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16 Jun 2025
New partnership to strengthen Australia’s pharmaceutical ecosystem In a landmark move aimed at advancing Australia’s life sciences industry, Macquarie University and Vitex Pharmaceuticals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a long-term strategic partnership.
12 Jun 2025
Macquarie University community recognised in 2025 King's Birthday Honours Vice-Chancellor Professor S Bruce Dowton has congratulated members of the Macquarie University community recognised on the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List.
05 Jun 2025
$13 million grant to develop first synthetic plant chromosome The UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) has awarded a major international grant to Macquarie University researchers to develop synthetic chromosomes for agricultural crops in a bid to advance global food production systems.
02 Jun 2025
Macquarie Incubator helps power law student’s fintech vision Though he’s built a thriving career in finance, a graduate job in a tech startup first sparked Cliff Man’s entrepreneurial aspirations. Almost two decades later, while undertaking his Juris Doctor (JD) at Macquarie University, he found the ideal environment to turn his dreams into reality.
29 May 2025
Macquarie University academic named Australia’s Space Scientist of the Year Associate Professor Lee Spitler, Head of Space Projects at Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University, was last night named Space Scientist of the Year in the sixth annual Australian Space Awards 2025 at Illumina Sydney.
26 May 2025
New cybersecurity training to strengthen skills and safety across WA Ninety per cent of organisations have experienced a cybersecurity breach in the past year. A new partnership between Macquarie University and Essemy will help address this alarming statistic.
28 Apr 2025
$35 million in federal funding to improve care over the next decade Macquarie University will support Australia’s first Care Economy Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), led by La Trobe University, to enhance technology, data solutions and workforce innovation in the care sector.
16 Apr 2025
New cancer research centre to drive personalised treatments Macquarie University has officially opened a state-of-the-art research centre dedicated to transforming the treatment of cancer, made possible by a $2 million grant from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF).
09 Apr 2025
$2.2 million project backs nature’s weapon to protect the bees from varroa mite Macquarie University will lead a $2.2 million research project to develop Australia's pioneering natural weapon against Varroa destructor, the parasitic mite threatening honeybees and agricultural production nationwide.
09 Apr 2025
Government funding boost for Macquarie University childhood anxiety research Psychology researchers from the Macquarie University Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre have received a combined $1,933,935 in Australian Government funding for studies to improve treatment for anxiety in children.
08 Apr 2025
Amy Cain honoured for her work on antibiotic resistance The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) has awarded the 2025 Gottschalk Medal to Associate Professor Amy Cain from Macquarie University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Synthetic Biology in recognition of her pioneering work in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
02 Apr 2025
$4.4m in medical research funding for aged care AI tool A Macquarie University researcher has received more than $4.4 million for a five-year project to use artificial intelligence to reduce the unnecessary use of medication in residential care.