Monash Science

It's official! The 2025 Shaping Australia Awards are now open for entries. We’re calling on problem solvers, future builders, and community champions from our universities to share the incredible work they’ve done over the past year. If you've made an impact, we want to hear…

Chemist. Educator. Ocean explorer. Dr Khay Fong is fighting plastic pollution at the micro level. Her work detecting invisible plastic particles is reshaping how we understand and tackle this global crisis. #WorldEnvironmentDay #BeatPlasticPollution monash.edu/science/news-e…

Major development in #GreenHydrogen! 🌱⚡ Monash-led study (A/Prof Alex Simonov @Simonov_A_N) finds cobalt catalysts can be stable & efficient, potentially reducing the need for rare iridium. Read more: monash.edu/science/news-e… #MonashScience #HydrogenTech #NatureEnergy

Five Monash Science researchers awarded ARC Future Fellowships – with women leading the way! Congrats to Dr Alton, Dr Bentley, A/Prof Fitzsimmons, Dr Nealon & Dr Ren. 3 of the 5 are women! Read more: monash.edu/science/news-e… #MonashScience #FutureFellowships

New study in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals how white clover evolves rapidly across continents via large chromosomal changes. Led by Dr Paul Battlay, @MonashBiol @shaky_dingo + @njkooyers @evoecolab & Brandon Hendrickson. Read more: monash.edu/science/news-e… #MonashScience

A star exploded and Monash was watching. Monash astrophysicists helped uncover GOTO0650, a rare cataclysmic variable that brightened 2,500x - thanks to citizen scientists. “Human review remains critical to turn 'blips' into breakthroughs." monash.edu/science/news-e…

We have just opened searches for three new continuing Teaching & Research Academics.  All positions are open at Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer), and we have one position in Genomics and two in Ecology. careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/… careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/…

Tiny titans of the Cretaceous - the southern-most record of termites. monash.edu/science/news-e…

127 million years ago, termites were already recycling forests under dinosaurs’ feet. A fossil log from Victoria reveals Australia’s oldest termite nest packed with ancient poo and clues to polar ecosystems. Read more: monash.edu/science/news-e… #MonashScience

We’ve retained our place in the global top 50 universities, moving up one place to rank equal 36th in the prestigious @worlduniranking. What makes a top-50 institution? mona.sh/6W2H50Wc3su #MonashUni

If you are attending #iccb2025 and interested in insect migration or conservation, feel free to drop by poster board 21.

A new #ScienceReview synthesizes our current understanding of temperature sensing and response in plants. scim.ag/4jPbX7z

As the world warms, plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural settings find ways to respond to the heat. In a new special issue of Science, researchers examine how heat affects plants at multiple scales, from the molecular level to the biosphere. (THREAD 🧵)…

Plants don’t use a single “thermometer” to sense heat – they decode it through a molecular network! A new review led by @MonashUni biologists could reshape how we engineer climate-resilient crops using AI & synthetic biology. monash.edu/science/news-e… #MonashScience

Exciting news! #NISA has welcomed a new partner - @RAL_Space_STFC! This means applications are open for two Indigenous #STEM university students to intern in the UK at its leading space institute! Don't miss this opportunity, apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…! 🚀 #STEM

Think you spotted a meteor? Or was it just space junk making a fiery exit? ☄️ From comets to fireballs – our experts break down what’s really lighting up the night sky. Find out more. mona.sh/N5k650W1g4v

New from @Monash_Science: A model to help conservationists predict how species adapt to climate change & interact in new habitats. Uses traits & data from related species to fill knowledge gaps. Read @Ecology_Letters doi.org/10.1111/ele.70… #Conservation #ClimateChange #Ecology

"Insects are everywhere—and so are the people who can help us understand them." On #BiodiversityDay, meet @MonashBiol’s Dr Shawan Chowdhury @shawan_c, who’s making science more inclusive—one insect at a time. Read👉monash.edu/science/news-e… #EDIinSTEM #CitizenScience #MonashScience

Congratulations to Prof Jessica Purcell FAA (@Monash_Uni), elected as a 2025 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Her pioneering research in low-dimensional topology and geometry enhances computer vision, powering advancements in autonomous vehicles and medical imaging. A…

My design as the inside cover of @ChemicalScience! Research led by Prof. Chris Ritchie from @Monash_Science and his team on “Multi-stimuli-responsive polymers enabled by bio-inspired dynamic equilibria of flavylium chemistry”.