NASA’s latest mission – to inspire Aboriginal astronauts

NASA’s latest mission – to inspire Aboriginal astronauts

Indigenous science students have been learning at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and brought their skills and experiences home to Australia.

  • byStephen Brook

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‘I’m not cheap’:Burlesque star speaks out on university Christmas party show
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‘I’m not cheap’:Burlesque star speaks out on university Christmas party show

The star performer at a Monash University end-of-year party was shocked to hear attendees had been offered counselling after her show as questions remain over how exactly she was hired.

  • bySherryn Groch
Criminologist driving sexual violence reform named Monash Uni vice-chancellor

Criminologist driving sexual violence reform named Monash Uni vice-chancellor

Some universities have been pushing back against regulation to govern how they respond to sexual violence. Sharon Pickering was part of the group that designed it.

  • bySherryn Groch
Australia underspends on this key area. It may put national security at risk
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Australia underspends on this key area. It may put national security at risk

Australia’s underinvestment in research is becoming a national security issue,some university heads argue,ahead of a landmark review and the AUKUS deal.

  • bySherryn Groch andDaniella White
How November 11,1975,sparked a siege that imprisoned a prime minister

How November 11,1975,sparked a siege that imprisoned a prime minister

After governor-general John Kerr dismissed the Whitlam government,new prime minister Malcolm Fraser became the target of students activists at Monash University.

  • byTony Wright
Audrey was too young to say she could hear you. But her brainwaves could
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Audrey was too young to say she could hear you. But her brainwaves could

Scientists have been using invisible,near-infrared light to measure how babies hear,in research they hope will fast-track treatments for deafness,and expand our understanding of language development.

  • bySherryn Groch
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Students cop penalties as universities turn to strike-busting tactics

Students cop penalties as universities turn to strike-busting tactics

Students who supported striking staff have been penalised at RMIT,while a union warns more unis are turning to aggressive tactics normally seen in the private sector.

  • bySherryn Groch
The weight of evidence against shift work is getting hefty
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The weight of evidence against shift work is getting hefty

New research out of Monash University has added to the evidence suggesting shift work can harm your health. So,can we be doing things better? Should we stop non-essential shift work altogether?

  • byAisha Dow
Melbourne home to two of world’s top 50 universities for first time

Melbourne home to two of world’s top 50 universities for first time

Melbourne and Monash are the only Australian universities to finish in the top 50 of the Times Higher Education world university rankings,among 10 that finished in the top 200 this year.

  • byAdam Carey
Education visionary who opened the door to Asia

Education visionary who opened the door to Asia

Professor Mal Logan was a transformative figure in higher education in Australia,and he leaves a profound legacy.

  • byKate Logan
Union launches landmark ‘wage theft’ case against Monash University over casual pay
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Union launches landmark ‘wage theft’ case against Monash University over casual pay

National Tertiary Education Union has filed a writ in the Federal Court alleging hundreds of casual teaching associates had not been paid for student consultation times for at least six years.

  • byNicole Precel