85-417: Timothy Fridtjof Flannery FAA (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist , palaeontologist , environmentalist , conservationist , explorer , author, science communicator , activist, and public scientist. He is especially known for his 1994 book The Future Eaters , on the natural history of Australasia, which was adapted for television in 2006, and his 2006 book The Weather Makers , about
170-423: A Times Literary Supplement correspondent said that "Flannery tells his beautiful story in plain language, science popularising at its antipodean best". Fellow activist David Suzuki praised Flannery's "powerful insight into our current destructive path". Some experts disagreed with Flannery's thesis, however, concerned that his broad-based approach, ranging across multiple disciplines, ignored counter-evidence and
255-691: A PhD at the University of New South Wales in Palaeontology for his work on the evolution and fossils of macropods under palaeontologist Mike Archer . In 1984 Flannery was appointed principal research scientist and head of the Department of Mammalogy at the Australian Museum. He then undertook his first trips to Papua New Guinea , the Solomon Islands and elsewhere, later becoming mammal curator at
340-648: A better or more important book." The Weather Makers was honoured in 2006 as 'Book of the Year' at the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards . James Hansen reviewed the book positively. Released not long before An Inconvenient Truth , the book came at a time when climate change was becoming more prominent topic in public opinion and increased Flannery's profile. A review in NPR outlined how Flannery had sought to settle debate and controversy about climate change that
425-506: A change in the elevational range of trees while doing fieldwork in New Guinea , and realised it was likely to be a climate change impact . He subsequently began working on climate change more seriously and shifted to campaigning and publicly communicating about climate change from the 2000s. Flannery's prominence in raising awareness around the subject, and efforts to oppose climate change denial , have occasionally attracted hostility from
510-623: A decade later, it had 8 campuses (including 2 overseas), a European research and teaching centre, and more than 50,000 students, making it the largest and most internationalised Australian university. Expansion of the university began in 1990 with a series of mergers between Monash, the Chisholm Institute of Technology, and the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education. In 1991 a merger with the Victorian College of Pharmacy created
595-510: A dramatic increase in interest in the potential of stem cells . It has also led to Monash being ranked in the top 20 universities in the world for biomedicine. On 21 October 2002 Huan Yun "Allen" Xiang , shot two people dead and injured five others on the Clayton campus. Since December 2011, Monash has had a global alliance with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. In 2014,
680-877: A follow-up to The Weather Makers . He published another work about climate change in 2020, The Climate Cure , which calls for the Australian government to address the issue and argues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic could be used as a model for this. Following The Future Eaters on Australasia, he has published popular science books recounting the natural histories of North America in The Eternal Frontier (2001) and Europe in Europe: A Natural History (2018). Flannery has appeared in several series for ABC Television , including several travel documentary collaborations with comedian John Doyle . Two Men In A Tinnie focused on
765-893: A graduate research school in Mumbai , India and graduate schools in Suzhou , China and Tangerang , Indonesia. Courses are also delivered at other locations, including South Africa. Monash is home to major research facilities, including the Monash Law School , the Australian Synchrotron , the Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), the Australian Stem Cell Centre , Victorian College of Pharmacy , and 100 research centres and 17 co-operative research centres. In 2019, its total revenue
850-557: A new body called the Climate Council . Flannery told ABC News that the organisation stated that it had the same goals as the former Climate Commission, to provide independent information on the science of climate change. Amanda McKenzie was appointed as CEO. Between 24 September and 6 October the new Climate Council had raised $ 1 million in funding from a public appeal, sufficient to keep the organisation operating for 12 months. The Climate Council continues to exist based on donations from
935-645: A new faculty of the university. This continued in 1994, with the establishment of the Berwick campus . In 1998, the university opened the Malaysia campus , its first overseas campus and the first foreign university in Malaysia . In 2001, Monash South Africa opened its doors in Johannesburg, making Monash the first foreign university in South Africa. The same year, the university secured an 18th-century Tuscan palace to open
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#17328582091331020-488: A pharmacist after successful completion of a supervised internship and registration exams in the final year. The Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science replaced the Bachelor of Formulation Science in 2007 and the Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry in 2008. High achieving students may enrol in a double degree, combining a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science. The campus also offers postgraduate degrees, including
