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Research

Since its inception, Monash has concentrated on developing world-leading research facilities and instilling a relentless passion for greater understanding.

We encourage researchers to push new boundaries, to join colleagues from other disciplines to find creative ways to deliver better results for the community, industry and government.

The challenges are huge, but the results richly rewarding, both professionally and personally.

Nadia Rosenthal

Nadia Rosenthal

Researcher Nadia Rosenthal is studying creatures like starfish to try to understand regenerative processes and whether that knowledge can be applied to repairing the human body.

John Nieuwenhuysen

Migration models

Researchers at Monash are engaged in analysing the movement of migrants and refugees, providing government with a means of measuring the level of acceptance of migration.

Doug MacFarlane

Current thinking

As oil supplies dwindle and petroleum-based fuels become more expensive, the world is looking to science to provide the alternatives.

Martin Lackmann

Martin Lackmann

Associate Professor Martin Lackmann and his team of biomedical researchers spend their laboratory time working on a readily available drug to prevent cancer.

Car lights on road

Transport research

Transportation underpins most manufacturing and business activity and the high cost of fuel has added a new imperative to get transport and logistics right.