We’re hosting some information sessions about our internship unit, SCI3920. Come along to have your questions answered and find out how to apply for Semester 1.
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Feel prepared and ready to go the next day. Night before your exam:
KPMG is a global network of member firms with 189,000 people across a range of disciplines worldwide, including around 10,000 partners and staff across 16 cities in China. They provide audit, tax and advisory services to many of the world’s foremost companies. Their client focus, commitment to excellence, global mindset and unparalleled delivery build long standing partnerships based on trust and integrity, which are at the core of their business and international reputation.
KPMG’s graduate recruitment season has just begun and they are targeting STEM students who are planning on returning to China or HK, this year in order to achieve a balanced and diverse workforce.
Hop onto:
https://home.kpmg.com/cn/en/home/careers/graduates/stem-graduate-applications.html.
for more information!
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A humorous musing on an oft used physics principle.
NEW OPPORTUNITY
⚡LATE BREAKING AND LIGHTNING TALKS⚡
Abstract and Registration due Sept 29th
English Connect provides excellence in English in a cultural context, inclusive practices and student experience. It enhances Monash-wide student engagement by providing lively classroom environments, peer learning and flexible real-world situations to enrich students’ assuredness in Australia. All of their programs are peer to peer, and are delivered by current students at the university.
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Despite some misconceptions out there, R U OK? day is not about asking anyone ‘Are you okay?’ insincerely with the expectation that they will say ‘Yes, I’m good. Thank you. How about you?’.
In these modern times and more than ever in history, we are seemingly more connected to everyone – through the boom of mobile phones and social media.
Applications for Cancer Council Victoria’s 2020/21 Summer Vacation Studentships open at 9am on Monday 10 August 2020.
Studentships are offered to undergraduate students enrolled in relevant disciplines at any Victorian University. Students are not eligible to apply after completing their final year, except for 3rd year science students who are proceeding to the fourth year of an honours degree.
Applicants need to source a studentship project that is part of a cancer research program being conducted at a Victorian university or research organisation. Clinical and allied health placements are also encouraged.
All information and application forms can be found on our website: http://www.cancervic.
This blog is a collation of responses from prominent lecturers and staff from around
the Monash Science Faculty. To begin we would like to thank Ulrik Egede, Martin
Burd, Scott Findlay, Daniel Mathews, Nicholas Price and 2 other staff members for
making this article possible.
How their typical work day changed since the pandemic?
Majority of the respondents have moved to working from home and their face to face
interactions have now been replaced by zoom calls. Also laboratory activities have
stopped.
How has teaching remotely been different from ‘usual’ teaching?
There are both advantages and disadvantages to remote teaching. Teaching
remotely requires a lot more preparation and is a lot more time consuming than
regular face to face classes. One of the biggest challenges is trying to find a virtual
substitute for hands on learning. Learning science through virtual means is a lot less
interactive, which in most cases limits students’ learning ability. However, some
students are finding it easier to ask questions via the zoom chat function than they
would in a large lecture theatre.
Modifications that have been made to research and their impacts.
For most academics conducting laboratory-based research, the pandemic meant a
complete halt of on-campus research. Some have changed to a different part of their
research that is more theory-based. A major drawback to research has been the lack
of discussions with fellow researchers and collaborators, or at least their decreased
frequency.
Overall, the impacts to the research and respective fields of academics has not been
positive. It did, however, demonstrate that although lab-based research will always
need to be done on campus, some aspects of theoretical research can be done at
home with the same efficiency. Additionally, they are able to ‘attend’ international
seminars that were not previously accessible.
Will changes made to science during this time continue into the future?
Overall, the pandemic has proved that a large number of scientific tasks can be
conducted online – including teaching videos and even conferences. These may be
seen more frequently in the future. Additionally, flexibility in working hours was also
shown to be possible. However, face to face collaboration – whether in research or
applied classes – is overall more preferred in person.
In lab-based research however, being on campus is crucial and cannot be replaced.
It may take many years and considerable resources before such research can be
done remotely.
Advice for science students currently undertaking laboratories and general studies
Composed by Stacey Barbagallo, Israa Hameed and Matthew Wanford in
collaboration with Monash University’s Science Future Leaders Program 2020.