1105-594: A presence in the area since 1994, the first Monash Berwick campus building was completed in 1996 and the third building in March 2004. It was situated on a 55-hectare site in the City of Casey , then one of the three fastest growing municipalities in Australia. Monash announced the closure of this campus to staff and students on 7 March 2016. On 15 July 2016 it was announced that Federation University Australia would take responsibility for
1190-449: A research and teaching centre in Prato , Italy. At the same time, Australian universities faced unprecedented demand for international student places, which Monash met on a larger scale than most. Today, around 30% of its students are from outside Australia. Monash students come from over 100 countries, and speak over 90 different languages. The increase in international students, combined with
1275-599: Is a public research university based in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash , it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a number of campuses, four of which are in Victoria ( Clayton , Caulfield , Peninsula , and Parkville ), one in Malaysia and another one in Indonesia. Monash also has a research and teaching centre in Prato , Italy,
1360-511: Is a fair chance Perth will be the 21st century's first ghost metropolis", a warning reiterated in 2007. In 2005, he issued several warnings about water issues in Australia , saying "water is going to be in short supply across the eastern states ". In June 2005 warning that "the ongoing drought could leave Sydney 's dams dry in just two years". In October 2006 Flannery quoted a US Navy study stating that, there may be, "no Arctic icecap in Summer in
1445-524: Is a hub of undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Nursing, Health Science, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Psychology – and particularly in Emergency Health (Paramedic) courses. The campus is located in the bayside suburb of Frankston on the edge of Melbourne. Peninsula campus also offers a range of courses including those from its historic roots with early childhood and primary education (during
1530-599: Is a professor at theMelbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne . In 2021 he was a visiting lecturer at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva , Switzerland, as the Fondation Segré Distinguished Visiting Professor. In 1980, Flannery discovered an Allosaurid dinosaur fossil on the southern coast of Victoria , the first from
1615-517: Is chair of the university council and provides advice to the vice-chancellor, as well as having ceremonial duties. Council is the governing body of the university, established by the Monash University Act 2009 . Margaret Gardner was named as the vice-chancellor and president on 1 September 2014, the first woman to hold the position. After Gardner was appointed Governor of Victoria in 2023, Susan Elliott AM took over as interim VC, until
1700-436: Is challenge the status quo – whether it be climate change, or interpreting Australia’s past. And the status quo is there for a good reason: a lot of people benefit from it, and in challenging it, you inevitably make enemies. Tim Flannery Flannery's work in raising the profile of environmental issues was key to his being named Australian of the Year in 2007. Awarding the prize, then Prime Minister John Howard said that
1785-630: Is currently home to over 8,489 (2018) students. The new purpose-built campus opened in 2007, providing a high-tech home for Monash in Malaysia. In addition to a wide range of undergraduate degrees, the campus also offers both postgraduate Masters and PhD programs. Its degrees in Medicine and Surgery are the first medical degrees outside Australia and New Zealand to be accredited by the Australian Medical Council. The Monash University Prato Centre
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#17328582091331870-517: Is located in BSD City , Tangerang , Banten . As part of the university's expansion in the 1990s, Monash took over the operations of the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education in 1990. The commitment to regional higher education on the part of the university was a progressive and bold step, however, the operation of the Gippsland campus was always fraught with some tension between the priorities of
1955-581: Is located in the 18th-century palace, Palazzo Vaj, in the historic centre of Prato , a city near Florence in Italy. Primarily, it hosts staff and students from Monash's other campuses for semesters in Law, Art Design & Architecture, History, Music, and Criminology as well as various international conferences. It was officially opened on 17 September 2001 as part of the university's vigorous internationalisation policy. The IITB-Monash Research Academy opened in 2008 and
2040-468: Is now coming to fruition and is impossible to deny, unless you are wilfully blind." He also said that climate activism during the previous two decades had been a "colossal failure", but praised Greta Thunberg , school strikes for climate and Extinction Rebellion for their impact on the climate movement during the 2010s. Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science The Fellowship of
2125-450: Is one of the Australian universities to be ranked in the École des Mines de Paris ( Mines ParisTech ) ranking on the basis of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies. Established by an Act of Parliament in 1958, the original campus was in the suburb of Clayton where the university was granted an expansive site of 100 hectares of open land. The 100 hectares of land consisted of farmland and included
