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Dean's Awards for Research Excellence 2023

Excellence for Research Enterprise Professor Catherine Mills and Dr Molly Johnston (SoPHIS) as the Reproductive Biomedicine and Technology Ethics Group

Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision – Professor Jakob Hohwy (SoPHIS)

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Outstanding Philosophy ranking

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We are very pleased and proud to see that Monash Philosophy has been ranked #26 in the recent QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2023.This ranks Monash Philosophy as 2nd in Australia and a world leader in our areas of strength. It is terrific to see this recognition of the department's superb international standing in the field.Congratulations to all the philosophers, and thanks for their dedication to the program and discipline, in reaching this ranking.
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25 Years of service at Monash University

Congratulations to Dr. Monima Chadha, A/Prof. Seamus O’Hanlon and Prof. Graham Oppy, whose 25 years of service at Monash was celebrated last night, Monday 21 November 2022. They have seen a lot over the years and we are lucky to benefit from their wisdom and experience.
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Urban History Association Awards

I'm delighted to share the excellent news that Koji Hirata has won the Arnold Hirsch Award for Best Article in a Scholarly Journal, at the prestigious (US) Urban History Association Awards. Brilliant!

KOJI HIRATA:

"Mao’s Steeltown: Industrial City, Colonial Legacies, and Local Political Economy in Early Communist China"
Journal of Urban History 1:26 (2021): 26 pp. (1-26).

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History colleague Giles Fielke shortlisted for Best Australian Documentary short film

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