Sibling rivalries lead to friendly finches
27 February 2019
A new study has revealed that growing up with lots of siblings – and fighting over food – makes zebra finches more sociable …
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MFB and UFU with Macquarie University to partner on world-first PFAS study
26 February 2019
Can regular blood or plasma donations reduce the level of chemicals in firefighter’s blood? That’s the question the Metropolitan Fire …
Macquarie University researchers awarded Fulbright Scholarships
20 February 2019
Two Macquarie University researchers have been announced as recipients of prestigious Fulbright Scholarships. The grants will enable the researchers to …
Macquarie University to lead nation in synthetic biology research with $2.5m grant
20 February 2019
Research into new technologies that could pioneer breakthroughs in the biomedical and agriculture sectors has received a significant boost, with …
A polariton filter turns ordinary laser light into quantum light
19 February 2019
An international team of researchers led out of Macquarie University has demonstrated a new approach for converting ordinary laser light …
A new leader for astronomical optics in Australia
15 February 2019
Macquarie University has appointed Dr Mark Casali as the Director of the Macquarie node of Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO-Macquarie). He …
Trees remember heatwaves
14 February 2019
An Aussie eucalypt can ‘remember’ past exposure to extreme heat, which makes the tree and its offspring better able to …
Funding new research on the international success of Australian books
8 February 2019
The Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund has partnered with the Australia Council for the Arts to support Macquarie University’s research examining …
Drug microdosing effects may not measure up to big expectations
7 February 2019
Taking very small amounts of psychedelic substances on a regular basis – called ‘microdosing’ – may improve psychological and cognitive …
Critically endangered grey nurse shark mapped for the first time in landmark study
5 February 2019
A study mapping the eastern Australian grey nurse shark population has found it has declined rapidly over the last few …
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