Yearly Archives: 2016

A curious life: reflecting on a 50-year research career

With the New South Wales Seniors Festival encouraging us to ‘Grow Young’ this week, we speak to Emeritus Professor Max Coltheart to find out how he has continued to find inspiration over the course of an incredible 50-year research career.

Let there be light

Image: ‘ANN’, Paula Dawson, 2008 The Macquarie University Art Gallery recently celebrated the launch of its first exhibition for 2016, with guests being treated to the illuminating works of three artists: Ian Milliss, Paula Dawson, and Vernon Treweeke. The name of the exhibition, Light Years Ahead, reflects the use of light by these artists in […]

Save three lives in your lunch break

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service mobile unit will be in the Campus Hub Atrium this week from Monday 4 April to Thursday 7 April, between 10am and 3pm.

Complain? Who, me?

In Session 2, 2015 a project co-sponsored by Deidre Anderson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students and Registrar) and Nicole Gower, Director of Human Resources, delivered a Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public. This project also delivered a Complaint Management Portal and Online Complaint Form.As the next step, a team drawn from Governance Services, […]

Yes, Prime Minister. Macquarie is FIRST

Cheered on by the Prime Minister The Hon Malcolm Turnbull and Vice-Chancellor Professor S Bruce Dowton, more than 1000 students from around the Asia Pacific recently put their skills to the test at Australia’s largest student robotics competition. Supported by industry leaders, educators, families and fans, and united by a mutual love of science, technology, […]

Improving lives, 1000 times

Associate Professor Catherine Birman, one of Australia’s most experienced and well-regarded cochlear implant surgeons from Macquarie University Hospital achieved a feat last week that must be heard to be believed: she completed her thousandth cochlear implant procedure. “It is such an honour to be part of so many different people’s journeys to better hearing,” said […]

Pioneering Minds podcast: Barbara Messerle on inspiring science

Our guest this week is Professor Barbara Messerle, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She talks to Ben Mckelvey about her research work as an organometallic chemist, her role in shaping the future of scientific research at Macquarie, and what Australia needs to do as a country to keep up the pace […]