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Why pottery is history's best friend: new exhibition
A new exhibition at the Macquarie University History Museum puts pots in the spotlight.
Please explain: How are diamonds grown in a lab?
What exactly are lab-grown diamonds and how do they compare with the real thing? Professors Tracey Rushmer and Rich Mildren explain.
How Australian wattles took over the world and brought their fire risk with them: new book
National Wattle Day on the first of September celebrates our national floral emblem but elsewhere in the world their prolific spread has sparked increased wildfire threats, according to authors of a new book.
Managers need menopause training to protect profits and retain women in senior jobs
Women leaving work prematurely due to the effects of menopause costs Australian companies more than $10 billion a year. Macquarie Business School researchers say workplace training for managers is urgently needed to support women’s wellbeing and protect the business bottom line.
How face-to-face contact could save the world: new book
Our instinct to form groups is hardwired into our brains, and vital to the way humanity evolved. According to a new book, if we listen to those instincts to connect, they could just help us save the planet.
Please explain: Why do magpies swoop?
Behavioural ecologist Dr Ben Ashton, who is researching magpie cognition and behaviour, explains.
Hospital emergency departments as noisy as construction sites
A new study of hospital noise has found that emergency departments can be as loud as a construction site, potentially affecting both patients and medical teams.
New Dracula movie sinks its teeth into vampire legend: review
Gothic literature scholar Dr Kirstin Mills reviews the latest adaptation of Bram Stoker's horror story, Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter.
More solar panels needed on rented rooftops
With soaring rent stress rife in Australian capital cities, new research has found many tenants are also missing out on energy savings due to lack of access to solar panels.
Protecting parks, pools and playgrounds: new post-lockdown think tank launched
How do we ensure public spaces are inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable? An exciting new collaboration between Macquarie University and the NSW government is addressing how our public spaces are planned, created, cared for and shared.
How COVID changed journalism
Ahead of this week’s launch of Pandemedia, a book of essays by leading Australian newsmakers, Macquarie University Professor of Journalism Peter Greste explores the changing dynamic between the media and the public.
A portrait of crime in 1950s Sydney suburbia: new book
A forensic dive into police photo archives by crime aficionado Peter Doyle, Macquarie University Honorary Associate Professor of Media, exposes the double life of Sydney suburbia in the 1950s and 1960s.