Macquarie University surgeon Professor Michael Wilson is the co-creator of a video coaching app that helps protect healthcare workers from the risks of PPE breaches.

Many Australians believe symptoms such as fever, aches and chills do not make them contagious – pointing to a chink in our pandemic-fighting armour, says Macquarie University anthropologist  Associate Professor Lisa Wynn.

Life experience is part of the reason that older people are handling lockdown with better mental and emotional wellbeing than their younger counterparts, according to Macquarie University psychologists.

Can a tiny regular dose of ‘magic mushrooms’ boost your creativity, clarify your thinking and make you more productive? Macquarie University researchers are set to find out in a revolutionary new study.

Cryptocurrencies are both widely disparaged by old people and enthusiastically invested in by younger people. Behavioural economist Professor Maroš Servátka looks at what is going on.

Some people are obsessed with their pets, they sleep with them in the bed, spend thousands on them and won't travel without them, while others feel nothing when it comes to animals. Where does this difference in connection come from? Macquarie University philosopher Dr Jane Johnson explains.

In a two-year pilot program, Macquarie University scientists will test whether high-precision electronic sensors can monitor hive temperatures and alert beekeepers when precious colonies are in danger.

Small robots called Starbugs designed for large land-based survey telescopes by Macquarie University’s Astronomical Optics team, will give astronomers unprecedented access to galaxies that existed long ago – and far, far away.

Malware attacks on the control systems of self-driving cars could have disastrous outcomes, but new research from Macquarie University shows how car makers can detect and prevent them.

Cyber security experts defend our vital infrastructure against a constant stream of cyber attacks such as May's Colonial Pipeline shutdown in the US – and a new ‘smart city’ model developed at Macquarie University is helping in their quest.

Parents should see themselves as ‘lockdown learning supervisors’, not their child’s teacher, says Education Professor Garry Falloon, who has some pointers to help parents cope until kids get back to school.

Long before children start school, they are revealing themselves as savvy cultural citizens who can show grown-ups a thing or two about enjoying art, a new book co-authored by Macquarie University researchers reveals.

The Skin of Others by Macquarie University documentary-maker Tom Murray began as a film about a brave and pioneering Aboriginal man, but evolved over nearly 10 years into much more besides.

Why is it that in the 21st century, we love to reimagine 19th-century Victorians? Dr Kirstin Mills, a specialist in gothic literature, explores our fixation on a fascinating era.

Socially responsible investments not only enhance a firm’s reputation, they can actually make money, according to Macquarie Business School research.

Australian farmers look like winners, as do British car makers, but distance will prove a drawback. Dr Prashan Karunaratne analyses some implications of the proposed UK-Australia free trade agreement.

Open Banking is about to do to the ‘Big Four’ banks what Afterpay did to the credit card companies. That’s good news for long-suffering customers, say researchers from Macquarie Business School.

As real estate prices soar across Australia, a new website co-developed by Macquarie University Professor Shuping Shi reveals whether - and how much - of the housing demand is being driven by panic buying and speculation.