2210-459: Is situated in Mumbai , India. It is a partnership between Monash and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay . It aims to carry out high impact research in engineering and sciences, particularly clean energy, biotechnology and nanotechnology. Students undertake their research in both India and Australia, with supervisors from both Monash and IITB. Upon graduating, they receive a dual PhD from
2295-761: Is the first Australian university, and the third foreign university, to win a licence to operate in China. The school offers master's degrees and PhDs in science and engineering, with an initial cohort of 500 students, building up to 2000 in the years to come. The Monash University, Indonesia opened its doors in October 2021, focusing on postgraduate programs offering master's degree and PhDs . Currently they open several Master's degree programs including: Data Science , Cybersecurity, Urban Design , Business Innovation, and Public Policy & Management, Marketing & Digital Communications, Public Health, and Sustainability. The campus
2380-570: Is the largest of the Monash campuses. Clayton is the flagship campus for Monash, demanding higher ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) scores than all the other campuses, with the exception of Parkville. Clayton is home to the faculties of Arts, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, IT, Law, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Pharmaceutical Science and Science. The Clayton campus has its own suburb and postcode (3800). Various major scientific research facilities are located on or adjacent to
2465-454: The Abbott government in 2013. Flannery and other sacked commissioners later formed the independent Climate Council , which continues to communicate independent climate science to the Australian public. An environmentalist and conservationist , Flannery is a supporter of climate change mitigation , renewable energy transition , phasing out coal power , and rewilding . Timothy Fridtjof Flannery
2550-746: The Australian Academy of Science is made up of about 500 Australian scientists. Scientists judged by their peers to have made an exceptional contribution to knowledge in their field may be elected to Fellowship of the Academy . Fellows are often denoted using the post-nominal FAA (Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science). A small number of distinguished foreign scientists with substantial connections to Australian science are elected as Corresponding Members. Fellows are appointed for life; this table also contains deceased fellows. Monash University Monash University ( / ˈ m ɒ n æ ʃ / )
2635-490: The Australian Museum , he undertook a survey of the mammals of Melanesia , where he identified 17 previously undescribed species. He has published widely on the systematics, zoogeography, and biochronology of the mammals of Australia and New Guinea. He has since written many more books on natural history and environmental topics, including Throwim Way Leg and Chasing Kangaroos , and has appeared on television and in
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2720-548: The Clayton campus in Clayton, Victoria . There is an additional private residential college affiliated with the university. The Clayton campus contains the Robert Blackwood Hall , named after the university's founding chancellor Sir Robert Blackwood and designed by Sir Roy Grounds . The Caulfield campus is Monash University's second-largest. Its multifaceted nature is reflected in the range of programs it offers through
2805-504: The Climate Commission established by Prime Minister Julia Gillard to explain climate change and the need for a carbon price to the public. The commission was a panel of leading scientists and business experts whose mandate was to provide an "independent and reliable" source of information for all Australians. Following the election of the Abbott government in the 2013 Australian federal election , on 19 September 2013 Flannery
2890-552: The Dingiso , Sir David's long-beaked echidna , and the Telefomin cuscus . and several tree kangaroos . He also found living specimens of the Bulmer's fruit bat , which were previously thought extinct. In the 1990s, Flannery published The Mammals of New Guinea (Cornell Press) and Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea (Johns Hopkins Press), the most comprehensive reference works on
2975-558: The Latrobe Valley town of Churchill , 142 km east of Melbourne on 63 hectares of landscaped grounds. Until 2014 it was the only non-metropolitan campus of Monash University. The campus offered many undergraduate degrees, attracting students from the Latrobe Valley , East and West Gippsland . Ballarat University joined with Monash University Gippsland campus to form a new regional university known as Federation University Australia from 1 January 2014. As of that date, Monash began
3060-450: The bandicoot population on North Heads . From 1997 until 2001 he was also conjoint professor in Faculty of Science and Mathematics at the University of Newcastle , NSW. In 1998 to 1999 he was a visiting professor of Orgasmic and Evolutionary Biology, as well as chair of Australian studies at Harvard University . He left the post at the Australian Museum in 1999. From 1999 until 2006 he
3145-439: The effects of climate change , particularly on Australia , and advocated for its mitigation . During the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019–20, Flannery frequently appeared in the media to discuss the links between climate change and the unprecedented bushfires, stating, "I am absolutely certain that [the bushfires are] climate change caused." In February 2011, it was announced that Flannery had been appointed to head
