Refugee mentoring program wins Humanitarian Award
Macquarie University’s LEAP – Macquarie Mentoring (Refugee Mentoring) Program has been awarded the 2016 NSW Humanitarian Award in Education. The LEAP Macquarie Mentoring (Refugee Mentoring) program is a unique mentoring program for high school students from refugee backgrounds, and provides a friendly atmosphere for students from refugee backgrounds to explore and navigate future educat...
New initiative to change the way we green public spaces
A future where landscapers, local councils and developers can quickly determine the best plant species to establish for longevity, in the face of climate change and other challenges, is not too far away. Macquarie University, alongside Western Sydney University, the NSW Government and Horticulture Innovation Australia announced a $10 million research consortium that is working to make this ...
Macquarie partners with US Cancer Moonshot initiative
Macquarie University has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the prestigious US National Cancer Institute to help drive further momentum into critical cancer research. As part of the US Cancer Moonshot initiative Macquarie University will contribute its first-class proteomics research into melanoma and colorectal cancer that particularly impact Australians, with expansion into ot...
New cyber security hub launches at Macquarie
Macquarie University and Optus Business have joined forces to establish a multi-disciplinary cyber security hub to support businesses and government to recognise and protect themselves from increasing cyber threats. The ‘Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub’, which represents a $10 million investment by Optus Business and Macquarie, will be located on campus and provide researc...
Mystery solved! Long-lost painting found
Macquarie University Art Gallery curators are excited to report that along-lost painting from local artist Wilmotte Williams has been found. The painting was last seen in public in the Ryde area in the mid-1960s. As the story goes, Williams originally bestowed the piece to a boy who was eyewitness to the artist capturing a local Ryde scene. Touched by the boy’s enthusiastic praise she cal...
Introducing the new Director of Alumni Relations, Jeff Hargrave
As the new Director of Alumni Relations, Jeff Hargrave spends his days leading the University’s engagement with the 170,000 people all across the globe who have benefited from a Macquarie education. He took a quick break to answer our questions. I’ve been at Macquarie for… A little over two years now. The question I hear most often in my job is… Within the University, it’s "h...