A whale of a time at Melbourne Museum… and Bayside too!

In this podcast, Southern FM newsman Colin Tyrus is speaking wth palaeontologist Dr Erich Fitzgerald from Museums Victoria Research Institute about a groundbreaking discovery in partnership with Monash University that has  rewritten our understanding of whale evolution. The podcast also covers the Bayside-based project, Raising Leviathan. It’s focused on whale evolution and includes plans to involve the local community of citizen

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The Beatles – Now and Then

Professor Paul Long from Monash University talks to Craig Francis about his work as co-editor of the international ‘Journal of Beatles Studies’.  Paul also gives his expert views on the ‘AI’ technology behind the new Beatles song ‘Now and Then’ and reflects on the ongoing relevance of the band and their influence on society.

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“Get the jab” says Professor

Professor Stephen Turner is Head of Microbiology at Monash University and his team has found the COVID-19 vaccines are very effective at preventing serious illness from the Coronavirus. He’s speaking with Southern FM Newsman Colin Tyrus. (As broadcast on A Newsman and His Music – Monday 20 September 2021).

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From Holdens to Hoovers: modern dads adapt to the times

They may have traded the 7 iron for a stick vacuum but today’s fathers are still expected to be the main breadwinner in the household. Kate Murphy and Alistair Thomson from Monash University joined Hear and There presenter Nathan Reynolds to discuss the changing role of fatherhood in Australia over the last 100 years.

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Monash PPE breakthrough

This podcast from A Newsman and his Music features Monash University‘s Professor Gil Garnier speaking about a newly-developed medical gown made of paper, designed to help protect frontline workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy Monash University: (L to R) Professor Gil Garnier, Dr Joanne Tanner, Professor Mark Banaszak Holl, Laila Hossain, Ruth Barajas Ledesma and Maisha Maliha

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