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9 Feb 2001

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   STUDENT ONE:  EXAM RESULTS 
    DEMONSTRATION THIS MONTH

The options for recording results in Student One will be considered, and your feedback during the session would be welcome. Also demonstrated will be the new grading scheme, using High Distinctions, Distinctions etc., and Standardised Numerical Grades.

The Academic Management Information System (AMIS) Training Team has just completed the first in a series of Foundation training sessions for staff members in the Divisions and the International Office. Initial attendance was sought from those most likely to have a high level of involvement with the student administration system.

The content of the Foundation session included Student One concepts, navigation, search and enquiry capabilities and reporting fundamentals, and it formed the basis for further Student One training. The sessions were well attended with a number of constructive questions and suggestions being raised, which will usefully complement both further training and implementation activities.

Divisional training will recommence in mid-March 2001 after enrolment sessions have finished. Foundation training will once again be on offer along with a series of tailored Admissions, Reporting and Progression (exam result recording) sessions.

Brian J Spencer
Registrar and Vice-Principal

SINGERS' FREE CONCERT IN 0-WEEK

The Macquarie University Singers have been engaged to perform in three Rodgers and Hammerstein concerts to be held at the Sydney Opera House on Friday 2 March (8.00pm) and Saturday 3 March (2.00pm and 8.00pm). Rehearsals have already begun for these concerts.

The Singers would like to thank all who came to the Christmas concert in E7B last year. The concert and supper were a rousing success. Having the organ for the carol singing was especially atmospheric. Look out for the December date this year!

A packed program has been arranged for the year, beginning with the performances in March. Anybody wishing to join the Singers may either come to a rehearsal (X5B music room 292) on Monday evenings at 7.00pm, or ring x7818 and leave contact details (phone, email etc). Men's voices would be especially appreciated.

Borys Shuter
MUS President

TIME FOR YOUR READING LISTS!

• Reserve (3-Hour Loan area of the Library for essential and high demand materials).
• 3-Day Loan (For items considered important or recommended and needing a more restricted borrowing period. Three-Day Loan items can be found on the main library shelves area).
• The Reserve Web Page (Electronic access to Full-Text Journal Articles, Reading lists, Unit Outlines, Lecture & Tutorial materials and Past Exam papers).

The Reserve Section is located on Level 2, Macquarie University Library.

PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING CAN ASSIST YOU

The PR and Marketing Unit also welcomes Therese Bean in the crucial role of High Schools Liaison Officer. Therese has replaced Linda Fantoni, who has worked very hard over the last three years to strengthen Macquarie's profile in the high schools community.

As the High Schools Liaison Officer, Therese will work to promote each area of study of the University and to see that a clear message is sent to schools about the kinds of programs and services offered at Macquarie. As an experienced high school teacher, Therese is well placed to communicate information about pathways into degree programs, and to strengthen high school links. During the year, Therese will make visits and presentations to many schools across the metropolitan area and to some regional schools. She will also visit around 100 careers markets in Sydney and regional areas.

Some services that our High Schools Liaison Officer can provide to staff include:

• Presentation of careers and course information to prospective students at schools and careers markets across NSW
• Presentation of your careers and course information at specialised internal seminars and workshops that may be run through your Division / Department eg. Siemens Science Experience
• Promotion of specific courses, particularly new Degree programs, that you may wish to introduce or to encourage increased interest in
• Promotion of programs for high school students among high school teachers and Careers Advisers
• Promotion of any new projects involving high schools.

Megan Etheridge
Public Relations & Marketing Manager

MEDIA MENTIONS ANALYSIS FOR 2000

This increase has included extensive coverage of Macquarie University news, research and events on the radio (particularly ABC 702 and Radio National), in print (particularly Campus Review, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Northern District Times), and a significant increase in television (with several features on ABC TV's Quantum, FAQ, and commercial news broadcasts).

The Public Relations and Marketing Unit would like to thank all the staff who have generously cooperated with the media, sometimes at very short notice and at odd hours. Macquarie's profile in the community is certainly enhanced through your efforts.
 

Month	1998	1999	2000
January	62	27	134
February	57	47	63
March	67	46	98
April	66	69	94
May	100	86	130
June	58	90	77
July	109	87	135
August	94	93	84
September	111	111	93
October	82	92	87
November	75	86	162
December	52	119	139
TOTALS	933	953	1296

Detailed information about media mentions in December 2000 and January 2001 is provided in an attachment to this issue of Staff News.

Kathy Vozella, Media Manager

THANKS CONVEYED

Pam Balzan
Personnel Office

MACQUARIE DRAGONS FOR SOCCER

Registration Day is Sunday 11 February from 1.00 to 3.00pm at Waterloo Park, Trafalgar Place Marsfield. For more information please phone: 9878 8037.

  QUALITY TEACHING AWARDS

The new Quality Teaching Awards will have a wider base and are open to permanent part-time and casual government and non-government pre-school, early childhood, primary, secondary, university and TAFE teachers. The awards will be conducted by the Australian College of Education, a national professional association, and presented by the Minister. Each year up to 40 awards will be made to teachers from educational institutions across the State of NSW. Awards will be in the form of a testamur from the Australian College of Education presented by the NSW Minister for Education and Training. These awards are open to permanent, part-time and casual teachers in NSW government and non-government pre-schools, early childhood centres, primary and secondary schools, TAFE institutes and universities. Qualities of excellence in teaching as measured against the published criteria for the awards (see below) need to have been demonstrated over at least three years. Where those nominated are in promotion positions or other areas of responsibility, focus will still be on demonstration of high quality teaching expertise.

Nominations, using the official nomination form, can be made by teachers themselves through self-nomination or from other teachers, educators, students, community or industry members by the closing date of Thursday 12 April 2001. Where nominated by others, nominees must agree to their names being submitted.

A Nomination Form for the Australian College of Education and NSW Minister for Education and Training Quality Teaching Awards may be obtained from the Chapter Secretary, Australian College of Education, phone/fax: 02 9743 3765, e-mail: AFP2Settlers@bigpond.com or consult the NSW Chapter Web page: http://www.austcolled.com.au/nsw/ (see Projects)

Information is also available from the Awards Steering Committee e.g. Dr Paul Brock, tel:  9561 8401, paul.brock@det.nsw.edu.au

Award Criteria
At all stages, the following set of criteria will be deployed in arriving at judgments. They are adapted from the descriptors suggested for accomplished teaching proposed in the National Discussion paper recently released under the auspices of the Australian College of Education, the Australian Association for Research in Education, and the Australian Curriculum Studies Association, Standards of Professional Practice for Accomplished Teaching in Australian Classrooms. It is not expected that every nominee will be outstanding on every single criterion.

