Archives:

Photo of the Australian Hearing Hub

Community, industry and research leaders to share vision for future impact

15 April 2014

On 29 April, leaders from community organisations working in the areas of autism, learning difficulties, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s, speech pathology and …

Te real impact of whaling is most likely to be seen in the toothed whales – such as sperm whales – which are not recovering despite protection.

30 years post-whaling, no evidence for sperm whale recovery off Western Australia

11 April 2014

Despite positive news for whaling futures from the recent International Court of Justice decision, new research shows the real impact …

Scientists used a modified version of the mirror test to find out if a fish showed a lateral preference to view itself with either its left or right eye, and its associated levels of boldness.

Fearless fish give new insight into the brain’s effect on personality

11 April 2014

Rainbowfish raised in the wild braver than those bred in captivity, study shows The boldest black-lined rainbowfish are those that …

Visiting school students explore the night sky in our planetarium. Credit: Paul Wright.

$2.3 million for tomorrow’s teachers to open real science

9 April 2014

A major national project was launched this week to meet the challenge of bringing authentic mathematics and science into the …

The Make Your Mark website has been developed to provide a launch pad to further education information and knowledge.

Make Your Mark: new portal to higher education launched

8 April 2014

Macquarie has joined with four other universities and the NSW & ACT Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) to create a tool …

Lishan Sung Fencing

Macquarie Sport Scholar retains number one national ranking in fencing

4 April 2014

Macquarie University student and category one sport scholarship holder, Lishan Sung, has returned from the Open National Fencing Tournament in …

Professor Tom Watson will speak on corporate social responsibility at an upcoming public lecture.

CSR checklist proposed by UK academic at public lecture

3 April 2014

As Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) matures and develops, a leading academic has proposed a checklist for communicators to use when …

Cartoon of the four-way multiplexed light source showing on-chip photon generation and routing, credit Bernard Gay-Para.

Ultrabright lasers help switch single photons

31 March 2014

In the search for a single photon source, researchers in Australia and France have achieved a major step towards a …

Do children get confused growing up speaking two languages? Or is it beneficial? Credit: Shutterstock

Should I raise my kids bilingually?

31 March 2014

This is an extract of an article originally published in The Conversation, by Macquarie University’s Professor Katherine Demuth and Dr Nan Xu. …

(Top) Biofilm on a textured implant, compared with (bottom) scant biofilm on a smooth implant. Credit: Surgical Infection Research Group, Australian School of Advanced Medicine

Textured breast implants pose greater risk of infection than smooth breast implants

31 March 2014

New research shows that breast implants with a textured surface have a significantly higher chance of developing bacterial coating (biofilm) …

Page 19 of 23«1...181920212223»

Archives

Search our releases

View by category