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unusual facts about Monash


Monash, Australian Capital Territory

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are Catholic, Anglican, no religion, Uniting, Presbyterian and Hindu.


.au

For example Edith Cowan University in Western Australia has a domain of ecu.edu.au rather than ecu.wa.edu.au, Monash University in Victoria uses monash.edu.au rather than monash.vic.edu.au.

Alan Finkel

In 2008 he was inducted as an honorary member of the Monash Golden Key Society to recognize his achievements.

Anthony Pritchard

As part of the Vice-Chancellor's Executive (Professor Mal Logan), he played a central role in the mergers undertaken by Monash with the Chisholm Institute of Technology and the Gippsland College of Advanced Education (GIAE).

Blanchetown, South Australia

Until a new bridge could be built, these were diverted from near Monash via Morgan and Eudunda to rejoin the highway at Gawler, thus travelling further but avoiding the Kingston and Blanchetown bridges.

Bryan Horrigan

Professor Horrigan currently holds the Louis Waller Chair of Law and is the Associate Dean (Research) at Monash University.

Gadens

Acted for ANZ and Commonwealth Bank of Australia on the funding of the leveraged acquisitions of Monash IVF and subsequent restriction of those facilities.

Gustav Nossal

2009 – The Nossal High School, located at the Berwick campus of Monash University, is named in honour of Nossal

History of Monash University

In 1991, Monash, to the surprise of many, merged with the Victorian College of Pharmacy, which most people had predicted would merge with the University of Melbourne.

IITB-Monash Research Academy

In 2006, then Vice-Chancellor of Monash Richard Larkins went on a tour of India with senior Monash staff and an executive from BHP Billiton.

John Patrick McGlinn

Monash thus became the only brigadier general without a regular army brigade major, although Monash secured a regular, Captain C Jess, as staff captain.

Joshua Thomas Noble Anderson

After a meeting with Frank Gummow of Sydney in 1897, Anderson negotiated an agreement for the firm to became the Victorian agents for reinforced concrete using the Monier patents and won several contracts for bridges using the technology and he and Monash concentrated on building concrete bridges.

Loreto Mandeville Hall

Olivia Wells, crowned Miss Universe Australia in June 2013, completing her Loreto education in 2012, and going on to study medicine at Monash University

Louis Matheson

When Monash opened, Matheson led and oversaw rapid development, from an empty site in Clayton, to a university recognised internationally for excellence in research and teaching.

Beyond his work at Monash, Matheson also oversaw the development of two universities in Papua New Guinea, and was Chancellor of the University of Papua New Guinea from 1973 to 1975.

Mal Logan

He established the university's link with the Sunway Group, a relationship which led to the establishment of a Monash Malaysia Campus in 1998.

In 1971, Sir Louis Matheson, then Vice-Chancellor of Monash, invited Logan to take up a professorship at Monash.

Melbourne Hebrew Congregation

In 1891 the congregation celebrated the marriage of John and Hannah Victoria Monash.

Monash University, Berwick campus

Monash University, Berwick Campus is a campus of Monash University located in Berwick, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It offers degrees in Business and Commerce, Nursing and Education.

Monash University, Caulfield campus

Monash University, Caulfield campus is a campus of Monash University located in Caulfield, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.

Monash University, Clayton campus

Monash University, Clayton Campus is the main campus of Monash University located in Clayton, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.

Monash University, Gippsland campus

It was amalgamated with Monash University in 1990, initially becoming Monash University College, before becoming a campus of the University in the mid-1990s.

Paul R. Mather

He has been Associate Dean (Research Degrees) in the Faculty of Business and Economics and an Associate Professor at Monash University, Melbourne while also holding visiting appointments at the London School of Economics and the University of Liverpool Management School.

Philip Czaplowski

Performers of Philip's music include the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the New York Miniaturist Ensemble, Orquestra Antunes Câmara, Australia Pro Arte, the Canberra Wind Soloists, the Chamber Strings of Melbourne, Geelong Chamber Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Soloists, Australia Felix, the Monash Festival Orchestra, Kazimierz Dawidek, Harry Sparnaay, Prue Davis, James Strauss, Jeffrey Crellin, Carla Rees, and many of Australia’s leading musicians.

Trounson

Alan O. Trounson, Australian biologist, pioneer of in vitro fertilisation; Emeritus Professor, Monash University and President of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Wilks Creek Bridge

The bridge was remodelled around 1900 by engineer John Monash of the famous bridge-engineering firm of Monash and Anderson.


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