3230-529: The former Talbot Epileptic Colony. The Tudor-style farmhouse built by the O'Shea family became the original Vice-Chancellor's House - now University House. From its first intake of 357 students at Clayton on 13 March 1961, the university grew rapidly in size and student numbers so that by 1967 its all-times enrollment reached 21,000 students. In its early years, it offered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, medicine, science, arts, economics, politics, education, and law. It
3315-463: The phalangerids , a family of possums. As part of his doctoral studies, he reviewed the evolution of Macropodidae and described 29 new fossil species, including 11 new genera and three new subfamilies. Through the 1990s, Flannery surveyed the mammals of Melanesia —identifying more than 30 species—and took a leading role in conservation efforts in the region. He also identified at least 17 previously undescribed species during his 15 trips, includes
3400-597: The 1960s and 1970s the campus was the State Teachers' College), and Business & Economics (since the merger of the State Teachers' College with the Caulfield Institute of Technology to create the Chisholm Institute of Technology in 1982). The campus was also home to the Peninsula School of Information Technology, which in 2006 was wound back with Information Technology units previously offered being relocated to
3485-502: The Berwick Campus from 2017 pending government approvals. This officially commenced on 1 January 2018, as a campus of Federation University Australia . In August 2013, Monash University announced it had entered a partnership that will enable its South African presence to grow and enhance its educational offering. The partnership is with Laureate International Universities. Monash and Laureate finalised terms to transfer ownership of
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3570-829: The Caulfield campus. The centrally located Monash Law City Campus houses the postgraduate Faculty of Law. It provides teaching for the Monash Law Masters and JD programmes. This campus is well placed within Melbourne's legal precinct, allowing students to have easy access to the surrounding courts. The Monash University Malaysia campus opened in 1998 in Bandar Sunway , Selangor , Malaysia. The Sunway campus offers various undergraduate degrees through its faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Business, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine and Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Science. It
3655-504: The Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Pharmacy. Considered a world-class faculty, it was ranked first in the world in pharmacy and pharmacology in the 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject, surpassing Harvard University and the University of Oxford, which ranked second and third, respectively. The Peninsula campus has a teaching and research focus on health and wellbeing, and
3740-519: The Jack P. Blaney Award for Dialogue recognised Flannery for using dialogue and authentic engagement to build global consensus for action around climate change . As of 2021, he had attended six United Nations Climate Change conferences in official government roles and as an observer. In 2002, Flannery was appointed as chair of South Australia 's Environmental Sustainability Board and was an advisor on climate change to South Australian Premier Mike Rann . He
3825-677: The Monash Siege, students forced then Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser to hide in a basement at the Alexander Theatre, in a major protest over the Whitlam dismissal . In the late 1970s and 1980s, some of Monash's most publicised research came through its pioneering of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Led by Carl Wood and Alan Trounson , the Monash IVF Program achieved the world's first clinical IVF pregnancy in 1973. In 1980, they delivered
3910-726: The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, which contains the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and the Department of Forensic Medicine. The Parkville campus is located on Royal Parade in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville , around 2 km north of the Melbourne CBD . The campus is home to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The faculty specialises in pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical and formulation science, and medicinal chemistry. The campus offers Australia's first combined, 5-year Bachelor of Pharmacy/Master of Pharmacy program, leading to registration as
3995-558: The World . In January 2018, Flannery appeared on the ABC's Science program exploring whether humans are becoming a new 'Mass Extinction Event', in addition to outlining the '5 Things You Need to Know About Climate Change'. Flannery also appeared in the 2021 documentary film Burning , about the Black Summer bushfires . I’ve always attracted a lot of negative publicity. One of the things I do, I think,
4080-545: The appointment of Sharon Pickering in February 2024, as 10th vice-chancellor and president of the university. Simon McKeon AO was appointed chancellor in 2016, and as of 2024 is still in the position. Deputy Chancellors are Megan Clark AC, Peter Young AM KC, and John Simpson AM. Monash is divided into 10 faculties. These incorporate the university's major departments of teaching and research centres. The faculties are: Various other academic organisations exist alongside
4165-524: The atmosphere to help block the sun leading to global dimming , in order to counteract the effects of global warming. In 2019, Flannery said, "Sadly, I've been aware of [the urgency to act] for a long time. We have to reduce emissions as hard and fast as possible... The speed and scale of impacts have been something that is really shocking." He continued to warn people that, "People are shocked, but they should be angry...The consequences will grow year by year, and stuff we were warning people about 20 years ago
