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Global recognition for Monash chemists driving innovations in clean energy storage

Congratulations to the Thermal Energy Storage Group from the Monash University School of Chemistry on being awarded a 2026 Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prize.
Chemistry
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Monash Master of Food Science and Agribusiness trains students to think like industry, using real-time consumer insight

In most food science courses, students develop a product first and only later test whether consumers actually want it. But at Monash University, that sequence is being flipped.
Chemistry
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Monash scientists win national early career honours

The Monash University Faculty of Science proudly congratulates Australia’s leading emerging scientists in the Australian Academy of Science’s prestigious 2026 honorific awards, announced today.
Research
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Dr Khay Fong: Scientific truth isn’t static, it evolves as evidence evolves

Dr Khay Fong has always been fascinated by transformation. As a child, she mixed things simply to see what would happen: how colours shifted, textures changed, or materials reacted.
Science
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Not the exception, the standard: how women at Monash Science are redefining what scientific excellence looks like

As the world marks the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Monash Science does so from a position of leadership, momentum and proof.
Science
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The year we re-imagined what science can do

2025 has been a defining year for Monash Science a year where curiosity ignited innovation, and ideas turned into national and global impact.
Science
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That’s a wrap! Celebrating the 2025 Faculty of Science Awards

The 2025 Faculty of Science Awards brought together our vibrant community to honour the brilliant minds, quiet achievers, passionate educators, and dedicated teams that make Monash Science a national and global leader in research, teaching...
Science
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Monash Science awarded over $11 Million in ARC Discovery funding for 2026

Monash University received $62,825,862 across 78 funded projects – the highest number and value of awards in Australia. Of these, 14 successful projects were led by Monash Science researchers.
Research
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Crystalline futures: how a Monash Science researcher shaped the Nobel Prize landscape

For Professor Stuart Batten, from the Monash University School of Chemistry who heads the Batten Research Group, greatness came in the form of molecular scaffolds, metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, that are now redefining how...
Chemistry