Accomplished teachers in Australia demonstrate their expertise by:

• having a broad, deep, and critically aware knowledge, understanding of and enthusiasm for the intellectual content, discourses, and values associated with disciplines from which the subjects (or curriculum areas) they teach are derived and as appropriate to the specific contexts within which they teach;
• being both transmitters and critical interpreters of the knowledge, understanding, skills, the values associated with their subject areas, recognising that knowledge is often contestable; and by developing programs that fully implement the aims and objectives of the relevant curriculum;
• enjoying teaching students and by holding the highest expectations of what each student is capable of achieving: being aware of the individual needs, interests, capacities of their students; and challenging their students accordingly by inspiring, motivating, correcting, and supporting their students, even in the face of temporary or apparent failure;
• treating all students justly and equitably: recognising and appreciating the range of values held by individuals as well as within families, groups, cultures, and the wider school community; and abiding by all statutory, legal, and ethical obligations incumbent upon them as teachers;
• having a sense of humour and being able to empathise with their students;
• exemplifying the qualities that they seek to inspire in their students: including intellectual curiosity and rigour, tolerance, fairness, common sense, self-confidence, respect for self and others, empathy, compassion, appreciation of diversity, and acknowledgment of cultural differences;
• being reflective practitioners who critique the impact of their teaching and professional values upon students, colleagues, and others in the wider learning community: by having a critical awareness of the role played by their own educational, social, cultural, religious, financial and other background experiences; and how these experiences may have helped to shape their own values, their approach to teaching, and their assumptions about education;
• displaying adeptness and discernment in the creative use and critical evaluation of information technologies for assisting their own teaching and in advancing the learning of their students;
• providing regular, accurate feedback to students and monitoring the growth in students' learning: not only to assist in the assessment of students' growth as a basis for reporting each student's achievements against the required learning outcomes regarding what students know, understand, can do, and value as specified by the formal curriculum; but also as a means of judging the effectiveness of their own teaching;
• demonstrating excellence in the practical, pragmatic craft of teaching and in managing a learning environment that is interesting, challenging, purposeful, safe, supportive, positive, and enjoyable: which fosters co-operation and collaboration, independence, responsibility, and creativity;
• exercising high communication and interpersonal skills;
• being committed to their own professional development: seeking to deepen their knowledge, sharpen their judgment, expand their teaching repertoire, and to adapt their teaching to educationally sound developments arising from authentic research and scholarship;
• exercising educational leadership: working collaboratively with their colleagues; and helping to ensure that the essential goals of their own educational institution are met;
• taking due account of the educational implications of the community's cultural diversity: in particular, by including within their teaching those indigenous issues and perspectives necessary to help achieve reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians; and by being sensitive and responsive to the educational issues generated by and within Australia's multicultural society within the context of continuing to develop a socially cohesive Australian society.

GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANT

The Volkswagenstiftung is a globally competitive, non-profit-making, independent and autonomous research foundation. (The Stiftung is not affiliated with the car maker of the same name.)

D Johannes Jüttner
Economics

ETHICS AND BIOSAFETY CLEARANCES FOR YOUR RESEARCH

The following information has been provided by the Research Office and is relevant to staff and students who are or will be conducting research and/or teaching demonstrations involving

• human participants
• the care and use of animals
• biosafety issues

Please be aware of and disseminate the following information to colleagues and relevant students:

• Macquarie University's two ethics committees and the Biosafety Committee have revised their policies, procedures and application forms. Staff and students should ensure that they are aware of applicable revised policies and procedures by checking the webpages noted below.
• Staff and students making applications to a Macquarie University ethics committee or to the Biosafety Committee should ensure that they use only the most up-to-date application forms. All forms have been revised and are now available on the webpages noted below.
• If you are unsure whether the biosafety or ethics committees' policies or procedures apply to you or to your students please check byperusing the various biosafety and ethics committee webpages or by contacting the Research Ethics Officer on x7854 or rachael.krinks@mq.edu.au
• Individual workshops for each of the University's ethics committees and for the Biosafety Committee, to be facilitated by the relevant Chair of each Committee, have been arranged for February and March this year. Details available by contacting the Research Ethics Officer or at http://www.ro.mq.edu.au/eth_wshop.htm

Rachael Krinks (rachael.krinks@mq.edu.au)
Research Ethics Officer

STAFF BIBLE STUDY

This semester we will be digging into the Gospel of Matthew. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday 27 February. This is not a lecture format, but rather sharing together as we look at a portion of the Bible and pray for each other. Also feel free to contact me if I can be of help to you as you strive to live Christianly in the midst of the hectic University environment.

Sometimes student Christian groups ask me whether there are Christian staff from the different faculties who might be interested in talking with students about the challenges of living as a Christian while working in that particular area. If that interests you, I'd love to hear from you, by telephone on 9878 3974 or e-mail: clarkenoel@hotmail.com

Rev Noel Clarke, part-time Anglican Chaplain
 
 

MQ CHANNEL NEWS

http://www.sirius.mq.edu.au

1. New Convocation leadership in 2001:

2. Channel Development:

3. Orientation - Students and Alumni:

A second activity in which we will be involved this year for the first time is Orientation Week, when Convocation/The Macquarie Foundation will have a presence and provide a kit designed to raise the awareness of the activities of the Office of Graduate Affairs on behalf of alumni, the University and the wider community. We hope that as many academic staff as possible will contribute to these Orientation activities to make the first year experience as positive an experience as possible for new students.

For feedback and/or inquiries about any of the above, please contact Sandra Lamaro, Executive Officer, OGAMF, x7311, slamaro@remus.reg.mq.edu.au

New Staff - Organisational and Administrative Framework for Research at Macquarie University
This workshop provides participants with an overview of the organisational and administrative frameworks to support research at Macquarie University. The workshop will focus on the Macquarie University New Staff Grant scheme, but will also outline:

• the professional development opportunities available to staff to support their development as successful researchers and applicants for internal and external grants;
• the nature, scope and relationships of the University's internal research funding schemes with those of external providers, such as the ARC and NHMRC;
• the roles, responsibilities and relationships between the Research Office, the University's Research Committee, and Divisional/Departmental Research Committees;
• the roles and responsibilities of the University's Biosafety and Ethics Committees

Time: Monday 19 February, 1.30 pm - 2.30 pm, Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, Library
Facilitators: Colm Halbert, Rachael Krinks
Enquiries: Alison Cameron, x7598

To book call CPD on x9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au

Induction into Teaching and Research for New Academic Staff
All academic teaching staff who have joined Macquarie in the past 12 months should have received an invitation to attend a three day induction program in February. Any new academic staff member who has not received an invitation, please contact CPD (see below).

