Yearly Archives: 2016

$10 million partnership with Optus for new cyber security hub

Photo: John Paitaridis, Managing Director, Optus Business (left) with David Wilkinson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Corporate Engagement and Advancement). Macquarie University and Optus Business have joined forces to establish a multi-disciplinary cyber security hub to support businesses and government to recognise and protect themselves from increasing cyber threats. Highlighted in yesterday’s Australian Financial Review, the ‘Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub’ will […]

Snapped on (and off) campus: May

Macquarie’s Dr Victoria Flanagan (inset, far right) is joined by acclaimed young adult authors at the 2016 Sydney Writers’ Festival. Festival sponsorship not just fantasy Dr Victoria Flanagan from the Department of English moderated the panel “Is this just a fantasy?”, on the prevalence of dystopian literature for young adult readers, at the All Day YA series […]

Social media showcase: Twitter

The Macquarie University Twitter account is a hub for interesting stories coming out of Macquarie. It highlights our research achievements, as well as our academics’ contributions to the media landscape in the form of opinion pieces and commentary. The page also serves as a means for the University to engage in global conversations. Twitter takeovers from academics and staff for […]

Casual staff long service leave

Long service leave, which accrues on a proportion basis of a full-time entitlement, is available to casual staff who have completed 10 years of continuous service with Macquarie University.

Free sausage sizzle

Cops on Campus will host a free sausage sizzle on Wednesday 1 June from 12-2pm in the Central Courtyard.

Are our laws and policies failing child sexual abuse victims?

Law School Senior Lecturer, Carolyn Adams, with her colleague Krista Lee-Jones, has discovered that law and policy across Australia are as likely to hinder as help when it comes to sharing information about children at risk and potential perpetrators of child sexual abuse. Here she explains why. One of the tasks of the Royal Commission […]

Sewage leaves E. coli in the cold

A new research project led by Dr Michelle Power from the Department of Biological Sciences has found that human sewage disposal in Antarctica presents a risk of introducing non-native bacterial species, specifically E. coli, into endemic Antarctic wildlife, potentially affecting its diversity and evolution. Published in the Journal of Environmental Pollution and funded by an […]