18 - 03 - 2022
Join us for this week's roundup of inspiring Scholar news...
You can’t sanction what you can’t see
The war in Ukraine has seen sanctions levelled against kleptocratic wealth. 2017 Commonwealth Bank John Monash Scholar Dr Vafa Ghazavi argues that you can’t sanction what you can’t see. His article published in The Guardian explains that much more needs to be done in order to trace the owners of real estate and luxury assets in order to truly bring corrupt networks and autocrats to account. Vafa is a Carr Center Fellow at Harvard University and executive director for research and policy at the James Martin Institute for Public Policy.
Featured Podcast – Lieutenant Hannah Phelps
Lieutenant Hannah Phelps, 2021 Chairman’s Circle John Monash Scholar is currently studying a PhD in Atmospheric Science (Glaciology) at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Listen to Hannah in our latest episode of The Scholars Podcast as she discusses her background in mathematics which she uses to observe the behaviour of glaciers over time and how her work as a meteorologist, serving in the Australian Navy and her time working in Antarctica inspired her to persue her PhD in Glaciology.
Computation as a Basis for Reality
Could our universe plausibly be a high-fidelity computer simulation? In the last few years, this question has been taken more seriously by physicists and computer scientists. Heather Muir is the 2018 ANZAC Centenary John Monash Scholar currently completing her PhD in Physics at Cambridge University. Her scientific research entitled Emergence of the Fused Spacetime from a Continuum Computing Construct of Reality was published by Springer Link. Her research demonstrates how new theories based on the laws of computation can be used to explore fundamental physics and the foundations of our reality.
Green transition for India requires international support
2012 John Monash Scholar Fergus Green is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at University College London. He co-authored an article for the East Asia Forum in relation to the COP26 summit and India’s commitment to the Glasgow Climate Pact. This article highlights how important international support will be if developing countries are to transition to an environmentally sustainable future
Identity, representation, and empowerment
2022 Chairman’s Circle John Monash Scholar Cassandra Joore-Short was interviewed by Echo Chamber, a diversity first publication. Cassandra speaks about being a feminist art historian, grappling with the ideas of identity, representation and empowerment. As a John Monash Scholar, Cassandra will pursue a DPhil in History of Art at the University of Oxford with a focus on feminist art history and women’s history.
The Conversation Weekly Podcast – UK/Australia Season
Madeline Gleeson, a 2012 John Monash Scholar and Senior Research Fellow, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney. She was recently interviewed for an episode of The Conversation Weekly Podcast. Madeline spoke alongside another refugee expert from the UK, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine brings renewed attention to the plight of millions of refugees. This podcast was a special episode made as part of The Conversation Weekly’s UK/Australia Season, which reflects on the two countries’ shared history and future.
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