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09 Sep 2024
Premier breaks ground on world-leading research facility NSW Premier Chris Minns visited Macquarie University today to mark the start of construction on the Australian-first RNA Research and Pilot Manufacturing Facility.
30 Aug 2024
Macquarie University leads $1.49m AI-driven pest management project Macquarie University has secured a $1.49 million grant from Horticulture Innovation Australia to develop new pest monitoring technology for the horticultural industry.
26 Aug 2024
AI, neurodiversity the focus of newly funded DECRA research The Faculty of Arts is celebrating the success of four of its early career researchers following the latest round of the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) funding.
20 Aug 2024
Macquarie University, APATE.AI and CommBank to pilot AI-powered anti-scam technology Macquarie University and APATE.AI have received federal funding to pilot an Australian-first deployment of anti-scam technology that uses conversational AI-powered bots to help extract scam intelligence and combat scam phone calls.
15 Aug 2024
Macquarie University secures $2.5 million grant to tackle varroa mite threat Macquarie University has recently been awarded a grant of $2.5 million from the Ian & Shirley Norman Foundation. This generous funding will support an ambitious five-year research project dedicated to combating the varroa mite, a critical threat to honeybee populations.
12 Aug 2024
Professor Eric Knight appointed to Deputy Vice-Chancellor role Executive Dean of the Macquarie Business School, Professor Eric Knight, has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (People and Operations) of Macquarie University.
31 Jul 2024
Macquarie University scientists named Eureka Prize finalists Three Macquarie University researchers have been named finalists in the 2024 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, Australia’s leading national science awards.
31 Jul 2024
Regional cargo delivery drone project now in flight with $1.48 million funding Macquarie University will help develop a prototype of a fully-electric cargo drone in collaboration with US-based startup Seaflight Technologies, following the recent announcement of $1.48 million in Federal Government funding through the Emerging Aviation Technology Partnerships (EATP) program.
30 Jul 2024
Three Macquarie University researchers awarded Future Fellowships More than $3 million will be shared between three Macquarie University researchers as part of the latest funding round of the Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowships scheme, announced today.
30 Jul 2024
Launch of expanded Australian Genome Foundry with $11.5 million over four years The Australian Genome Foundry (AGF) has today formally launched its expanded state-of-the-art synthetic biology facility at Macquarie University.
24 Jul 2024
Macquarie University’s Olympians prepare to take on Paris 2024 Macquarie University staff, students and alumni will be proudly representing their country at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which start this week.
22 Jul 2024
Australian-first MND map awarded $1m government grant Macquarie University Foundation Professor of Neurology, Professor Dominic Rowe AM, from the Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, has received a grant of $997,808 to create Australia’s first heat map showing where MND patients were living when first diagnosed.