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03 May 2024
Macquarie University claims top prize at Australian Pride in Sport Awards Macquarie University Sport has been named Sporting Organisation of the Year at the 2024 Australian Pride in Sport Awards in Melbourne. The University also became the first organisation to achieve Platinum Tier status in the Pride in Sport Index (PSI), a national benchmarking instrument used to assess LGBTQ+ inclusion.
03 May 2024
$7.1 million to advance health and medical research Four researchers from Macquarie University have received just over $7.1 million in prestigious Investigator Grants from the Australian Government’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
02 May 2024
GenIMPACT awarded $1.5m NHMRC grant for retinal disease research Researchers from the Macquarie University Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine (GenIMPACT) have received about $1.5m for an NHMRC Partnership Grant to further their research into the costs of Inherited Retinal Diseases (IRDs).
22 Apr 2024
Macquarie partners with Nanjing Normal University on Joint Institute proposal Macquarie University and Nanjing Normal University today announced a proposal for a new joint institute to foster academic collaboration and nurture international talent between Australia and China.
18 Apr 2024
Professor Leanne Piggott joins Macquarie University as Dean of Students Macquarie University has announced the appointment of Professor Leanne Piggott as the new Dean of Students.
18 Apr 2024
New Bush University for North-east Arnhem Land Macquarie University has partnered with the Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation (LHAC) and Australian National University to help establish the Garrthalala Bush University in north-east Arnhem Land.
12 Apr 2024
Macquarie University affirms global standing in subject rankings Macquarie University has performed strongly in the latest QS 2024 Subject Rankings released today, with 17 subjects ranked in the top 150 internationally. Three subjects were among the global top 50: Philosophy and Linguistics retained positions in the top 50, joined for the first time by Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
11 Apr 2024
Macquarie students secure coveted global scholarship opportunity Four Macquarie University students will embark on semester exchange programs, internships, language training and mentorships in the Indo-Pacific region from June this year, after being selected for the prestigious 2024 New Colombo Plan Scholarship.
08 Apr 2024
Macquarie University recognised in global sustainable finance awards The pioneering sustainability-linked loan (SLL) signed by Macquarie University last year has been honoured by Environmental Finance as part of its international Sustainable Debt Awards 2024.
02 Apr 2024
Major boost for diversity in the cyber security workforce One hundred equity scholarships will be delivered this year as part of the Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation, Macquarie University’s pioneering cyber security training program.
28 Mar 2024
Prestigious NHRMC Research Excellence Award for MND gene therapy project Professor Roger Chung, from the Macquarie University Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre, has received a prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Excellence Award for his team’s latest gene therapy work.
21 Mar 2024
Gamma Knife supporter awarded honorary doctorate Mr Doug Thompson AM, owner of Thompson Health Care, has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) at a ceremony at Macquarie University.