Economics/finance/investment
2014 Queens Birthday Honours
Companion of the Order of Australia Dr Megan Clark AC For eminent service to scientific research and development through fostering innovation, to science administration through strategic leadership roles, and to the development of public policy for technological sciences. The Honourable Barry Jones AC For eminent service to the community as a leading intellectual in Australian public life, t...
50 years of achievement
A track record of doing things differently and a lively, passionate campus are reflected in this Jubilee timeline, against a backdrop of significant Australian and international events. Click on the infographic below to view in full. ...
New Alumni Relations Director has big plans
Macquarie has a new Director of Alumni Relations, Bruce Mortimer. He joined the university in mid-October, and brings more than a decade’s experience managing alumni programs at the University of Melbourne and Victoria University. Professor David Wilkinson has brought him on board with a mandate to make Macquarie’s alumni program truly world class. “We would like to extend our alum...
Tides of change
The new Dean of Macquarie Graduate School of Management has big plans for the school’s future, including talks by Nobel Laureates, a push into China and more women studying for MBAs. Professor Alex Frino took up his position at MGSM in June this year, joining Macquarie from his previous role as CEO of the Capital Markets Co-operative Research Centre. “MGSM was ranked in the top four ...
Introducing the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Corporate Engagement and Advancement
As alumni relations, philanthropic development and strategic partnerships become increasingly important to the higher education sector, the appointment of Professor David Wilkinson to Macquarie University is a significant milestone. Previously head of Australia's largest medical school at the University of Queensland, Professor Wilkinson joined Macquarie University at the beginning of May 2...
Celebrating 25 Years of the Women and Leadership Conference
2013 marks the 25th anniversary of Macquarie’s Women, Management and Work conference, which was recently held in Sydney. In that time, organisers say there have been great changes and progress made, but there is still work to be done. Event organiser Pam Morpeth, who is Manager of the Centre for Workforce Futures, says that we are seeing a lot more women in executive positions compared wi...