Yearly Archives: 2016
Macquarie’s mentoring program wins NSW Humanitarian Award
Macquarie University’s LEAP – Macquarie Mentoring (Refugee Mentoring) Program has been recognised with the NSW Humanitarian Award 2016 in Education. The awards were presented by New South Wales Premier Mike Baird at the NSW launch of Refugee Week 2016 at the Inner West Refugee Centre on Friday. The Humanitarian Awards are held each year as […]
Snapped on (and off) campus: June
Professor Gayle Avery (right), co-editor of Sufficiency Thinking: Thailand’s Gift to an Unsustainable World, at the book’s launch in Bangkok with Mr Don Pramudwinai (centre, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand) and Dr Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya (left, Chairman of the Thailand Sustainable Development Foundation). Book makes waves in Thailand Professor Gayle Avery from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management […]
Art Gallery special event: In Conversation with Andrew Christofides, Rhonda Davis, Leonard Janiszewski, Lizzy Marshall and Paul McGillick
Prepare to apply for the Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching awards
This year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching awards will recognise, reward and celebrate the efforts of individuals and teams in increasing student engagement and improving student learning outcomes.
Microsoft Office suite now free for staff
Macquarie University staff can now install the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Skype for Business and more for free, on up to 10 personal devices, for work or home use.
We heard you: De-mystifying the Campus Master Plan
Following your responses to our recent story on the new buildings planned for University Avenue, we sat down with Property Director Mark Broomfield to de-mystify the Campus Master Plan and discuss its impacts on parking. Why are we seeing more industry partners with buildings on campus? We developed a plan in 2009 to enhance the University for both […]
Calling all researchers – do you want to engage with media?
The communications team is currently calling for academics who have a forthcoming research paper that could have potential to appeal to a mainstream audience.
Sue O’Reilly rocks!
Last week, Distinguished Professor Sue O’Reilly officially added an Order of Australia Medal to her exceptional list of achievements. A Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor O’Reilly is also Director of the ARC National Key Centre for Geochemical Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (GEMOC) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems […]
Best of Research Impact: emotional health
The Research Impact blog showcases Macquarie University’s world-leading research and its impacts on the real world. This month, we highlight some recent Research Impact stories that focus on the Centre for Emotional Health. Cool Kids goes bush – helping rural children with anxiety Just under half the children in Australia with a mental health issue aren’t receiving the […]