From the road to net zero to an Olympic qualification for break dancing and the implications of a cashless society following the Optus outage, see where Faculty of Arts academics made headlines in November.
The Aboriginal Legal Career Pathways Program, a partnership between Legal Aid NSW, TAFE NSW and Macquarie University, has its first round of graduates, as reported in Koori Mail.
Professor Tina Soliman-Hunter and Dr Madeline Taylor, from the Macquarie Law School, contributed an op-ed about the road to net zero in Energy.
Dr Lavina Lee, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to Yahoo! News on Australia-China relations.
Dr Rachael Gunn, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was interviewed in The Daily Telegraph about her path to Olympic qualification for breaking or break dancing. This article also appeared in The Herald Sun, The Mercury, The Australian, The Courier-Mail, The Advertiser, The Mercury, Gold Coast Bulletin, The Toowoomba Chronicle, Cairns Post, Geelong Advertiser, NT News and Townsville Bulletin.
Dr Rachael Gunn, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, in conversation on 2GB Radio about her sport of breaking and its upcoming Olympic debut.
Taylor-Jai McAlister, from the School of Psychological Sciences, Department of Philosophy and the Department of Indigenous Studies, was interviewed on the ABC regarding the complexities of defining Aboriginality.
Professor Wendy Lipworth, from the Department of Philosophy, was mentioned in The Vibes about the ethics of the assisted reproduction technology industry.
Dr Lavina Lee, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, appeared in Bloomberg regarding her expectations for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to Beijing.
Dr Sung-Ae Lee, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to SBS TV on the importance of Korean content, such as television series Night Bloomers.
Gabrielle Oslington, from the School of Education, was in conversation with ABC Online about approach to teaching. Ms Oslington was highly commended in the 2023 Prime Minister’s Science Prize for Teaching in Primary Schools.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the School of Social Sciences, provided comment to The Age on the NSW Government's approach to the housing crisis.
Dr Mariam Farida, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to ABC Online on recent developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Professor Surya Deva, from the Macquarie Law School, was mentioned in Vietnam Posts English regarding his recent visit to Vietnam.
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Professor Surya Deva, from the Macquarie Law School, has visited Vietnam, sparking interest from human rights defenders, as reported in Bnn.network.
The Sydney Morning Herald has highlighted Macquarie University's Bachelor of Security Studies as one of seven "unusual, fun and sometimes forgotten" Australian degrees.
Associate Professor Kenneth Sheedy, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was in conversation with ABC Riverina FM about the discovery of 30,000 ancient bronze coins hidden in the seabed off the Italian coast.
Emeritus Professor David Christian, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was acknowledged on a list of ‘living legends’ as part of The Australian's Research 2024 magazine.
Dr Rita Matulionyte, from the Macquarie Law School, wrote about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) if the industry runs out of training data in The Conversation.
Dr Rita Matulionyte, Macquarie Law School, writes about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) if the industry runs out of training data in Gizmodo Australia.
Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, contributed an article to The Conversation about journalist safety during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Dr Rita Matulionyte, from the Macquarie Law School, was mentioned in The Hindu about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) if the industry runs out of training data.
Dr Roger Lee Huang, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, provided comment to The Epoch Times on the need to educate on the 'One China policy' within the Australian Government.
Professor Amanda Wise, from the School of Social Sciences, provided comment to ABC Online about Remembrance Day and what it means to reflect at a time of war.
This story was first published on The Lighthouse. Dr Andrew Burridge, from the School of Social Sciences, was mentioned in The National Tribune regarding the recent High Court of Australia ruling that indefinite detention is unlawful.
Professor Wendy Lipworth, from the Department of Philosophy, was mentioned in EastMojo about the ethics of the assisted reproduction technology industry.
Professor Sheila Degotardi, School of Education, provided comment to The West Australian on kids and screen time in relation to the upcoming release of Bluey the Videogame.
