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Congratulations to Professor Philomena Leung, Associate Dean International in the Faculty of Business and Economics, who was awarded the Bob McDonald Award by the Institute of Internal Auditors Australia for her contribution to the auditing profession.
This award is the highest honour that the IIA Australia can confer on one of its members. “I’m very pleased to be the first Chinese Australian to be given this award since its inception in 2006,” said Philomena. “It’s great being able to contribute to such a premier profession that aligns accounting, auditing, risks and governance; one that’s at the forefront of innovation and specialisation in assurance and controls in the fast-changing business environment.”
The Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia – a consortium of six Australian universities currently led by Macquarie – has been awarded the 2019 President’s Award for Leadership in Statistics by peak national body the Statistical Society of Australia. Professor Gillian Heller and Professor Ian Marschner of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics both serve on the consortium’s steering committee, with Professor Heller the current chair.
Dr Leanne Holt, Macquarie’s inaugural Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Strategy, has been named as a state finalist in the 2019 Telstra Business Women’s Awards, in the Public Sector and Academia category. The New South Wales winners will be announced on 4 April.
Professor Wendy Rogers is this year’s winner of the Ethics Award at the NHMRC Excellence in Research Awards. See Snapped On, 26 March >>
The Department of Educational Studies’ Rhett Loban has been awarded the CSIRO’s Indigenous STEM Award for his work in teaching Torres Strait Islander culture through virtual reality technology. See This Week, 26 March >>
Macquarie has secured a two-year grant from the Science and Industry Endowment Fund to collaborate with educational technology company Cinglevue on a research project investigating the implementation of technology in schools. Early Career Researcher Alireza Ahadi joined the University last week to commence work on this exciting project.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Matt Bower in the Department of Educational Studies and Dr Abhay Singh in the Department of Applied Finance for their collaborative effort in securing this grant. The funding was facilitated by the CSIRO’s SME Connect program, which connects small to medium sized businesses with the Australian research sector.
The Student Administration team is the first Macquarie University department or office to achieve Gold accreditation in the University’sTarget Better Futures sustainability program. The program provides support for Macquarie teams looking to embed sustainable practices in their everyday work.
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