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Inaugural Monash ACIS Postdoctoral Fellow
We are delighted to welcome Dr Matteo Dutto to Prato, the inaugural recipient of the Monash ACIS Postdoctoral Fellowship.
This fellowship has been made possible by the generous support of the Australasian Centre for Italian Studies (ACIS), in collaboration with the Monash University Prato Centre, and the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University.
Studying the MITS readies students for a globally oriented career
“I wasn’t thinking about career prospects, money, corporate ladders, or any of those ‘real-world’ practicalities. All I knew was that I wanted to speak foreign languages.”
That’s Rachel King. She’s a recent graduate of the Master of Interpreting and Translations Studies (MITS) and is currently based in Lyon, one of France’s cultural melting pots that radiates both history and sophistication.
Master of International Sustainable Tourism Management students explore the Great Ocean Road
Monash University’s Master of International Sustainable Tourism Management students last week enjoyed a trip down the Great Ocean Road as part of the 2018 Sustainable Tourism Development Field School.
Spanish and Latin American Studies Lecturer honoured by the King of Spain
Dr Stewart King, Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies, has been honoured by King Felipe VI of Spain for his promotion of Spanish and Latin American Studies internationally.
Race and Diversity in Japanese Studies Symposium Program Now Live
The Japanese Studies Centre is hosting a postgraduate symposium to be held at Monash University. This symposium centres on the theme of ‘Race and Diversity in Japan and Japanese Studies’—a theme that reflects the diversity of research topics in the discipline of Japanese Studies, while also highlighting the growing diversity of junior scholars conducting interdisciplinary research on Japan.
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Interested in Spanish history? Perhaps you need to pick up a detective novel 📖 Read below to find out about the sub-genre of Spanish detective fiction that acts as a form of 'cultural memory' of the Spanish Civil War and Franco dictatorship. https://bit.ly/2N5tcDY #ADifferentLens #MonashLens
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The Melbourne Women in Film Festival champions greater representation, celebration and recognition of the amazing women working in the industry A symposium on women and leadership will be held at the festival on February 21, co-presented by Monash & Film Vic Full program 👉 https://bit.ly/2TPpUr1
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Want to use your degree to change the world? Applications are now open for the 2019 Green Steps program! Green Steps offers innovative and practical sustainability training and consultancy projects for ambitious emerging leaders at Monash University. The program includes: + Training: Five days of hands-on sustainability training + Experience: 20-hour team-based sustainability consultancy projects + Networks: Access to a global network of over 1,300 sustainability leaders Run by the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Green Steps offers 30 fully funded places to students from all degrees and faculties. Applications close at midnight on Monday 18 March 2019. Be quick. Go to http://bit.ly/2Bc1u3y to apply. #SDGs #CHANGEIT #SOLUTIONS #UNIVERSITY #LEADERS #GREENSTEPS
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Happy #ValentinesDay! Many marriages, friendships, partnerships and more have blossomed at Monash. Tag someone from the Monash family who deserves some love 💕 mona.sh/spLC30n1y7x #MonashLife #MetAtMonash
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Terrorism is rare, but intimate partner violence is an everyday event. Yet the way we respond to both crises tell a different story. The Sydney Morning Herald article below features Director of Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Jude McCulloch; and Monash's School of Media, Film and Journalism Associate Professor in Journalism, Margaret Simons. bit.ly/2tfhdKR #CHANGEIT #changeitforgood
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Three 'grotesque cleaning ladies' walk onto a stage. This isn't a setup for a joke, but the premise for… https://t.co/We0zcvFBne
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The @mwff_au champions greater representation, celebration and recognition of the amazing women working in the industry A symposium on women and leadership will be held at the festival on February 21, co-presented by Monash and @filmvic Full program 👉 https://bit.ly/2TPpUr1
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The Melbourne Women in Film Festival @MWFF_AU champions greater representation and recognition of the amazing women… https://t.co/d0sLz0248u
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For all @MonashIndia friends, @MFJMonash Lecturer Dr Mugdha Rai will be participating on academic and research pane… https://t.co/oSo7AVVbG6
