Monash University, Clayton campus

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The Lake near the Halls of Residence
The Lake near the Halls of Residence

Monash University, Clayton Campus is the main campus of Monash University located in Clayton, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.

The Monash Clayton campus covers an area of over 1.1 km² and is the largest of the Monash University campuses. In 2001, the State Government of Victoria decided to build the first Australian synchrotron adjoining Monash's Clayton Campus. When the Australian Synchrotron opens in 2007, it will be capable of viewing matter at the molecular level using synchrotron light. Monash University has contributed $5M towards the $206M cost of the synchrotron as a member of the funding partnership for the initial suite of beamlines.

As well as the synchrotron, the Clayton Campus is adjacent to the CSIRO. The Telstra Research Laboratory, Bosch, Bayer, Varian and several other science and technology companies are also located nearby.[1] Indeed, the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Clayton, contain the greatest density of high technology industries in Victoria.[2]

The campus has its own suburb and is one of the only university campuses it Australia to have its own postcode (3800),[3] and shares the telephone number extension of 990 with the other city campuses of the university. The Campus features a wide range of native Australian flora and fauna, including over 2000 different kinds of plant life.[4]

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[edit] Major research facilities

The Clayton Campus is home to some of the largest and most sophisticated research facilities in the world. The Australian Synchrotron is the most recent of these, but the campus is also home to the Monash University Accident Research Centre, which includes an advanced driving simulator capable of simulating motor vehicle accidents. The campus also houses some of the world's largest regenerative medicine stem cell research facilities, including the Australian Stem Cell Centre, the Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories, the Monash Medical Research Institute and the forthcoming $138 million Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute.

The Monash Antibody Technology Facility is also based at the Clayton Campus, which contains the largest monoclonal antibody production facility in the Southern Hemisphere.[5] The largest wind tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere is another facility based on campus.

Many of these facilities are located in the Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), a major development which houses corporate and university science and technology enterprises.[6]

[edit] Residential services

Howitt Hall at the Clayton campus in Victoria Australia
Howitt Hall at the Clayton campus in Victoria Australia

There are 5 residential halls on campus, Howitt Hall, Deakin Hall, Farrer Hall, Richardson Hall and Roberts Hall. Howitt Hall stands 12 floors high and is known as the number one party hall, although the departure of long time college head Aubrey Townsend in 2000 saw the new staff attempt to change this image.

The Clayton campus is also affiliated with Mannix College, situated across Wellington Rd. from the university campus itself.

[edit] Faculties at the Clayton campus

Although many faculties have a presence on multiple campuses, the majority are based at Clayton. The following faculties are based at Clayton Campus:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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  3. ^ Did you know? - (Monash Memo, 16 April 2008)
  4. ^ Did you know? - (Monash Memo, 2 April 2008)
  5. ^ Monash University home to largest monoclonal antibody production facility in Southern Hemisphere - (Monash Memo, 11 July 2007)
  6. ^ Monash STRIP - Monash University

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