Monash University is a state-owned institution headquartered in Australia. Founded in 1958, it employs approximately 17,000 individuals and operates as a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
On July 10, 2026, Monash Suzhou celebrated its largest-ever graduating cohort of 316 students, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing collaboration with Southeast University. Also on July 10, a Monash study demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of Victoria's oral self-administration model for voluntary assisted dying (VAD), analyzing six years of patient outcomes to provide global experience. Previously, on July 9, Monash scientists identified a gene in animal models that may hold clues to preventing infertility and early menopause, conditions linked to the age-related loss of eggs and ovarian follicles. Earlier in the week, on July 6, Monash University and its spinout Atisama Therapeutics secured over $15 million from the Australian Government's Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to advance the clinical development of a therapy for chronic lung disease. Concurrently, Monash University research provided the first comprehensive assessment of the Pilbara barking gecko, revealing the species faces a heightened extinction risk under a rapidly warming climate.
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