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Media Releases
Contact the Macquarie University Communications Team
Phone: +61 2 9850 6766
Email: communications@mq.edu.au
Causes of protein build-up could help develop dementia treatment
For the first time, a team of researchers has uncovered possible causes for the build-up of tau protein in the brains of patients with a rare neurodegenerative disease – and the discovery could have important implications for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Six Macquarie researchers awarded ARC Future Fellowships worth over $6m
Macquarie University has been awarded more than $6 million across six research projects in the latest funding round of the Australian Research Council’s Future Fellowships scheme.
International moot court success for Macquarie Law School
Students from Macquarie University Law School have achieved great success in the prestigious Nuremberg Moot Court 2023, crowned second place in the global competition.
Another sustainability benchmark for Macquarie University
Disadvantaged students will be among the priority beneficiaries of a new five-year Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) established by Macquarie University.
Solving rare disease mysteries ... and protecting privacy
Macquarie University researchers have demonstrated a new way of linking personal records and protecting privacy, a technique that has many potential applications across society. The first application is in identifying cases of rare genetic disorders.
Tropical weaver ants reveal insights into collective decision-making in animals
A new study by researchers at Macquarie University and New Jersey Institute of Technology has uncovered how tropical weaver ants make collective decisions in uncertain conditions.
Burns take a toll on academic outcomes
A common childhood injury has been shown to slash school completion rates, adding to evidence that being hospitalised can have a long-lasting effect on young people.
New research: Five steps to a world of intelligent life
Just five major changes in the computational capacity of brains have led to the world of intelligent life around us.
World rankings boost for Macquarie University
Macquarie University has achieved its highest ever position in the QS World University Rankings, climbing 65 places to secure a global ranking position of 130 in the world.
Bees make decisions better and faster than we do ... for the things that matter to them
New research reveals how we could design robots to think like bees.
Closing the gap in the legal sector
A ground-breaking new program, run by Macquarie University, TAFE NSW and Legal Aid NSW, will increase the skilled and credentialled Aboriginal workforce in the legal sector.
Three Macquarie University projects share in ARC Linkage Projects funding
Macquarie University has been awarded more than $1.6 million across three research projects in the latest funding round of the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme.