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Raise the Australian pension age to 70 by 2050: expert modelling
With protests against raising the pension age raging in France, statistical modelling from the Macquarie Business School suggests Australia’s optimal pension age should be increased to 68 by 2030, 69 by 2036 and 70 by 2050.
Virtual reality lifeguard training may help save lives
Research into the psychology of attention has informed new, game-changing lifeguard training modules that use virtual reality simulations to better detect drowning victims.
What makes a great king?
What makes a memorable monarch – and how will King Charles III fare? As the coronation nears, Clare Monagle, Professor in the Department of History and Archaeology, looks at the job description and how it has changed over time.
Dinner and show: Roman ruins reveal luxury winery doubled as entertainment venue
Did Roman emperors curate the first luxury ‘experience’ for vinophiles? The discovery of an ancient winery, says Macquarie University archaeologist Dr Emlyn Dodd, reveals the annual vintage as a truly theatrical occasion.
"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.