Monday 19:Introduction to the academic career, led by expert senior Macquarie staff
Wednesday 21: Introduction to Learning and Teaching (1), led by CPD teaching and learning development staff
Thursday 22: Introduction to Learning and Teaching (2), led by CPD teaching and learning development staff

A light lunch will be provided each day.

Enquiries: Moya Adams, x8446.
To book, or to receive an invitation, contact CPD on x9721 or email cpd@mq.edu.au

Biosafety Issues and Research/ Teaching
This workshop is open to academic and technical staff, and Honours and Postgraduate students working in or advising those who work in areas involving biosafety issues. This includes both research and teaching projects.

This workshop has been designed to provide participants with up-to-date information about the relevant legislative and policy frameworks within which researchers and institutions must operate with regard to biosafety issues, and to update participants on the policies and procedures of the Biosafety Committee. Discussion and questions from participants are encouraged, regarding general issues, particular teaching or research projects, or Biosafety Committee applications. Case studies of good and poor practice will be used to illustrate issues of concern.

Participants will also be encouraged to think more broadly about what it means to be an ethical researcher, and information will be provided as to the relevant external and internal policies and guidelines covering this area.

The workshop will involve short presentations from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), the Chair of the Biosafety Committee and the Biosafety Officer, as well as ample opportunities for open discussion and questions.

Lunch will be provided at 12.30pm.

Time: Monday 26 February, 1.00pm - 3.00pm, Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, Library
Facilitator: Millar Whalley
Enquiries: Alison Cameron, x7598
Bookings: CPD, x9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au

Welcome to New Staff 2001
The Welcome to New Staff 2001 will take place on Wednesday 28 February from 8.45am to 11.00am in the Council Room, E11A. Staff members who have joined the University since mid-February 2000 and have not received an invitation to this New Staff Welcome, please contact Kim Richard at CPD on x9721. For more information, please contact Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten on x9619.

Please see the attachment to this issue of Staff News, which details information about Macquarie Mentions in the Media for the period December 2000 and January 2001.

Summer Statistics Workshop
Wednesday 14 February 2001, U of Sydney
Recent Developments in Probability, Statistics, and Data Analysis will be the topic of this 8.30am to 5.00pm Workshoip, to be held at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carslaw Building, University of Sydney. There will be free tea/coffee and a short lunch provided for all registered participants. The objective of this workshop is to keep in touch with recent research/developments in Probability, Statistics and Data Analysis. A list of abstracts, topics, and speakers will be forwarded to all registered participants in early February. Admission is free but registration is required. For further information and registration, please contact Shelton Peiris - University of Sydney - 9351 5764 (shelton@maths.usyd.edu.au); Estate Khamaladze - UNSW - 9385 7025 (estate@maths.unsw.edu.au); or Andrez Kozek - Macquarie University - x8556 (akozek@zen.efs.mq.edu.au).

Public Policies, Accountability and Governance Seminar
14 February 2001, AFC, Sydney City
Dr David Zussman, President of the Public Policy Forum in Canada, and Dr Peter Steane, Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Management at Macquarie University, Sydney, will speak at this seminar. Dr Zussman is visiting Australia at the invitation of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The seminar, organised by APRIM, (Asia-Pacific Research Institute at Macquarie), will be co-hosted by APRIM, the Applied Finance Centre, and the Graduate School of Management.

Time: From 11:10 am - pre-seminar tea/coffee 11:30am - 12:10pm - Presentations by Dr Zussman & Dr Steane. 12:10pm - 12:30pm - Q&A and Discussions 12:30pm - Conclusion (sharp)

Venue: Applied Finance Centre, Level 10, ACE Insurance Building, 28-34 O'Connell St (cnr Hunter & O'Connell), tel: 9223 6231

Further information can be obtained by calling Truong Nguyen phone x9927, fax x9926. Seats are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Providing Quality Education and Training for Rural Australians
8-11 July 2001, Wagga Wagga
The theme for the 17th National Conference of SPERA (Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia) will focus on four key components. They are VET in Rural Schools; Small Schools; Flexible Delivery; and Rural Community Development. The venue will be the Wagga RSL Club. Expressions of interest and abstracts of up to 500 words are invited by 31 March. For further information, contact Colin Boylan, School of Education, CSU Wagga; phone: 6933 2495, fax: 6933 2888, e-mail: cboylan@csu.edu.au

International Conference on Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing
13-17 November 2002, United States
The goals of this first international conference devoted exclusively to the methods used for questionnaire development, evaluation, and testing are to bring together researchers and survey practitioners working in this area, to stimulate research papers that contribute to the science of reducing measurement error through questionnaire evaluation, to provide documentation of the current practices, and to stimulate new ideas for future practices. Both invited and contributed sessions are planned. Abstracts for monograph papers are due by 1 May 2001.

The conference is sponsored by ASA/SRM, AAPOR, IASS,CASRO, and CMOR, and the precise dates are still tentative. The venue will be in the southeastern US.

NOTE: This conference is NOT focused on questionnaire design as such, but rather the methods used to develop, test and evaluate different survey instruments and questionnaires. For more information, consult the website: www.jpsm.umd.edu/qdet

MONASH UNIVERSITY CHURCHILL FELLOWSHIP - 2002
Each year the Churchill Trust rewards over one hundred Australians striving for excellence with the opportunity to investigate a project overseas.The Churchill Trust is now seeking applications from Australians for about 100 Churchill Fellowships, including the sponsored Fellowship named here to be awarded in 2001 for travel in 2002. The average value of a Fellowship varies, but includes airfares, fees and a living allowance.

The Monash University Churchill Fellowship will be awarded for the study of an aspect of university management. Information and application forms are available from the website at www.churchilltrust.org.au

NEW ACU AWARD SCHEMES
The Association of Commonwealth Universities has instituted two new award schemes that the ACU will operate for the first time from 2001. These are:

• A new program for collaboration between member universities on topics relating to the Quality of Life in developing Commonwealth countries
• Four places for staff working in the field of Human Resources or Personnel to attend the Association of University Administrators Conference in Exeter, UK, in April 2001, and a specialist benchmarking session afterwards.

health studies, particularly mother/child health care and HIV/AIDS research;
environmental management with particular reference to the effects of deforestation, desertification and water supply;
the provision of distance education as a means of addressing problems of access due to gender, disability or age;
the modification of first world technology for appropriate use in developing countries;
the development of indigenous knowledge for the social and economic benefit of developing countries.

