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RESEARCH FUNDING:
AUSTRALIA According to an AVCC media release, Professor Ian Chubb, President of the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC), said that while other countries have made massive increases in education and research budgets, Australian funding continues to slide. He was speaking on behalf of a consortium of peak councils at the Summit.
Australia's investment in higher education research, as a proportion of GDP, has dropped 13% over the last four years, he said. This contrasts with massive increases in education and research budgets in countries like the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Finland, Canada and South Korea.
This is the league that Australia would like to compete in, but we are pretenders, said Professor Chubb. The Summit was a learning process and the entry price to compete is established. The US President's proposed budget for the next financial year would boost financing for university-based research by 8 percent to $US17.8 billion. The US National Science Foundation would receive its largest budget increase ever.
When the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) measured outputs in the education industry, it found growth of 3 per cent in the period 1989-90 to 1995-96. Since then growth has gone into reverse, with a decline of 2.3 per cent in 1996-97, and 1.4 per cent in 1997-98. Professor Chubb saw the Innovation Summit as a chance to stop Australia's slide down world rankings.
NEW LIBRARY WEB SITE FOR 2000The Library staff believe that this new web site marks a major step forward in the provision of electronic access and quality information services.
The address of the Library home page is unchanged at http://www.lib.mq.edu.au However the URLs of some Library services have changed, and automatic forwards have been set up for services such as Document Delivery, IT Training, IT Support, Catalogues and Databases.
The Search link on the home page can be used to locate all Library services available on the web site.
Electronic Databases
Access to library databases has been streamlined
with ERA (Electronic Resource Access) which provides a listing of around
150 Library databases by title and subject. URL: http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/resources/database/
New versions of several databases have been purchased with the excellent Ovid interface e.g. Medline, Biosis, Inspec, PsycInfo and CINAHL. Additional serial titles have been added to Project Muse and online versions of Blackwell's Science and Kluwer journals are now available.
ScienceDirect, the full-text journal database from Elsevier, will provide access to all 1200 journals for all Macquarie staff and students in 2000.
Most databases are accessible over the Internet and available both on and off campus.
Demonstration
of Site
Details of demonstrations of the new site
can be found at:
http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/support/training/libraryweb.htmlWe
welcome your feedback and suggestions. E-mail: web@library.mq.edu.au
or contact Ian Duncan, Manager, Technology Access x7538, e-mail:
iduncan@library.mq.edu.auor
Lynne
Hill, Manager, Electronic Information Resources x7553, e-mail:
lhill@library.mq.edu.au
WEEKEND POWER SHUTDOWNBuildings that will be affected are the Library, Lincoln Building, W5A, W5B, W5C, Student Services, the Union Building (including markets and bookshop), W10, W11, Mining Cottages, and the Observatory.
The No 2 substation shutdown is required to permit connection to the Library and co-generation plant switch boards. It is hoped by this weekend shutdown to keep inconvenience to a minimum.
Enquiries to the Buildings and Grounds
Office may be directed to Kerry Russell on 0408 207152 or x7148,
or Dennis Harrold on 0408 976289 or x7183.
AWARD FOR HISTORY STUDENTDuring her undergraduate studies, Fiona
has done units in Law and Politics as well as in History. She has achieved
impressive results and was especially commended by the Department for her
ability to negotiate her own research topic and research it fully.
PLACES FOR THREES AT PRESCHOOLAttendance is Monday to Wednesday from
9.15am to 2.30pm during school terms. The Childcare Rebate Scheme is available
for working or studying parents. Enquiries to Dawn Chadwick (x8700),
Special Education Centre, Building X5A.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PROGRAM ON CAMPUSProfessor Susan Ryan, the keynote speaker, and Macquarie's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Di Yerbury, will introduce a varied and thought-provoking program which will explore current issues concerning equal rights for women in the workplace.
The full day program will also include Professor Ros Atherton, newly appointed to Macquarie University's Chair of Law and Head of the Division of Law, and Ms Fiona Krautil, Director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency.
Women general and academic staff at and
below Level 5, or at Level A, are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity
to attend. For further information and the final program, contact the EEO
Officer, Sarah Levin, x7471.
STAFF BIBLE STUDY ON TUESDAYSIf you would like join us please feel welcome. Our first meeting will be Tuesday 29 February, and then every Tuesday during normal term time, although not everyone can be regular. Study of the Gospel of Luke will begin this term.
Occasionally we have meals together or special speakers. If it is not possible for you to join us but you would like to make contact, or if there is something you would like to discuss, please phone me on 9878 3974 or e-mail me at clarkenoel@hotmail.com
Noel Clarke
Anglican Chaplain (Part-Time)
REGULATING GENE TECHNOLOGYTwo components of the public consultation process are the call for submissions on the Draft Gene Technology Bill 2000, which was released by IOGTR in December 1999 and announced in newspapers around Australia, and public forums to be held in each state and territory. The Sydney forum is to be held on 2 March (9.00am to 1.00pm in the Masonic Centre, Castlereagh Street, enquiries phone 6270 4309.
Copies of the Draft Gene Technology Bill 2000 and an accompanying Explanatory Guide are available from IOGTR. These documents and other background materials are also available from the IOGTR website: www.health.gov.au/tga/genetech.thm
The IOGTR would welcome written submissions
on the Draft Gene Technology Bill 2000 from interested individuals
and organisations
by 10 March 2000. Submissions may be sent as hard
copy, or by disk or e-mail to The Interim Office of the Gene Technology
Regulator, Department of Health and Aged Care, MDP 54, PO Box 100, Woden
ACT 2606, fax: 6270 4310, e-mail: iogtr@health.gov.au.
The Draft Gene Technology Bill 2000 is scheduled for introduction
into Federal Parliament in April this year.
BLOOD BANK COMING TO E7BTuesday 14 March
10.00am to 3.45pm
Wednesday 15 March
9.45am to 3.45pm
Thursday 16 March
9.45am to 3.45pm
Friday 17 March
9.45am to 3.00pm
Every year thousands of Australians are the recipients of blood and life-giving products made from blood. Some are victims of accidents, others victims of diseases. They range from the very old to babies born with immune deficiency disorders; from patients undergoing routine surgery to those battling long-term illness such as cancer or kidney failure.
All these people rely on the goodwill of voluntary blood donors - the unsung heroes of our community.
For information concerning blood transfusions,
contact Marina Varchavskaia on 9229 4530.
ARTICLES ON WOMEN'S HISTORY SOUGHTThe deadline for submissions is 1 August 2000. Send four one-sided, double-spaced copies of your manuscript (no more than 10,000 words, including endnotes) to: Women and the State, Journal of Women's History, c/- Department of History, The Ohio State University, 230 W.17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1367.
For more details on submission policy,
e-mail jwh@osu.edu or see the Notice
to Contributors page in any recent issue of the Journal of Women's History.
2SER-FM- ON THE PAPER TRAIL
GLOBAL PHOTO COMPETITIONEntry to the competition is free and photos should be lodged with the organisers by 4.00pm on 30 June, 2000. Entry forms and details can be requested by calling Gina Yarrow on (07) 4930 9142. Entry forms will also be available via the Web at: www.cqu.edu.au/commrel/MCF/photocomp.html (If this does not come up, search the Central Queensland University site by using the first part, up to the first slash.)
The competition is being held in conjunction
with the Central Queensland Multicultural Fair and CQU Open Day in Rockhampton
on Sunday, 13 August. The winner will be announced on stage during the
Fair.
CALL FOR PAPERS ON RESEARCH METHODSArticles should describe and explain qualitative and/or quantitative methods (or a mix of those methods) developed for data collection, management, and/or analysis.
Authors are especially encouraged to examine recent methodological innovations in such areas as experience sampling (so-called beeper studies), time allocation/time management methods, scenario and task analysis, network analysis, computer assisted domain analysis, direct observation, unobtrusive observation, object manipulation, usability analysis, proximity studies, decision-tree analysis, and archival methods.
Each article should accomplish the following objectives: identify the name or names given to the method, identify the purpose and likely outcome of the method, describe the method in detail including its assumptions and working processes, delineate the conditions and phases of product development in which the method is most and least useful, and outline resource requirements (time, resources, equipment, and labor).
This is only a suggested list of topics. Please feel free to call to discuss your ideas for contributions to this special issue. Contact Bryan Byrne at aguas@ix.netcom.com.
The projected publication month is February,
2001. Please submit the articles and reviews by June 2000 on a standard
3.5 floppy along with one hard copy version. Mail all submissions
to: Bryan Byrne, Special Issue Editor, Field Methods, 3895 La Selva Drive,
Palo Alto, CA 94306. Phone: (650) 565 8489.
ARE YOU CONFIDENT AND OUTGOING?
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Students At Macquarie (SAM) is the new name that the Union has adopted for the new century. (The Union was formally incorporated during 1999.)
The name Macquarie University Union Limited confuses students, staff, customers, suppliers, the general public - in fact, just about anyone we deal with. Some of the common misconceptions people have about the Union include:
We are allowing some time for the changeover and for everyone to understand that SAM is the Union with a different name. So over 2000, you will notice that a lot of signs, publications and documentation might still refer to the "Union".
Macquarie University Union Limited will remain the company name in the short term. So for any formal, legal or accounting issues, you will find that you will still be dealing with Macquarie University Union Limited for the time being.
But so far as day to day dealings are concerned, you will notice that we are now SAM. So, welcome to SAM … the new name for the Union.
O-Week 2000
O-Week 2000 (Orientation Week) is 28
February to 3 March and Monday 28 February is SAM Day. So be sure to
visit the SAM World tent in the Courtyard and experience all manner of
entertainment, from Simona the Snake Lady, to Creative + Leisure demonstrations,
to bands, Tarot readings, the Sonic Manipulator, jumping castle, the Macquarie
Singers and more.
