SAVE THE DATE - Monash University Clinical Trials Centre Roadshow Presentation - Thu 6 April 2023, 12 - 1pm

Monash University is funding a new initiative to support local development of clinical trial capability, especially focussed on investigator initiated trials. This is of huge importance to SCS and has been flagged as a need by junior and senior researchers alike. The Monash University Clinical Trials Centre will be making a Roadshow Presentation on this new initiative as part of the Department of Medicine/Hudson joint seminar series on Thursday 6 April, 12-1pm.  All researchers involved in clinical trials are urged to SAVE THE DATE and attend this important presentation.

A flyer will be circulated closer to the date.

Gala goes off!

The Monash Children’s Hospital gala was a roaring success last Friday night.

Guests were treated to excellent food and entertainment and responded with outstanding generosity and enthusiasm. The over $1.2 million dollars raised will make a positive difference in the lives of premature babies and their families.

Monash is holding its first ever on-campus pride march and block party. Come march with us under a BDI banner!

Everyone is invited to march with us, as BDI steps out with pride to celebrate and support our fantastic LGBTIQA+ community at Monash. Let's get together and make it an event to remember! Register here to march with BDI

Monash Show Your PRIDE March 

• Date: Thursday 23 February 2023
• Time: 2.30–4pm
• Meeting point: The Count’s Courtyard, Clayton campus
• End point: C12 car park, outside Woodside Building for Technology and Design

Register now: 

• Student registration
• Staff registration 

What to wear 

Whatever you like. Come dressed as your most fabulous and authentic self. 

There will also be a best dressed competition with prizes for the best dressed student and the best dressed staff member present on the day. 

Schedule 

• 2.30pm Registrations and arrival
• 3.00pm March preparation (getting into marching order)
• 3.15pm Event commences 
• 3.30pm March commences
• 4.00pm March ends and Block Party begins!

Any questions, please contact: 

• BDI lead - Anne Fletcher anne.l.fletcher@monash.edu
• Event lead - Rumali Kularatne rumali.kularatne@monash.edu  
• Event team - Respectful Communities: respectful-communities@monash.edu 

Australian Graduate Women (AGW) Fellowships for female PhD students - Applications open now, closing February 28

AGW is pleased to announce that in 2023 it will award the following Fellowships:

• Two (2) 2022 Barbara Hale Fellowships in any discipline: Value $8,000 each
• One (1) 2023 Georgina Sweet Fellowship in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine: Value $7,000

These Fellowships are open to female students who, being Australian citizens or permanent residents, are enrolled in a research doctorate at any Australian university.

View the 2023 Guidelines to make an application on the relevant pages.

Find out more.

Update from Sally Catt

Posted on behalf of Dr Christine De Nardo, Manager, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health

As posted on 9 February 2023, Angus Catt, son of Sally Catt, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology was in an induced coma following an accident in Seoul, Korea on 22 January.

Update from Sally Catt posted to Facebook on 13 February

"The Goose has flown in!! It was tremendously emotional as I saw him coming into the Alfred hospital- The aspenmedical team, the ambulance man and every member of the hospital staff welcomed me with open arms, while everything was happening around him on the hand over. He was looking so peaceful and I was told he had been incredibly strong throughout this flight (I'd been given grave warnings that flying in his condition was dangerous and he may not make it, hence keeping his return a little under the radar) - again, he has defied the odds.  

Picture L-R: Sally and the Aspen Medical team, Tony and John at the Melbourne hospital, and Sally with Angus in ICU.

This would not have happened without the local and worldwide love and support he has been receiving during his 3 weeks in a Korean Hospital.  Saturday night I attended the most amazing fundraiser at Black Rock Yacht club, which was run by an absolute army of volunteers (whom I'll thank soon on their own fb page)- I have over 2500 donators to thank on the mycause page, which has nearly reached its target of $250,000 - and over time I'll be thanking you all. As Angus flew in, Henry, his cousin was running an ultra-marathon round a park in London, as a fundraiser (strava told us his heart rate went up when he was passed on the news of angus's arrival!).

 I can't thank Avcair enough for being so caring and kind and keeping me updated with every detail of his flight (route changes due cyclones in darwin, 14h on the tarmac in Indonesia due to debris on the runway ripping up the tyres- Shaun you are a legend for keeping it all happening-get some sleep mate!)". 

2023 parking arrangements

A message from Buildings and Property Division Monash University

Changes to parking operations across our campuses for 2023 will come into effect from Monday 20 February as we welcome our students back to campus for O-Week. 

With parking demand set to increase this year, we encourage you to use other modes of transport or carpool and share your trip and parking fees whenever possible. 

No perishing here, thank you

Next time you have a paper accepted, an award granted, or some other fabulous SCS news, please fill out the enhanced SCS News Opportunity form – the earlier, the better, so your work can be publicly acknowledged. Any questions, contact Communications Manager, Karen Sims: Karen.Sims@monash.edu  0438 310 866