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Our faculty comprises 10 schools and more than 20 departments.
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Spread across several Monash University campuses, the Faculty comprises 29 teaching and clinical centres, and six institutes.
Faculty news
Active sleep is more than just counting sheep
New research by neuroscientists at Monash University shows that the sleeping brain has the capacity to encode important pieces of information - even though the body is resting.
Monash academic in push for better global MS care
A Monash University academic neurologist has joined forces with other global experts in multiple sclerosis (MS) research and treatment to create – for the first time – a consensus for measurable standards of MS care.
Rural emergency doctors lack confidence in trauma control, study finds
A study by critical care researchers has found that as the trauma cases drained from regional hospitals to The Alfred, Royal Children’s and Royal Melbourne hospitals, rural clinicians dealing with these patients have become ‘de-skilled’ and less confident in aspects related to care for injured patients.
World first study evaluates low-dose antidepressants for back pain
Back pain is the world’s leading cause of disability, affecting half a billion people worldwide. While there are a variety of treatments available, effective therapies are limited. The use of antidepressants to treat back pain is rapidly increasing, with high doses prescribed for depression and lower doses for chronic pain. However, there is currently a lack of evidence for their effectiveness, particularly for the use of low-doses.
Clues to the link between obesity and liver cancer – and identification of a new risk group
New research from Monash University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has found a previously overlooked group of obese people may be at risk of developing deadly liver cancer.
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Almost two decades ago, lead researcher and Haematologist, Andrew Wei started his research on a groundbreaking drug… https://t.co/fHZW1Mnknx
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"The number of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has steadily increased over the past 50 years with women three t… https://t.co/apqDk8miEb
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Those pre-anatomy lab feels 🤯 It's almost the end of week 3(!), how are you feeling so far? Tell us in the comments, using only emoijis ⬇️ 📷 @yunfei.jia
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It's World Social Work day! 🌏👨👩👧👦🙌 Thank you to all our social workers (past, present and future), researchers and academics for all that you do to champion our most vulnerable populations #WSWD19
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Introducing our newest student accommodation, Gillies Hall at the Peninsula campus 🧡🍂 Did you know that Gilles Hall is: 🛌 home to 150 self contained studio apartments 🍃 first student accommodation in Australia built to passive house standards 🌬 most energy efficient building constructed at Monash 😄 named after @monashalumni Dr Max Gillies, an Australian satorist, actor and director Shoutout to our new #gillieshall residents and hope you enjoy your new digs!
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Week 2, almost through 😁👊 Hope you've settled in and are getting the hang of your new timetables. Want to set yourself up for success this semester? Here are 3 of our tips to help you out: 🔅Keep on top of your readings (boring but important) 🔅Join a PASS, VESPA or near peer study program - one of the best ways to learn is from someone who's been through it before! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔅Use the library! Need a quiet place to study? Help finding resources for an assignment? Improve your writing skills? @monashunilibrary has you covered with all of these (and more)