Aimed at primary school aged children from Year two to six,  the program is designed to help children develop their understanding of science concepts and extend their school science learning in a fun, hands-on way.

The program is supported by Faculty of Science and Engineering academic staff, delivered by final-year University student teachers, and is aligned with the NSW science curriculum.

During the April holidays a new course in Energy is available and also a course for children in year 1 at school.

Children may attend single, multiple or all days of each program, which run from 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Learn more about the Junior Science Academy or explore other April school holiday programs on campus.

While most offices and facilities will be closed for the holiday season, there are some that will remain open for at least part of this period, so check the relevant websites for individual opening hours information (such as the Library, MUSE, retail and food outlets and Sport and Aquatic Centre).

Please note Security Services will remain in operation throughout the holiday period.

Learn how and order now.

It’s a short session so get your orders in early!

Contact teds@mq.edu.au for any questions or concerns.

View the map of the impacted area.

Impact
The F7 car park disabled parking spaces will not be accessible during this time. Six new alternative disabled parking spaces will be available in the C1 carpark at the rear of the Security Building.  Staff who require assistance as a result of these changes should contact Campus Wellbeing, Health and Safety or Security Services.

The F7 car park entry and exit will be reconfigured to create a threshold to the substation and also improve the circulation of the car park and access to Building F7B. A new pedestrian footpath, landscaping and street lighting will be provided on the Research Park Drive frontage.

About the project
The new chamber substation will support the Campus Master Plan, providing power for the next 50 years to 50,000m2 of new science and medical research floor space, and contribute to a reduction in the long term campus electricity supply costs.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by these works.

For more information contact Robert Alcock (robert.alcock@mq.edu.au) or call ext. 1362.

“Since work on our new site began last year, considerable time and effort has been invested to create a world-class user experience,” says Professor David Wilkinson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Corporate Engagement and Advancement). “Every element of our new site has been carefully considered and was designed based on extensive consultation with our key audiences.

David adds the site is fully optimised for mobile devices and provides a consistent experience for our audiences regardless of the technology they use to access it.

For staff well versed with our old site, the changes are significant.

“When you first enter you’ll immediately notice several key differences. Aside from the reduction of more than 10,000 pages, the new design is dramatically streamlined, removing unnecessary barriers for our audience to find the information they’re looking for,” says David.

The site makes use of dramatic and engaging imagery to visually tell our story, and its navigation has been vastly improved, with an enhanced focus on the user experience. The site’s search functionality has also been upgraded to further improve our audience’s ability to find what they’re looking for.

How to access the Library, student, and staff sites

For those who regularly access the staff and student facing websites, access can be found by clicking on the ‘hamburger’ icon on the top right hand side of the navigation bar.

Staff who use the public website on a daily basis as part of their job, are advised to familiarise themselves with the new locations of their content, and pages they regularly access.

Bookmarks
For staff who use bookmarks, it is recommended you delete them from your browser, find the page again, and re-bookmark the page as some pages may have moved resulting from the new navigational structure.

Explore the new site for your chance to win
To celebrate this milestone, all members of the Macquarie community have the opportunity to take part in an online treasure hunt for the chance to win one of 10 $100 Lonely Planet vouchers.

Find ‘The Macquarie Story’ to begin your journey…

The installation of a boom gate on Gymnasium Road, past the Lighthouse Theatre driveway, will commence on Monday 19 October to establish a ‘shared zone’ for pedestrians and restrict vehicles into the campus core area, to create a safer, more pedestrian friendly and pleasant environment in the centre of campus.

Access to the ‘shared zone’ will be restricted to:

• emergency vehicles
• vehicles displaying disability permits (issued by the University or the Roads and Maritime Service)
• service vehicles with University issued permits
• utility authority vehicles
• waste collection vehicles
• delivery vehicles (food and beverage, courier services etc).

The boom gate will operate for approved users via their Campus Card or via call button (audio-video link) to the Security Office. The ‘shared zone’ will be signposted and line marked accordingly with a posted speed limit of 10km/hr. There will be no access to the ‘shared zones’ for the purposes of drop-off and pick up.

For more information contact Robert Alcock (robert.alcock@mq.edu.au) or call ext. 1362.

Information Technology are running a series of daily hints and tips during this week, covering online:

• safety
• security
• protection
• bullying
• buying.

A student engagement event will be run this Wednesday 14 October, in Level 2 of MUSE level for students to learn how the University deals with IT security on campus.

For more information and tips, visit the wiki: goto.mq/ssoweek.

The survey results will provide the project team with insight into how staff currently use email, calendar and associated apps technology at Macquarie. This information will help tailor the Office 365 training and support in the lead up to the migration.

Prize draw
On completion of the survey three lucky prize draw winners were selected at random winning $50, $30 and $20 Macquarie Centre gift cards. These winners are:

• 1st prize $50 – Lachlan Morgan
• 2nd prize $30  – Alice Lee
• 3rd prize $20 -  Carmen Kung

Office 365 ambassador network
If you haven’t already signed up to join the Office 365 ambassador network, contact the project team at ask.office365@mq.edu.au to represent your faculty or department.

The ambassador network will work with the Office 365 project team to aid internal communication and is comprised of staff from each faculty and department. The first meeting will take place in the next couple of weeks.

FAQs
The Office 365 migration site is now live and is being regularly updated with information about the migration, timelines, FAQs, training workshops and contacts.

Login with your OneID at: itservices.mq.edu.au/office365

Training
In addition to online training resources, extensive training will be available from November through to the beginning of Session 1, 2016. A schedule will be published in the coming weeks.

Your faculty and department IT teams are already involved in the planning stages of the migration and will be trained in advance.

If you have any questions in the meantime, contact ask.office365@mq.edu.au.

Maintenance is being undertaken to carry out essential firewall maintenance to improve network reliability, security, functionality and increase website storage capacity.

As a result on and off campus access to most university systems and websites will be disrupted by intermittent outages between 6am to 3pm.

Systems affected include (but are not limited to):

• Course Finder
• Curriculum
• Databank
• Dataswitch
• Datamart
• eStudent
• Handbook
• HR Online
• iLab
• Invoices.mq.edu.au
• iParticipate
• iPrint.mq.edu.au
• Media Archive
• Mortice
• OneForge.mq.edu.au
• Sponsored OneID
• Truth.mq.edu.au
• University websites
• Wiki.mq.edu.au

Access to the following systems/services unaffected during this time:

• BoardPad
• iLearn (Echo 360)
• iShare
• iTeach
• Gmail
• OneHelp

Please note: Significant core infrastructure work will continue during the 8 November maintenance window. Most systems and services will be impacted.

Stay informed

• Check the IT calendar for dates and times of planned Information Technology downtime windows for 2015.
• Keep up-to-date on the operational status of all IT systems and services by subscribing to real-time notifications at https://itstatus.mq.edu.au
• Follow @mqu_it on Twitter for breaking alerts and status updates
• Contact the IT HelpDesk on 02 9850 HELP (4357), or email onehelp@mq.edu.au.

Construction of a new footpath from the N3 car park to Gymnasium Road will commence on Monday 12 October, as part of works to upgrade the car park. Other upgrades include new lighting, ticket machines, CCTV cameras and help points.

Diversions will be created around the various work sites. Staff who utilise the N3 car park are requested to exercise caution throughout the works.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused during this upgrade.

For more information contact Robert Alcock (Robert.alcock@mq.edu.au) or call ext. 1362.