To thank the people who have made your year special, why not send them a Macquarie e-card to wish them happiness, joy and wonder this holiday season? The Macquarie e-card is an animated GIF that you can insert directly into an email, accompanied by a personal message. Please see helpful steps below to set up […]
Notices
New measures to strengthen cybersecurity at Macquarie
Macquarie’s Fortify program is focused on strengthening our protection against cyber attacks by enhancing workstation security. This work is important to fulfilling our legal obligation to protect sensitive data, as well as our need to mitigate cyber threats, safeguard our intellectual property and build trust in our digital systems.
What’s new in Policy Central
The Policy Central Bulletin Board lists recently approved or amended rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and terms of reference, as well as those that are open for consultation.
Information for researchers – guidance on the use of generative AI in research is available
Generative AI (artificial intelligence, large language models) offers the ability to manipulate and generate text and media in response to arbitrary instructions. These new capabilities offer researchers opportunities and risks.
Changes to DPR and Workday for professional staff
Over the past 12 months the Development Performance Review (DPR) Improvement Project Team has been evaluating staff feedback with a view to delivering a better experience for professional staff. As a result, some improvements have already been made to the DPR process, including changes to the Workday platform. What are the changes? The main […]
Early Career Researchers Enabling Scheme is now open
The Early Career Researchers Enabling Scheme (EES) provides micro-funding of up to $3000 to early career researchers (ECRs) to support and develop their research careers and enhance research prospects. The scheme is needs based to prioritise support for researchers who have limited access to funds to boost their research trajectories. Launched in 2021, 109 ECRs […]
Have your say: Complete the Australian Workplace Equality Index survey
This year Macquarie is participating in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Employee Survey. This national survey is run by Pride in Diversity and covers a number of areas related to diversity, inclusion, exclusion and culture, with a particular focus on inclusion of LGBTQIA+ employees. This is only one area of our diversity and inclusion […]
Upcoming Academic Senate meeting
The next Academic Senate meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 November. Anyone wanting to attend as an observer should contact the Governance Secretariat for information. Academic Senate is the principal academic governing body in the University. For information about Senate, its activities and recent decisions, see the website or check out the Chair’s blog of the top five things at the last meeting here. If you have […]
All researchers are invited to apply for the 2023 Cochlear Macquarie University Joint Research Fund
Macquarie University and Cochlear have been collaborating for many years to support excellent hearing-related research. Earlier this year, both partners renewed their commitment to support research projects in three major areas of interest: 1. Standardisation – utilising evidence to establish appropriate treatment for each patient and remove barriers. 2. Ageing and hearing health – develop and […]
What’s new in Policy Central
The Policy Central Bulletin Board lists recently approved or amended rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and terms of reference, as well as those that are open for consultation.