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Macquarie University maintains strong global ranking
Macquarie University has consolidated its place among the world's top research universities in the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), ranking in the 201-300 bracket.
Silence can be smart and sneaky for surprised male cane toads
New research recently published in Biology Letters has shed a light on the sneaky reproductive tactics of male cane toads.
Tall Poppy awards for four outstanding Macquarie researchers
Four Macquarie researchers have been honoured as 2019 NSW Tall Poppies. The Tall Poppy Campaign, now in its 22nd year, was created by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science to recognise and celebrate Australian intellectual and scientific
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome research receives $1 million funding
Philanthropic trust, The Mason Foundation, has granted a record $1 million to an international group of researchers to establish and conduct research using the first Australian Registry and Biobank for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue
Gender bending: Baby turtles influence their own sex
Baby turtles influence their gender by moving around inside their eggs, research has revealed.
New research collaboration takes aim at brain aneurysms with artificial intelligence
Fujitsu Australia, GE Healthcare, Macquarie University and Macquarie Medical Imaging today announced a new research collaboration to improve brain aneurysm diagnoses.
Wingless but not clueless: the wingless grasshopper is prepared to flourish in a changing world
The Australian native grasshopper known as the wingless grasshopper is a common pest of pastures and crops in Australia. Adult wingless grasshoppers can cause serious damage to pasture, and compete with livestock for green clover in summer
Macquarie University congratulates its finalists in the 2019 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Macquarie University has four finalists in the prestigious Australian Museum 2019 Eureka Prizes.
India beckons for NSW’s cyber security startups
Eight of NSW’s most innovative cyber security startups will visit India this year to participate in the NSW-India Cyber Security Exchange. The Exchange will build closer links between our cyber security startup communities and global firms,
Invading cane toads travel light
Understanding the dynamics of cane toad dispersal is vital information for scientists helping native animals survive the spread of the poisonous invasive species.
Even deep-sea sharks aren’t safe from fishing fleets, research shows
Even in the most remote parts of the world’s oceans migratory sharks are in severe danger from commercial fishing fleets, new research reveals.
Astronomer flies high to spy on star formation
Macquarie University astronomer Dr Stuart Ryder is in New Zealand to hitch a ride on a NASA jet and take a closer look at how stars are born in one of the most active stellar nurseries ever seen.