4250-467: The campus to the Independent Institute of Education (IIE) South Africa in 2015. The transfer was concluded in 2019. The vice-chancellor is the chief executive of the university, who is head of Monash's day-to-day activities. The vice-chancellor is also the university president of Monash. (In North America and parts of Europe, the equivalent role is the president or principal.) The chancellor
4335-637: The campus. Chief among these are the Australian Synchrotron and CSIRO . The campus is also home to numerous restaurants and retail outlets, as well as student bars Sir John's (located in the Campus Centre) and the Notting Hill Hotel (located down the street, founded in 1891), both of which are hubs of social life on the campus. The campus is also home to a number of halls of residence, colleges and other on-campus accommodation that house several thousand students. Six halls of residence are located at
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#17328582091334420-467: The centre of student radicalism in Australia. It was the site of many mass student demonstrations, particularly concerning Australia's role in Vietnam War and conscription . By the late 1960s, several student organisations, some of which were influenced by or supporters of communism, turned their focus to Vietnam, with numerous blockades and sit-ins. In one extraordinary event that came to be known as
4505-558: The continent's nutrient-poor soil as a driver. He also proposed that Aboriginal Australians had shaped the continent's ecosystems through their fire-stick farming and unique practices. It also advocates for modern societies of the Australasian region adapt to its unique ecological conditions, including managing the environment, consuming local rather than imported species, and limiting human population growth . The Future Eaters enjoyed strong sales and critical acclaim. Redmond O'Hanlon,
4590-408: The effects of climate change in Australia . As a researcher, Flannery had roles at several universities and museums in Australia, specialising in fossil marsupials and mammal evolution . He made notable contributions to the palaeontology of Australia and New Guinea during the 1980s, including reviewing the evolution and fossil records of Phalangeridae and Macropodidae . While mammal curator at
4675-534: The faculties of Arts, Art Design & Architecture (MADA), Business & Economics, Information Technology and Medicine, and Nursing and Health Sciences. A major building program has been announced to expand teaching facilities, provide student accommodation, and redevelop the shopping centre. Located in The Alfred Hospital , Monash University's Alfred campus houses the Central Clinical School and
4760-416: The family known from Australia. In 1985, he had a role in the ground-breaking discovery of Cretaceous fossil monotreme Steropodon , the first Mesozoic mammal fossil discovered in Australia. This find extended the Australian mammal fossil record back 80 million years. During the 1980s, Flannery described most of the known Pleistocene megafaunal species in New Guinea as well as the fossil record of
4845-423: The first Australasians complete mastery over the 'new lands'. Freed from the ecological constraints of their homeland and armed with weapons honed in the relentless arms race of Eurasia, the colonisers of the 'new lands' were poised to become the world’s first future eaters. In contrast with other hypotheses that climate variability and change had shaped the evolutionary history of Australia , he instead attributed
4930-521: The first IVF baby in Australia. This eventually became a massive source of revenue for the university at a time when university funding in Australia was beginning to slow down. In the late 1980s, the Dawkins Reforms changed the landscape of higher education in Australia. Under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Mal Logan , Monash transformed dramatically. In 1988, Monash University had only one campus in Clayton , with around 15,000 students. Just over
5015-505: The general public. In 1994, Flannery published The Future Eaters: An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People , which became a bestseller . The synopsis of the work regards three waves of human migration in these regions. These waves of people Flannery describes as "future eaters". The first wave was the migration to Australia and New Guinea from Southeast Asia approximately 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. The second
5100-504: The media. He was awarded Australian of the Year in 2007 for his work and advocacy on environmental issues. Flannery became prominent for his role in communication , research and advocacy around the issue, particularly in his native Australia. In 2011, he was appointed the Chief Commissioner of the Climate Commission , a federal government body providing information on climate change to the Australian public, until its abolition by
5185-459: The media. Some of Flannery's academic peers were also initially critical of Flannery for speaking outside of his primary area of expertise. When discussing this in 2009, Flannery said that climate change science was a less established field earlier in his career and experts from multiple fields had shifted to respond to the issue, and said he feels publicly funded scientists are obliged to communicate their work and be vocal on important issues. In 2015,
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#17328582091335270-472: The metropolitan-centred campuses at Clayton and Caulfield versus the needs and aspirations of the regional one. The Gippsland campus was designed in order to provide courses via distance education. Between 2005 and 2010, many of these programs were transferred to city campuses, thus losing their appeal to regional areas. At its peak enrolment in 2007, the campus was home to 2,000 on-campus students, 5,000 off-campus students and nearly 400 staff. The campus sits in
