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Building green hydrogen plants next to green steelworks can boost efficiency and kickstart both industries

If we put green hydrogen plants next to green iron and steelmaking, we can clean up steelmaking, and boost the hydrogen industry.
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New research reveals harrowing stories of murdered Indigenous women, and the failure of police to act

New research shows Indigenous women experiencing intimate partner violence had engaged with police to help them. However, many didn’t receive the support that potentially could have saved their lives.
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Victorian Muslim students to receive sexuality education as part of new personal safety curriculum

Muslim youth in Victoria will soon have access to a tailored child safety curriculum that focuses on relationship and sexuality education, which will improve their personal safety awareness and sexual health literacy.
Learning & teaching
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Unlocking the mystery of brain function and connectivity

For more than 100 years, it’s been thought that brain function is localised, but new research proves that activity spans almost its entirety.
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Monash University news

Systematic racism embedded in Aboriginal women’s deaths: study

A Monash University study has found systematic racism within Australia’s justice system is linked to 151 Indigenous women’s deaths, prompting calls for greater accountability of authorities in responding to domestic and family violence.
Research

World-first trial in a breast screening service targeting women’s low awareness of the link between alcohol and breast cancer

Monash University, Turning Point and VicHealth have developed a successful alcohol intervention for women attending breast screening appointments, through a world-first trial.
Medicine & health
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Child marriages in Indonesia increase women's depression, research shows

A study of data from more than 5000 Indonesian women has found that marrying early – particularly by age 18 – leads to higher depression.
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Monash University news

Three internationally-recognised Monash researchers elected as Academy Fellows

Three Monash researchers have been elected as 2023 Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science for their outstanding contributions to science and research.
Research

Defining the value of ‘doing the right thing’ in business

An innovative Australian business tool redefining the way success is measured in mutual enterprises has launched in Europe, putting a price on social good over dollar signs.
Business