25 - 03 - 2022
Join us for this week's roundup of inspiring Scholar news...
Despondency for Australia’s scientific research sector
Professor Mark Dawson, 2006 John Monash Scholar and Associate Director of Research Translation at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has voiced concerns about despondency across the scientific research sector. His comments are in response to the recent decision to have six research grants vetoed, making scientific funding in Australia more elusive. Mark is one of several high-profile scientists to speak publicly about the increasing low morale in the Australian scientific community. Read the whole story in The Brisbane Times.
Congratulations Jessie Hughes
Jessie Hughes, 2020 Lee Liberman John Monash Scholar was recently awarded a 2022 American Australian Association (AAA) Arts Scholarship. This will support her ventures in the United States entertainment, technology and new media industries. This week Jessie presented a talk: Technologists & the Future of Story as part of South by Southwest's (SXSW) 2022 events line-up. SXSW is an organisation founded in Texas known for its conferences and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education and culture.
Featured Podcast - Jessica Coldrey
Listen to our latest podcast episode with Jessica Coldrey, 2021 Victorian Government John Monash Scholar as she shares her views on art, STEM and sustainability. Jessica is currently studying for a Masters of Humanitarian Engineering at Warwick University in England. Her aim is to return to Australia and establish an interdisciplinary research lab, where people from different sectors can work collectively to resolve sustainability issues.
A Conversation with Kate Manne
2006 John Monash Scholar Kate Manne has been interviewed by UPJA (The Undergraduate Philosophy Journal of Australasia). Kate is an Associate Professor, author and philosopher. In her interview, she spoke about being selected as a John Monash Scholar, which gave her the opportunity to study in the USA and experience American philosophical discourse through her postgraduate studies at MIT. For her next project, Kate is moving on from feminist philosophy to fat phobia and how it manifests in contemporary life.
Don't miss a newsletter!
Simply subscribe to our weekly newsletter to ensure you keep up to date with what's happening across our John Monash Scholar community.