O-Week Dance Party
Thursday 2 March will see
Level 2 of the SAM Building come alive with Summerhaze, our Orientation
Week dance extravaganza. There will be three dance areas grooving to the
likes of popular funksters Skunkhour, On, The Alpha Town Collective, DJs,
films, massage, henna tattoos and more. Summerhaze starts at 8.00pm and
is free for members and Associate Members, and only $10 for others. Summerhaze
is presented by SAM and 2SER and sponsored by U.
Back to Basics
II
Another event to mark in your calendar
now is Back to Basics II which will be held over three levels of the SAM
Building on Saturday 4 March. Following on from the huge success
of the United party last December, Back to Basics II will see about 3,000
people converge on the SAM Building to dance the night away. Tickets for
members and associate members only can be purchased from the Spot for only
$33. Regular tickets are available off-campus for $40 plus booking fee.
Back to Basics II is for all ages and alcohol-free.
Associate Membership
Current Associate members will shortly
receive a new membership application form for 2000. When financial, they
will receive a new 2000 membership card. Any other staff wishing to join
will be able to do so by filling in the application form that will be distributed
to staff shortly. By joining, associate members receive access to discounts
on sandwiches, meals, coffee, selected stationery, events, courses, access
to discount drinks during Union Bar happy hours, 50% off the Herald
and the Financial Review, discounts on dry cleaning at the Union
Spot, 10% off meals at the Courtview Restaurant, discount off darkroom
hire and more. And you will be contributing to the community life of Macquarie
University. For further information please contact x7601.
Catering outlets
opening hours
From 28 February, all SAM catering outlets
will return to their term-time opening hours.
SAM's Book Shwop
The Book Shwop is on again. This is where
you can buy or sell second-hand books at the beginning of each semester.
The deposit period for books is 28 February to 3 March, 11.00am to 2.00pm
and 5.00pm to 7.00pm. Just drop your books off at the Book Shwop (next
to the Commonwealth Bank ATM, SAM Building Level 0) and nominate the price
you want to sell them for (conditions apply). The Book Shwop will then
be open for trade from 6 to 10 March.
SAM Publications
Issue 1 of the campus journal Passing
Show will be hitting the stands during O-Week. Featuring interviews,
articles, reviews and creative writing, your free copy is available from
the Spot (SAM Building Level 1) and from red boxes all over campus. The
What¹s
Up information newsletter also makes a return during O-Week. Issued
every Monday morning during term time, the publication is packed with news
about who's doing what, where and when. Pick up your free copy from the
Spot or a red What's Up box. To place submissions free of charge,
e-mail whatsup@union.mq.edu.au,
fax x6903 or phone x7623/7703.
Emma Walters, x7045
SAM Events/Member Services Manager
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POSTGRADUATE
NEWS |
Research Degrees
by Published Works
In 1999, the Postgraduate Studies Committee
formally approved a paragraph concerning research degrees by published
works, to be inserted into the Academic Manual (see 2000 edition, p51)
and a future edition of the Handbook for Postgraduate Research Candidates.
Staff are encouraged to read the section in the Academic Manual, which
states, in essence, that the University will consider the submission of
published works for research degree examination, under certain conditions.
Coursework Unit
and Program Withdrawals
From Semester 1, 2000, a change of policy
applies for postgraduate coursework students who wish to defer their studies
for a brief period of time. Hitherto, no continuing candidacy was available
and students had to make a re-application to enter the program. The changes
introduced are as follows:
No "FW" Status
for Postgraduate Students
Staff are reminded that the various postgraduate
rules make no provision for the awarding of the grade of "FW". A candidate
who discontinues after 31 March or after 31 August may be granted only
a "W" grade on their academic record.
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http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au
Click on the "What's New" icon
for the most current information
CPD Certificate
in Higher Education
There is still time to enrol in the CPD
Certificate in Higher Education. This postgraduate-level Certificate course
has strands in
Interested staff are urged to contact CPD as soon as possible. For further information about the course, please contact:
Ms Moya Adams, Coordinator, Learning and
Teaching strand: x8446, moya.adams@mq.edu.au
or
Dr Stephen Marshall, Coordinator, Leadership
and Management strand, x9795, stephen.marshall@mq.edu.au
For an enrolment form, please contact Lyn Hammett, x9776.
Macquarie University
External Collaborative Research Grant Scheme: Information for Applicants
Monday 21 February 1.00 - 2.00pm E6A
116
This workshop provides participants with:
Macquarie University
New Staff (MUNS) Research Grants Scheme: Information for Applicants
Monday 6 March 1.00 - 2.00pm E6A 116
This workshop provides staff new to the University with:
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Macquarie's presence in the media has been increasing steadily over the past few months, with major increases in December and January. Comparative figures prepared by the Public Relations Unit show an increase in the number of media mentions from 52 in December 1998 to 119 in December 1999, and from 27 in January 1999 to 116 in January 2000.
The Public Relations Unit would like to thank all staff who have generously cooperated with the media, sometimes at very short notice. Macquarie's profile in the community is certainly enhanced through your efforts.
December media highlights included:
Kathy Vozella
Media Officer
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IAFFE in Istanbul:
Conference 2000
15 to 17 August
2000, Turkey
The 2000 Conference of the International
Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) will be held Bogazigi University
in Istanbul Turkey. The Conference aims to bring together new and innovative
insights from various disciplines to contribute to the development of feminist
approaches to economics. It will promote the breakdown of traditional disciplinary
barriers in order to understand the economic interrelations and structures
that constitute and change the lives of men and women.
It is hoped to bring together colleagues within and beyond the economic discipline with activists and policy-makers from all over the world. The deadline for receipt of all submissions of papers is 30 April, 2000.
Details about the conference may be found at http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/jshackel/iaffe/conf2000.html or by e-mailing iaffe@bucknell.edu
Some funds are available to cover expenses for selected paper presenters from countries of the South, Eastern Europe and former USSR for travel. While papers on any topic will be considered, the submission of papers with an international awareness, including those which explore the connections between first world/third world issues. For information and application, please contact Prue Hyman, Women's Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box: 600, Wellington, New Zealand, e-mail Prue.Hyman@vuw.ac.nz
World Sport Science
Congress
2 to 5 September
2000, Yeppoon
University staff from the areas of physical
education, sports science, health and coaching are invited to take part
in a major pre-Olympic event, the World Sport Science Congress, to be held
at Rydges Capricorn International Resort at Yeppoon (via Rockhampton).
Many international participants are expected to take part on their way
to the Olympics in Sydney.
The Congress will be hosted by the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education and the School of Health and Human Performance at Central Queensland University. Details are available by phoning (07) 4930 9813 or e-mail k.rodda@cqu.edu.auor on the net at www.ahs.cqu.edu.au/aiesep2000.
Conference on
Social Science Methodology
3 to 6 October
2000, Cologne
The Fifth International Conference on
Social Science Methodology will combine all areas of quantitative and qualitative
methods in empirical social research. Earlier conferences were held in
Amsterdam, Dubrovnik, Trento, and Essex. The Zentralarchiv fuer Empirische
Sozialforschung (central archive for empirical social research) in Cologne
(Germany) will be our host in October 2000. The German Social Science Infrastructure
Service (GESIS) will co-organise the conference, and Joerg Blasius of the
Zentralarchiv of the University of Cologne will act as chair of the organising
committee.
The deadline for 200-word abstracts was 31 January 2000. Papers which combine methods and empirical results will be very welcome. Conference Language in English Only.
Early registration fees (applicable till 1 June, 2000): DM 200.- for RC33 members, and DM 230.- for non-members; students pay 100.-DM. After this date participants have to pay an additional 5.-DM.
Organising committee: Nancy Andes, Joerg Blasius, Edith de Leeuw, Joop Hox, Peter Schmidt, Karl van Meter.
For further information, please access
the web page at www.za.uni-koein.de/rc33or
contact Joerg Blasius, Zentralarchiv fuer Empirische Sozialforschung,
University of Cologne, Bachemer Str. 40, D-50931 Koein, Germany; e-mail:
rc33@za.uni-koein.de
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AMEEF AWARDS
The Australian Minerals and Energy Environment
Foundation (AMEEF) is an independent, non-political body established in
1991 to promote sustainable development in Australia's mineral, energy
and related industries. AMEEF offers Awards for excellence in environmental
management and science to any person working in Australia or an Australian
working overseas. The Awards are open to students, researchers and academic
staff. Applications must be received by Friday 5 May 2000
Travelling Scholarship
(up to $15,000)
The AMEEF Environmental Excellence Award
- Travelling Scholarship is made to enable an individual to travel overseas
to study new developments in some aspect of environmental management, research
or practice, so that the knowledge gained may be applied to the benefit
of environmental management in the Australian minerals and energy industries.
Literature Review
Award ($5,000)
The Literature Review Award is made for
excellence achieved in the review of technical literature of direct relevance
to any aspect of environmental management in the minerals and energy industries.
Further information about these Awards as well as assessment criteria and application forms can be found on AMEEF's Internet site at www.ameef.com.au or by contacting Australian Minerals & Energy Environment Foundation, 9th floor, 128 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000, phone: (03) 9679 9911, fax: (03) 9679 9916, e-mail: ameef@ameef.com.au
GREEK GOVERNMENT
SCHOLARSHIP 2000-2001
The Greek government through its ministry
of National Education and Religions is offering one scholarship of ten
months duration to an Australian citizen wishing to undertake postgraduate
studies or research in Greece for the Academic year 2000/2001. Closing
Date: 15 March 2000. Further information and application form is available
from the Postgraduate Studies Section (Level 1, Lincoln Building).
