With the majority of the noisy E7A demolition work due to end this month, the construction of the new home for four departments within the Faculty of Science and Engineering is now well and truly under way. While the demolition of external pavements, the internal courtyard façade, and the lift core is still in action, […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
Sweet success for Fulbright scholar
Brian Entler from the University of Scranton in the United States has been awarded a Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship to research the honeybee brain with Associate Professor Andrew Barron in the Department of Biological Sciences. Brian will examine mechanisms of choice and decision in the honeybee brain to enable the computer modelling of the insect brain. “Being […]
Prostate cancer: Is vitamin D the answer to slowing its growth?
Macquarie has been awarded a grant of $1 million for prostate cancer research, from the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and the Movember Foundation. The study originated from an idea proposed by the NSW Cancer Council scientist Dr Visalini Nair-Shalliker, and then was shaped by a team of Macquarie urologists and scientists, with Professor Howard […]
FIRST… let me build a robot
From next Thursday 17 March, more than 1000 high school students from around Australia, the United States, Singapore, Taiwan, China, and India will compete in the annual FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Regional at Sydney Olympic Park. The event will see 35 student teams unleash their robots (which they’ve designed, built, and programmed themselves) onto a […]
Pioneering Minds podcast: The relationship between neuroscience and law
In the fourth installment of our Pioneering Minds Podcast series, listeners meet this week’s guest, Professor Jeanette Kennett from the Department of Philosophy. Jeanette is a pioneer of neurolaw – a new interdisciplinary field that investigates the relationship between neuroscience and law. In her interview with Ben Mckelvey, she discusses the implications of this field […]
Appointment of Acting Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics
Professor Kevin Jameson has been appointed Acting Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, effective from 21 March 2016.
Printery closure and transition to the newly appointed provider
Following an extensive review and evaluation of the University’s needs, Ergo has been appointed as the marketing production manager for all University general, digital and ad hoc print and marketing-related requirements.
Here comes the sun
Walking from Y3A to Y6A through the ecologically engineered wetland, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful natural campus in the world. In alignment with our One Planet campus by 2030 goal, the pathway now features innovative solar powered lighting that is, sensor activated and low maintenance. “We didn’t want to bury electrical cables […]
Our future black belts of research
Last Friday 19 February, level three of the Campus Hub was abuzz as more than 200 early career researchers (ECRs) joined Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sakkie Pretorius and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Integrity and Development) Professor Lesley Hughes for the launch of the Macquarie University Early Career Researcher Network. The Network is part of a broader University […]
World-class service at our doorstep: University GP Clinic
Macquarie University provides a comprehensive general practice clinic, located opposite to Macquarie University Hospital. The clinic is available to Macquarie staff and students, as well as the general public. Staff who have recently used the service would have noted the clinic service model has changed in 2016. The clinic is no longer bulk-billing all clients, but will provide a fee […]