5355-490: The museum. He took 15 trips in total to New Guinea (both Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya ) starting in 1981 and into the 1990s, working closely with local tribes to undertake fieldwork, which he later recounted in Throwin Way Leg (1998). A tapeworm he sent to a parasitologist following one trip was revealed to be a new species, and was later named Burtiela flanneryi after him. During this time he also worked to save
5440-632: The next five to 15 years. He also quoted NASA's Professor James Hansen , "arguably the world authority on climate change" who said, "we have just a decade to avert a 25-metre rise of the sea". In February 2007, as he explained how increased soil evaporation impacts on runoff, he said "even the [existing amount of] rain that falls isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems" and in June 2007, he said that, "Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane, water supplies are so low they need desalinated water urgently, possibly in as little as 18 months". In May 2008, Flannery suggested that sulphur could be dispersed into
5525-451: The pair travelling down the Murray River , and Two in the Top End in the Kimberley . In August 2017 Flannery hosted an episode of ABC Catalyst investigating how carefully managed seaweed growth could contribute to combating climate change via the sequestration of atmospheric carbon to the ocean floor. This explored the details of the book he published in July 2017, Sunlight and Seaweed: An Argument for How to Feed, Power and Clean Up
5610-411: The process of teaching out its courses at Gippsland with only a medical school presence to remain after the merger. The former Berwick campus of Monash University was built on the old Casey airfield in the south-eastern growth corridor of Victoria, Australia. The town of Berwick has experienced an influx of people and development in recent times, which includes the new campus of Monash University. With
5695-677: The sale. The reason for the sale was reported low profitability and enrollment numbers. Prior to the sale, Monash University had sidelined the South African campus on its official websites and did not refer to it as a 'campus' unlike Monash Malaysia. Monash announced its second Southeast Asian expansion in Indonesia as it officially obtained its operational license from the Ministry of Education and Culture on 1 December 2020. The university plans to open its campus doors in October 2021, located in BSD City , Tangerang, Banten. Unlike Monash Malaysia, Monash Indonesia will focus on graduate studies. The Clayton campus covers an area over 1.1 km and
5780-772: The science behind climate change for a general audience. "With great scientific advances being made every month, this book is necessarily incomplete," Flannery writes, but "That should not, however, be used as an excuse for inaction. We know enough to act wisely." The book broadly discussed longer-term patterns of climatic change and its influence on evolution. It also discussed contemporary greenhouse gas emissions and effects of climate change , such as sea level rise , impacts on large storms and species extinction . Flannery also provided guidance on mitigation , such as reducing emissions and increasing solar and wind power . Other points include: The book won international acclaim. Bill Bryson concluded that "It would be hard to imagine
5865-409: The scientist "has encouraged Australians into new ways of thinking about our environmental history and future ecological challenges." That said, Howard, a climate denier , was unconvinced as to some of Flannery's views. Flannery has long spoken out about the impacts of climate change in Australia and internationally. In May 2004, Flannery said in light of the city's water crisis that "I think there
5950-542: The subject. After doing some postgraduate studies in geology , while tutoring at the School of Earth Sciences at Monash University , he changed focus to zoology and paleontology , earning an Master of Science (MSc) from Monash in 1981. In 1984 or 1985, after also tutoring in zoology at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of New South Wales for three years, he earned his PhD from UNSW Sydney . He then left Melbourne for Sydney , enjoying its subtropical climate and species diversity. In 1984, Flannery earned
6035-406: The subjects. The specific name of the greater monkey-faced bat ( Pteralopex flanneryi ), described in 2005 , honours Flannery. Flannery's work prompted Sir David Attenborough to describe him as being "in the league of the all-time great explorers like Dr David Livingstone ". In 2022, Flannery was a co-author on new research on the origins of monotremes . In the 1990s, Flannery observed
6120-587: The two institutions. In the month following its official opening, 36 joint projects had commenced, with a further several hundred planned. In August 2015 Christopher Pyne, Australian Minister for Education and Training, officially opened the new Monash-IITB Research Academy Building in Mumbai, India. In 2012, it was announced that Monash had won a licence to develop a joint graduate school with Southeast University (Nanjing) in Suzhou , Jiangsu Province. The Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School
6205-472: The university ceded its Gippsland campus to Federation University . On 15 July 2016, Monash confirmed that Federation University Australia would take over the operations of the Berwick campus prior to the end of 2018. In 2019, the university sold its Monash South Africa campus to Advtech . Students who were on schedule to complete their degree on time would still receive a degree from Monash University after