Projects involving collaboration between member universities, and between universities, NGO's, charities or the business/commercial sector are particularly welcome. In general, a combination of relevance and feasibility within the framework outlined above is desired.

Each executive head of an ACU-member university may make two nominations for Quality of Life awards. If more than one nomination is to be submitted, the official application form should be photocopied and completed in full. Application forms will be available on the ACU website at www.acu.ac.uk. The Association will not be able to consider any form which has not been completed according to instructions.

Initial awards will be up to £5,000. Successful projects may be eligible to apply for second or third annual awards of the same amount. Thus, the potential total value of awards is up to £15,000 over a three year period although it is emphasised that continued support into a second or third year is not automatic. Applicants are encouraged to state whether they expect to make such further applications and should identify costs for the full duration of the project accordingly.

For programs which involve collaboration soley between two or more developing countries, the UK Department for International Development has indicated that it would be prepared to consider small scale "top-up" funding beyond the levels specified above. Applicants seeking to take advantage of this should indicate their additional needs, together with rough costs, at the time of application.

Completed application forms (including the Vice-Chancellor's section) should be submitted to Human Capacity Development (JK/TA), Association of Commonwealth Universities, 36 Gordon Square, London WC1H OPF, UK. Fax: 44(0) 207 387 2655, www.acu.ac.uk so as to reach this office by 31 March 2001.

ACU TITULAR FELLOWSHIPS
ACU Awards are offered in the category of Titular Fellowships. Universities may make two nominations for each category; at least one nominee must be a woman; nominees must be between 28 and 50 years of age. Titular Fellowships are open generally to the academic and administrative staff, or the nominees, of universities in membership of ACU or of Commonwealth inter-university organisations. Applicants must be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. Preference will be given to workers in the following priority subject areas:

agriculture, forestry and food sciences (including nutrition and processing)
biotechnology
development strategies
earth and marine sciences (including mining engineering, mineral resources, oceanography)
engineering
health and related social sciences
information technology (e.g. computing, computer assisted learning)
management for change
professional education and training (e.g. in accountancy, banking, business studies, insurance and law)
social and cultural development
university development and management

Value of the Fellowship is up to £5,000 according to the actual program, and this is intended to cover international return airfare, ground travel to and from airport, medical insurance, local travel abroad, board and lodging, and fees (where the approved program includes a formal training program).

(Note: Fellowships are not intended for degree courses or for immediately postdoctoral programs; they cannot be held in the country in which the applicant currently works and they cannot be held concurrently with other awards.) Founded by particular sponsors, Titular Fellowships are dedicated to specific purposes. Application forms are available on the ACU website (www.acu.ac.uk and development fellowships).

Applications should be addressed to Human Capacity Development (TA), Association of Commonwealth Universities, 36 Gordon Square, London WC1H OPF, UK, and should be forwarded by the executive head of an ACU member university or inter-university organisation to reach the Association not later than 31 May 2001.

SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Canon Photocopier Model NP6030, 7 years old. Many special functions - two-sided, auto zoom, image combination & separation, overlay mode, erase mode etc. 20 document stacker. Toner cartridges included. Make an offer. Phone Gunnella, GSE, x7988.

TO LET: Marsfield Gardens, Culloden Road opposite University. Fully furnished 2 bedroom unit, master with ensuite. Approx 113sq m, AC, security block with pool, spa, gym LUG and tennis court. Luxury life style. Rent: $350 p.w. Contact Geoffrey on 0412 748 033 or www.southernskies.com.au/unit.htm

ROOM TO RENT: Master bedroom with large built-in wardrobe on 3rd floor; 2 bedroom unit with views, 5 minutes walk Epping station, bus interchange and shopping centre. Seeking non-smoking female to share with female employed full-time and studying part-time. Rent: $135p.w. Phone 9385 2458(W).

ROOM TO LET: Taranto Road Marsfield, behind University. Two bedroom townhouse. Rent: $125p.w plus half of any bills. $300 bond up front. There is a bed, wardrobe & drawers if needed. Person needs to be dog friendly, smoker OK, but only outside. Enquiries call Glenda on 0412 891 169 or x7824.

TO LET: Eastwood (walk to the station). One storey house with garden, 4 bedrooms, new kitchen, big living room, garage, laundry. Rent: $430p.w. Contact 9858 3590 (leaving message) or 0414 821 755(M).

TO LET: Balmain/Rozelle. Generous fully furnished 2 bedroom apartment with views. AC and all mod cons. Secure historic building. Close to city, transport and restaurants. Rent: $500p.w. Use of car (citroen xantia auto) and boat (34ft yacht) can be negotiated. Available from 10 April to 5 December 2001. Phone 9555 7713 or 0416 125 696.

SHARE ACCOMMODATION:Hornsby. Large unfurnished room (main bedroom with leadlight windows and garden outlook) available in a renovated 1920s cottage. Quiet area, large garden, short stroll to public transport and shopping centre. To share with one other and one small dog. Pets welcome. Rent: $110 p.w. + share of bills. Phone Nicholas on 9477 2268(AH), x9662(W) or e-mail: nicholas.cope@mq.edu.au

FOR SALE: Organ, Baldwin, 2 keyboards, 8 pedals, stool and books. $180ono. Phone Kathy on x7408.

FOR SALE: Land at Mt Victoria. Ideal for Blue Mountaints holiday retreat. 2400 sq metres, expansive clifftop views. $115,000. Phone 9484 5646 after 6.00pm.

FOR SALE: Moving overseas, must sell. 1990 Toyota Corolla 4wd wagon, white, automatic, efi, air, roof rack, 156kms. August registration. All extras, very good condition. $7,700 ono. Phone 0401-018-903(M) or 9868 7749(H).

FOR SALE: KAWAI CE-7 upright piano. Full keyboard, lovely mellow tone. Walnut, excellent condition. $2,750.00. Please call Bronte on x7200 or 9488 9447(H).

FOR SALE: Newcastle. House with 2 bedrooms and sunroom, courtyard, 2 toilets, modern and fresh, entrance hall, screens and security grills; near trendy Beaumont Street and mainline Hamilton Station, Newcastle. $96,000. Contact Pat on 9593 1074.