CSIRO DIVISION
OF MARINE RESEARCH
SUPPLEMENTARY
PHD AWARDS
Supplementary PhD awards are offered to
students with outstanding academic backgrounds, who are already in receipt
of an Australian Postgraduate Research Award or similar scholarship. Research
can be undertaken in the following fields:
Ecological impacts of fishing/Impact assessment and control of introduced marine pests/Impacts of pollution on the living resources of estuaries, bays and coastal waters/Ecology of nearshore coastal systems/Biological oceanography/Bio-economic modelling and risk assessment/Ecosystem and habitat mapping/Spatial information management and modelling/Quantitative and population ecology of marine organisms/Aquaculture and biotechnology/Environmental impacts of aquaculture/Genetic transformation of commercial marine invertebrates/Ocean remote sensing/Quantitative methods for the assessment of biodiversity/The role of the ocean in regional and global climate systems/Ocean estimation/Modelling of water and sediment physics and biogeochemistry in estuaries/Analysis techniques for nutrient cycles in estuaries.
The scholarship will provide a stipend of $8,000 per annum over three years, subject to satisfactory performance. Closing Date: 31 March 2000. Further information and application form is available from Ms Pam Powell, CSIRO Marine Research, PO Box 1538, Hobart Tas 7001. E-mail: pam.powell@marine.csiro.au phone: (03) 6232 5222 fax: (03) 6232 5000.
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT
SCHOLARSHIPS 2000/2001
for Australian
and Italian Citizens Residing in Australia
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
is offering scholarships to Australian university students or graduates.
The scholarships can be allocated as long-term (one academic year, i.e.
8-12 months) or as short-term (2-3 months) and can be used to attend the
following courses:
AUSTRALIAN HOUSING
INSTITUTE: $3,000 RESEARCH BURSARY
The scope of the research encouraged is
very wide and will be of interest to students in Management, Marketing,
IT, and humanities areas. Individuals pursuing private study leading to
a formal award, into the housing industry may apply. Research must be consistent
with the institute's mission. Applications may be jointly submitted by
more than one person involved in the research project. Closing Date:
5 May 2000.
Application forms and guidelines may also be downloaded from the Institute's website at http://www.aushouse.asn.au or contact the Postgraduate Studies Section (level 1, Lincoln Building).
UCL GRADUATE SCHOOL:
RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2000/2001
The University College London Graduate
School announced the availability of research scholarships for students
seeking admission in 2000/2001. Recipients will be academically outstanding
candidates who have been selected for admission in 2000/2001 to an Mphil/PhD
program in any of UCL's 72 departments. Closing Date: 1 May 2000. Further
information and application form from Admissions and General Enquiries
Office, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. Phone
+44 (0)171 380 7365, fax: +44(0)171 380 7380 or e-mail:
degree-info@ucl.ac.uk
BEROWRA CATCHMENT
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
RESEARCH STUDENT
GRANTS
The grants are available to research students
undertaking studies relating to Berowra Creek or the Lower Hawkesbury River
system during 2000. Preference for this year's grants (aiming at Hons,
MSc or higher) will be given to projects focusing on one of the following
topic areas: improved monitoring and management of incident estuarine algal
blooms, loss or degradation of aquatic habitats (freshwater or estuarine),
or mapping of seagrass and mangrove communities.
Closing Date: 31 January 2000. For further information contact Mr Daylan Cameron, phone 9482 7187, e-mail: dcameron@hncmt.nsw.gov.au or the Postgraduate Studies Section (Level 1, Lincoln Building).
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: Deputy University Librarian (Full-time (continuing)) - Ref. 8165. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the position of Deputy University Librarian. The successful candidate will be expected to enhance a Library culture which places a high value on innovation, customer satisfaction and teamwork. Applicants must have appropriate tertiary qualifications and extensive relevant experience, demonstrated leadership qualities together with extensive managerial experience, preferably in a university environment. A thorough understanding of the impact of information technology on organisational behaviour and strategies will be required. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Mr Neil McLean, University Librarian, x7539 or e-mail mclean@library.mq.edu.au
An information package may be obtained prior to submitting your application. Please contact Ms Cissy Wong on x7499 or e-mail cwong@library.mq.edu.au The position is available on a full-time (continuing) basis, and will be subject to a probationary period of three months. Salary range: Level 10 Band 3 $87,037 to $90,900 per annum, plus superannuation. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.) Applications, including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 10 March 2000. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR: Research Office: Database Officer (Full-time (continuing)) - Ref. 16855. The appointee will have overall responsibility for the Research Management Information System (RMIS) and the University's Publications Database (OPUS), and will be responsible for the preparation and submission of major government reports on the University's research performance; oversight of the Research Office's IT applications; and statistical reports for internal use. Applicants must have extensive administrative experience and experience with standard desktop database applications, especially FileMakerPro. A tertiary degree, or equivalent, preferably in the area of data management or a computer-related field is essential. Applicants must also be familiar with Netscape, Web-based applications and the full range of Microsoft applications.
Preference will be given to applicants
with experience in research administration and/or university administration.
The applicant should also be able to meet deadlines, prioritise workload
and display a high level of interpersonal skills, and work in a small team
environment. The position is available on a full-time (continuing) basis,
and will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period
of three months. Salary range:Level 7 $44,908 to $48,407 per annum,
plus superannuation.
(Under review, under a new Enterprise
Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.)
Assistant Database Officer (Full-time (fixed-term)) - Ref. 18249. The appointee will maintain and operate the RMIS Database and provide reports and statistics as required. Applicants must have administrative experience, preferably in research and/or university administration. A tertiary degree or equivalent, preferably in the area of data management, statistics or a computer-related field is required. Preference will be given to applicants with familiarity with Netscape, web-based applications, Microsoft applications (especially Excel) and FileMaker Pro. Applicants should also be able to work well within a small team and meet deadlines effectively. The position is available from March 2000 on a full-time (fixed-term) basis, for a period of one year. Salary range: Level 5 $34,525 to $38,991 per annum, plus superannuation. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.)
General
All enquiries concerning these positions
or your application should be referred to Dr Peter Freeman on x8612 or
e-mail peter.freeman@mq.edu.au
Applications, including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 25 February 2000. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL: Student Administration Policy Adviser (Full-time (fixed-term)) - Ref. 18848.Macquarie University is establishing a project team to implement a new package-based solution for its Academic Management Information System. The Student Administration Policy Adviser will play a key role in ensuring that the requirements of the wider University community are represented when incorporating the University's academic policy and procedures into the new system. The successful applicant will have responsibility for review of user requirements in the areas of academic program policy, examinations and graduations. Applicants must have extensive experience in the administration of student-related policies and procedures in a tertiary education environment. Proved ability to plan creative strategies for the initiation of change, strong analytical skills and the ability to demonstrate a high degree of initiative are essential. Proved ability to meet tight deadlines and to work well within an extended team are also required. Applicants must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to liaise with staff at all levels.
Preference will be given to applicants with tertiary qualifications. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Glenys Gilbert on x7306 or e-mail ggilbert@remus.reg.mq.edu.auThe position is available from March 2000 on a full-time (fixed-term) basis, for a period of fifteen months, and will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of two months. Salary range: Level 7 $44,908 to $48,407 per annum, plus superannuation. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.) Applications, including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 February 2000. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
Project Administration Officer: (Full-time (fixed-term)) - Ref. 18849. Macquarie University is establishing a project team to implement a new package-based solution for its Academic Management Information System. The Project Administration Officer is responsible for the smooth and efficient functioning of the project office. The successful applicant will be the focal point for general communications related to the project and for the administration of the project's financial records. Applicants must have strong MS Office application skills and experience with the administration of financial records. Well developed written and oral communication skills are essential as is sound judgement and the ability to work independently. High level administrative skills and organisational ability are necessary to be successful in this position as is the ability to work well under pressure and to prioritise work in order to meet tight deadlines. Preference will be given to applicants with understanding and/or experience in a range of desktop applications. An enthusiasm for the acquisition of a variety of new skills will be viewed favourably.
All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Suzanne Kelly on x9490 or e-mail Suzannne.Kelly@mq.edu.auThe position is available from March 2000 on a full-time (fixed-term) basis, for a period of fifteen months, and will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of two months. Salary range: Level 6 $39,837 to $43,700 per annum, plus superannuation. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.) Applications, including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 February 2000. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
PC Systems Support Assistant: (Part-time (continuing)) - Ref. 18847. The appointee will be responsible to the Senior PC Systems Support Officer for the provision of helpdesk and technical microcomputing support for a networked PC system within the Office of the Registrar and Vice-Principal. The position offers interesting and varied work on modern equipment within an educational environment, some flexibility in the arrangement of working hours and access to training and professional development opportunities. Applicants must have a tertiary qualification in computing or equivalent training and experience; at least six months experience with Windows NT and MS Office; good interpersonal and effective oral and written communication skills; be proactive, able to anticipate problems and recommend solutions; be able to demonstrate their ability to provide high level customer service; be committed to keeping their technical knowledge up-to-date; and have experience in documenting procedures.
Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge of Novell products. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Suzanne Kelly on x9490 or e-mail Suzanne.Kelly@mq.edu.au The position is available from March 2000 on a part-time (continuing) basis for 21 hours per week, and will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three months. Salary range: Level 5 $34,525 to $38,991 per annum (pro rata rates apply), plus superannuation. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.) Applications, including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 February 2000. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences: Technical Assistant (Full-time (fixed-term)) - Ref. 18850. The Centre for Isotope Studies (CIS), is a laboratory operated by a consortium of NSW universities and the CSIRO for the isotopic analysis of rocks, minerals, groundwaters and other materials being studied. The shared mass spectrometers and preparation laboratories are housed at the CSIRO North Ryde. The successful applicant will work mostly in the stable or radiogenic isotope laboratory at CSIRO. The appointee will assist in the general maintenance and operation of sample preparation laboratories and mass spectrometers under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager. Specific duties include sample preparation and analysis, assisting and training University researchers in these procedures, data reduction and compilation. Applicants must have a TAFE qualification in Chemistry or equivalent qualifications, combined with a high degree of manual dexterity. Preference will be given to applicants with a degree in chemistry or a degree in physical earth science and/or experience in the operation of a stable or radiogenic isotope laboratory. Mechanical ability, relevant experience with the use of computers and organisational skills will also be considered favourably.
All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Dr Richard Flood on x8370 or Ms Ann Wilde on x8373 or e-mail Ann.Wilde@mq.edu.auThis position is available on a full-time (fixed-term) basis, for a period of one year, with the possibility of further appointment subject to funding and satisfactory performance. Salary range: Level 5 $34,525 to $38,991 per annum, plus superannuation. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.) Applications, including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 25 February 2000. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES: Department of Physical Geography Scientific Officer (Part-time (continuing)) - Ref. 18558. The appointee will provide teaching and research support within the Department with a primary focus on Geoecology. The appointee will operate and maintain field and laboratory equipment; maintain field stores and departmental vehicles; generally supervise and maintain Departmental facilities; advise on operational safety and routine upgrading of Departmental equipment and provide limited training to staff and students. Applicants must have a relevant tertiary qualification and relevant field and laboratory experience, and the necessary skills to operate and maintain field and laboratory equipment including the use of particle size analysis equipment, balances, drill rig, ovens, furnace, centrifuge and linked computer equipment. Applicants must also have a demonstrated ability to modify data collection and analysis procedures based on an independent assessment of data collected previously. They must have demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team and hold a current driver's licence. Preference will be given to applicants with a current First Aid certificate and knowledge of vehicle servicing.
Scientific Officer (Part-time (continuing)) - Ref. 18557. The appointee will provide teaching and research support within the department with a primary focus on Atmospheric Sciences. The appointee will be primarily responsible for the development and maintenance of on-line teaching materials involving the support of a uniform IT platform (e.g. WebCT) across the Department. The appointee will also be responsible for the maintenance of the Department's automatic weather station and its WWW interface, and provide limited staff and student training. Applicants must have an appropriate degree qualification with expertise in Atmospheric Sciences. Appropriate IT technical skills and experience in IT development and delivery are also required. Some knowledge of the operation and maintenance of common atmospheric science field equipment and dataloggers is also required.
A working knowledge of basic electronics in the context of atmospheric sensors, or a willingness to acquire those skills within the first 12 months of appointment is highly desirable. Applicants should be able to demonstrate an ability to work independently. Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated ability to understand the complexity of Australian meteorology, familiarity with WebCT and other IT developments and some experience of Computer Aided Drafting.
General
All enquiries concerning these positions
or your application should be referred to Professor Andy Pitman, on x8425
or e-mail apitman@penman.es.mq.edu.au
These positions are available from March 2000 for 24 hours per week on
a part-time (continuing) basis, and will be subject to the satisfactory
completion of a probationary period of three months.Salary range:
Level 5 $ 34,525 to $38,991 per annum (pro rata rates apply) plus
superannuation. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected
to be made early in 2000.) Applications, including full curriculum vitae
and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses
(including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the
Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by
25
February 2000 Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically
requested.
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: Systems Support Unit: Assistant Computing Officer (Full-time (continuing)) (Two Positions) - Ref. 16037 & 18183. Applications are invited for two Assistant Computing Officers. The appointees will be part of a small team providing technical support for all computing activities in the Library. The System Support Unit installs and maintains five hundred staff and public workstations, and administers a mix of Novell NetWare, Windows NT and UNIX servers. The appointees will be responsible for installing and maintaining networked computers, providing practical support in the use of desktop computing facilities and products, and maintaining and updating audits and inventories of equipment, software and licences.
Applicants must have experience in supporting PC or Macintosh computers, the ability to provide clear direction and advice to both experienced and novice users, and demonstrate a service-oriented approach to user support. Preference will be given to applicants with Novell NetWare and Windows NT experience, and completion of tertiary studies in computing. All enquiries concerning these positions or your application should be referred to Carol Hynson on x7936 or e-mail chynson@library.mq.edu.au These positions are available on a full-time (continuing) basis. Salary range: Level 5 $34,525 to $38,991 per annum, plus superannuation. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.) Applications, including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 24 February 2000. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR: Centre for Flexible Learning: Audiovisual Operator (Full-time (continuing)) (Two Positions) - Ref. 18845 & 18846. The Centre for Flexible Learning is seeking to appoint two Audiovisual Operators to work in the Audiovisual Technical Services (AVTS) unit. The appointees will be responsible for a range of duties including setting up and operating basic audiovisual equipment, cleaning and checking AV equipment and dealing with straightforward client enquiries. AVTS has responsibility for audio recording lectures and video playbacks to theatres and classroom across campus as well as other AV services. The positions will involve regular evening and occasional weekend shift work. Applicants must have completed year 10 of secondary school or equivalent, be familiar with the operation of basic audiovisual equipment such as slide, data and overhead projectors, and understand straightforward AV technical procedures. Applicants must also be able to work well as part of a team and demonstrate a commitment to quality customer service.
Preference will be given to applicants with basic computing skills. Commencement or partial completion of a course of study in audiovisual technology or a related field would be an advantage. All enquiries concerning these positions or your application should be referred to Ms Carolyn Wivell, Executive Manager, Centre for Flexible Learning on x7550 or e-mail carolyn.wivell@mq.edu.au The positions are available on a full-time (continuing) basis, tenable each year for 40 weeks per annum from February to November, and will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three months. Salary range: Level 2, $26,076 to $27,161 per annum (pro rata rates apply), plus superannuation, and shift allowances where applicable. (Under review, under a new Enterprise Agreement expected to be made early in 2000.) Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses of three referees (including e-mail address) should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 25 February 2000. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
Women are particularly encouraged to
apply
Equal Employment Opportunity and No
Smoking in the Workplace are University Policies
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FREE: IBM golf typewriter, 17 years old. Phone Vilma, Publications Office on x7381 or e-mail: vilma.monios@mq.edu.au
A selection of second hand wind and string instruments formerly used in IEC music programs is for sale. For information and prices contact Louie on x9871 or e-mail lsuthers@iec.iec.mq.edu.au
The Division of Information and Communication Sciences has the following items for sale. Offers welcome.
Lab benches
Metal locker
Wooden drawers
Computer workstation
Please contact David Baer, x8960
Power Supply
Control system boxes
Experiment parts
Epson LX-400 Printer
Please contact Rebecca Chan, x9600
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GARAGE SALE:Wardrobe $100; microwave ( large,) $75; iron $10; toaster $10; percolater $10; sewing machine $40 (all in working order); garden seat (needs painting) $15; desk $10; leather jacket (small) $50; stuffed toys $1 each; Simpson cook top (glass + 4 metal hotplates) $50; wall oven (double oven, both working, ) $50 (try the cook top and oven in our kitchen before the builders demolish it!). Ray Robinson 9489 8561 (AH) x8765 robinson@srsuna.shlrc.mq.edu.au
TRANSPORT REQUIRED to University from Manly or nearby. Will contribute petrol. Please call Rachael, x7854.
ACCOMMODATION WANTED: Visiting professor and family require a large (four or more bedrooms, two or more bathrooms), furnished house while on sabbatical at Macquarie University for the period January to June 2001. Non-smokers. Ideal opportunity for local professor who will be away on sabbatical for that same time period. Please e-mail Steve Lupker (lupker@julian.uwo.ca) or contact locally Sachiko Kinoshita (sachiko@bunyip.bhs.mq.edu.au) at x8004.
SHARE ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE: Marsfield. Two bedroom townhouse off Culloden Road behind the University. Quiet, nice area. Rent: $120p.w. plus utilities. Someone who is dog friendly would be preferable. Please phone Glenda on x7824 or 0409 810 139.
TO LET: Garden granny flat for female student or professional. Own modern bathroom. Private entrance. Close to the University. Phone 0410 641 959.
HOUSE TO RENT- Victoria (Great Ocean Road). Visiting Victoria for a conference or holiday? Luxury double storey fully furnished beach house with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, library, spa and wood fire. Ocean and bush views. 1 3/4 hours from Melbourne, 30 minutes from Geelong (Deakin University), 15 minutes to Loren. Only 3 minutes walk to the beach. Phone Cindy on 9979 5711 or Gordon on x8530.
HOUSE TO SHARE: Beecroft. Mature professional woman or student to share comfortable modern house with woman owner. Must be quiet and tidy. Own double room, plenty of living space, leafy garden. Close to transport, M2, village. Short or long-term OK. Rent: $110p.w. + bond. Share electricity, gas and telephone. Phone 9875 3872 or 0414 231 019.
FOR SALE: Solid pinewood highchair $40; Safe-n-Sound baby car seat (9 to 19kgs) $40; safety first potty (as new) $15; child's alphabet curtains with rod $15; child's ride-on-car $8; baby bath $5. Phone Yvonne on x7171.
FOR SALE: Three pinetop bar stools, adjustable height, $15 each; pine coffee table with magazine shelf, $30; round darkgreen garden table, $25; modular lounge, seats 5, L-shape, check fabric, $180 ono. Phone Sue on 9457 0451.
FOR SALE:Honda Accord automatic sedan, metallic blue, 131,000kms, good condition. $3,800 ono. Phone 9417 7021.
FOR SALE:Treadle sewing machine in wooden cabinet, full working order $60 negotiable. Phone Roz on x8777 or 9818 2226.
FOR SALE:Dining
chairs, 6 pine Ikea fold-up chairs in need of recovering. $10 each, ring
Maree on x8295 or 9481 0993.
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Mon 21 February
CPD WORKSHOP:MU
External Collaborative Grants: Information Session. Facilitated by
Professor Peter Bergquist, members of the MU External Collaborative Research
Grant Selection Panel.
