Student Workshops 2026 | Page 11

PHARMACY
Workshop
Sugar Crush
Understand the roles of pharmacists in diabetes management to improve patient outcomes. Students will learn patient care skills within the four primary areas of diabetes care including medication, meal planning, motion and monitoring.
Location( please select)
Your school
( one-month advance notification required)
Monash
( one-month advance notification required)
Duration
1 hour
Maximum pax
30
Equipment required
Pill counting tray, sugar pills( candy), pill bottle, BP machine and glucometer
Preferred venue
Classroom
Suspension Preparation
Unlike syrup, a suspension is a drug mixture where the drug particles are not fully dissolved. Using candy tablets and syrup, students will be guided to prepare a suspension of their own.
( one-month advance notification required)
( one-month advance notification required)
30 minutes
50
Mortar and pestle, bottle, tablet and syrup
Lab
The AI-Assisted Pharmacist
This activity introduces pharmacy students to how AI tools support, rather than replace, clinical judgment through a three-phase simulation.
Students will use AI to identify pills and retrieve drug information, evaluate its recommendations against realistic patient scenarios, and apply clinical judgment to make safe, patient-centred decisions based on individual needs.
( one-month advance notification required)
40 minutes
40
Smartphones,
tablets, or laptops
with internet access
Classroom
The Pharma Playbook
Be a pharmacist for a day with Monash’ s award-winning MyDispense simulations, medicine labelling, and patient interaction role-play. Students will explore safe medicine use, patient care, and innovative technology in this hands-on workshop.
N / A
30 – 45 minutes
40
( one-month advance
notification required)
Unravelling the Miraculous Power of Tea
What are antioxidants and free radicals? How can we measure or estimate the strength of antioxidative properties in our food and drink? Delve into the world of biopharmaceuticals in this informative workshop.
( one-month advance notification required)
( one-month advance notification required)
2 hours
30
6x pipettes( 200μL) and tip boxes, 10x 96 well plates, 15x Falcon tubes( 50mL) and six holders, two boxes of S-sized gloves, one box of M-sized gloves, and five types of teas
Lab
SCIENCE
Workshop
Location( please select)
Your school
Monash
Duration
Maximum pax
Equipment required
Preferred venue
Inside the Chip: An Oil Extraction Investigation
How oily are your potato chips? Students will extract and compare the oil content of different potato chips using laboratory techniques and solvents. They will explore the science of fats and oils while learning what’ s in their favourite snacks.
N / A
( one-month advance notification required)
2 hours
40
Clear as Water: Understanding Water Quality
Discover the science of water quality through hands-on activities using water quality instruments. Students will learn to interpret data from different water sources and explore how human activities impact water conditions.
N / A
( one-month advance notification required)
1 hour
30
Cracking the Code of Life: Why One Pill Doesn’ t Fit All
Unlock the science behind our DNA. Students will build simple extraction kits to isolate DNA from fake blood, then perform pharmacogenetic testing to explore how genetics influence responses to medication.
( one-month advance notification required)
( one-month advance notification required)
1.5 hours
30
Activity 1 Detergent and Salt NaCl( labelled as extraction liquid), measuring cylinder, filtering funnel, cheesecloth, 50ml tube, rack, isopropanol in a 15ml tube, bamboo skewer, microcentrifuge tube, and a pasteur pipette.
Lab
Activity 2 Board card and whiteboard pen.
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