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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.
Single drop of ethanol to revolutionise nanosensor manufacture
Macquarie University engineers have developed a new technique to make the manufacture of nanosensors far less carbon-intensive, much cheaper, more efficient, and more versatile, substantially improving a key process in this trillion-dollar global industry.
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.
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.
Protection or intrusion? The wrinkles in facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology was hailed as the last word in digital security. But is it all it’s cracked up to be? Macquarie University law lecturer Dr Rita Matulionyte reviews its risks and rewards.
Should startups tweet like Elon to get attention?
Researchers examine whether provocative social media posts are an effective way for new businesses to engage audiences online.
Undiscovered diamonds could be revealed by new study findings
Deep secrets of how tectonic plate movement produces diamond-rich rock have been uncovered by Macquarie geologists who tracked a billion years worth of data.
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.
Please explain: Why do sovereign citizens flout the law
How alarmed should we be about the movement challenging Australia’s laws? Macquarie Law School lecturer Dr Catherine Greentree gets the measure of a new kind of disruptor.
"As I got older my dreams got bigger."
Professional footballer Deborah-Anne de la Harpe is kicking goals in sport and study, working her way towards a teaching degree while taking her sporting career on to an international stage.
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.