Measuring
‘halalness’
A Research Seminar Series
presentation held by the Global Asia in
the 21st Century research platform
revolved around the question of how to
determine the ‘halalness’ of restaurants
without a halal logo display. Dr Ghazala
Khan’s study on ‘Ascertaining the
Halalness of Restaurants: Scale
Development and Validation’ was
inspired by her observation that
Muslims may need a clear guide on
selecting restaurants, especially while
travelling in non-Muslim countries.
Research Data Day
seminar
Understanding the impact of smart manufacturing in
policy and regulatory approaches
An Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) seminar was held as part of an ongoing
study to gauge current policy and regulatory approaches of APEC economies for smart
manufacturing, and to develop best practices and recommendations for them. Various
APEC economies attended the seminar which provided a platform to exchange ideas
and best practices as well as to engage with local players and industries.
Hosted by the Library during Open
Access Week, this seminar attracted
Monash researchers and staff, library
colleagues and guest speakers from
Australia, Japan, Vietnam and
Malaysia. The event convened various
stakeholders to reflect, explore and
debate broad issues of research data
management, open access and open
science in a digital environment.
Enhancing research
knowledge
A series of public workshops on
research methods was held on campus
for academics, graduate students and
non-academic researchers from
Monash and other local universities.
Topics included ‘Introduction to
Ensembl’, ‘UCSC Genome Browser’,
‘The Power of Statistics’, and ‘The
Road to High Impact Publications’. In
the latter, which was jointly organised
by the Professors Advisory Group with
the Library and the Research
Management Office, the keynote
presentation examined best practices
underpinning good science, quality
research and high-impact publications.
The lecture was complemented by an
interactive talk on ‘Advanced Literature
Search for Research’ and
discipline-specific breakout sessions
which discussed the challenges and
leading practices relating to academic
publishing.
Targeted proteomic, sample workflow and data
analysis workshop
The Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry platform worked with Agilent
Technologies to conduct two workshops this year. The first workshop provided basic
knowledge on sample preparation and data analysis in targeted proteomics, while the
second workshop focussed on integrative omics via mass spectrometry.
Induced pluripotent stem cell technology in neuroscience
The 4th International Brain Research Organisation-Asia Pacific Regional Advanced
School of Neuroscience was hosted by the Brain Research Institute Monash Sunway.
Eminent scientists from around the region conducted hands-on lab sessions and
technical lectures focussing on the use of induced pluripotent stem cell technology in
neuroscience.
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