work together to explore new models of collaboration that can lead to all the ‘moonshot’ solutions the world now desperately needs. Read more 📖: http://mona.sh/NLSE50SzjTr #MonashUni

Today we welcomed Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Medical Research the Hon Ben Carroll to Monash University to mark the official opening of the newly built Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre - MMIC. A joint initiative between the Victorian Government and Monash University, MMIC’s expansion to Clayton builds on the Centre’s work in Parkville to provide further opportunities for innovation across medicine formulation, resolving manufacturing process challenges and building supply of highly-skilled, industry ready candidates for the workforce. At the opening, Minister Carroll also announced a grant awarded to MMIC by the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics, led by the Centre’s Inaugural Director Sharon Lewin, to develop a potential new therapeutic agent for the treatment of respiratory infections and inflammation, with the aim to help safeguard the community against both existing and future viruses. Congratulations to the collective work of those behind Clayton’s new Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, including Professor Michelle McIntosh, Dr Paul Wynne, Dr Tri-Hung Nguyen and Ruth Howell. MMIC would also like to acknowledge the ongoing support from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, its Director professor Chris Porter, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor Arthur Christopoulos FAA FAHMS and the broader Monash community. Read more: http://mona.sh/fRyo50SyrYi #MonashUni

Congratulations to Professor Mel Dodd who has been appointed Dean, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture following a competitive global search. With many years of experience leading architecture programs at institutions in Australia and the UK, Professor Dodd possesses a compelling vision for a bold, ambitious and creative future for the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. Read more 📖: http://mona.sh/228B50SwFKI #MonashUni

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This year’s theme for NAIDOC Week, ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud’, invites all Australians to celebrate and deepen our understanding of the continuing strength and resilience of First Nation Australian cultures and traditions that have led us to today. 🖤💛❤️ As a university, we remain committed to fostering a society that recognises, respects and includes First Peoples’ culture and knowledge as reflected in the Monash guiding strategic plan, Impact 2030. We invite our community to get involved in both Monash and external events during the week. Register here: http://mona.sh/rwnA50StneM

Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Sharon Pickering has joined her University of Warwick counterpart, Professor Stuart Croft, in unveiling an ambitious new strategic direction for the Monash Warwick Alliance, underscoring the deep commitment of both institutions to transformative research and education collaboration. Celebrating more than a decade of groundbreaking achievements, the Alliance’s 2024-2027 vision aims to deepen our impact even further through new funding mechanisms, drive more transformative research projects with real-world impact, and expand student mobility and cross-cultural experiences. Want to be part of something bigger? We invite researchers, students, and professionals to explore the Alliance’s opportunities. Together, we can address global challenges and create a brighter future. Learn more: http://mona.sh/hoSv50SvGah #MonashWarwickAlliance #GlobalImpact

Monash Innovation’s 2023 Year in Review Report is here! This report captures our incredible innovation journey over the past year, showcasing how we turn bold ideas into reality for a better world. Explore our key achievements, including the launch of the Breakthrough Victoria pre-seed $15M AUD investment fund, significant fundraising successes from our spinouts, and much more. Read the full report here 📖: http://mona.sh/8SbC50Sv7I1 #MonashUni #MonashEnterprise

In a landmark partnership, the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) and Monash University researchers have unearthed evidence of rituals dating back 500 generations. The findings, published in the scientific journal Nature Human Behaviour, uncover profound insights into the rich heritage of one of the world's oldest living cultures. The archaeological excavations revealed two small fireplaces, each with a shaped single stick embedded within. The upper fireplace was the size of the palm of a human hand, with a Casuarina stem partially burned amidst the ashes. The second fireplace, buried deeper in the deposit, also contained a single Casuarina stem, this one shaped with an angled-back end like on a throwing stick. In a remarkable find, chemical analyses revealed that both sticks had been smeared with animal or human fat, and date back to 11,000 and 12,000 years ago respectively, marking the end of the Last Ice Age. Read more 📖: http://mona.sh/f7O250StlLG #MonashUni

And that’s a wrap on our ‘Climate Change and Energy Transition’ conference at Monash University's Prato Centre! This event united policymakers, academics and industry leaders committed to collaboratively addressing environmental challenges, including thought leaders from the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), the Australia Italy Business Association, Woodside Energy, the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit), the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2), Monash Chemical Engineering, Monash Business School and Monash Information Technology. The conferenced featured a panel session led by the Australia Italy Business Associationon the frontiers of energy transition within aligned industries, with vital insights provided by #austrade’s William Peasland, Rocco La Rovere from Infinite Green Energy Italia SPA, Francesco Pirovano from Intesa Sanpaolo, and Giovanni Sarti from Baker Hughes. Warmest thanks to all our presenters, and to our keynote speakers – Jeremy Hall, Niall Mac Dowell, Sigrid Stagl, Peter Metcalf and The Honourable Timothy Wilson – for their dynamic and illuminating exploration of the pivotal roles of institutions, technology and industry in addressing climate change. #MonashUni