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Monash Progress Report 2021 – Goal 9

Monash Progress Report 2021 – Goal 9

Monash University Progress Report 2021 on the Sustainable Development Goals

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation.

Research

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Emerging Technologies Research Lab View

The Emerging Technologies Research Lab is an interdisciplinary and internationally embedded research and knowledge community, which conducts research into the social, cultural and experiential dimensions of the design, use and futures of new and emerging technologies. Research expertise spans six key research areas – energy futures; future mobilities; technology and sustainability; future health; spatialities and the future of work & learning.

Monash Infrastructure View

Monash Infrastructure is a gateway to world class infrastructure research and development capabilities at Monash University. Our researchers provide the expertise, resources and access to international knowledge networks to develop cutting-edge solutions that make the world's infrastructure – both existing and new – more cost effective, smarter, resilient, productive and sustainable. The group’s areas of specialisation range across transport, water, structures, information and communications and planning and management.

Building 4.0 View

The Building 4.0 Co-operative Research Centre is a collaboration between Monash, Lendlease, the University of Melbourne, Donovan Group, BlueScope, Sumitomo Forestry, CSR and 23 other research and industry partners. Construction and property have a major impact on the economy, environment and society. With the world’s urban areas increasing by 200,000 people per day, access to housing is critical. Importantly 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to buildings.

Through deep collaboration and new technologies of the 4th industrial age, the Building 4.0 CRC aims to develop an internationally competitive, dynamic and thriving Australian advanced manufacturing sector, delivering better buildings at lower cost and the human capacity to lead the future industry.

2021 Publications Performance View

Mean Field Weighted Citation Impact of Monash Outputs: 1.49

Number of Monash Research Outputs: 260

Education

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Unit statistics and highlights View

In 2021, 112 units directly related to SDG9 were offered across Monash University, with a total enrolment of 5,392 students.

The units highlighted below are a small sample of the units at Monash relating to industry, innovation and infrastructure:

BEX5810 Sustainable business and innovation
CHE5888 Sustainability and innovation
CIV5310 Infrastructure project and policy evaluation

Monash Makerspace View

Monash Makerspace is a state-of-the-art fabrication facility and prototyping centre with deep-rooted links to local industry. In this dedicated space to dream, design and make; students engage with authentic projects and develop skills for their future careers. The Makerspace is the active and ambitious home of our student teams initiative and a collaborative space that supports the entrepreneurial activities of our start-ups at the co-located Monash Generator.

Social Enterprise Challenge in the Asia Pacific: A Virtual Incubator View

The Social Enterprise Challenge in the Asia-Pacific (SECAP) Program is a two-week virtual, experiential initiative that gives students hands-on experience in establishing a social enterprise that can have immediate impact. Delivered with partner universities around the Indo-Pacific, students are placed into cross-cultural, interdisciplinary teams to undertake an intensive model incubator program. Based on the principles of design-thinking, frugal innovation and rapid prototyping, the program focuses on creating tangible solutions to pressing local, regional and global challenges in sustainable ways.

Social Innovation Summit View

Each year, the Leave No One Behind kicks off with a Social Innovation Summit. It is open to all eligible students and alumni as a unique opportunity to learn about sustainable development and social business. It includes presentations by industry experts, as well as some hands-on teamwork to spark new ideas and build skills. Guest speakers in 2021 included Zoe Condliffe, Founder, She's a Crowd; Jaison Hoernel, CEO of Good Cycles; Tenille Gilbert, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Society Melbourne; andNikita Fernandes, Co-Founder & COO, Ally Assist.

Monash Innovation Studio View

The Innovation Studio is a state-of-the-art design facility located in the heart of Monash University’s Clayton campus. This purpose-built space brings students and staff together to identify and address design problems, both local and global. The studio aims to create a cultural shift - responding to student needs through sustainable, student-centred improvements to University processes and systems.

Engagement

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The Generator View

The Generator is Monash’s University's central startup hub. It is a place for innovative thinkers, change-makers, and entrepreneurs to challenge the status quo and make good things happen. The Generator provides resources and programs to support every stage of the startup process, from getting ideas off the ground to commercialisation.

The 2021 Generator Accelerator program intake received 180 applications, with ten teams ultimately selected – from MedTech, to no-mess tasty treats, to managing personal data and SaaS integrations, to creating a future ready workforce.

Monash Technology Precinct View

The Monash Technology Precinct at Clayton is a thriving ecosystem of globally-connected innovators and enterprise across future technologies, manufacturing, health, sustainable development and education. A world class locus of research, industry development and commercialisation facilities, including the Australian Synchrotron, Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Monash Medical Centre, CSIRO, Monash Business Incubator and nearly 30 research platforms encouraging research translation and commercialisation.

The Monash Technology Precinct offers an environment that supports innovation – with programs designed to foster new talent and assist the commercialisation process for new innovators, and network connections in research, infrastructure, government and industry.

Monash Innovation View

Monash Innovation is where research discoveries become commercialised innovative solutions for the problems facing our communitites, nation, and the world. It is also a training ground for for self-directed professionals and entrepreneurs, with programs designed to upskill individuals in translating new ideas into commercially successful outcomes.

In 2021, Monash Innovation completed 31 commercial deals involving licences, options and assignments, attracting more than $24 million of new equity investment, spinning out five new companies based on Monash research and IP, whilst also providing the portfolio of 21 spinout companies with a range of support.

Automation and Sustainability in Construction and Intelligent Infrastructure (AS View

The ASCII Lab develops intelligent, smart and sustainable solutions for the construction and infrastructure sectors through intelligent algorithms and immersive visualisations. They combine smart algorithms, immersive 3D visualisations and in-depth data analysis with knowledge of civil and structural engineering to deliver sustainable and intelligent solutions and optimisations to everyday industry problems. Their projects are associated with various tier-1 building industry stalwarts that have shaped the skylines of Australian capital cities.

Operations

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Smart Energy City View

As a campus environment in a strong part of the electricity distribution network, Monash is able to test technologies with a maturity level lower than would be acceptable in alternative environments. The Monash Smart Energy City microgrid program provides a realistic and useful platform for research into technological, business and customer behavioural features of the deployment of distributed resources and their coordination through microgrid operations. The microgrid system is intended to be a fully functioning local electricity network and trading market with dynamic optimisation of resources interacting with an external energy market.