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RT @MonashGFV: The inaugural meeting of the Monash Centre for Gender & Family Violence Prevention Advisory Board: welcomed by our Dean @Pro…
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Terrorism is rare, but intimate partner violence is an everyday event. Yet the way we respond to both crises tell a different story. The @sydneymorningherald article below features Director of Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Jude McCulloch; and @MFJMonash Professor in Journalism, Margaret Simons. bit.ly/2tfhdKR -- 📸 AP #CHANGEIT #changeitforgood
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Happy #ValentinesDay! Many marriages, friendships, partnerships and more have blossomed at Monash. Tag someone from the Monash family who deserves some love 💕 mona.sh/spLC30n1y7x #MonashLife #MetAtMonash
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Want to use your degree to change the world? Applications are now open for the 2019 Green Steps program! Green Steps offers innovative and practical sustainability training and consultancy projects for ambitious emerging leaders at Monash University. The program includes: + Training: Five days of hands-on sustainability training + Experience: 20-hour team-based sustainability consultancy projects + Networks: Access to a global network of over 1,300 sustainability leaders Run by the Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Green Steps offers 30 fully funded places to students from all degrees and faculties. Applications close at midnight on Monday 18 March 2019. Be quick. Go to http://bit.ly/2Bc1u3y to apply. #SDGs #CHANGEIT #SOLUTIONS #UNIVERSITY #LEADERS #GREENSTEPS
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Conversations surrounding terrorism and how to counter it largely revolve around men. But what role do women take? Jacqui True's work with Monash Gender Peace and Security seeks to shine a spotlight on the gendered nature of violent extremism. Read more here 👉 https://bit.ly/2tfigdL #CHANGEIT #changeitforgood
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World first research into an Australian sandy cay island: interview with Professor Ian McNiven - If the Tudulgal could thrive on a small sandy island and become a leading control centre in Australia's Torres Straits, how can these insights help build more resilient and sustainable communities around...
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Part II: Professor JaneMaree Maher on Gender & Family Violence - This podcast continues on from Part I of our interview with Professor JaneMaree Maher on Monash's Gender and Family Violence research. Why does international evidence show 80% of adolescent violence is committed by sons against their ...
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Part I: Professor JaneMaree Maher on Gender & Family Violence - Why does international evidence show 80% of adolescent violence is committed by sons against their mothers? Why is more than one woman per week killed by their current or ex intimate partner in Australia? What do we need to do to make s...
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The power in making "0.1 to 100": interview with Dr Xin Gu - Dr Xin Gu of our School of Media, Film & Journalism, is leading an ARC Discovery international research project: Urban Cultural Policy and the Changing Dynamics of Cultural Production. The research explores the dynamics of the “cultural ec...
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Language on mobility, settlement and governance with Professor Rita Wilson - During the course of the twentieth century global migration flows have grown exponentially. Massive socio-political changes in the late 1980s and early 1990s, notably the fall of the Berlin wall and collapse of the Soviet b...
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Collective responsibility for antibiotic resistance: interview with Associate Professor Mark Davis - Millions will likely soon die from antibiotic resistance. How do we galvanise collective responsibility to change this? Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites are rapidly developing resistance to an...
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Dr Natalie Doyle: Marcel Gauchet's Loss of Common Purpose - For two decades, Dr Natalie Doyle, Deputy Director of the Monash European and EU Centre, and Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, has researched a specific strand of French social and political ...
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If Australian border control sustains death & unlawful migrant exploitation, what must change? - In 2010, The Border Crossing Observatory was founded by Professor Sharon Pickering and Associate Professor Leanne Weber, with Associate Professor Marie Segrave. It is an innovative virtual research centr...