From the analysis of bracelets found in the tomb of an ancient Egyptian queen to the impact of LinkedIn and Australia's asylum regime, see where Faculty of Arts academics made headlines in June.
NSW Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education, The Hon. Tim Crakanthorp, mentioned Macquarie Law School in conversation with 2SM while emphasising the significance of the state's universities.
Dr Rachael Gunn, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to ABC Northern Tasmania on the upcoming Olympic debut of the sport of breakdancing. Dr Gunn is a breakdancer, or B-girl, and will be vying for a spot on the Olympic team.
Honorary Associate Professor Juan Tauri, from the Department of Indigenous Studies, contributed an article to The Conversation.
Jewellery owned by ancient Egyptian royalty in around 2600 BC is helping shed new light on the beginnings of the globalised world. Dr Karin Sowada, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was lead author of a paper published today in the Journal of Archaeological Science and featured in Cosmos Magazine.
Lynda-June Coe, from the Department of Indigenous Studies, contributed an article to The Conversation.
More than 110 migrant and cultural community organisations have united in declaring their support for the Voice to Parliament referendum. Dr Shireen Morris, Director of the Radical Centre Reform Lab at Macquarie Law School, helped organise the joint resolution as reported in Head Topics.
Bracelets found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Queen Hetepheres I reveal new information about the trade networks that once linked the Old Kingdom to Greece. Dr Karin Sowada, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was quoted in Live Science.
Dr Raymond Welling, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was featured on 2SER FM regarding the impact of LinkedIn.
In an op-ed in The Australian, Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, urged migrants and their descendants not to be passive bystanders when it comes to the Voice to Parliament.
Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was featured in The Guardian about how a famous image taken during Sydney's newspaper rebellion of 1943 came about.
Dr Karin Sowada, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was interviewed on 702 ABC Sydney regarding bracelets found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Hetepheres I, which reveal new information about the trade networks that once linked the Old Kingdom to Greece.
Researchers, including Dr Ines Hipolito from the Department of Philosophy, were featured in Scimex regarding how artificial intelligence design is too much of a boys' club, and that we need to guide its development by prioritising diversity and inclusion if we want it to be ethical and useful for everyone.
Professor Michelle Arrow, from the Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to The Canberra Times on Australia's relationship with the ANZAC mythology in the context of former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's failed defamation case.
Dr Sarah Keith, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, offered comment to Dailyhunt on how BTS put K-pop on the cultural map.
Professor Julian Knowles, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, offered insight to Stuff NZ on potential challenges older generations face when using TikTok.
Dr Sarah Keith, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, offered comment to NewsBeezer on how BTS put K-pop on the cultural map.
Emeritus Professor Murray Goot, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, discussed the two sides of the Voice campaign and how each is publicly framing its argument in Inside Story.
Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, joined The Drum panel. Here, the panel discussed the claims that Katy Gallagher misled parliament regarding the Brittany Higgins' rape allegation.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the School of Social Sciences, was interviewed on 702 ABC Sydney regarding the difference between social housing, public housing, community housing and affordable housing, and what we need more of in Australia.
Dr Robyn Wheldall, from the School of Education, was featured in The Australian outlining the Positive Teaching and Learning approach. She said research shows it is based on a simple, incontrovertible premise: students must be ready to receive classroom instruction.
Regarding the Voice to Parliament, Emeritus Professor Murray Goot, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, provided comment to The Guardian on the difficulty of measuring support across multiple polls.
Dr Shireen Morris, from Macquarie Law School, was interviewed on SBS Radio about First Nations sovereignty and the Uluru statement.
Between 2014 to 2022, the proportion of people who waited for 24 hours or more to see a GP for urgent medical care grew by 13.3 per cent. Distinguished Professor Wendy Rogers, from the Department of Philosophy, was featured in ABC Online advising that GPs closing their books is problematic.
Two papers published by Macquarie University researchers reveal that most of us ignore the meter when a moral choice is clear, but we use it when the choice is more morally ambiguous. And some of us, about 10 per cent, will do anything to win. Professor Paul Formosa, from the Department of Philosophy and Dr Jane Messer, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, were part of a team of researchers who contributed to the research and featured in news.com.au. This story was first published on The Lighthouse.
Dr Tom Baudinette, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to Hashtag Legend on the popularity of Thai Boys Love shows, a genre that typically depicts a romance between two male leads.
Emeritus Professor Murray Goot, from the School of Social Sciences, was featured in Inside Story about those who are 'undecided' on the Voice referendum, and explains the considerable influence of the choices pollsters offer.
Dr Peter Edwell, from the Department of History and Archaeology, appeared in 774 ABC Melbourne about grand Roman emperors and how they reshaped society.
Saba Vasefi, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, contributed an article to Al Jazeera about the families forced apart by Australia's asylum regime that say Australia has breached its international humanitarian obligations.
Associate Professor Mel Taylor, from the School of Social Sciences, was featured in ABC Online regarding research that involved hundreds of surveys from people who experienced major floods in New South Wales and Queensland last year.
Dr Constantinos Yiallourides, from Macquarie Law School, offered insight to Lawyers Weekly on why the world’s oceans and seas are such an invaluable global resource.
Dr Eve Vincent, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was featured on 936 ABC Hobart regarding the study of anthropology and her book Who Cares? Life on Welfare in Australia.
Dr Eve Vincent, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was featured on ABC Northern Tasmania regarding the study of anthropology and her book Who Cares? Life on Welfare in Australia.
A recording of Guardian Australia Editor Lenore Taylor's Brian Johns Lecture on the everyday challenges facing journalists in the digital age was featured in ABC Online. The annual lecture is hosted by the Faculty of Arts' Centre for Media History.
Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was featured on ABC Radio National regarding his time as an undercover detective infiltrating cocaine trafficking rings.
Vincent Hurley, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was featured on ABC Online about his time as an undercover detective infiltrating cocaine trafficking rings.
According to analysts, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's urge to control the country's south threatens to be a huge problem for restoring multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative. Honorary Associate Professor Khuram Iqbal, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, offered commentary to The Sentinel.
Emeritus Professor Murray Goot, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, provided comment to The Australian on the rise in the 'No' vote in the Voice polling.
Associate Professor Mel Taylor, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, offered insight to ABC Radio National on her research which surveyed victims of the 2022 floods and their recovery.
Professor Bronwyn Carlson and Madi Day, from the Department of Indigenous Studies, contributed an article to The Conversation about findings of the Make Us Count report, which they co-authored, and which reflects on the experiences of Aboriginal women in workplaces within the Victorian public sector.