http://www.monash.edu/news News and events at Monash University http://www.monash.edu/news http://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/image/0008/492389/monash-logo.png en-au Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:56:10 +1100 60 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/dr-brian-martin-awarded-the-vcs-excellence-award-for-research-impact Dr Brian Martin is a descendant of Bundjalung, MurraWarri and Kamilaroi peoples and is the inaugural Associate Dean Indigenous at Monash Art, Design and Architecture. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/dr-brian-martin-awarded-the-vcs-excellence-award-for-research-impact Fri, 27 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/call-for-architecture-s1-2021 Are you interested in teaching Architecture at Monash University? Join us to help shape the future of architecture and architectural education. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/call-for-architecture-s1-2021 ; Architecture Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/how-is-your-suburb-managing-during-melbournes-covid-19-lockdown New research from Monash University highlights evolving public attitudes in suburbs across Melbourne during the two COVID-19 lockdown periods, with St Kilda consistently rating as one of the city’s most satisfied suburbs. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/how-is-your-suburb-managing-during-melbournes-covid-19-lockdown Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/monash-awarded-over-$1m-for-research-in-australian-history-and-culture Research projects into alcohol consumption during COVID-19, understanding Australian slang, Indigenous knowledge of trees and diversity in the jazz community have received funding by the Australian Research Council (ARC). https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/monash-awarded-over-$1m-for-research-in-australian-history-and-culture Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/instant-palliative-care-rooms A husband and wife research team from Monash University have designed portable units that temporarily transform acute and sub-acute hospital rooms into palliative care spaces. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/instant-palliative-care-rooms Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/new-ct-scanner-speeds-up-stroke-diagnosis A lightweight mobile CT scanner small enough to fit into standard ambulances, has been designed and developed by Monash University’s Design Health Collab in partnership with Micro-X and could provide faster stroke diagnosis at the point https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/new-ct-scanner-speeds-up-stroke-diagnosis Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/the-melbourne-experiment-cities-for-people The Melbourne Experiment is a landmark interdisciplinary research collaboration studying the effects of COVID-19 on the functions of a city and an international model for post-COVID-19 urban recovery and renewal. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/the-melbourne-experiment-cities-for-people Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/yours-mine-ours-wins-good-design-award The winners of Australia’s peak international design awards – the highest honour for design and innovation in the country were announced today during the 2020 Good Design Week. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/yours-mine-ours-wins-good-design-award Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/visual-design-covid-19 Monash University researchers have developed visual aids and safety briefing processes that aim to protect health care personnel (HCP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/visual-design-covid-19 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/professor-mel-dodd-to-be-head-of-architecture-from-january-2021 Monash University has appointed renowned architectural educator and practitioner Professor Mel Dodd to be its Head of Architecture from January 2021 when current head Professor Naomi Stead completes her term. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/professor-mel-dodd-to-be-head-of-architecture-from-january-2021 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/reconciliation-through-architecture Can architecture be a tool for acknowledging Australia’s original inhabitants? Since the arrival of the First Fleet, the opposite has almost always been true – our cities and towns, roads and farms, have dramatically and fundam https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/reconciliation-through-architecture Sat, 08 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/why-coronavirus-will-deepen-the-inequality-of-our-suburbs COVID-19 and the growing recession concentrated in the services sector will not just increase social inequality, but accelerate the growing spatial divide in our cities. As our new research report shows, the pandemic’s impacts reinforce https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/why-coronavirus-will-deepen-the-inequality-of-our-suburbs Mon, 03 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/what-does-the-new-normal-look-like-for-womens-safety-in-cities Women’s safety in public space is very complex. Women’s perception of safety – as opposed to their risk of experiencing gendered violence or crime – very much determines how they interact with public space. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/what-does-the-new-normal-look-like-for-womens-safety-in-cities Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/southern-way-mcclelland-commission-2021 The new sculpture will be sited along the Peninsula Link freeway in Melbourne’s South East as part of a unique and award-winning commitment to public art. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/southern-way-mcclelland-commission-2021 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/renovation-rescue The federal government’s new HomeBuilder scheme offers eligible Australians money to renovate or build a home. While it’s attracted controversy, HomeBuilder does offer a much-needed opportunity to make old homes more e https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/renovation-rescue Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/manufacturing-an-opportunity An expanded manufacturing sector could boost local employment and provide benefits across the economy. Urban planner and designer Carl Grodach suggests that an audit be done of what’s being imported, of what we have t https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/manufacturing-an-opportunity Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/returning-confidence-in-public-transport Public transport is essential because it's by far the most spatially efficient way to move large numbers of people about the city. However, the notion of sharing confined public spaces for potentially extended periods of time will pl https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/returning-confidence-in-public-transport Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/articles/2020/architecture-work-related-wellbeing A ground-breaking research project investigating the work-related wellbeing of architects and architecture students, as linked to professional cultures and professional identity, has been funded in the most recent round of the Australian Research https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/articles/2020/architecture-work-related-wellbeing Mon, 25 May 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/solar-decathlon-team-win Monash students win first place in the Suburban Single-Family home division and finished as finalists in the Attached Housing and Mixed-Use Multifamily divisions at the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2020/solar-decathlon-team-win Tue, 21 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/monash-students-design-emma-and-toms-new-juice-bottle Monash University Art, Design & Architecture students have collaborated with industry partner O-I Australia to create a new O-I Industry glass bottle being trialled by Emma & Tom’s. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/monash-students-design-emma-and-toms-new-juice-bottle ; Communication Design Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/articles/2020/28-million-grant-building-4.0-crc Reducing waste, delays and emissions from building projects is the focus of a collaborative initiative between 30 industry partners that received $28 million from the Australian Government. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/articles/2020/28-million-grant-building-4.0-crc Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/new-research-supports-20-minute-neighbourhoods-in-melbourne New urban planning research from Monash University shows how to transform outer suburban Melbourne communities into ‘20-minute neighbourhoods’. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/new-research-supports-20-minute-neighbourhoods-in-melbourne ; Urban Planning; Research Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/professor-shane-murray-appointed-a-life-fellow-of-the-australian-institute-of-architects Professor Shane Murray, Dean of Monash University’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture has been appointed as a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/professor-shane-murray-appointed-a-life-fellow-of-the-australian-institute-of-architects ; MADA; Architecture; Research Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/artist-in-residence-hayley-millar-baker-announced-for-2020 Monash University is proud to announce Gunditjmara artist Hayley Millar-Baker has been selected to be artist-in-residence at the Monash University Prato Centre in 2020. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/artist-in-residence-hayley-millar-baker-announced-for-2020 ; MADA; Fine Art Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +1100 https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/interdisciplinary-artist-awarded-monash-universitys-highest-academic-honour-for-phd-research Monash University lecturer in sound studies and PhD laureate David Chesworth has been awarded the Mollie Holman Medal for thesis excellence. https://www.monash.edu/mada/news/2019/interdisciplinary-artist-awarded-monash-universitys-highest-academic-honour-for-phd-research ; Research Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +1100