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11 Jan 2023
NSW and ACT universities take sector-leading steps to strengthen early offer admissions The New South Wales Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (NSWVCC), the peak body for universities in NSW and the ACT, has initiated a sector-leading approach to introduce a new set of underlying principles for early offer admissions in 2024.
01 Dec 2022
New innovative app aims to enhance management of Australian soil under national scheme Macquarie University researchers have developed a new software management system to be used as part of a $15-million project aimed at improving the management of one of Australia’s most precious resources.
30 Nov 2022
Joint partnership to fund $7.5 million upgrade to Macquarie University sports fields A new partnership will see the main oval at Macquarie University’s sports fields upgraded to elite AFL competition standard, following a $5 million grant from the NSW Government’s Multi-Sport Community Facility Fund.
23 Nov 2022
Professor Lucy Marshall appointed as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering Professor Lucy Marshall, a leading water resources engineer, has been appointed Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University.
22 Nov 2022
Macquarie University and Gilmour Space partner to deliver new space technology set for orbit Macquarie University’s Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) has signed an agreement with pioneering manufacturer Gilmour Space Technologies to produce a new sovereign space technology, set to launch in 2023.
16 Nov 2022
Professor Chris Dixon appointed as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts Following an international search, Professor Chris Dixon, an expert in American history, has been appointed as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Macquarie University.
26 Oct 2022
Macquarie University and the Woolcock partner for future of respiratory and sleep health Macquarie University and the Woolcock Institute for Medical Research are excited to announce they have established a new primary affiliation with the intent of accelerating the scope and impact of sleep and respiratory research in Australia.
26 Oct 2022
New gene therapy company targets MND, epilepsy and dementia Macquarie University has launched a new company dedicated to delivering gene therapies for devastating neurodegenerative conditions such as motor neurone disease (MND) to patients within the next decade.
12 Oct 2022
Macquarie University climbs world university rankings to join Australia's top ten Macquarie University has placed 175 in the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings announced today, and is now in Australia's top ten.
10 Oct 2022
MindSpot celebrates 10 years of supporting Australia MindSpot, Macquarie University’s pioneering online mental health clinic, today celebrated its 10th anniversary.
06 Sep 2022
MQ Health, surgeons and Medibank partner to establish world-class orthopaedic centre in Sydney MQ Health will establish a world-class orthopaedic surgical centre in Sydney, with support from leading orthopaedic surgeons and Medibank.
31 Aug 2022
ARC Laureate Fellowship to tackle falling teenage literacy rates Anne Castles, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Scientific Director of the Macquarie University Centre for Reading, has been awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellowship to address declining literacy rates among Australian secondary school students.