What's On this week

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). Monash University Astronomers have developed an exhibition that explores and explains astronomy and how it is done. You can also buy a coffee downstairs and lounge in our relaxing reading area with books to peruse.

SUSAN FEREDAY | MARCO FUSINATO | DONNA ONG | FIONA PARDINGTON | PATRICK POUND | JACKY REDGATE | ELVIS RICHARDSON | FIONA TAN

Curator: Dr Kyla McFarlane

Found or anonymous photographic images and film footage are a fascinating subject for many artists. The snapshot, the amateur photograph, the flea market find, the postcard, videos uploaded to youtube, and the work of the anonymous, jobbing photographer have all provided material fodder, or acted as conceptual springboards for making new work.

Engaging with this material, the artists in Photographer Unknown enact a series of reversals, reprisals and re-workings - bringing the snapshot to the status of the fine art print, calling into question conventions of authorship, quality, the public and private, the nature of the archive and monumentality.

The Library is presenting 'A Doctor's Delights' to celebrate a remarkable gift. Dr Richard Travers is an expert in medical history who has transferred much of his valuable collection of over 15,000 items to the Monash University Library as a gift to future researchers. The current exhibition shows Dr Travers' favourite items from the collection.

The items on display can also be previewed in a virtual exhibition, supplemented by Dr Travers' own explanation of the history and significance of each item.

If you want to build your career transition skills to prepare for professional employment you will be interested in this program. Over three days hear employers and industry representatives give advice on study to work transition and practice your skills in group activities, psychometric testing and interview performance in this supportive learning environment.

Delivered at the Caulfield campus, registration is essential and places are limited. A $70 fee applies to secure your place. Visit the Employment and Career Development website to get all the details.

Book Launch:Constitutional Advancement in a Frozen Continent

Essays in Honour of George Winterton. Edited by Professor H P Lee and Dr Peter Gerangelos.

To be presented by The Honourable Sir Anthony Mason, AC KBE.

Australia has been called the 'frozen continent' for its many failures to effect changes to the Constitution via the rigid processes prescribed in section 128. Despite this, today the Australian polity wields broadranging national powers over most spheres of activities in Australia. The High Court of Australia plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the constitutional documentcontinues to be of relevance in an age of fastpaced modernity. Professor H P Lee (Monash University) and Dr Peter Gerangelos (University of Sydney) have jointly edited this special volume to honour Professor George Winterton who passed away on 6 November 2008 after a long and valiant battle against illness. A broad spectrum of distinguished legal scholars and jurists engage in thoughtful and critical exegesis to explain the continuing evolution of the Australian Constitution.The book stands as a mark of admiration and respect for an outstanding and inspirational scholar.

The Australian Centre for Biodiversity Talkfest is an annual event that showcases student talks around biodiversity, in its broadest sense (including ecosystem processes). Awards are given to those students presenting the best talks and a mixer is held afterward for students, research staff and academics to engage socially.