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Shot! A review of 400 Australian moments captured on film
A photograph is more than an image: it is an event, sometimes an object, always a fragment of a broader story. Photography researcher Dr Jane Simon reviews the NSW State Library's exhibition, Shot, which showcases 400 intriguing Australian images captured across three centuries.
Major boost for diversity in the cyber security workforce
One hundred equity scholarships will be delivered this year as part of the Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation, Macquarie University’s pioneering cyber security training program.
New study reveals potential link between delirium and dementia
An analysis of anonymised hospital records for more than 110,000 people aged over 65 in New South Wales over 11 years has found “a smoking gun” linking delirium and dementia, researchers say.
Prestigious NHRMC Research Excellence Award for MND gene therapy project
Professor Roger Chung, from the Macquarie University Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, has received a prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Award for his team’s latest gene therapy work.
Please explain: Should you wear sunscreen all year round?
Summer may be officially over, but here's why you should wear sunscreen every day of the year. Macquarie University general practitioner at MQ Health's Skin Cancer Clinic, Dr Vivianne Xia, explains.
Australia progressing on energy transformation but more action needed: new report
Substantial changes to Australia’s electricity generation have set the country on a firmer path to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new report published today in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Gamma Knife supporter awarded honorary doctorate
Mr Doug Thompson AM, owner of Thompson Health Care, has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) at a ceremony at Macquarie University.
Good eggs: 2024 Chocolate Scorecard unwraps responsible producers
Shoppers on the hunt for eggs this Easter can choose to spend their chocolate budget with companies who have plans in place to pay farmers a living wage and eliminate child labour, says Macquarie Business School Professor John Dumay.
Kirby building inspires next generation of legal minds
The new Michael Kirby Building is designed to foster a sense of community between staff and students and the broader university.
Why near enough is good enough for ant-mimicking spiders
Many insects try to look like ants to avoid predators, as do some spiders. But new research has found that when ant-mimicking spiders do a bad job of hiding their spider qualities – potentially exposing themselves to predators - it might give them other advantages, such as finding mates and greater fertility.
Snakes: The new, high-protein superfood
Pythons are a low-emission, climate-resilient food source, converting feed to protein better than chickens or cattle, new research has found.
World first: Zebrafish discovery to speed testing of MND and dementia treatments
Tiny, transparent fish have made it possible for Macquarie University neuroscientists to observe damaging protein clusters forming in real time, opening the way for testing potential early interventions for motor neuron disease (MND) and dementia.