University News
Changes on campus
With the campus master plan well underway, new construction and major refurbishment projects are reshaping the University before our eyes. The latest large-scale project will see building names and roads renamed, new signage installed and for the first time, buildings will have a street address, with roads and avenues named accordingly. Some former Macquarie students recently returned to...
Macquarie moments
Mascot stealing is all part of university games, but for Macquarie’s high profile hockey team, coming out in front in the game of mascot theft, became almost as important as winning competition matches. “Mascot stealing is part of hockey culture,” explains Ahad Malik (B Arts / B Comm 2014). “At the university games every team has a mascot: the University of New South Wales has a...
Vice-Chancellor’s Fund takes off
Macquarie supporters are helping to make ground-breaking discoveries in medicine as well as making education accessible to promising students, whatever their financial circumstance. Following a calling campaign that ran for nine weeks from November to February 413 donors have given $136,084.19, with a further $500,000 in outstanding pledges to be fulfilled over next five years. The Vice-...
Macquarie University Art Gallery launches its 2016 program
Each year Macquarie University hosts a unique array of exhibitions that are renowned for pleasing both art critics and visitors. In 2016 the Macquarie University Art Gallery will be hosting sought-after exhibitions touring Australia as well as resident exhibitions. “Each exhibition not only captures an inspired premise, but also explores the unique possibilities that are only available wi...
Swim Safe Warriors make the water safe for international students
International students are benefitting from the new Swim Safe Warriors Program, which was created by Macquarie in conjunction with Royal Life Saving after research revealed that international students entering Australia have little exposure to aquatic environments. This is in striking contrast to Australians where there is a very strong water culture and exposure to aquatic environments starts...
New scholarships now available
Thanks to the support of donors and recent fundraising initiatives, we’re offering two new scholarships to students starting out on their career journeys. Applications are now open. If you know of any eligible prospective students, encourage them to apply – we look forward to welcoming them to the Macquarie family. The Macquarie University Alumni First in Family Scholarshi...