2001

Wednesday 14 February
SEMINAR OF PUBLIC POLICIES, ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNANCE: This seminar will be delivered by Dr David Zussman, President of the Public Policy Forum in Canada, and Dr Peter Steane, Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Management at Macquarie University, Sydney.11.10am - pre-seminar tea/coffee. 11.30am - 12.10pm in the Applied Finance Centre, Level 10, ACE Insurance Building, 28-34 O'Connell St (cnr Hunter & O'Connell). Tel: 9223 6231. For further information contact Truong Nguyen on x9927, fax x9926

Monday 19 February
NEW STAFF - The Organisational and Administrative Framework for Research at Macquarie: 1.30pm to 2.30pm in the Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, Library. Bookings CPD, x9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au

Monday 19, Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 February
INDUCTION INTO TEACHING AND RESEARCH FOR NEW ACADEMIC STAFF: 9.30am to 4.00pm in the Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, Library. Bookings CPD, x9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au

Monday 26 February
BIOSAFETY ISSUES AND RESEARCH/TEACHING: 1.00pm to 3.00pm, Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, Library. Lunch will be provided at 12.30pm. Bookings CPD, x9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au.

Monday 28 February
WELCOME TO NEW STAFF 2001:8.45 to 11.00am in the Council Room, E11A. Bookings CPD, x9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au

  MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA December 2000 and January 2001

Media mentions: We are now using both print and broadcasting monitoring services, but they do sometimes miss Macquarie mentions. To ensure a more comprehensive and accurate MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA column, please always let us know whenever you have been a subject or an author of any print media item, including reviews of your work or letters-to-the-editor from you, and if you appear on the electronic media. Kindly forward the information by e-mail to Kathy Vozella: kvozella@vc.mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to W6B 148.

December

Mr Percy Allan (MGSM): is the favourite for the job of chief executive of the Australian Bankers Association, Australian Financial Review, 11 December

Ms Michelle Arrow (Modern History): interviewed about her research into the history of various radio programs and about the end of the radio show Blue Hills, Radio 2GB, 19 December

Ms Lisa Bracken (Drama student): is one of the students behind Kids Stuff, a company set up by the students during the hiatus between the HSC and university, which runs drama camps for children from kindergarten to year 6, Sydney Weekly, 28 November

Dr Ken Cheng (Psychology): was interviewed about animal memory and minds, Discovery Channel, 15 December; the research he conducted with Alim Kamil from the University of Nebraska which showed that nutcracker birds may take compass bearings from numerous landmarks to help them relocate the pine seeds they hid away during the Autumn was written up in Nature News Service, 18 December

Associate Professor Frank Clarke (Modern History): presented his regular segment about Australian Prime Ministers - this time on Malcolm Fraser, ABC 702, 29 November; was a guest on the mid-week conference on the Drive program talking about the history of the Blue Mountains, ABC 702, 29 November; interviewed about "Lemonade Ley", a controversial NSW politician from the 1920s who he described as one of the most corrupt politicians in Australian history and who was utterly deluded and sent to the Broadmoor Mental Institution in 1947, ABC 702, 30 November; presented his regular segment on Australian Prime Ministers - this time on Bob Hawke, ABC 702, 6 December; was interviewed about the beginning of Australian political surveillance organisations during World War I, ABC 702, 7 December; interviewed about the little known characters of Australian history, Radio National, 15 December; was interviewed about the new art exhibition entitled Fuzzy Prime Ministers, 7.30 Report, ABC TV, 21 December; spoke about Bennelong and his life and times in the Sounds of Summer segment, ABC 702, 21 December; presented his regular segment on Australian Prime Ministers - this time on current Prime Minister John Howard, ABC 702, 20 December; was a guest on the Sound of Summer show on the topic of lost white women in colonial Australia - women who lived with Aborigines for long periods of time, ABC 702, 27 December

Associate Professor David Collins (Economics): interviewed in relation to the cost of smoking in WA, saying that the real cost of smoking in WA is about a billion dollars a year with the major costs in loss of production and loss of life, Radio 6PR Perth, 27 November

Professor Ed Davis (MGSM): said the concept that a degree is enough to guarantee yourself a career is outdated and that most people must engage in lifelong learning, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December

Dr Judith Dickson (Dean of Students): offers her hot tips to help students survive their first year of university, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December

Ms Elizabeth Doyle (Macquarie University graduate): was runner-up for the Sony Foundation Australia's TV scriptwriting award, The Herald Sun (Melbourne), 27 December

Dr Julie Fitness (Psychology): provided some strategies for coping with relatives, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December

Associate Professor Chris Hall (MGSM): said many of the MGSM's MBA graduates don't even add the qualification to their business cards and often complete more units than required for the degree because they become hooked on the intellectual challenge of the study, The Australian Financial Review, 29 December

Professor Jonathan Harrington (Linguistics): An article in the December issue of Nature magazine generated extensive media interest - both in Australia and abroad. Details of this are provided below.

Professor Jonathan Harrington (Linguistics):
The following media mentions are the result of a publication in Nature by a research team at the Speech, Hearing and Language Research Centre in December 2000:

Harrington J, Palethorpe, S and Watson C (2000). Does the Queen speak the Queen's English? Nature, 408, 927-928.

Many of the following media stories can be accessed from the Centre's website at www.shlrc.mq.edu.au/queen.html

Australian print media coverage:
Yes ma'am, you really have the common touch. Adelaide Advertiser, 21 December
Queen's common talk, Daily Telegraph, 21 December
Accent a giveaway: it's Betty, The Australian, 21 December
How now brown cow?, The Herald Sun (Melbourne), 21 December
Phil 'n me wish youse a top Xmas, The Courier Mail, 21 December
Bed news on royal vowels, The Age, 21 December
Queen gets the message, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December

International print media coverage:
The Windsor Estuary. Leading article, The Guardian, 21 December
Decline and fall of cut-glass accent, The Times (front page), 21 December
Our common Queen: Rougher talk from her Majesty. Leading article, The Times, 21 December
Blimey, what became of the Queen's English? Daily Telegraph (UK), 21 December
The Queen's English of today: My 'usband and I...The Guardian, 21 December
Cor blimey! Even the Queen no longer speaks the Queen's English. The Independent (UK), December, 21, 2000.
Don't be fooled: the Queen is not speaking our language. The Independent (UK), 22.12. 2000.
Study finds the Queen's English has acquired common touches. Los Angeles Times (front page), December 22, 2000.
The Queen has acquired common touches. The San Francisco Chronicle, 22 December
'Er Maj don't talk so posh any more. The Mirror, 21 December
Die Vokale der Queen. Sueddeutsche Zeitung, 21 December
Her Maj ain't arf as posh. The Sun, 21 December
Britain's Queen don't speak proper. CNN News online, 21 December
English as it is spoke. The Observer, 24 December
Phenomena: The Queen's English dethroned. Nature, December, 2000.
Queen's speech 'less posh'. BBC News Online. 21 December
Queen's accent comes down to earth. Discovery.com news. 21 December
Elizabeth 2000. Toronto Globe and Mail, 22 December
Oh my dear! die Welt, 29 December
Watch your language! Should one learn the Queen's English? BBC World Service Online, December, 2000.
Her Maj is not as posh, the experts say Down Under. Yorkshire Post, 21 December
Talking posh: Even the Queen no longer speaks the Queen's English, New Scientist, 21 December
Repeat Ma'am: 'The Rain in Spain..'.The New York Times, 21 December
Slang der Koenigin. Der Spiegel, 25 December
Is one now speaking Estuary? Daily Mail (UK), 21 December
Strewth, the Queen talks just like us. Daily Express (UK), 21 December
Article in the Japan Times, 21 December
Article in the Chicago Tribune, 21 December

