Faculty of Human Sciences
Worried about your Year 12 exams? Clinical psychologists share 3 ways to help anxiety
The high-stakes nature of Year 12 exams can bring out sudden anxiety in the best of students. We are clinical psychologists who research academic stress. Here’s what can help.
Wait, maybe there is hope for our environmental future after all?
What happens to your old technology when you throw it away? Macquarie alumna and Konica Minolta employee, Angelique Porta is helping the University community find out – and rethink what we do with our unwanted technology through a new e-waste initiative on campus.
Australia could switch off social media algorithms under new law. But does Digital Duty of Care go far enough?
Social media platforms could be forced to give Australians the option to turn off algorithms under draft laws unveiled in parliament this week. We asked five experts to weigh in.
Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screen
The Swedish government recently announced it was moving from the classroom use of digital devices back to physical books. It cited concerns over declining test scores and increasing screen time.
Fear of missing out driving teen online anxiety
A new study has shed further light on the effect of social media on young people’s mental health, closely linking FOMO – the fear of missing out – with high social media use and symptoms of anxiety.
Please explain: What is medical cannabis?
With the race to open Sydney's first cannabis dispensary in full swing, Macquarie Medical School pharmacologist Professor Mark Connor explains the uses of medical marijuana.
"Nothing short of miraculous” - The drug offering hope to MND patients
For the first time a breakthrough genetic treatment is prolonging life for people with an inherited form of motor neuron disease, triggering new hope for other forms of the deadly neurodegenerative condition.
Teal appeal: What the 2022 Word of the Year says about Aussie vernacular
Macquarie University linguist Annabelle Lukin analyses the winning words on the 2022 Macquarie Dictionary’s Word Of The Year shortlist.
Stress-busting tips for HSC students facing lockdown learning
Postponed trials, remote teachers and home learning – Sydney’s locked-down HSC students are under pressure right now, but these ten research-backed strategies from Macquarie University’s Centre for Emotional Health will help.
How the 'love hormone' could help abused kids beat drugs
The so-called ‘love hormone’ oxytocin has the potential to treat drug addiction in adolescents and adults abused in early childhood, a Macquarie University study has found.
Is it good to be a perfectionist?
As school students head back to the classroom next week, it's worth remembering that striving for perfection isn't necessarily a good thing for your mental health. Psychologist Natasha Magson explains why.
Eco-anxiety climbs as fires, smoke and animal deaths trigger fear and trauma
The mental health fall-out is real among Australians as fires continue their path across Australia and our cities are shrouded in smoke. Two Macquarie psychologists have these tips to help people cope with a growing new form of anxiety.