The Honourable John Howard OM AC, former Prime Minister of Australia, with Professor David McAlpine, Macquarie University’s Director of Hearing Research at the Australian Hearing Hub.
Former PM John Howard visits the Australian Hearing Hub
The Honourable John Howard OM AC, former Prime Minister of Australia, delivered a key-note address at the 9th National Deafness Sector Summit on Saturday at Macquarie University’s Australian Hearing Hub. A long-time advocate of hearing health and research, Mr Howard has worn hearing aids for much of his life, after developing a hearing impairment in his childhood. Delivering the prestigious Libby Harricks Memorial Oration at the Summit, Mr Howard’s presentation aimed to raise awareness about hearing loss and deafness in light of his own experience with hearing impairment throughout his professional career.
[Left to right] Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos (INTS), Dr Erhard Busek (guest lecturer), Karl Hartleb (Consul General of Austria), Dr Ulrike Garde (Acting HoD, INTS), Dr Brangwen Stone (INTS), Dr Maryam Khalid (INTS), Dr Susanne Binder (INTS).
Former Austrian Vice Chancellor, Dr Erhard Busek, visits
Dr Erhard Busek, former Austrian Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Science and Research and Federal Minister for Education, visited the University last Friday to deliver a presentation about the future of Europe’s identity to staff and students from the Department of International Studies. Currently in Australia as a Jean Monnet Professor, Dr Busek has been representing an EU initiative to encourage teaching, research and reflection in the field of European integration studies in higher education institutions. Dr Busek was accompanied by the Consul General of Austria, Karl Hartleb.
Centre for Media History hosts the 2016 Brian Johns lecture
Professor Julianne Schultz AM, founding editor of Griffith Review and Chair of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, presented at the Brian Johns Lecture last week, hosted at SBS Sydney by the Centre for Media History at Macquarie University and the Copyright Agency. The lecture was established last year to honour the late ABC Managing Director Brian Johns AO (1936-2016). Professor Schultz’s speech – Cultural Institutions and Ideas of Australia in the Age of Fang – called for urgent national action to ensure our cultural infrastructure is sufficiently resourced to face the challenges and opportunities ahead.
MUIC celebrates program milestone
Nearly 60 students, including Hoi Ching Dorothy Chow (pictured with Director Jake Garman), received certificates of completion as part of the first Foundation Program Certificate ceremony hosted by Macquarie University International College, held on 27 April.
Council of the National Museum of Australia (left to right): Mr Alex Hartman, Dr Janet Albrechtsen, Mr Nicholas Davie, Mr David Jones, Dr Mathew Trinca, Mr Peter Yu, Professor Catharine Lumby.
Professor Catharine Lumby’s reappointment to the Council of the National Museum of Australia
The Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator the Honourable Mitch Fifield, announced on Friday that our very own Professor Catharine Lumby has been re-appointed to the Council of the National Museum of Australia for another three years. The announcement comes after two days of talks during which members of the council also took part in the National Museum of Australia’s launch of the Celebrating 50 years of Play School exhibition. The council also recognised Professor Lumby’s significant contributions during her completed first term, particularly in the areas of strategic communication, information technology and media.
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