Australian and International Broadcast Media coverage:
ABC 702, 21 December
ABC 774 Melbourne, 21 December
Radio 3RN Melbourne, 21 December
Radio 3RRR Melbourne, 21 December
Radio 4TO Townsville, 21 December
HOT-103 Townsville, 21 December
ABC 891 Adelaide, 21 December
Radio 5RN Adelaide, 21 December
Radio Triple J, 21 December
Radio 2KY, 21 December
Radio 3AK Melbourne
ABC 936 Hobart, 21 December
BBC News Homepage, 20 December
Radio 3AW Melbourne, 21 December
Radio 3AK Melbourne, 21 December
Radio 3MP Melbourne, 21 December
Radio 693 Melbourne, 21 December
Radio 4BC Brisbane, 21 December
Radio 2SM, 21 December
BBC TV News London, 21 December
BBC World Television, 21 December
BBC Radio 4 Today program, 21 December
Channel 9 TV News, 21 December
BBC Radio 5, 21 December
Channel 10 News, 21 December
Radio 5AA Adelaide, 21 December
BBC World Service Radio, 21 December
Radio 6PR Perth, 21 December
Radio 6I,X 21 December
Channel 10 News Brisbane, 21 December
WIN TV News Hobart, 21 December
Channel 10 News Adelaide, 21 December
Channel 9 State TV News Sydney, 21 December
Channel 9 Perth TV News, 21 December
Channel 10 State TV News Perth, 21 December
NTD8 TV News Darwin, 21 December
Radio 2CC Canberra, 21 December

Juliet Harper (Psychology): was quoted as describing foster kids as "modern displaced persons" because they grew up in foster care and no one had made the effort to preserve their life story, The Australian Financial Review, 1 December

Dr Paul Henman (Sociology): interviewed about proposed changes to the Child Maintenance Act by the Federal Government, and discussed his research into child maintenance saying that parents who have joint custody actually spend more money than people who have full-time care, Radio 5AA Adelaide, 8 December

Professor Ernie Jordan (MGSM): believes there are political, organisational and social barriers that will not allow future technological advances an unfettered run, Business Review Weekly, 15 December
Professor Daniel Kane (Asian Languages): believes Japanese within the universities is still riding the wave of government funding of students to study the language at secondary school, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December

Mr Ron Kendall (Undergraduate Studies): said media, law and psychology are still very strong areas of interest, along with economic and financial studies, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December

Dr Kerri-Lee Krause (Education): said lack of success at school is not a predictor of success at university or TAFE or even in later life, and the biggest problem is the student's perception of their own failure because this acts as a dampener on their confidence, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December

Professor Bob Miller (Economic and Financial Studies): writes that TV ratings provider OzTam is a powerful entity created by and for the TV networks, not the customer, AD News, 15 December

Mr John Moxon (Psychology graduate): is now the president of the Physical Disability Council of NSW and attributes his success to generous government funding of his education in the late 1970s - he did his HSC through TAFE and then his honours psychology degree at Macquarie University, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 December

Professor Guy Neumann (European Languages): said French is the second most important language in the world after English, and its importance on the world stage was demonstrated at the Sydney Olympics, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December

Dr George Parsons (Modern History): interviewed about the Australian passion for beer, speaking about the history of brewing in Australia and commenting on a petition put to Parliament by Australian Associated Brewers opposing a proposed increase in the tax on beer, ABC 702, 30 November

The late Emeritus Professor Alf Pollard (Foundation Professor of Actuarial Studies): was one of the world leaders in his field and was the foundation professor of actuarial studies and economics at Macquarie University, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 December

Associate Professor Graeme Russell (Psychology): said stress caused by conflicting work and personal life had a negative impact on individual, family and organisational wellbeing, Business NSW, 24 November; said there was a clear link between relationship satisfaction and productivity, The West Australian, 2 December; said a balance will make a more productive worker and if a company invests in achieving that it will pay off for them, ABC Radio National, 2 December; his Fitting Fathers into Families study shows that despite changing definitions of parenthood the role of the father remains largely unchanged, The Advertiser (Adelaide), 29 December, The Sunday Territorian, 31 December

Professor Robert Spillane (MGSM): suspects likeability has a bigger influence on hiring decisions in Australia than in most comparable countries - most US employers are far more interested in performance than personableness, The Good Weekend, 9 December

Professor John Stephens (English): said it was inevitable today's generation of children had missed out on some of the Australian classics with so much entertainment available today, The Australian, 30 November

Dr Noel Tait (Biological Sciences): was referred to in an article by Robert Hill of the University of Adelaide in relation to his research on velvet worms, in particular their mating activity, Southern Connection Bulletin, No 18

Professor Duncan Waterson (Modern History): co-wrote an article with Paul Ashton about the gestation of a nation, and the extraordinary collision of circumstances to forge one nation from six squabbling colonies, Bulletin with Newsweek, 19 December; interviewed about Federation, Sky News, 31 December

Professor Neil Weste (formerly from Electronics): joined his friend Dr David Skellern in Sydney 1997 to set up the Radiata venture, Advertiser (Adelaide), 9 December

Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): said the claims of harassment and intimidation by Student Council members appeared to be publicity driven, and that people with grievances had been invited to lodge a formal complaint but it appeared only one student planned to do so, The Northern District Times, 22 November; said that though her university's commercial arm had lost money last year, it had enjoyed revenue of more than $64 million in the past five years, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December

Issues and Events

Macquarie University and Sydney University jointly support Contretemps, the official journal of the Australian Society for Continental Philosophy, The Australian, 29 November

The Macquarie University Special Education Centre will hold a Family Gala Day at the Macquarie University campus on November 19, Sydney Weekly, 14 November