Dr Chris Vasantkumar, from the School of Social Sciences, contributed an article to The Conversation about the Optus outage and the implications for a cashless economy.
Distinguished Professor Wendy Rogers, from the Department of Philosophy, provided comment to The Epoch Times on China’s organ transplantation industry.
Dr Chris Vasantkumar, from the School of Social Sciences, was mentioned in SmartCompany regarding the Optus outage and the implications for a cashless economy.
Professor Ronika Power, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was in conversation with 702 ABC Sydney about the Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition. Professor Power helped curate the exhibition's public program.
This story was first published on The Lighthouse. Macquarie University was mentioned in The National Tribune regarding its role as program partner for the Australian Museum exhibition Ramses & The Gold of the Pharaohs. Professor Ronika Power and Dr Georgia Barker, both from the Department of History and Archaeology, have co-curated the program.
Dr Raphael Milliere, from the Department of Philosophy, provided comment to MIT Technology Review on the ability of technology to help understand the mind.
Adjunct Professor George Newhouse, from the Macquarie Law School, provided comment to 105.7 ABC Darwin on the state of NAAJA, the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency in Alice Springs.
Professor Neil Levy, from the Department of Philosophy, was in conversation on Triple J Radio about luck and the influence of perspective.
Egyptologist Dr Camilla Di Biase-Dyson, from the Department of History and Archaeology, was in conversation with SBS about Ramses the Great ahead of the opening of Ramses & The Gold of the Pharaohs at The Australian Museum. This interview has been translated into German.
Professor Ronika Power, from the Department of History and Archaeology, provided comment to ABC on the rule of King Ramses ahead of the Ramses & The Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition at the Australian Museum.
For those who wish to better understand the Israel-Palestine conflict, Dr Jumana Bayeh, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, recommends The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest & Resistance, 1917–2017. This was covered in The Conversation.
Dr Lavina Lee, from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology, was mentioned in Nikkei Asian Review about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's efforts to stabilise Australia's relationship with China.
Professor Peter Greste, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, contributed an article to The Conversation about the release yesterday of the Review of Secrecy Provisions and what changes need to be made.
Dr Randa Abdel Fattah, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was mentioned in The New Arab about the Australian government's response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Paddy Manning, PhD candidate from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was mentioned in The Saturday Paper regarding his podcast Introducing Rupert: The last mogul.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, was mentioned in The Sydney Morning Herald regarding rent regulation following the release of a new Macquarie University paper on the subject.
Dr Henry Kha, from the Macquarie Law School, was in conversation with ABC about the recently passed major amendments to the Family Law act, which remove the presumption of shared parental responsibility.
Macquarie University and the Tenants Union of New South Wales have recommended either a fixed percentage cap on rents or a cap linked to inflation, as reported on Nine Sydney.
Zara Bending, from the Macquarie Law School, provided comment to Green Queen on the climate gender gap.
Professor Sheila Degotardi, from the Macquarie School of Education, provided comment to South Western Times on kids and screentime in relation to the upcoming release of Bluey the Videogame.
Dr Alistair Sisson, from the Macquarie School of Social Sciences, provided comment to Domain on rent regulation following the release of a new Macquarie University paper on the subject.
Dr Madeline Taylor, from the Macquarie Law School, won the prestigious Excellence Award, given to the highest-scoring individual winner, at the 12th annual Women in Law Awards.
Honorary Professor Margaret, from the Macquarie School of Education, was a co-author of a study into burnout among early childhood educators and contributed to an article in The Conversation.
Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, was in conversation with ABC South East NSW about the centenary of Australia's first radio broadcast.
Dr Sarah Keith, from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, provided comment to Daily Mail on the phenomenon of K-Pop, or Korean pop music.
Honorary Professor Margaret Sims, from the Macquarie School of Education, was mentioned in Women’s Agenda regarding a study into burnout among early childhood educators.
Macquarie University academics are involved in the Australian Museum's Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition, as mentioned on ABC Radio Sydney.