6290-423: The university's expansion, meant that Monash's income greatly increased throughout the 1990s, and it is now one of Australia's top 200 exporters. In recent years, the university has been prominent in medical research. A highlight of this came in 2000, when Alan Trounson led the team of scientists which announced to the world that nerve stem cells could be derived from embryonic stem cells, a discovery which led to
6375-416: Was Polynesian migration to New Zealand and surrounding islands 800 to 3,500 years ago. The third and final wave Flannery describes is European colonisation at the end of the 18th century. Flannery describes the evolution of the first wave of future-eaters: Sixty thousand or more years ago human technology was developing at what we would consider to be an imperceptible pace. Yet it was fast enough to give
6460-464: Was a major provider for international student places under the Colombo Plan , which saw the first Asian students enter the Australian education system. The university was named after the prominent Australian general Sir John Monash . This was the first time in Australia that a university had been named after a person, rather than a city or state. From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, Monash became
6545-679: Was a member of the Queensland Climate Change Council established by the Queensland Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation Andrew McNamara . He was chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council , an international group of business and other leaders that coordinated a business response to climate change and assisted the Danish government in the lead up to COP15 . Flannery has frequently discussed
6630-768: Was a professor at the University of Adelaide , at the same time serving as director of the South Australian Museum in Adelaide , South Australia. In 2007, Flannery became professor in the Climate Risk Concentration of Research Excellence at Macquarie University . He held the Panasonic Chair in Environmental Sustainability. He left Macquarie University in mid-2013. He has contributed to over 143 scientific papers. As of November 2024 Flannery
6715-518: Was born on 28 January 1956 in Melbourne , Victoria . He was raised in a Catholic family along with his two sisters in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham , close to Port Phillip Bay. He described himself as a "solitary" child, spending time looking for fossils and learning to fish and scuba dive . He said he first became aware of marine pollution and its effects on living organisms during this period. He attended Catholic school , and later said that he did not enjoy it and became an atheist . He
6800-533: Was expelled in year 12 for suggesting a prominent abortion activist be invited to speak to counter the anti-abortionist views at the school, but was later allowed to return after an intervention from his father. After failing to achieve the required school marks to study science , Flannery first studied English literature at La Trobe University , graduating in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts. After being impressed by Flannery's knowledge of natural history , palaeontologist Tom Rich and his wife encouraged him to pursue
6885-584: Was over $ 2.72 billion (AUD), with external research income around $ 462 million. In 2019, Monash enrolled over 55,000 undergraduate and over 25,000 graduate students. It has more applicants than any other university in the state of Victoria. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight research universities, a member of the ASAIHL , and is the only Australian member of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies . Monash
6970-526: Was overly simplistic. The Future Eaters was adapted into a documentary series for ABC Television . While reading scientific journals more widely during his tenure at South Australian Museum , Flannery became increasingly alarmed by anthropogenic climate change . He spent five years writing a book on the topic. This culminated in The Weather Makers: The History & Future Impact of Climate Change published in 2005, in which he outlined
7055-683: Was prominent at the time. Flannery has published many other books. He recounted his scientific fieldwork and experiences with local tribal people in New Guinea in Throwim Way Leg (1999). He later released an account of his work in Australia in Chasing Kangaroos (2007). In 2010's Here on Earth , Flannery criticises elements of Darwinism while endorsing James Lovelock 's Gaia hypothesis . In 2015, Flannery published Atmosphere of Hope , which discussed climate change mitigation , carbon sequestration and technological solutions and acts as
7140-534: Was sacked from his position as head of the Climate Commission in a phone call from new Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt . "It was a short and courteous conversation," Flannery recalls. "I'm pretty sure that cabinet hadn't been convened when they did it. My very strong recollection is that it was [the Abbott Government's] very first act in government... The website that we'd spent a lot of time building
7225-487: Was taken down with absolutely no justification as far as I could see. It was giving basic information that was being used by many, many people—teachers and others—just to gain a better understanding of what climate science was actually about." It was also announced that the commission would be dismantled and its remit handled by the Department of Environment . By 6 October 2013, Flannery and the other commissioners had launched
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