Enquiries:
Alison Cameron, x7598. Bookings:
Kim Richard, x9721.
Tuesday 22 February
MACQUARIE ANCIENT
HISTORY ASSOCIATION:Ancient Treasures on the Batavia in 1629,
presented by Martin Terry (Curator, Australian National Maritime Museum).
8.00pm in Museum of Ancient Cultures, X5B Level 3.
Tuesday 7 March
MACQUARIE ANCIENT
HISTORY ASSOCIATION:ILLUSTRATED TALK:
Skeletal Remains from
Current Excavations at Saqqara, presented by Paul Bentley (archaeologist
and physical anthropologist). 8.00pm in the Museum of Ancient Cultures,
X5B Level 3.
Wednesday 15 March
MACQUARIE ANCIENT
HISTORY ASSOCIATION:Translating Ancient Women: Current
Work at Macquarie University series presented by staff and postgraduate
students. 8.00pm in the Documentary Research Centre, W3A 501.
Friday 31 March
MACQUARIE ANCIENT
HISTORY ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL: Swords and Sandals season:The
Egyptian. 7.30pm in the Museum of Ancient Cultures, X5B Level 3.
The next issue of Staff News will be published on Friday
3 March 2000.
All items for inclusion to be submitted
in writing, preferably on disk, if lengthy, or by e-mail (vilma.monios@mq.edu.au)
by noon, Monday 28 February 2000.
Barbara McGarity, W6B, x7379, Fax x7391.
Dr Graeme Aplin (Human Geography): said students need to be aware that you can't simply rely on science to fix everything up, you need to be aware of the environment in the context of the economy, politics and the philosophies of the community, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Professor Ros Atherton (Law): as the new Head of Division of Law, was enticed back to Macquarie after 10 years at the University of Sydney, with the lure of reshaping the law school, The Australian, 22 December.
Mr Andrew Baillie (Psychology): said that at times of stress, such as Christmas, people can be more prone to panic attacks, The Northern District Times, 1 December; interviewed about stress at Christmas, ABC Radio 2BL, 22 December.
Professor Peter Bergquist (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research): said the Centre for Gene Function Analysis would provide cutting edge technology, allowing staff to examine genes from plants, animals and bacteria in a way never before used in Sydney, The Northern District Times, 24 November.
Mr Richard Braddock (MGSM and director of the Asia Pacific Research Institute): has been appointed as secretary-general of the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Network (APHERN) for the next three years, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Mr Luka Budak and Mr Boris Svorc (Croatian Studies): are at the helm of a definitive study on Croatian migrants to Australia and are seeking help from local people, The Penrith City Star, 19 October.
Dr Anne Burns (NCELTR): interviewed about the NZ proposal to introduce American spelling to NZ primary schools, Radio 2GB, 21 December.
Ms Sue Butler (Linguistics): participated in talk-back about spelling, ABC Radio Evening Show, 21 December.
Ms Tina Cakic (HSC student): wants to study a double degree in business administration and arts/psychology at Macquarie, after coming top in the state in 2 Unit business studies, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December.
Mr Neil Cameron (student): has travelled from Parramatta to Macquarie University for the past four years; says the new rail link will give people who live in western Sydney the opportunity to travel north-east without burning much petrol, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 December.
Mr Steve Cassidy (Linguistics): says the job prospects for graduates of Macquarie's Master of Science (Speech and Language Processing) are bright, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November.
The late Professor Frederick Chong (foundation professor of Mathematics): was described by his peers as an outstanding mathematician and teacher, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Ms Misuzu Chow (Japanese Studies): says Gengoro would be ideal for businessmen and primary school teachers learning Japanese from home, as well as Macquarie students looking for a first-year course credit towards their degree, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Associate Professor David Christian (Modern History): was recently elected honorary fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, Campus Review, 8-14 December; profiled in the December edition of Symposium, the Newsletter of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, December.
Mr Chris Clark (MGSM): received an Outstanding Teacher Award at Macquarie University, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Mr Bob Cleworth (Business Law): says most of his students are dedicated but their biggest problem is having to make a choice so early in life and sometimes not being able to get their grades to get into university or finding out once they get there that what they are studying is not really what they want to be doing, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Professor George Cooney (Education): said students should remember HSC results were not the end of the world, and having their results before Christmas would give students an extra fortnight to consider their future, The Daily Telegraph, 17 December.
Professor George Cooney (Education): said the top students on the UAI list this year were evenly split, with 11 boys and 11 girls, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December; was interviewed about why girls do better than boys in the HSC ABC Radio 2BL, 20 December; said that students at the top end of the scale generally did not perform as well in maths this year, The Daily Telegraph, 23 December; said he had been battling for 20 years to encourage students to take the focus off their results from just one year, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December; said there was a raft of reasons why country schools consistently lagged behind their city counterparts in HSC performances, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Mr Lorne Cummings (Accounting and Finance): interviewed about investment decisions for the ethical investor, Radio FreeFM, 24 November.
Dr Kelsie Dadd (Earth and Planetary Sciences): received an Outstanding Teacher Award at Macquarie University, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Dr Mark Dangerfield (Biology): received an Outstanding Teacher Award at Macquarie University, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Ms Libby Ellis (Human Geography honours student): research for her honours thesis shows that people with disabilities do better when an inclusive attitude is adopted around them, Campus Review, 15-21 December.
Ms Angeline Eng (Media Studies graduate): is now studying for a Master of Journalism at UTS and said she really liked Macquarie - it has huge grounds and is more relaxed than UTS, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Dr Julie Fitness (Psychology): has found that workers feel moderate to high levels of hate for bosses who unfairly treat or humiliate them at work and may resort to taking sickies as a way of seeking revenge, The Age, 2 December; ABC Radio Darwin, 3 December; The Daily Telegraph, 13 December; Radio 2GB 13 December; ABC Radio 2BL 13 December; Radio 2CC Canberra, 13 December; Radio 5DN Adelaide, 13 December; Channel 9's Today Show, 14 December; The Illawarra Mercury, 14 December.
Associate Professor Alma Fleet (Institute of Early Childhood): said educators owed children the respect of recognising a question as genuine and worthwhile and using the question as a springboard for what might traditionally be called teaching, Educare News, Nov-Dec.
Dr Robbie Gates (Computing): interviewed on FAQ, ABC TV, 23 December.
Ms Caroline Henderson-Brooks (Linguistics student): has had to postpone meetings and try to write major assignments with the children at home during the eight days on which there have been teachers strikes, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December.
Dr Shane Homan (PhD graduate): interviewed about his thesis The Mayor's a Square, a history of the live rock music scene in Sydney from 1957 to 1997, ABC Radio Newcastle, Radio 2SER, 7 December
Dr Richard Howitt (Human Geography): won the Australian Award for University Teaching in the Social Sciences category, The Daily Telegraph, 2 December; The Australian, 8 December; profiled in The Australian, 22 December; received an Outstanding Teacher Award at Macquarie University, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Professor Mike Johnson (Computing): said universities do not normally appoint teaching fellows who are not required to conduct research. The new position at Macquarie will involve mixing with IT business people and professionals and reporting back on the kinds of courses they wanted, The Australian, 8 December.
Ms Natalie Jones (Master in Chiropractic student): is heading into the second year of her Master studies and wishes the new Macquarie chiropractic undergraduate degree was available when she began at Macquarie, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Professor Edwin Judge (Ancient History): was recently elected honorary fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities; Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Associate Professor John Mathews (MGSM): says innovation will be in the public spotlight when the nation's senior public officials, engineers and corporate executives gather in Melbourne for the Innovation Summit in February, The Australian Financial Review, 2 December.
Dr Bruce Marshall (Ancient History): was interviewed in relation to the Ancient Languages Summer School running at Macquarie during January, Radio National 25 September; ABC Radio 2BL 20 December.
Dr Mike McGrath (Information and Computing Science): said that Macquarie now offers a postgraduate e-commerce course, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Ms Rebecca Merz (Master in Clinical Psychology student): studied 116 Internet users and found that the archetypal Net user who forms friendships in cyberspace is actually a social animal who enjoys a more diverse range of relationships than the rest of the population, The Courier Mail (Brisbane), 21 December.
Professor Paul Morgan (Earth and Planetary Sciences): as the only Australian member of the Science Team for NASA's Deep Space 2 Millennium Program, was interviewed about the Mars Polar Landing, ABC Radio 2CN, 1 December; Radio National, 1 December; ABC Radio 2BL, 1 December.
Professor Denise Murray (NCELTR): said the citizenship program was an exciting new development for NCELTR that would help migrants not only to learn the local language but also to become Australians, The Illawarra Mercury, 9 December.
Professor Denise Murray (NCELTR): has been appointed the new director of NCELTR and will take up the position in 2000, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Dr George Parsons (Modern History and NTEU negotiator): said that salary agreement ensured that Macquarie would continue to offer salaries that are competitive with other leading universities, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Ms Roberta Perkins (former Student Council employee): claims she was fired from her position with the Student Council at Macquarie because of her gender change and is demanding her job back, The Daily Telegraph, 17 December.
Ms Peta Pisansarakit (Accounting graduate): plans to complete her professional exams for membership to the Institute of Chartered Accountants, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December.
Ms Susan Murphy-Poulton (Master of Science in Chemistry graduate): has been awarded the inaugural Andrew Olle Memorial Trust scholarship to continue her work on brain tumours, The Sydney Weekly, 23 November.
Dr Geoff Riordan (Education): received an Outstanding Teacher Award at Macquarie University, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Dr Brigid Rooney (Women's Studies): interviewed about the Materials for Feminism Conference at Macquarie on 10 Dec, Radio 2SER, 6 December.
