AUTUMN 2013
Major boost for molecular science & autism research | Robots and aged care | Children's courts fail next generation | Global treaties bad for health | Dig this - what's under a brewery? | On his bike to help others walk | Tops for 'Green'
May 23, 2013
Authors Carrie Tiffany and Lisa Jacobson May 21, 2013
May 10, 2013
Students in Agora_Low res copy May 8, 2013

Bollywood at La Trobe: linking film and education

April 26, 2013

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Two of the biggest names of the Indian film industry, veteran superstar Amitabh Bachchan and the late film director and entrepreneur Yash Chopra,  have been honoured  by La Trobe University. In early May  the University  renamed its Agora Cinema the Yash Chopra Cinema for one year, launching a series of Indian film screenings that will […]

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Australia’s approach to Chinese investment is unsustainable

April 19, 2013

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La Trobe University research into Chinese multinationals operating in Australia warns that Australia’s approach to Chinese investment is unsustainable in the long-term. The one-year study found that many Chinese multinationals, particularly in the resource sector, were plagued by delays, cost overruns, the productivity of local workers, as well as public resentment. It said given negative […]

VC’s Fellowships help explore ideas for science and society

April 16, 2013

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Two of Australia’s most outstanding thinkers, writers and public commentators – political and social scientist Robert Manne and biochemist and science journalist Elizabeth Finkel – have been made Vice-Chancellor’s Fellows at La Trobe University. Vice-Chancellor John Dewar announced the part-time appointments in April. He said Dr Finkel’s role would further enhance La Trobe’s standing as […]