Macquarie research successes accelerate
In the past few months, Macquarie University has enjoyed outstanding success in securing funding for projects with the potential for significant impact. Two illustrations of this from many recent notable examples include the accomplishments of Associate Professors Ian Blair and Phil Taylor, and their respective teams. Associate Professor Ian Blair, his research team and his collaborators we...
Generous gifts grace Macquarie’s art and antiquities collections
Macquarie has recently received two generous gifts from donors that are helping to enrich the cultural life of the University and build an art collection for all to enjoy. The Museum of Ancient Cultures is celebrating the donation of a collection of Roman Forum engravings and photographs from the beginning of printing to the 20th century that was given to the University by donor and Macquar...
A family affair
Many families have made going to Macquarie a family affair, including the Healeys, who have all chosen to make accounting their career. Louise Healey is currently the Strategy Manager at a global law firm, King and Wood Mallesons, based in London. She completed her Bachelor of Commerce at Macquarie in 2001. “My father (Michael), brother (Edward), and sister (Sarah) also graduated from ...
Big History makes history
Big History has gone global with the launch of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Coursera, alongside other courses from leading international universities. The course, comprising six modules and led by Big History founder Professor David Christian, will be accessible on demand to people from all over the world. It takes learners through the history of everything, starting with the...
Alumna Megan Dalla-Camina headlines this year’s Women, Management and Work Conference
Macquarie alumna Megan Dalla-Camina will be speaking on Friday 6 November 2015, at Macquarie University's 27th Women Management Work Conference covering the topic The Power of Inclusive Leadership through Collaboration. Dalla-Camina, who studied Management at MGSM, is the best-selling author of Getting Real About Having It All: Be your best, love your career and bring back your sparkle. A...
Innovation districts: Pioneering a new approach to university-corporate engagement in Australia
The 2013 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard shows Australia lags when it comes to active collaboration between universities and business. Only 3.5 per cent of large and 4.1 per cent of small and medium sized firms in Australia were reported to be collaborating with higher education or public research institutions. In com...