Global
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2016
As the Mid-Autumn Day approaches, we wish you and your family a very happy Mid-Autumn Festival! May the round moon bring you a happy family and a successful future....
New cyber security hub launches at Macquarie
Macquarie University and Optus Business have joined forces to establish a multi-disciplinary cyber security hub to support businesses and government to recognise and protect themselves from increasing cyber threats. The ‘Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub’, which represents a $10 million investment by Optus Business and Macquarie, will be located on campus and provide researc...
Introducing the new Director of Alumni Relations, Jeff Hargrave
As the new Director of Alumni Relations, Jeff Hargrave spends his days leading the University’s engagement with the 170,000 people all across the globe who have benefited from a Macquarie education. He took a quick break to answer our questions. I’ve been at Macquarie for… A little over two years now. The question I hear most often in my job is… Within the University, it’s "h...
Enrico (Ric) Casagrande
Dodging ambushes on one of the world’s most dangerous stretches of road in Iraq was not quite the career Macquarie Law alumnus Enrico (Ric) Casagrande (BA/LLB '81) had in mind when he was an undergraduate. “I studied at Macquarie when it was still regarded as a bit of an upstart,” says Ric. “We all felt that we were part of something new and different, and being a Macquarie law st...
Heart of darkness
The dark net is the internet’s version of the Wild West, where organised crime is rampant and law enforcement holds running battles with cyber criminals. Macquarie researchers are leading the fightback. On Silk Road, an online marketplace on the Dark Net – drug buyers left ebay-style ratings on the service levels and product quality of their dealers, who advertised organic can...
Welcome to 2016
It is a pleasure to write to you at the start of another exciting year. The campus has come back to life after the summer break, with students taking up or resuming their studies for the year. As the world of higher education continues to evolve quickly, this year promises to be full of opportunity and challenge. Increasingly, we find that universities need to be clear about their aspiratio...