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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.
15 Aug 2022
New ARC Training Centre to transform growing Bioactives industry The new Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Facilitated Advancement of Australia’s Bioactives (FAAB) hosted at Macquarie University was officially launched today by Jerome Laxale MP, Federal Member for Bennelong and Judi Zielke, CEO of the Australian Research Council. The Centre’s goal is to help Australia benefit from the booming global demand for bioactive products.
10 Aug 2022
Flooded in 2022? Share your experience to improve flood safety A new research project is seeking to learn from the experiences of those affected by flooding in New South Wales this year, to gather vital insights on preparedness and response and reduce future flood risk.
08 Aug 2022
Tackling adult-onset hearing loss as a public health challenge Leading hearing researchers from the US and Australia spoke at a public lecture hosted by the Australian Hearing Hub and Macquarie University on Monday, 8 August to discuss the challenge of adult-onset hearing loss and explore the steps needed to make the Australian Government’s Roadmap for Hearing Health a reality.
22 Jul 2022
Unique telescope to help determine the fate of the Milky Way Macquarie University, with support from Canon Australia, unveils the Huntsman Telescope: a ‘first of its kind’ array in the Southern Hemisphere to study the faintest, most elusive clues to better understand galaxy lifecycles.
13 Jul 2022
Young Tall Poppies for Molecular Biologist and Cognitive Scientist Two Macquarie University researchers have been named as 2022 New South Wales Young Tall Poppies by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) for their ground-breaking research and contributions to their respective scientific fields.
04 Jul 2022
Professor Rorden Wilkinson joins Macquarie University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Rorden Wilkinson, an expert on international trade, global governance and international development, has been appointed as Macquarie University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic).
27 Jun 2022
Macquarie University joins industry bureau boosting semiconductor capability Experts from Macquarie University will play a key role in a new NSW Government funded initiative to drive sovereign semiconductor capability, supporting critical local industries including health, defence and telecommunications.
09 Jun 2022
Macquarie University ranks 195 in the world Macquarie University has solidified its place among the top 200 institutions worldwide, ranking 195th in the latest QS World University Rankings.
30 May 2022
Macquarie gains highest ever world ranking MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY RANKS 195 IN UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE
16 May 2022
Macquarie University awards five honorary doctorates Australia’s Chief Scientist, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission and a former Commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service were among five outstanding individuals awarded honorary degrees by Macquarie University this month.
11 Apr 2022
World-first trial finds regular blood and plasma donation reduces firefighters’ PFAS levels Regular blood or plasma donations can reduce levels of PFAS in the blood, according to a world-first clinical trial from Macquarie University and Fire Rescue Victoria published in JAMA Network Open today.