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Monash Careers Summit 5th to 9th July – Applications Now Open!

March 5, 2024 No Comments

Would you like to meet industry experts? Not just one, but a stellar line up of leading professional and personal development thought leaders?

At the Monash Careers Summit you can meet facilitators @Josh Farr, @Yousef Shadid, @Poorva Bhardwaj and @Gary Ryan who will be presenting throughout the week at customised sessions designed to help students on their career journey from university to the workplace. Get your questions ready!

Register Now: http://bit.ly/MonashCareersSummit

Video: https://youtu.be/acgbC8dkXFo

Careers, Featured, News, Student Wellbeing & Study Skills

Green Steps Sustainability Leadership Program – Apply Now!

March 5, 2024 No Comments

Ready to take your knowledge of sustainability to the next level?

Develop your skills as an emerging sustainability leader and change agent with Green Steps. The Green Steps program is an award-winning sustainability leadership initiative run by Monash Sustainable Development Institute. Open to students across all faculties and disciplines, the program includes:

Five days of sustainability leadership training
A consultancy project
Access to a global network of over 1,300 sustainability leaders

There are 30 fully-funded scholarships available. No previous knowledge of sustainability is necessary. Applications close 1 July. To apply, visit: monash.edu/greensteps

Featured, News

Your Voice Matters – Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice (CYPEP)

March 5, 2024 No Comments

Young people’s voices matter. At the Centre for Youth Policy
and Education Practice (CYPEP), we want to amplify young people’s voices through our Youth Reference Group (YRG).

WHAT WILL YOU DO AS A MEMBER OF THE YRG?

Members of the YRG will meet regularly (up to four times a year) with CYPEP researchers to:

Provide advice on issues of importance to young people and their education
Help CYPEP set our agenda on youth issues of concern to you
Co-develop and road test research ideas with other young people

WHAT WILL JOINING THE YRG GIVE YOU?

In recognition of your contribution to the YRG, we will provide you with:

An influential platform where you can speak up about issues that affect young people
Opportunities to build skills for your career and network with like-minded young people
Written references attesting to your personal contribution to the YRG
Pizza, snacks and a gift voucher at each meeting

HOW DO I JOIN?

To apply, all you need to do is send us a short (three minute) video by the 12th of July that includes:

Some information about yourself (e.g., your age, where you live, and something about your background)
Why you would like to be a member of the YRG
Your take on ONE key issue affecting young people in Australia today

Contact Us

Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice
Monash Education
E: cypep@monash.edu
www.monash.edu/education/cypep

Featured, News

Winter Industry Internships

February 27, 2024 No Comments

Complete an internship over Winter and gain valuable industry experience + course credit

Source your own placement with your preferred industry partner
Develop your professional skills and meet industry professionals

Join the online information session to find out more!

DATE: Wednesday 13 March 2024

TIME: 2PM – 3PM

JOIN: Click here

Careers, Featured, News, Volunteering

Are you going to be in 2nd year in 2018? Apply for the Science Future Leaders Program

September 1, 2017 No Comments

Written by Aidan Matthews and Tracey Byron

Science discovery, Industry engagement, and Leadership Development. Monash University’s Science Future Leader’s Program offers all that and so much more.

The Science Future Leaders Program is a leadership and skills based training program that allows 2nd year Science students to develop fresh new skills.

A constantly growing initiative, each year the program welcomes a new cohort of 2nd Year Science Students who will spend the year learning, working and growing together. Moreover, the program allows for 2nd Year Science students from the various disciplines of science to form friendships, share knowledge about their fields, and develop professional teamwork skills.

News, Studies

Diversity & Inclusion Week at Monash

August 19, 2017 No Comments

Monday 28 August – Friday 1 September 2017.

The week celebrates our diverse community and strengthens our inclusive culture. It’s about helping to create an environment of involvement, respect and connection through sharing and learning from one another.

We have highlighted some of our most anticipated events below, which we think you will enjoy.

Careers, News

Science Industry Week 2017 is back!

August 11, 2017 No Comments

Hi All

This year we will once again run our Science Industry Nights for each school.

This will be a fantastic and exciting event and an excellent opportunity to hear about career options with a science degree.

We have over 40 industry participating across the week

Attend Science Industry Week and:

Learn about a diverse range of careers in science
Hear from panel speakers, industry and Monash alumni about science jobs
Ask questions about working in industry Network with industry, panel speakers, Monash students, staff and alumni Enjoy
free food and drinks

For further information and bookings for this evening event, please click on the link below.

http://www.monash.edu/career-connect/jobs/events/science-week

I look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards

Lisa Happell (Careers, Leadership and Volunteering)

Entertainment, Featured, News

Curie, Meitner, Lamarr – Indivisible

August 11, 2017 No Comments

It’s hard to believe but women in the 20th century were once perceived as incapable of advanced abstract thought – yet they were responsible for some of the world’s greatest scientific discoveries.

Monash University’s Faculty of Science, in conjunction with the School of Physics and Astronomy, is proud to present the international play ‘Curie, Meitner, Lamarr – Indivisible’ as part of National Science Week in August. There are 2 sessions, on the 15th and 16th of August and tickets are FREE!

Dates and locations

Tues, 15 August

8pm-10pm

Lecture Theatre Central 1 (C1)

Monash University Clayton Campus, Wellington Road , Clayton, Victoria

Wed, 16 August

6.30pm-8.30pm

Monash Cinema

Monash University Clayton Campus, Wellington Road , Clayton, Victoria

Learn more about the lives of these three women pioneers at: https://www.monash.edu/science/news/current/international-play-to-highlight-the-plight-of-three-pioneer-women-scientists

Careers, News

Teach For Australia

August 10, 2017 No Comments

Want to change the world with your Science degree?

Students aren’t getting involved in science. Only half of Year 12 students now study science, compared to nine out of 10 in the 1990s. You could change this.

Teach For Australia offers an award-winning two year Leadership Development Program, a Master of Teaching on scholarship, and full salary and benefits as you work as a teacher in a disadvantaged school. Every day you’ll get to share your love of science and empower the next generation of problem solvers.

TFA’s Leadership Development Program turns grad program on its head. You’ll get the responsibility, stakeholder manager and possibility to create change right from Day One. As TFA alum, you’ll have the skills and experience to set yourself apart when you re-enter the job market.

Applications close on the 20th of August.

To apply or to find out more about Australia’s Best Graduate Development Program and the only not-for-profit organisation in the 2016 Top 40 Graduate Employers in Australia, go to bit.ly/TFA2017.

Careers, News

Donuts at the PostGrad PopUp

August 5, 2017 No Comments

Interested in further study, but you’re not sure what your options are? Want to hear about these options, and get a free donut? Come to the PostGrad PopUp on the 30th of August, 1:30pm to 3pm in the Science Student Lounge!

The Faculty of Science in conjunction with the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Information Technology have produced a Postgraduate Pop Up Stand, giving students a chance to get a feel for what their future studies might entail and whether further study is right for you. Speak to staff about developing specialist knowledge and what that can mean for you in your future career.

No need to register, come and enjoy!