the online magazine for monash postgrads

Spring 2009

In this issue

In »it's academic Elin-Maria Evangelista muses about her recent journey to the University of Arizona to attend a conference and take part in a writers' exchange.


In our »commentary section, Ronald Halim (the MPA's CAPA Liaison Officer) discusses aspects of the Federal Government's senate inquiry into International student issues.


When Materials Engineering postgrad, Jerani Pettikiriarachch, was assigned to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart as part of the Scientists in Schools program, she saw it as a great opprotunity to engage girls in considering a career in science. Read more in »experiences


Any research project involving human participants, even if it is just a survey, requires ethics approval. View our latest podcast to gain some insights into the process along with some tips to smooth the application process.

Tune in via »RealPlayer or »Quicktime


Check out the creative suggestions that are the winning entries in our "Winter Warmers " competition in »odds & ends

And in »reflections see the "painting" Vrundan Jadhav did on his phone.


We also have a brand new »competition with great prizes, our usual »Dear Abby column and our live feed from Jorge Cham in »PhD comic.