The latest episode of the Pioneering Minds podcast makes for fascinating listening, as The Hon. Kristina Keneally recounts her experience as the Premier of New South Wales and discusses gender equality in the workplace and her role in MGSM’s Women in MBA program. “The people in power protect their power – and that’s what I […]
Macquarie University has been participating in the national Respect. Now. Always. campaign, addressing awareness and prevention of sexual harassment and sexual assault on university campuses in Australia. Vice-Chancellor Professor S Bruce Dowton provides the latest information update about Macquarie’s participation in the campaign. The Respect. Now. Always. campaign was launched on our campus in August […]
Vice-Chancellor Professor S Bruce Dowton welcomes Stephen Brammer as the new Executive Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics. Following an international search, I am delighted to announce that Professor Stephen Brammer has been appointed Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics. Professor Brammer’s appointment will take effect from 2 January 2017. Professor Brammer […]
Macquarie University’s Graduate School of Management (MGSM) has reached an impressive goal for its Women in MBA Program (WiMBA), reaching the 100 sponsorship target set less than two years ago in support of management education for Australian women. “To date we have raised nearly $4 million in corporate sponsorship matched by the same amount in […]
Staff chill out at RE:Conception (Main image). Staff and students made full use of last Friday’s afternoon sunshine, gathering for RE:Conception’s lakeside event. After enjoying a relaxed line-up of acoustic musical acts, food trucks and a boutique bar, the evening wrapped up with a vibrant fireworks finale. MQ Health launched Last Monday 12 September saw […]
“Climate scientists are the most peculiar scientists in the world, because we wake up every day hoping that we’re wrong.” On this week’s episode of the Pioneering Minds podcast, we speak to Distinguished Professor Lesley Hughes about being a voice of climate change, the current nature of public and scientific debate, and the most effective […]
Professor Barbara Messerle, Executive Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, recently contributed the following to the Science Meets Business Thought Leadership Series. The world around us is undergoing rapid transformation by people finding innovative ways to use information and technology to better serve our needs. At the heart of these disruptive innovations are people with deep […]
Rivers and wetlands provide water for human use and support rich and biologically diverse ecosystems in arid and semiarid landscapes (drylands). We sat down with Dr Tim Ralph from the Department of Environmental Sciences to understand why the conservation of these areas is important and learn about his research into why Botswana might hold the […]
Last month we highlighted the launch of the Macquarie Park Innovation District (MPID). A new international research and development partnership has just been announced for the district, drawing on the University’s strengths in language sciences. As one of the leading research hubs for Natural Language Understanding (NLU) worldwide, Macquarie University and US-based VoiceBox Technologies recently announced an international […]