Ms Rosemary Sainty (BA and DipEd graduate): now works as a part time Assistant Director at the Careers Centre, University of Sydney, as a community development counsellor at Manly Catholic Church, and in private practice, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November.
Ms Carolina Salgado and Mr Nick Felton (HSC students): are about to find out whether they get into their chosen courses at Macquarie. Carolina hopes to do arts and Nick wants to get into arts/law, The Australian, 17 December.
Associate Professor Barry Sanders (Physics): interviewed about the Macquarie breakthrough that enabled a team of world-renowned physicists to confirm their creation of a pure superfluid, ABC Radio 2BL, 30 November.
Dr Andrew Simpson (Museums Education Officer): said he hoped school visits to Macquarie's museums would become part of a regular program for senior primary pupils and junior high school students, The Northern District Times, 24 November.
Professor Robert Spillane (MGSM): believes managers or would-be managers need to significantly broaden their education. While most are well trained in their particular areas of specialty, he says they don't have the breadth of knowledge they need to view the world from different perspectives, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November.
Ms Julie Sposari (PhD/Masters in Clinical Psychology student, and Bachelor of Psychology graduate): typifies Macquarie's student body in terms of the most popular age, sex, academic subject, mode of study and family background, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Dr Hsu Ming Teo (Modern History tutor): won the Vogel literary award for her manuscript Love and Vertigo, and also won a three-year Macquarie research fellowship to investigate Australian, British and American women's popular fiction in the 20th century, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Dr Alan Tidwell (MGSM): received an Outstanding Teacher Award at Macquarie University, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Mr Sean Turnell (Economics): wrote in a Letter to the Editor that predictions that the WTO meeting in Seattle will end in fiasco will, if proved true, be a great tragedy for Australia and the world. The WTO provides a chance to construct a regime of non-discriminatory world trade while safeguarding labour standards and the environment, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 December.
Dr Wilhelmina Van Rooy (Education): interviewed about public attitudes to teachers and expectations of teachers in the context of the teachers' strike,Radio 2BL, 25 November.
Professor Ron Vernon (Geology): has become only the second at Macquarie to receive the prestigious Humboldt Research Award, The Northern District Times, 8 December; Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Mr McKenzie Wark (Media Studies): said downloadable music will change consumption because customers will be able to purchase single tracks or create their own compilations or virtual albums, The Bulletin, 7 December.
Mr McKenzie Wark (Media Studies): in his book Celebrities, Culture and Cyberspace points out that the monopoly of Microsoft is not new - the same thing happened in the movie business, where producers would force franchise holders to take a package of content under the old A picture and B picture system, The Age, 2 December.
Mr McKenzie Wark (Media Studies): reviewed John Birmingham's book Leviathan, The Australian, 8 December.
Associate Professor Pam Warton (Education): said homework styles varied enormously among schools and most schools had their own individual homework policy, The Daily Telegraph, 2 December.
Mr Justin Wong (third year Economics student): said he applied for computer science but knew he wasn't going to spend the rest of his life doing computer work so switched to business and economics, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): said the pay increase for Macquarie staff could mean job losses, although the university would try to keep these to a minimum, The Australian, 8 December.
Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): has been appointed president of the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Network (APHERN) for the next three years, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): attended the recent meeting of AVCC members with representatives of universities in Indian Ocean countries in New Delhi to create a regional exchange scheme, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Issues and Events
The Macquarie Dictionary, third edition, covers colloquial usages more thoroughly than the Australian Oxford, backing definitions with more felicitous, attributed quotations, The Australian, 24 December.
Macquarie University has introduced state-of-the-art language teaching technology with Gengoro, a new CD-ROM based Japanese learning program for beginners, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Macquarie University reports the highest levels of interest from school leavers have been in their combined business, commerce and law degrees, in particular the BBA and Psychology, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Macquarie University is included in the gumtree grouping of universities, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Macquarie University offers a Bachelor of Screen Production in Digital Media, BSc in Land and Water Management, and a BSc in Environmental Modelling, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Macquarie University has just launched a new Bachelor of Chiropractic Science to replace the old system where students did a three-year BSc followed by a two-year Masters in Chiropractic, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 December.
Macquarie University's information session will be on 5 January from 9.00am till 6.00pm, The Daily Telegraph, 23 December.
Macquarie University's website is www.mq.edu.au,The Daily Telegraph, 23 December.
Earlier this year CRI announced plans to develop an $11m Travelodge Hotel within the grounds of Macquarie University, The Australian Financial Review, 22 December.
Macquarie University will offer a summer school in ancient languages from January 4 to 14, The Australian, 22 December.
Macquarie University student, Tamar Zed, is a commuter from Maroubra to Epping and an ideal candidate for the new Eastern Distributor, but she won't have a bar of it because of the $3 toll, The Daily Telegraph, 21 December.
Macquarie University will benefit greatly from the new Parramatta Rail Link, The Northern District Times, 15 December.
Macquarie University was defeated by South Sydney in the fifth grade of the Metropolitan Shires Cricket competition, Southern Courier, 14 December.
Macquarie University general staff are divided over the pay offer accepted by academics last week, The Australian, 15 December.
Macquarie University's exposure in relation to Y2K readiness is minimal and no pre-emptive early paperwork has been necessary, but contingency plans have been made for all areas; The Australian, 15 December.
The musical Little Shop of Horrors played at the Lighthouse Theatre,Macquarie University, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December.
Macquarie University will have a station on the new Parramatta-Chatswood rail link, The Daily Telegraph, 15 December; The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December.
Macquarie University will provide the secretariat for the Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Network (APHERN) following two major gatherings of heads of regional universities and education authorities in The Philippines last month, Campus Review, 8-14 December.
Macquarie University's spring graduation ceremonies included guests such as Ritsumeikan University president Professor Masateru Ohnami, ResMed vice-president Dr Robert Frater, Board of Studies president Emeritus Professor Gordon Stanley and Electoral Commissioner Ian Dickson, The Northern District Times, 8 December.
Macquarie University, along with Flinders and Melbourne universities, will use an ARC grant to fund a mobile phonetics laboratory and recording studio housed in a 4WD to investigate distinctions among the sounds made in Aboriginal languages and rural Australian English in remote communities, The Age, 13 December.
Macquarie University and La Trobe University will run the AMEP's new research centre which will teach migrants learning English what it means to be an Australian, The Daily Telegraph, 9 December; The Illawarra Mercury, 9 December.
Macquarie University academics have accepted a pay offer that will see their salaries match the contentious University of Sydney benchmark, The Australian, 8 December; Campus Review 8-14 December.
Macquarie University has received a $2million donation from Sydney developer Bill Gale to establish the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies, The Australian Financial Review, 4 December; Numismatic News, November/December
Macquarie University had a 5 per cent reduction in first preferences, with 5024 first preferences compared with a 3315 intake, according to figures for admissions in 2000 from UAC, The Australian, 8 December; Campus Review, 8-14 December. Demand for places at Macquarie has slumped for the second year in a row, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 December
Macquarie University's Psychology Department is trialing a new program for people who have recently experienced their first panic attack, The Northern District Times, 1 December.
Community radio station 2SER, jointly run by Macquarie University and UTS, has won awards for excellence that recognise the quality and creativity of the mainly volunteer-based broadcaster, Campus Review, 1-7 December.
Primary school students from Brooklyn Public School were taken on a tour of Macquarie University's museums, The Northern District Times, 24 November.
Macquarie University is a stakeholder in a multi-million dollar gene research centre for the University of NSW. The Centre for Gene Function Analysis will be run by a consortium of organisations, The Northern District Times, 24 November.
Macquarie University is one of the institutions participating in the AVCC company Higher Education Systems, which has just signed a three year agreement with Oracle which could save universities millions on software, The Australian, 24 November.
Australia's first major hotel development within a university campus has begun at Macquarie University, with SPHC Group's $12m 120 room Travelodge, earmarked for completion by mid next year, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November; The Northern District Times, 24 November.
Macquarie University is the only university in Australia to offer a course in speech and language technology, with its Master of Science (Speech and Language Processing), The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November
Macquarie University offers degrees in Psychology, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November.
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Dr Gail Avery (MGSM): says more people are realising that the conventional view of command and control is no longer effective, and leaders today need commitment for people to share knowledge, The Australian Financial Review, 15 January; has been studying the effect of change and new technologies and believes that we still have a growing problem with change management, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 February.
Mr Brendan Ballesty (Economics student): spoke about the death last October of his close friend, Lisa King, at a party at his house, The Sunday Telegraph, 23 January.
Mr Tristan Barnett (Macquarie graduate): is passionate about games of strategy and probability and learned much of the theory of gambling from his degree course at Macquarie University. The course does not overtly teach students how to make their fortunes but he soon applied the theories of chance to his game of choice - blackjack, The North Shore Times, 12 January.
Mrs Alison Basden (PhD student, Earth and Planetary Sciences): co-authored a paper entitled The most primitive osteichthyan braincase, which appeared in Nature magazine on 13 January; is stumped by a 400 million-year-old fossil fish skull which had an eye stalk, The West Australian, 19 January; The Northern Territory News, 18 January, ABC Radio 2BL (Sydney), 18 January, ABC Radio 2CN (Canberra) 18 January.
Mr Evan Batten (former science student): jumped straight into a science degree at Macquarie after finishing his HSC but realised that although he loved biology at high school, a degree specialising in the subject was not what he wanted, The Sun-Herald, 2 January.
Adjunct Professor Barry Batts (Chemistry): interviewed in relation to the decontamination of aviation fuel for use by cars, Channel 10 TV News, 9 January.
Mr David Blair (Linguistics): was one of the specialists who helped to compile Microsoft's new Encarta World English Dictionary, Mt Druitt-St Marys Standard, 6 January.
