Snapped on (and off) campus


1 November: English language teacher Philip Radmall took out third place in the Newcastle Poetry Prize for his poem The Difference of Distance. For the third year in a row, Philip has achieved honours in what is now Australia’s oldest poetry prize.

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18 November: Whilst studying Weddell seals in Antarctica, Professor Rob Harcourt managed to capture a photo of this furry fellow who was all too ready to pose for the camera.

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18 November: Professor Gilles Guillemin [right] met French President Francois Hollande during his recent visit to Sydney at a dinner with Australian economic leaders and members of the French Researchers in Australia Network.

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21 November: A six-week workplace pedometer challenge saw 24 staff from the Property team collectively walk more than 12 million steps. Their goal: Move more, sit less and focus on team-building.

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24 November:
The Federal Department of Education’s recent release of the consultation paper on Boosting the Commercial Returns from Research sought input from a wide range of stakeholders. Macquarie was asked to host the NSW consultation session chaired by Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Ian Chubb (second from right). He is pictured with Mr Dom English from the Department of Education, Dr Paul Schreier and Professor Sakkie Pretorius. Photo: Chris Stacey.

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26 November: Macquarie Alumnus Hugh Passmore [left] was awarded the inaugural Harvard University John Monash Scholarship. Hugh will receive $180,000 over three years to continue his Masters of Public Policy studies at Harvard University.

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26 November: Professor Michael Morgan AO unveiled his 2011 portrait by Sally Ryan, temporarily on loan to Macquarie University Hospital and now on display in the building’s ground floor. Photo: Isabella Lettini.

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28 November: VegeSafe team member Paul Harvey from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences helped Beauty Point Primary School children see bugs and beasties under a microscope and analyse the soil from their vegetable garden at the Landcare in Curriculum launch.

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28 Movember: After a razor-free month, a team of mo-bros from Macquarie University Hospital raised more than $5000 for the Movember Foundation.

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Special mention: The Australian Institute for Health Innovation’s Professor Johanna Westbrook recently received the prestigious iAwards Australian ICT Professional of the Year award, which identified her as ‘an internationally-renowned and leading Australian Health Information Communication Technology (ICT) professional who has initiated and led large scale research programs that have contributed world-leading evidence about the role that ICT plays in enhancing patient safety and the quality of patient care’.

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