Main image: The Pitch@Palace group with HRH The Duke of York
Two Macquarie start-ups through to next round of Pitch@Palace
Macquarie representatives at Pitch@Palace (l-r): Van Nguyen (Naturely Shop), Monique Shipp (Bawurra Foundation), Alex Stonyer-Dubinovksy (Bawurra Foundation), Ann Phan (Naturely Shop), Davida Sweeney (Generous & Grateful), and Carmen Platt (Generous & Grateful)
HRH The Duke of York welcomed tech entrepreneurs eager to pitch their business ideas at the Sydney Opera House on 19 November, as part of the Pitch@Palace Australia 2.0 program.
Pitch@Palace was founded by HRH in 2014 as a platform to amplify and accelerate the work of entrepreneurs. The program guides, helps and connects entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses with a global network of potential supporters including CEOs, influencers, investors, mentors and business partners.
Two Macquarie University Incubator start-ups, the Bawurra Foundation and Generous & Grateful, were selected to progress to the next round, which will take them to the national Boot Camp in Brisbane on 28 November.
Selected entrepreneurs will go on to pitch their winning business ideas at Pitch@Palace Australia 2.0 on 30 November.
Macquarie University/Australian Pharmaceutical (MUAP) Scholarship Program launch
PhD student Kyu Park (centre) with John Alexander MP and representatives from Macquarie, Amgen, MSD, Pfizer, Janssen and Roche.
Last week Macquarie University welcomed John Alexander, MP for Bennelong, and representatives from Amgen, MSD, Pfizer, Janssen and Roche on campus for the launch of the Macquarie University/Australian Pharmaceutical (MUAP) Scholarship Program – furthering research into pharmaceutical policy, medicine management and advancement of analytical method.
They were joined by Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Prof Sakkie Pretorius; Dr Henry Cutler, Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE); and inaugural MUAP scholarship recipient, PhD student Kyu Park.
Macquarie commences new Aboriginal Cultural Safety training program
Left to right: Training program participants Martina Stiemer, Rebecca Bilous, Phil Duncan, Anneke Rowe Courtemanche and Jessica Lobo.
In October, PACE and GLP teams were the first groups to attend a new Aboriginal Cultural Safety training program offered at Macquarie University.
Titled ‘Manawari – Discover New Knowledge’ the training program has been developed by Phil Duncan and Walanga Maru.
The program aims to build the capability, understanding and respect of participants for Aboriginal culture, values, history, practices, beliefs and knowledge.
The course is interactive and forms part of the University’s commitment to developing a supportive, respectful and culturally sensitive campus for Aboriginal staff, students and their families.
Completion of the course involves both an online course and a face-to-face group session facilitated by Phil Duncan.
For further information about the ‘Manawari – Discover New Knowledge’ course please contact Phil Duncan, phil.duncan@mq.edu.au.
Macquarie University honours elite athletes at 2018 Blues Awards
2018 Full Blues winners (L-R): Rohhan Zebib (Rugby Union), Chantelle Kerry (Figure Skating), Lauren Gallaway (Sailing), Kyle McIndoe (Judo). Photo: Effy Alexakis
Outstanding sporting talents were celebrated earlier this month at the Macquarie University 2018 Blues Awards.
A number of athletes were recognised for their achievements athletically and academically while representing Macquarie, their state or nation over the past year.
Former Olympic gold medallist Brooke Hanson OAM was the master of ceremonies, with Macquarie alumni and former winners attending the evening to present awards.
Six athletes were awarded the prestigious Blue Award, with an impressive 19 receiving a Half Blue Award. Five athletes, one club and one sport administrator received recognition with other major awards, including the Female and Male Sport Athlete of the Year.
The coveted Chancellor’s Award was presented to Dominique Du Toit for the second year in a row. Dominique has been part of the Australian Women’s Rugby Sevens team since 2016, winning silver at the Commonwealth Games and recently being crowned World Series Champions after a highly successful five-leg series.
2018 also saw the introduction of two new awards: the Kim Guerin Leadership Award – in honour of Campus Life’s late director – which was presented to Elizabeth Clarkson, captain of the Softball team. The Softball team also won the second newly-established award, the Nationals Team of the Year Award, for bringing home gold on a national stage.
FBE alumni event a huge success
The impressive turnout at the Art Gallery of NSW.
Macquarie is finding new, exciting ways to engage alumni, with the Faculty of Business and Economics’ event at the Art Gallery of NSW seeing an impressive 280 alumni and corporate partners in attendance.
Guests heard presentations by Lyn Cobley (Chief Executive, Westpac Institutional Bank) and Peter Warne (Chairman, Macquarie Group) and had the opportunity to privately view the breath-taking exhibition, Masters of modern art from the Hermitage.
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