Over 3,000 Macquarie alumni have shown their professional and social spirit by attending over 27 Macquarie alumni events held in Sydney, across Australia and across the world in 2017. The Macquarie University Global Alumni Impact Series continues to offer a range of thought-leadership discussions featuring alumni and industry experts. Topics included: Leadership (Sydney) Healthy min...
Have you recently had a telephone conversation with a Macquarie University student? If so you are one of nearly 5,000 alumni who chatted with a student caller as part of the annual Alumni Calling Campaign to reconnect with alumni. In having a conversation with a current student, alumni shared their unique stories and experiences and offered their thoughts on study options and career choi...
Dr Daniel Ghezelbash’s affiliation with refugees is in his blood; his own family came to Australia as refugees in the early 1980s. “Growing up, I was acutely aware of how lucky I was that my family managed to get to safety, and of the fact that there were millions of people around the world facing persecution with nowhere to run to,” he says. This awareness has driven his own caree...
On 6 November, a crowd of alumni, University staff and leaders, and notable law professionals gathered at Sydney’s Royal Mint in Macquarie Street to see the design for Macquarie University’s new law building unveiled and its name announced as the ‘Michael Kirby Building’. “I can see no finer way to commemorate the contributions of Michael Kirby as a member of the Macquarie Univers...
Macquarie University and Cochlear have today announced the establishment of the co-funded Cochlear Chair in Hearing and Healthy Ageing at Macquarie University, a role that will strengthen and formalise the strategic collaboration between the organisations. Cochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions and focuses on technology innovations to treat a range of moderate to pro...
Each year, Macquarie Law School holds a Prize Night to recognise the outstanding achievements of its students across their studies in the Bachelor of Laws. The event enables members of the Macquarie Law School community, including students, staff, alumni, friends of the Law School, to come together to mark the success of our students. We celebrate not only academic achievements, but also re...