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Almost half of deaths of people with disability are linked to how documentation is handled
Research released by the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, and the Graduate School of Health, UTS, shows that almost half of people with disability living in residential care were exposed to risk of death or died
World-first optical fibre successfully transmits over one petabit per second
A world-first optical fibre as fine as a human hair has been developed, which can transmit 1.2 petabit of data per second – 12 million times quicker than the fastest NBN connection.
Macquarie University honours elite athletes and celebrates contributions to sport at the 2018 Blues Awards
Outstanding sporting talents were celebrated this week at the Macquarie University 2018 Blues Awards. A number of athletes were recognised for their achievements athletically and academically while representing Macquarie, their state or nation over
Professor Mark Baker selected as incoming chair of the Human Proteome Project
Following an international search, the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO; www.hupo.org) has recently selected cancer researcher Professor Mark Baker from Macquarie University’s Department of Biomedical Sciences as the incoming Chair of
New instrument joins the hunt for Earth-like planets
A ground-breaking $3.8 million instrument, used by astronomers to discover and study Earth-like planets, has been launched by a team from Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) at Macquarie University, UNSW Sydney, and The Australian National
Friend or foe: how do you feel about the insects and spiders living in your home?
Do you love or loathe your creepy-crawly house guests? Are you an insecticide at the ready kind of person? Or do you take a more live and let live approach?
Think twice before trying to get the upper hand in a business deal
New Macquarie University research suggests trying to get the upper hand in a business deal isn’t as attractive as it may seem.
Sport is still the most common cause of children’s injuries requiring hospitalisation
The rate children are being admitted to hospital for sports injuries has hardly budged over 10 years, despite efforts from government and sporting bodies to make sport safer for children.
First ever meta-analysis on Indian lead exposure reveals link to devastating intellectual disability in children
New Macquarie University research has revealed the devastating disease burden associated with elevated blood lead levels in India. The results of the first ever meta-analysis of Indian blood lead levels found the burden of disease to be
New research by Macquarie University finds one in five Australian honey samples to be adulterated
Following the recent high-profile fake honey scandal, new and independent research from Macquarie University in collaboration with the National Measurement Institute has unveiled, for the first time, the scale of the adulteration problem —
Macquarie signs unique trilateral partnership
Macquarie University has signed a trilateral joint PhD agreement with The University of Hamburg in Germany and Chinese Fudan University (FU) in Shanghai.
Macquarie University goes from strength to strength in Times Higher Education rankings
Macquarie University has moved into the 201-250 band in the 2018/19 UK Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, announced today.