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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

Featured, Studies

Honours in Science at Monash

August 1, 2017 No Comments

Please register your attendance at:

https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/facsci/view/207125/

WHY HONOURS?

Honours will give you a competitive advantage in your career. Most importantly, Honours will give you the first big chance to ‘stretch your legs’ on your very own project. It will also give you an excellent preparation for a higher degree by research (research master’s, or the PhD) to further consolidate your communication and research skills, hone your project management and problem-solving ability, and make you stand out from the crowd as a future leader in your field.

As an honours student you will work one-on-one with an academic on a research project. Academics are excited about their research and take great pride in mentoring the next generation of scientists.

Featured, News

Monash VR Science Precinct Tour

April 26, 2017 No Comments

Got friends who are interested in studying science at Monash?

Take them on a 360 degree VR tour of the amazing environment that is the Monash Science Precinct, from wherever they are.

The Science Precinct consists of 5 different areas; Maths, Chemistry, Biological & Environmental Sciences and our dedicated STEM library, the Hargrave Andrew Library.

Featured, News, Studies

Undergraduate Science Student Awards

April 5, 2017 No Comments

The Young Science Leadership Awards are now open for 2017. These awards are intended to recognise student achievement across a broad range of areas and celebrate their achievements.

Any science student may nominate by completing the form here. Nominations will close 5pm on the 12th of May, 2017.

News

iPAD mini giveaway Winner!

March 29, 2017 No Comments

Congratulations to the winner of the

iPAD MINI GIVEAWAY for new 2017 subscribers!

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The prize was an Apple iPad mini 2.

Our randomly selected winner is Emma G.

Emma – we have sent you an email so check your Monash student email inbox.

Yay!

Thanks to everyone who participated!

Careers

‘Beans means Heinz’ & Genetics – A Science Graduate’s Work Experience

March 5, 2017 No Comments

What have beans and genetics got to do with each other?

Hello fellow science enthusiasts!

I hope everyone is enjoying their time at Monash and reading Scapegoat weekly. It feels weird to think that this time last year I was doing my own research into graduate programs and here I am two months into one.

Two years ago, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science majoring in Genetics and Molecular Biology and now I work at KraftHeinz in the Marketing department.

Studies

Why PHA3990 is the choice for you

September 2, 2016 No Comments

By James

Tired of waking up for those 8 am lectures? Stressed out by the prospect of exams? Looking to contribute some new knowledge to the scientific community? If one or more of these apply to you, and you’ve completed the prerequisites listed here, then PHA3990 is for you!

Featured, News

Why doing a Science degree is not ‘risky’.

August 26, 2016 No Comments

By Dr. Mahbub Sarkar, Dr. Chris Thompson & Prof. Tina Overton

The recent Australian Graduate Survey (AGS) reported that 51 per cent of the science graduates found full-time work within four months after completing their course, 17 percentage points below the national average. Based on this single data point, Andrew Norton of the Grattan Institute claimed that enrolling in science degrees is “risky”. He commented,

“If people think doing a Bachelor in Science will give them skills that are highly valued in the labour market then they should probably look at something else.”

Featured, News

Science cannot solve all our problems.

July 29, 2016 No Comments

Author: Michelle (Yi-Xuan) Fu

Science cannot solve all our problems.

By studying science and by allocating billions of dollars into research, we hope to expand and organise our understanding of the universe, providing us testable explanations of past and current events and assisting in predicting and preparing for our future. But there is a huge difference between knowing something and acting on it.