Deakin Matters

Research Promotions and Communications Manager, Warwick Hadfield, discusses the many interesting research projects that are happening at Deakin and what is next on the agenda of this developing University.

The Equity and Diversity Unit Director, Dr Nadine Zacharias, has a key role to play in helping the University to achieve its strategic goals through the promotion of, and support for, inclusive approaches to employment, teaching and service delivery.

Martin Hardie, a Deakin lecturer of Equity, Constitutional Law, Civil procedure and Environmental Law. Martin will talk to us about the issue of athletes, health and anti doping.

Papua New Guinea’s own Colossus, Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, has retired from politics, due to ill health. Alfred Deakin postdoctoral fellow, Mr Jonathan Ritchie, will discuss with us this morning the impact of the recent department.

First year teachers may face challenges when first entering the work place. Michelle Ludecke, who previously completed her PHD in Education at Deakin University and is now a Dance Education Lecturer and Tutor. Michelle will discuss with us this morning her thesis that covers the experiences first year teachers may have when first entering the work place.

Avian influenza: it's Risks and the Issues. Professor Marcel Klasssen, the Director of Deakin University’s Centre for Integrative Ecology speaking about the risks and issues of avian influenza.

Improving Flu Vaccines. Professor Richard Osborne, a co-chair of Service Design and Delivery Dep't at Deakin University, Richard talks about a new testing system to improve evaluation of flu vaccines and treatments.

Syria and Middle Eastern regime change: Lecturer Mat Hardy, from Deakin’s School of International and Political Studies talks about Syria fitting into a pattern of Middle Eastern regime change that will see Assad go the same way ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and former Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak.

Dr Jim Rookes from Deakin University's Plant Research Group, has joined forces with Parks Victoria in a research project aimed at maintaining biodiversity in the Brisbane Ranges National Park.

Director of research training at Deakin University, Roger Horn has recently taken part in a competition titled, ‘The 3 minute thesis’. He will explain to us what this is all about this morning.