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As Australia marks National Reconciliation Week and the AIATSIS Summit 2026, our researchers are contributing to important conversations about truth-telling, healing and Indigenous-led futures.

One of those voices is Jesse Fleay, whose latest article explores why truth-telling processes must be grounded in First Nations leadership to create meaningful change.

Monash researchers are also presenting work on access to records for Stolen Generations survivors, and on cultural fire practices and community wellbeing.

Read more: https://lens.monash.edu/truth-telling-without-first-nations-leadership-risks-becoming-performative-not-transformative/

Today we gathered as a community to mark National Sorry Day – a time to pause and reflect on the profound harm caused by the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families and communities, now known as the Stolen Generations.

As National Reconciliation Week begins, this year’s theme – “All In” – calls on every Australian to support reconciliation through both intention and action. It’s a powerful reminder that reconciliation is not passive; it requires all of us to engage, to listen deeply and to contribute to meaningful change.

We’ll observe National Reconciliation Week from Wednesday 27 May to Wednesday 3 June. This important period offers our staff, students and broader community an opportunity to deepen understanding of our shared histories, cultures and achievements, and to reflect on the role each of us can play in advancing reconciliation.

To acknowledge National Sorry Day, the strength of Stolen Generations survivors, and to enable our community to reflect on how we can share in the healing process, we invite all students and staff to attend flag lowering ceremonies across our Australian campuses. 🖤

Led by Indigenous leaders and senior leaders at Monash, the ceremonies will be held at 9am, Tuesday 26 May at the following flagpole locations:

📍Clayton: Scenic Boulevard roundabout
📍Caulfield: 900 Dandenong Road at the end of Queens Avenue
📍Parkville: In front of Sissons Building
📍Peninsula: The bottom entrance of campus (near McMahons Road, behind the George Jenkins Theatre)

Bees are small, but the systems they support are enormous 🐝

From crop production to biodiversity, pollinators play a critical role in maintaining healthy ecosystems — and researchers are finding new ways technology could help us better understand and protect them.

projects combining AI, robotics and computer vision are helping track pollination activity and model how bees move through different environments.

The goal: better outcomes for both agriculture and biodiversity 🧑‍🌾

Indigenous communities hold deep knowledge about disaster recovery, resilience and Caring for Country.
Earlier this month, the National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Gathering 2026 – a Monash Arts program – brought together Indigenous leaders, researchers and practitioners on Gunaikurnai Country in East Gippsland to share knowledge, strengthen connections and discuss Indigenous-led approaches to disaster preparedness and recovery.
The Gathering highlighted the importance of listening to and learning from communities when building systems designed to support people before, during and after disasters: https://www.monash.edu/arts/social-sciences/national-indigenous-disaster-resilience/news-and-events/news/2026/nidr-gathering-2026-coming-together-with-indigenous-leaders-to-build-a-disaster-system-that-works-for-everyone
Thanks to our partners : Alliance , GLaWAC East Gippsland Shire Council and Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust Page

Photo credit : Gabrielle Connole Photographer

It feels like the whole world is suddenly talking about weight-loss drugs. But what is the actual science driving this medical revolution?

An exclusive event for our Monash alumni: Join Professor Zane Andrews as he breaks down the science of Health, weight and metabolism in our next webinar. We’re looking past the hype to explore how neural circuits control our appetite, why our food reward pathways are so easily hijacked, and what GLP-1 drugs actually reveal about the human brain.

If you want to understand the mechanics of the biggest health story in the world right now, register for this free webinar.

https://monash.zoom.us/webinar/register/4217772689365/WN_oEQgE6hxSfSfsaVZN_Iizg

Mid-Year Study Expo Today!
Tuesday 5 May, 4.30-6.30pm

Chat with expert staff from faculties about:
• Courses that interest you
• Our flexible study options
• Work placement opportunities

Register at
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Tuesday 5 May, 4.30–6.30pm

Chat with expert staff from faculties about:

Courses that interest you 📚
Our flexible study options 💻
Work placement opportunities 👩‍⚕️

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Housing supply and affordability will be a key focus at today’s public hearing.