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management hosted the recent conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, The Australian, 6 December

Sydney's North Ryde technology precinct was a good example of a business park integrating with the wider community, with its location adjacent to the Macquarie Shopping Centre, Macquarie University and the CSIRO, The Australian Financial Review, 7 December

The sale of Radiata to Cisco Systems has reignited interest in Australia's high-technology start-ups particularly those drawn from local university research labs (Radiata was spawned by Macquarie University and CSIRO), Business Review Weekly, 8 December

Macquarie University runs extensive courses in ecology through its Department of Biological Sciences, The Weekend Australian, 9 December

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management is one of the Australian business schools participating in an international MBA fair, Australian Financial Review, 8 December

The Microsoft Chair for Innovation in Computing at Macquarie University received $1.2 million in start-up funding, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 December; Macquarie University has four sponsored academic chairs - the Microsoft Chair, the Landerer Chair of Business Law, the Chair of Microelectronics and the Chair of IT, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 December; www.smh.com.au, 11 December; Radio 2GB, 12 December

Macquarie University's summer program offers units in humanities, commerce, social sciences and science and technology, The Australian, 13 December

Leading business schools, like the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, quote salary gains by their MBA graduates of $20,000 a year or more, and for postgraduates in general, Macquarie graduates earn almost $100,000 - higher than the average of $70,000, The Age, 13 December

Macquarie University mentioned by radio DJ John Blackman in a segment about students starting university next year, saying that most of next year's students were born in 1982, Radio 3AK Melbourne, 13 December

Macquarie University's website is number 10 in the top 10 of education sites visited by researchers, according to the Roy Morgan Internet Monitor, Bulletin with Newsweek, 19 December

Macquarie University Advising Day will be held on Wednesday January 3 2001, The Canberra Times, 15 December

HSC graduate Andrew Hutchinson hopes he gets a UAI of about 95 because it will get him into a science/law degree at Macquarie University, The Sun-Herald, 17 December

Former Macquarie University academics Professor David Skellern and Professor Neil Weste recently hit the business page headlines with the sale of their company Radiata to US technology giant Cisco Systems for $567 million, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December

Macquarie University made a loss of $102,000 from entrepreneurial activities in 1999, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December

Macquarie University offers Super Innovation scholarships with a UAI of 100, and Innovation Scholarships for all students with a UAI above 99.5 who listed Macquarie as their first preference, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 December
Macquarie University's information session is on January 3 from 9.30am to 4pm, The Daily Telegraph, 21 December

The International College of Tourism and Hotel Management at Manly also offers a degree course with its Bachelor of Business with Macquarie University, The Daily Telegraph, 21 December

At Macquarie University students are encouraged to study for double degrees that give them two qualifications in four years instead of six, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December

Macquarie University's respected commerce degree will feature a new elective in e-commerce in 2001, as well as optional studies in business forecasting, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December

Macquarie University listed only its most popular programs - the Bachelor of Arts in Ancient History, Law, Chiropractic Science, Psychology and Business, with no mention of the subjects struggling to hold their own, The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December

Macquarie University will hold its Advising Day on Wednesday January 3 from 9.30am to 4pm, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December

Macquarie University was rated best for graduate jobs in the areas of computing and IT, economics, psychology and the sciences according to the Good Universities Guide, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December

At Macquarie University, Students At Macquarie (SAM) provides more than 100 short courses at the beginning of each semester, has several publications that students can become involved in, and the university's sports association plays host to 36 sporting clubs, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 December

January

Dr Tim Bates (Psychology): interviewed about developing romantic relationships on the Internet, saying that the Internet can be a place to not be yourself, Life Matters, ABC Radio National, 23 January

Professor Peter Bergquist (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research): said he would like to use a Federation Fellowship to put prominent astrobiologist Professor Malcolm Walter back on the Macquarie payroll before NASA does, The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 January

Professor Russell Blong (Natural Hazards Research Centre): was interviewed about a volcano in Janva that is heating up and may erupt, PM, ABC Radio National, 1 February

Ms Anita Chang (Asian Languages): wrote an article titled Similarity in Tragic Flaws in Chinese Literature and Western Literature, in My Friend Monthly, Jan 2001

Associate Professor Frank Clarke (Modern History): was interviewed about New Zealand's reluctance to join the Australian colonies in Federation in 1901, Radio New Zealand, 2 January; was interviewed about Death Pudding - Aboriginal poisonings in the 19th century, Sounds of Summer, ABC 702, 4 January; spoke about Hargraves and gold discovery in Australia, Sounds of Summer, ABC 702, 11 January; talked about Death Pudding and how these murders have been depicted by historians, ABC Radio National, 19 January

Professor Max Coltheart (Psychology): was a panellist on ABC's FAQ on the subject of the brain and the subconscious, FAQ, ABC TV, 18 January

Professor George Cooney (Education): as chairman of the technical committee on scaling, said claims that the UAI scales up maths and sciences and scales down the humanities were clearly wrong. The humanities and the sciences are treated the same way, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January; wrote an article putting to rest a few urban myths about the UAI, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 January

Professor John Croucher (Statistics): was interviewed about why South Australians gamble so much, Radio 5AA Adelaide, 24 January

Associate Professor Robert Dale (Computing): warns against expecting too much too soon with natural language technology and that science fiction has done a good job of publicising these ideas but people's expectations are artificially high, Bulletin with Newsweek, 30 January

Dr Judith Dickson (Dean of Students): gave some advice to students embarking on university study on getting organised, The Daily Telegraph, 2 February; recommended that first year students join clubs and societies to help make contact with other people, The Daily Telegraph, 2 February

Ms Nerissa Dowling (BA graduate): won her job in the Korean city of Che' Chon mainly on the basis of a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macquarie University, Sunday Telegraph, 28 January

Dr Julie Fitness (Psychology): was interviewed for an article titled The Age of Rage, Live This magazine, February; was interviewed about why women stay married to men who have affairs, Radio 2UE, 19 January

Dr Michael Gillings (Biological Sciences): said that you can predict the likely occurrence of active compounds by knowing the biology of species that live in particular environments, Bulletin with Newsweek, 30 January

Dr Paul Henman (Anthropology): wrote a Letter to the Editor commenting on Tony Abbott's reported remarks about the unemployed and saying that research had consistently shown that major structural changes in Australia's economy, labour force and households are the key underlying reasons for stubborn levels of unemployment, not stubborn jobseekers, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 January; wrote a Letter to the Editor relating to government IT outsourcing, saying a more measured and case-by-case assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of IT outsourcing must prevail, The Australian, 17 January

Mr Ron Kendall (Assistant Registrar): said students were much more likely to compare a number of different programs at a number of different universities, The Daily Telegraph, 8 January

Mr Roy Leigh (Natural Hazards Research Centre): was interviewed about the computer model the centre has developed to predict the damage violent storms can have on different parts of Sydney, and the recent storms which struck Sydney The Sydney Morning Herald, January 20.

