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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.
20 Jun 2024
Productivity stable, employee health improved during Medibank four-day work week trial A four-day work week experiment is showing promising results at the midway mark, with greater flexibility, happier and healthier employees, and reduced sick leave among the positive outcomes so far.
12 Jun 2024
Impact Rankings boost for Macquarie University Macquarie University continues to climb the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, jumping 15 places this year to secure 24th position globally.
10 Jun 2024
King’s Birthday honours for Macquarie community Vice-Chancellor Professor S Bruce Dowton has congratulated members of the Macquarie University community recognised on the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours List, announced today.
05 Jun 2024
Macquarie University retains position among world’s top universities Macquarie University has consolidated its position among the world’s top universities, placing 133rd in the 2025 QS World University Rankings released today.
06 May 2024
New ARC funding to boost industry collaboration Three Macquarie University researchers have been successful in the 2024 round of the Australian Research Council’s Early Career Industry Fellowship scheme, announced today.
03 May 2024
Macquarie University claims top prize at Australian Pride in Sport Awards Macquarie University Sport has been named Sporting Organisation of the Year at the 2024 Australian Pride in Sport Awards in Melbourne. The University also became the first organisation to achieve Platinum Tier status in the Pride in Sport Index (PSI), a national benchmarking instrument used to assess LGBTQ+ inclusion.