Monash Art, Design and Architecture’s Associate Professor Duncan Maxwell and his Future Building Initiative team have been working on potential solutions.

https://lens.monash.edu/modernising-construction-can-we-fix-australias-enduring-housing-crisis-yes-we-can/

In our fractured world, what does it mean to be a global citizen?

To read the full article: https://lens.monash.edu/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-global-citizen-in-a-divided-world/

Most people learn to manage by trial and error, but there’s a more effective way to lead.

Final call for alumni – our Foundations of Leadership masterclass kicks off tomorrow at 12.30pm.

Join psychologist Dr Martin Boult (Associate, Monash Business School) as he shares practical frameworks to:
• build trust within your team
• navigate change with confidence
• shift your mindset from individual contributor to impactful leader.

With years of experience supporting leaders through organisational change and complex team dynamics, Dr Boult will unpack what it really takes to move from output to impact.

🎓 Exclusive to our alumni community
📅 Thursday 16 April
⏰ 12.30pm

This is your last chance to register and to go in the draw for our June program sponsorship (valued at $4250).

Secure your place now: https://monash.zoom.us/webinar/register/5917700061857/WN_Y7Z9hTL0RmW6pmd_0q1N3g

Ever accidentally called a teacher “mum”?

It’s more than a slip – it reflects how we expect teachers to care, sacrifice and give endlessly.

Like mothers, teachers are celebrated, yet often undervalued.

Read on: https://lens.monash.edu/we-treat-teachers-like-we-treat-mothers-thats-why-we-dont-pay-them-what-theyre-worth/

At the 2025 Blues Awards last week, we celebrated the incredible individuals behind our varsity and club successes 💙

Congratulations to Hoey Yein Goh (kendo), Keh Chu “KC” Chong (volleyball) and Stephen Pearson (cricket) for receiving the Monash Sport Club Lifetime Contribution Award, and to Emily Roche (basketball) on being named Team Organiser of the Year.

The Lifetime Contribution Award recognises long-term impact, from years of service and leadership to strengthening club culture and experience.

The Team Organiser of the Year Award celebrates outstanding leadership and organisation, with Emily going above and beyond to support and elevate the varsity experience.

Your hard work and continued commitment are testament to what the Blues represent – leadership, dedication and a passion for creating exceptional sporting experiences 👏

If we ever make contact with extraterrestrial life, communication won’t be simple. 👽

With no shared language, and vast distances between stars, scientists are exploring what could act as a universal bridge.

One idea? Mathematics.

Research shows that even species as different as humans and honeybees can understand basic numerical concepts. And that raises a bigger question: Is maths something we invented...or something all intelligent life might share? 🐝

https://lens.monash.edu/can-we-use-bees-as-a-model-of-intelligent-alien-life-to-develop-interstellar-communication/

While some people are busy searching for the Easter Bunny on the Moon, our experts are focused on capturing it at its absolute best 🐰🌕

Here are their top tips for getting the perfect lunar shot on your phone 📸 https://lens.monash.edu/why-is-it-so-hard-to-take-a-good-photo-of-the-moon-with-my-phone/

Monash alumna Yen Siow’s story is nothing short of extraordinary. At just four years old, she spent five days adrift on a leaking boat fleeing Vietnam before being rescued and resettled in Australia.

That experience didn’t hold her back – it fuelled her. Today, Yen is a changemaker providing STEM education to displaced learners across ASEAN countries, building pathways for Afghan, Pakistani, Rohingya and other marginalised communities to access skills, dignity and opportunity.

Yen’s story shows why supporting students from ASEAN countries is important. When young people with resilience, talent and lived experience are given opportunity, they don’t just transform their own futures – they uplift entire communities.

Monash University is championing this belief through the new Vice-Chancellor’s ASEAN Awards – a landmark $2.5M initiative supporting 67 students from 10 ASEAN nations to study, grow and lead.

Yen captures it perfectly: “Education gives people choices, dignity and confidence. I’ve seen how a single opportunity can change the direction of a young person’s life.”

Read Yen’s full story in the latest article from : https://www.monash.edu/alumni/monash-life/building-bridges-education-as-a-lifeline

Monash Mid-Year Study Expo

Tuesday 5 May, 4.30–6.30pm

Chat with expert staff from faculties about:

Courses that interest you 📚
Our flexible study options 💻
Work placement opportunities 👩‍⚕️

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