Emeritus Professor Gillian Bottomley (Anthropology): referred to in a Letter to the Editor by Al Grassby, saying he was inspired by the pioneer writings of Bottomley in introducing the word "ethnic" into general use. It is based on a good Greek word "ethnos", meaning people or folk, and covers everyone, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 January.
Dr Suzan Burton (MGSM): found the early adopters of the Internet - the young, tertiary educated and computer literate - were more reluctant about online retailing than had been expected, The Australian, 4 January; said that if people shopping online did not have their orders fulfilled satisfactorily the first time, it would increase the barriers for them to try it again, The Australian, 11 January.
Miss Anita Chang (Asian Languages): reported as President of the Australian East Asian Culture and Arts Exchange Association, having organised a Christmas function attended by the Chinese Consul General and other VIPs, The Australian Chinese Daily, 29 December; The Independence Daily, 31 December; Sing Tao Daily, 30 December; interviewed by 2CR Radio about the history and activities of the Australian East Asian Culture and Arts Exchange Association, 20 December.
Associate Professor David Christian (Modern History): wrote about how a knowledge of trends through history can help us predict future trends, The Good Weekend,The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January.
Associate Professor Frank Clarke (Modern History): presented a special Christmas edition of his weekly Big History Question show called Christmas in Australian History, ABC Radio and Radio Australia, 25 December; presented a special Australia Day program of the Big History Question to talk about the way Australians have marked the day since 1788 and why different regions of Australia are luke warm about celebrating the day on 26 January, ABC Radio, 26 January
Mr Clive Cockayne (professional coach with Ryde Athletics, affiliated with the Sports Association's Athletics Club): began coaching 15 year old distance runner Amanda Jenkins, and she is already making her mark on the world of athletics, Hills Shire Times, 11 January.
Mr Murray Cook (member of the Wiggles and graduate of Macquarie's Institute of Early Childhood): said that he and two other Wiggles, Greg and Anthony, were three of seven male students at Macquarie's Institute of Early Childhood, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December.
Professor George Cooney (Education): said the new English curriculum did not disadvantage boys, that it was a difficult course but not necessarily more difficult than it was now, The Sun-Herald, 23 January; commented on final university offer trends, The Daily Telegraph, 4 February.
Professor Des Cooper (Biological Sciences): was paid a fee for his independent insight into the Earth Sanctuaries company, the world's first listed environmental company, The Australian Financial Review, 1 February.
Professor John Croucher (Statistics): was interviewed about the Productivity Commission Report into gambling and spoke to callers in a talkback session, Radio 5AAA Adelaide, 15 December; says subjects which use casino games to teach statistics are giving students the chance to see what happens if you keep playing, that in the long run the games are designed so that people lose, Herald-Sun, 14 January; is using sporting data to teach statistical principles saying you can use maths to work out the best plays in soccer, tennis and basketball, Herald-Sun, 14 January.
Professor Peter Curson (Environmental and Life Sciences): wrote that Bob Carr has painted a bleak future for the planet but we should not slash our wrists just yet, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 January; co-authored the book Plague in Sydney: The Anatomy of an Epidemic with Dr Kevin McCracken which said that the outbreak that hit Sydney in 1900 was by far the most significant episode of plague to affect Australia and one of the great social disasters of 19th century Australian history, The Australian, 19 January; says, in article co-written with McCracken, that a century after the plague hit Sydney, society still has a lot to learn about our relationship to disease, The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January.
Professor Ed Davis (MGSM): said that while a skilled professional may be able to negotiate a good employment contract, a supermarket checkout person may not, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 February.
Ms Megan Etheridge (Public Relations): interviewed about Macquarie's Advising Day on 5 January, Radio MIX106.5FM, 2GB, 5 January.
Ms Sophie Falkiner (Mass Communications graduate): is the new letter-turner on Wheel of Fortune. Her dad said he's glad she got a degree to do that - turn some letters, TV Week, 1 January.
Mr Doug Farrell (University's Alpine Club president): said being on a club committee is a really good organisational experience and he has learnt heaps from a management point of view, The Daily Telegraph, 4 February.
Dr Michael Gillings (Biological Sciences): appeared on FAQ commenting on the effects of heat on living things, global warming and summer, ABC TV, 20 January.
Professor Murray Goot (Politics): criticised Tim Flannery's book, The Future Eaters, and its assertions that polls reflect the will of the people, The Bulletin, 15 February.
Dr Anne Grunseit (PhD graduate): conducted a national survey of more than 4000 trade apprentices and found the ways in which gender is constructed in the workplace can play a large role in determining sexual behaviour, particularly whether safe sex is practised, Campus Review, 2-8 February; The Age, 10 February; The West Australian, 10 February.
The late Professor Gordon Hammer (Psychology): was Professor of Psychology in the School of Behavioural Sciences from 1973 until he retired in 1980, Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 3 January; The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January.
Professor Annette Hamilton (Anthropology): interviewed about the culture of Thailand and how it relates to the story of Anna and the King, ABC Radio 2BL, 29 December.
Dr George Hawke (PhD graduate): spoke to students of Forbes High School and presented a copy of the book In Six Days, to which he has contributed a chapter, to the principal. Hawke completed a PhD in air pollution meteorology from Macquarie, Forbes Advocate, 28 December.
Mr Darlo Howat (Macquarie club convenor): said joining clubs is a great way to meet people with similar interests, The Daily Telegraph, 4 February.
Dr Richie Howitt (Human Geography): won his best-teacher award for the Australian Awards social sciences category, The Australian; his award and his links to the Clarence Valley were profiled in the Daily Examiner (Grafton), 21 January.
Professor Michael Jeffery (Law): has been appointed special counsel and consultant at Tress Cocks and Maddox, The Australian, 11 February.
Ms Rosemary Jones (Counselling and Health Services): said it was critical for first-year students to remember they were there to study, and not let the fun overwhelm their academic work, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 January.
Dr Naguib Kanawati (Ancient History): says graduates of the Master of Arts in Egyptology have a 100 per cent employment rate, although not necessarily in the area of Egyptology, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January.
Professor Daniel Kane (Asian Languages): wrote that students of Chinese language may think they have enough problems learning hundreds of characters, an unfamiliar vocabulary and the tones of pronunciation, but at least there are a number of textbooks and dictionaries to help pave the way, The Australian, 19 January.
Mr Adan Kassi (Science graduate): has completed a science degree at Macquarie University since beginning work at the Sydney Aquarium and is studying for a graduate diploma in aquaculture, The Sunday Telegraph, 9 January.
Mr Ron Kendall (Undergraduate Studies): says there are a number of other ways in which students who fail to get the desired UAI can still end up in the courses they have set their hearts on, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January.
Dr Kerri-Lee Krause (Education): says Internet chat rooms let people assume any identity and the anonymity appeals to people of all ages, The Bulletin, 8 February.
Professor Konrad Kwiet (Centre for Comparative Genocide Studies): said the pursuit of Konrad Kalejs more than 50 years after his suspected involvement in Nazi death squads was a futile diversion from modern war crimes, The Australian, 5 January; Courier Mail, 5 January; The Advertiser (Adelaide), 5 January; Herald-Sun, 5 January; ABC TV News, 8 January; wrote article saying that there is nothing new in the ongoing saga surrounding Konrad Kalejs yet he has been turned into a celebrity of national and international stature, and this should lead to the recognition of the necessity to introduce new legislation and to set up a new war crimes unit, The Australian, 14 January.
Mr James Lambert (Linguistics): says they have done some research on what the 2000s should be called and thinks "noughties" might catch on because a lot of people have heard it, and unlike a century ago when people called the first decade the nineteen-hundreds, the word 'naughty' is not so bad, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 December.
Ms Monique Levis (Psychology/Law graduate): has a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie with majors in psychology and law, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 January.
The late Mr Ted Lusher (Supreme Court judge): was a member of the convocation which led to the establishment of Macquarie University, Obituary in The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 February.
Dr Kevin McCracken (Human Geography): co-authored the book Plague in Sydney: The Anatomy of an Epidemic with Professor Peter Curson which said that the outbreak that hit Sydney in 1900 was by far the most significant episode of plague to affect Australia and one of the great social disasters of 19th century Australian history, The Australian, 19 January; says, in article co-written with Curson, that a century after the plague hit Sydney, society still has a lot to learn about our relationship to disease, The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January.
Mr Peter McGraw (MGSM): said cross-cultural differences in business could be a problem, but in highly specialised positions, such as CEOs, Australia simply did not have a large enough catchment area, The Australian Financial Review, 3 February.
Ms Rebecca Merz (Master in Clinical Psychology student): has found that the Internet actually contributes to the expansion of meaningful relationships, Parramatta Advertiser, 6 January; Hills Shire Times, 6 January; Northern District Times, 6 January; Herald-Sun, 10 February; The Age, 14 February; The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 February.
Professor Elizabeth More (MGSM): says the GSM has been teaching a range of e-commerce units to get it right before actually starting a full diploma, and that part of the GSM's appeal to students is flexibility, Business Review Weekly, 14 January.
Associate Professor Morris Morley (Politics): co-authored a book with Chris McGillion on US Cuba policy in the post-Cold War era which will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press later this year, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 January.
Ms Sheila Mylvaganam (Careers Office): says that while it is a good idea to identify areas of shortage when choosing a course, the employment market is very fluid and the situation may change by the time graduates emerge onto the job market, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January.
Mr David Myton (PhD student): wrote about the prevailing philosophical outlook of the late 20th century and found it dated and doomed to irrelevance, Campus Review, 19-25 January.
Professor Bill Norton (Applied Finance Centre): says the evolution of financial markets dealers and dealing rooms is similar to the structural changes that have occurred in other Australian industries, The Australian Financial Review, 15 January.
Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): was engaged by the ABC to research correct usage for the 2000s and came up with the two thousands, the twenty-hundreds and the twenty-ohs, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 December; says she receives inquiries from the public about a range of language issues in her position as Style Council Centre director and as editor of Australian Style, Campus Review, 2-8 February.
Mr Marc Pillemer (Actuarial Studies/Applied Finance graduate): begins work as a market analyst at the investment bank Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong in February, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 January.
Professor Jim Piper (Centre for Lasers and Applications): has had a productive relationship with business in the past but is frustrated by the lack of private interest in his department's current project, a laser technique that uses a protein solder to join severed blood vessels and severed nerves, The Australian, 5 January.
Associate Professor Rod Power (Psychology): said that Sydney pubs offering regular customers the chance to win thousands of dollars just for turning up were creating an artificial bonding mechanism. The draws were exploiting people with emotional problems such as lack of self confidence, The Daily Telegraph, 10 January.
Professor Ron Rapee (Psychology): is expecting an influx of families needing help with school phobia and separation anxiety, Sunday Telegraph, 6 February.
Dr Alex Ritchie (Earth and Planetary Sciences): co-authored a paper entitled The most primitive osteichthyan braincase which appeared in Nature magazine on 13 January; said the well-preserved 400-million-year old fish fossil was well preserved and belonged to what appeared to be a primitive form of ray-finned fish, The West Australian, 19 January.
Dr Susan Roberts (Institute of Early Childhood): wrote Letter to the Editor expressing her distress at the shabby way in the which ABC management treated some of the excellent Play School presenters and the show's executive producer, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 February.
Ms Danielle Sly (bridging course student): did a 2-Unit Maths bridging program at Macquarie University as a platform to launch her into a computing degree, The Sun-Herald, 2 January.
Mr Greg Smith (Economics graduate and founder of an Internet company): has a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie, and believes that you learn from every single interaction every single day, Sunday Telegraph, 23 January.
Mr Brian Spencer (Registrar): said Macquarie's student administration system was innovative and had been chosen from a field of four suppliers, The Australian, 26 January.
Professor Colin Tatz (Centre for Comparative Genocide Studies): pioneered the move towards drawing links between the Holocaust and Australia's history, Courier Mail, 5 January; is one of the growing number of people with a particular interest in the Nazi Holocaust and is keen to have what white Australians did to black Australians described as "genocide", The Daily Telegraph, 5 January.
Mr Allan Tilley (Centre for Open Education): said a program of distance education was an effective way to make common situations, like juggling family responsibilities with study and the need to find a part-time job, less stressful, The Sun-Herald, 23 January.
Ms Loudy Tourky (Economics student): is on track for the Sydney Olympics with her performance at the Diving World Cup in Sydney last week, Northern District Times, 2 February.
Mr Tim Traeger (BA Media and Cultural Studies student): said his first semester at uni was difficult and thinks that self-discipline is one of the most important things in first year, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January.
Mr Sean Turnell (Economics): wrote Letter to the Editor saying that the Reserve Bank's decision to increase official interest rates based on inflation is not justified, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 February.
Mr Karl Van Dyke (Museum of Ancient Cultures): said the people who come out of the Master of Arts in Egyptology course are highly talented and skilled. Even though they are doing ancient world studies, they develop a very high level of research, analytical and communication skills, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January.
Mr McKenzie Wark (Media Studies): wrote about his visit to Egypt at the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan, The Australian, 19 January; wrote about censorship in the context of the new film Romance, which portrays the message that love and sex are overcoming, that they are acts of violence or they are nothing, The Australian, 2 February.
Ms Shan Wolody (Continuing Professional Education Unit): sees bridging courses as having considerable benefits, with students getting to know the university, what the labs look like and what some of their lecturers look like, The Sun-Herald, 2 January.
Professor
Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): has an orchestra named after her.
Youth Music Australia's national music camp named their chamber orchestra
after the Macquarie Vice-Chancellor in recognition of her 10 years as chair
of the organisation, The Northern District Times, 19 January; Campus
Review, 19-25 January.
Macquarie University is one of the tough universities to get into, particularly for courses such as economics, business and management, and law, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January.
Macquarie University is holding its Advising Day on Wednesday 6 January from 9.00am to 6.00pm, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January.
Macquarie University has a program which facilitates transfers after completion of the first year for students who achieve a minimum of straight credit passes, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 January.
Macquarie University has a 24 per cent drop out rate, The Sunday Telegraph, 2 January.
Macquarie University's linguistics department came up with three choices for what the years between 2000 and 2010 should be called: the two thousands, the twenty hundreds and the twenty Os, The Daily Telegraph, 4 January; one reader agreed with Macquarie's linguistics department that the year should be the 20 Os, The Daily Telegraph, 5 January.
Macquarie University, along with UNSW, UTS, Swinburne and Uni of Melbourne, had more than 10 per cent of domestic fee-paying students, The Australian, 5 January.
Macquarie University and UWS Macarthur were the first institutions off the mark with the advising days, as thousands of students from across the state converged on campuses at Campbelltown and North Ryde, The Daily Telegraph, 6 January.
Macquarie University students Ewa Dobrowolska, Mark Curnow, Paul Bissett and Renaye Beauclerc were awarded a prize through the Celebration of Ability Media Awards for their documentary about the life of a child with Down Syndrome, Parramatta Advertiser, 6 January.
Macquarie University will have a new rail station as part of the new $1.4 billion Parramatta-Chatswood rail line, Parramatta Advertiser , 6 January.
Macquarie University has launched a new Actuarial Studies industry scholarship which will provide students with regular income and valuable industry experience sessions with sponsoring employers, Parramatta Advertiser, 6 January; Hills Shire Times, 6 January; Northern District Times, 6 January.
Macquarie University held its advising day this week, The Daily Telegraph, 7 January.
Macquarie University hosted the annual National Music Camp in January, The Age, 10 January.
Macquarie University is one of the education and research institutions included in the new Parramatta-Chatswood rail link, North Shore Times, 5 January.
Macquarie University reported postgraduate fees contributed at least three times the national average but a relatively low proportion of international fee income, The Australian, 12 January.
Macquarie University was one of the universities reporting an operating deficit after abnormal items, The Australian, 12 January.
Macquarie University has the fifth largest undergraduate law enrolment nationally, 100% graduate employment for law graduates, a tough entry into a law degree and 42% of law graduates who go on to further study, The Australian, 12 January.
Macquarie University's Graduate School of Management was ranked second overall in a BRW survey of Australia's elite business schools (Melbourne University's Business School was ranked first), Business Review Weekly, 14 January.
North Ryde, Denistone and suburbs around Macquarie University will enjoy growth when the Chatswood-Parramatta rail link opens in 2006, The Sun-Herald, 16 January; Business NSW, 21 January.
Macquarie University's Institute of Early Childhood is associated with Theatre of Image, which also provides school holiday workshops for children, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 January.
Macquarie University was convenient to house Olympic officials because of its convenient access to Homebush Bay, according to a SOCOG spokesperson, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 January.
Macquarie University is hosting the annual Siemens Science Experience, The Mosman Daily, 20 January.
Macquarie University's Orientation Week is on from 21 Feb to 4 March, The Daily Telegraph, 21 January.
Macquarie University, the University of Wollongong and the University of Western Sydney (Macarthur) say they have not vacancies in any courses after the first round of offers, but there are places still available in more than 400 courses across the State and the ACT, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 January; demand has fallen in Macquarie's BScience (Geophysics) and BTech (Exploration Geoscience), The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 January.
The Macquarie Graduate School of Management, the AGSM and schools at Melbourne and Monash universities are major educational institutions in their own right, with thousands of enrolments a year in continuing and professional education courses targeting individuals and businesses, The Weekend Australian, 22 January.
The Macquarie Dictionary defines "political correctness" as the conformity to current beliefs about correctness in language and behaviour with regard to policies on sexism, racism, ageism etc, The Sunday Mail (Qld), 23 January.
At Macquarie University and UNSW, entrance marks for Bachelor of Science degrees stabilised at 71.05 and 70, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 January.
Macquarie University has awarded a multi-million dollar contract to Technology One to supply Student One, a student administration software system, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January; The Australian Financial Review, 25 January, The Australian, 25 January, The Australian, 1 February.
Macquarie University's Master of Arts in Egyptology is an internationally recognised course designed for graduates and professionals interested in exploring the influence of the ancient Egyptian civilisation on Western culture, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January.
Macquarie University has bought Technology One's student administration package, Student One, and implementation begins immediately with a start-up due in about 18 months, The Australian, 26 January.
Macquarie University's Siemens Science Experience started on January 18 with a talk by Mark Warren from television show McFeast and Live and Sweaty, Northern District Times, 26 January.
Macquarie University is one university which offers a pre-law program, The Armidale Express Extra, 27 January.
Goodman Fielder Ltd is close to completing the transfer of its corporate and divisional head office functions to a new purpose-built $33 million facility at Macquarie University,The Australian Financial Review, 2 February.
Macquarie University is not accepting late direct applications, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February.
Macquarie University is the venue for a workshop by the number one piano arranger in the world, Dan Coates, on 23 February, The Chronicle (Macarthur), 8 February, The Fairfield Advance, 8 February, The Mt Druitt-St Mary's Standard, 9 February.
A Macquarie University survey last year showed that more than half of offenders in juvenile justice centres admitted to using heroin, speed or amphetamines, The Newcastle Herald, 10 February.
Macquarie University offers degrees in information technology, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 February.
The results of a Macquarie University survey which revealed that there are more homosexuals among male hairdressers than among male motor mechanics is about as surprising as hearing that there are more Liberals than Marxist-Leninists in the billiard room of the Weld Club, The West Australian, 12 February.
Macquarie University was a strategically important contract to win in the university sector for Technology One, supplier of Macquarie's student administration system, The Sunday Mail (SA), 13 February.
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