Building prosperous economies
In an increasingly borderless world, economic upheavals have multinational consequences. Macquarie is working to create robust solutions to emerging economic issues, strengthen economic productivity and promote prosperity in our diverse world. Prosperous economies is one of the key focus areas of our Strategic Research Framework 2015 – 2024: World-Leading Research; World-Changing Impact. ...
All hands to the pump for MND fundraising
As understanding about the devastating impact of MND spreads in the community many people are finding new ways of raising funds to support research at Macquarie University Hospital’s Motor Neurone Disease Research Centre and Clinic. Partying for a cure In late May 250 guests attended the MotorOn Ball, raising more than $237,000 during the evening including matching gifts from the Macquarie...
Organisational Psychology in Demand
According to the recently released US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’ ranking of the 20 fastest-growing occupations, organisational psychologists will lead the way with an expected growth rate of 53 percent between now and 2022. Organisational psychologists specialise in human behaviour in the workplace, and are employed because their expertise results in staff that are a better fit for...
Macquarie researchers edge closer to a melanoma cure
After years spent following initially promising melanoma treatments up what became blind alleys, researchers are finally closing in on a cure. “This is an era of rapid change in the prospects of successfully treating this dangerous cancer, and of making realistic progress towards a cure of metastatic disease,” says Professor Richard Kefford of Macquarie University and Melanoma Institute...
One to watch
Macquarie alumnus Stephen Wan is one of the faces of the new national campaign launched by CSIRO, called CSIROseven, which looks at the innovative work of seven prominent young scientists. Stephen’s specialty is in digital technologies, and in the campaign he discusses how his work draws together computer science, social media, and human language to generate helpful insights from the mill...
New two-tone lizard named after Sir David Attenborough
A research team led by Dr Martin Whiting from the Department of Biological Sciences recently discovered a colourful new species of flat lizard, which they have named Platysaurus attenboroughi, after Sir David Attenborough. This African species is appropriately named Platysaurus (flat lizard) because they are incredibly flat – designed to fit into the narrowest of crevices where they refug...