Ms Melissa Lim (Finance/law student): scored 94.15 on her UAI to secure a place at Macquarie University in finance and law while another student at her high school, who scored 90, managed to "barge her way into a tertiary course" requiring a UAI of 99, The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January, The Newcastle Herald, 10 January

Mr Graham Meikle (Media and Communications): was interviewed about cyber activism, and said that activism and the Net have gone hand-in-hand from the beginning, ABC Radio National, 27 January
Dr Nick Modjeska (Anthropology): wrote a Letter to the Editor regarding an article titled DNA Clue to Man's Origin and the out-of-Africa versus regional continuity theories of human origins, The Australian, 16 January

Professor Brian Orr (Chemistry): welcomes the Government's doubling of both research grants and fellowships for post-doctoral researchers and increased funding for infrastructure, The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 January; www.smh.com.au, 30 January

Dr George Parsons (Modern History): was a guest during on Channel 7's Centenary of Federation parade, Channel 7, 1 January

Professor Bill Shields (MGSM): is retiring in May after 13 years as chief economist at Macquarie Bank and will expand his teaching commitments as a professorial fellow at the MGSM's MBA program, The Australian, 9
January

Dr Peter Steane (MGSM): interviewed about the practice of employing relatives and is surprised that there is any shock that relatives are employed as much as they are, as the practice flows from our basic belief systems developed over centuries, Life Matters, Radio National, 18 January

Dr Jennifer Sumsion (Institute of Early Childhood): warned against an apparent financial trend for parents to send their children to school early, because of the high costs of child care, The Sun Herald, 21 January; Herald-Sun, 23 January; was interviewed about the right time to send kids to school, ABC 666 Canberra, 23 January

Professor Malcolm Walter (Earth and Planetary Sciences): thinks there's life on Mars and he and his colleagues are looking for it down a mine in the Northern Territory, The Australian, 26 January

Professor Duncan Waterson (Modern History): interviewed about whether Australia is more or less egalitarian than it was 100 years ago and said he believed it has become rather less egalitarian, ABC Radio National, 2 January; AM ABC 702, 2 January

Dr Keith Williams (former Macquarie University professor): two years ago set up one of the first companies in the world in the field of proteomics, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January

Professor Kip Williams (Psychology): appeared as a panellist on FAQ, talking about overpopulation and the psychology of crowds, ABC TV, 1 February

Professor Anna Yeatman (Sociology): wrote a Letter to the Editor saying that she is against the amateurism that the two major political parties are bringing to higher education policy, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27
January

Issues and Events

The excellent Australian ensemble the Macquarie Trio presented a five-concert subscription series at the National Gallery in Canberra during 2000, The Canberra Times, 2 January

Marine Science and Commerce/Accounting are among the hottest courses at Macquarie University, The Daily Telegraph, 5 January

Each year staff at Macquarie University put together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of the new year's incoming students, The Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne), 7 January; Macquarie University is getting the credit for a list which attempts to give faculty an idea of the collective mindset of incoming students, The Daily Telegraph, 9 January; ABC 666 Canberra, 12 January; ABC 612 Brisbane, 17 January; The Courier Mail, 26 January; Radio 4BC Brisbane, 25 January; Radio 5DN Adelaide, 30 January

Macquarie University was mentioned in a segment about how the Australian accent varies from state to state, A Current Affair, Channel 9, 8 January

In a Sydney Morning Herald request of 37 universities as to how much income they earned from overseas fee-paying students Macquarie University cited commercial in confidence, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January

One of the 22 students receiving a UAI of 100 will study arts, majoring in archaeology, at Macquarie University, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January

Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett mourned the loss of the wireless networking technology developed by two professors at Macquarie University in a recent speech to the Institute of Chartered Accountants, The Age, 10 January

Macquarie University was one of the universities at the top end of over-enrolments, with 20% above the agreed government quota last year, The Australian, 10 January

Staff-student ratios increased at Macquarie University from 20 to 29, The Australian, 10 January
There is nationwide research in the pipeline from Macquarie University into sex and suicide, with Australia having one of the world's highest suicide rates and within those numbers hide a fair number of gay young men, The Weekend Australian, 13 January

Macquarie University will introduce a new course - a Master of Speech and Language Pathology - in 2001, The Western Advocate (Bathurst), 11 January; Armidale Express, 12 January; Tenterfield Star, 11 January
Amy Shiel has already been accepted into early childhood studies at the University of Western Sydney, although she is hoping to complete the course at Macquarie University, The Daily Telegraph, 18 January
Macquarie University runs courses on English for academic purposes which count for credit toward your degree, and has a MACCESS program to help improve access for disabled students, The Daily Telegraph, 19 January

Macquarie University and the University of Wollongong were the only institutions to fill all their places, but admission cut-off levels generally were lower or similar to last year, Daily Telegraph, 19 January
Education - particularly early childhood courses - is growing in popularity at Macquarie University, Sydney University and the University of Canberra, The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 January

Macquarie University was one of the universities mentioned in an interview with Daily Telegraph education reporter Maralyn Parker about the struggle by NSW universities to fill their courses, Radio 2UE, 19 January

Macquarie University students Brendan Tierney and James Rigney were interviewed in relation to cheating and exam papers for sale on the Internet, saying that it was fairly common knowledge that you don't even really have to go to uni with the Net, Channel 7 News, Perth, 20 January

Macquarie University was mentioned by talkback caller John, who was speaking about Beazley's proposed online university, and said he had been an external student for years and had used online classes and found them convenient and helpful, ABC 702, 25 January

A team at Macquarie University is going back to basics and "bio-prospecting" for natural antibiotics invented by other species: maggots and carrion beetles, for example, must have such defences to thrive as they do in rotting flesh, Bulletin with Newsweek, 30 January

There will be a new bus service to Macquarie University from Putney, Tennyson and Gladesville, The Daily Telegraph, 29 January

Macquarie University was mentioned by talkback caller Greg, who has a science degree in land management but has not been able to get a job and so is a taxi driver, Radio 2GB, 2 February

Macquarie University was mentioned in a segment about online learning, Radio 2TM Tamworth, 1 February