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"I try to show people how there is space for women in breakdancing."
Media and Creative Industries lecturer Rachael Gunn is Australia’s leading woman breakdancer, and now has her sights set on making it to Paris in 2024 where ‘breaking’ will make its debut as an Olympic sport.
“Australians are more fascinated by ancient Egyptian culture than the Egyptians."
Author of 62 books, 81-year-old world-renowned Distinguished Professor of Egyptology Naguib Kanawati has spent 50 years at Macquarie teaching, researching and nourishing his obsession with people who lived 4000 years ago.
Nature-based management is making rivers more resilient
Research paper in Nature Communications Earth and Environment shows progress in Australia towards United Nations goals, making rivers more able to recover from flood, drought and other impacts.
New technology advances solar-cell production
A microwave technology invented at Macquarie University will improve the manufacture of solar cells and make them easier to recycle.
Macquarie University academic secures prestigious United Nations appointment
Professor Surya Deva, from the Macquarie Law School, has been appointed the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development. Appointment as independent human rights expert is regarded as one of the highest recognitions in the field.
New school pilot program aims to educate cyberbullying bystanders
Teenagers who observe cyberbullying without intervening not only enable a culture of bullying but are more likely to victimise others, new research has found.
Macquarie astronomer helps pinpoint largest cosmic blast ever
Insights provided by Macquarie astronomer Dr Tayyaba Zafar into how dust affects light as it journeys through space were crucial in identifying the exact location of a once-in-a-millennium cosmic event.
Macquarie researchers aid major updates to national education frameworks
More than 1.5 million children across the country are set to benefit from a series of updates to Australia’s national early childhood learning frameworks – the first changes to be made to the guidelines in more than a decade.
The largest cosmic blast ever, pinpointed with Macquarie researcher help
The location of the brightest cosmic explosion ever recorded was pinpointed at 2.4 billion light years from Earth by a team of astronomers, which included a Macquarie University researcher.
Mission-driven chocolate companies revealed
Consumers are encouraged to shop responsibly this Easter following the release of the fourth edition of the Chocolate Scorecard.
Meet the band's new drummer ... Keirzo the robot
VIDEO: Artificial intelligence and music researcher Dr Richard Savery hopes his new drumming, rapping robot will reveal new insights about human-robot interactions.