Macquarie Law gives graduates a professional edge
For solicitor Tejas Thete, Macquarie’s unique approach to teaching law helped her develop a creative, multidimensional skillset that has given her the winning edge when it matters most. Today she works in the Insurance and Corporate Risk team at Gadens, and is a 2015 winner in the 2015 Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards. She is also a former research associate to the Dean of the Macquari...
Australian Hearing Hub Open House
With one in four Australians expected to experience hearing loss by 2050, it’s never been more important to focus on hearing health. To celebrate Hearing Awareness Week, alumni and friends of the University are invited to join us at the Australian Hearing Hub Open House from 12pm – 4pm on Saturday 22 August 2015. The event aims to raise awareness on healthy hearing and the services availab...
World Business Forum
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role as Vice-Chancellor is representing the University and its community on the world stage. On a recent trip to Hong Kong to meet with alumni, I also had the opportunity to take part in the World Business Forum and lead a Q&A session for Sarah Lewis, a renowned curator, DuBois Fellow and Assistant Professor at Harvard University. More than 1200 del...
The value of volunteering
Although many people feel they are more time-poor than ever before thanks to the always –on nature of technology, an increasing number of people are also making time in their busy lives to quietly give back through volunteering. It has recently been estimated that volunteering in Australia contributes up to $290 billion – more than mining, agriculture, defence and retail industries put ...
A master of giving
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor S Bruce Dowton recently met with alumnus Chenggang Zhou of New Oriental Education and Technology, to thank him for his generous donation of $100,000 to Macquarie’s Soft Power Advocacy and Research Centre (SPARC). The donation will support SPARC and its research initiatives to help develop new theories and debate around models for soft power and public diplo...
Can sex hormones save us from dementia?
Even though we know that a lot of diseases affect men and women differently, traditionally a disproportionate amount of research has been done in males (either in male animals or on male cells/human subjects), which means that often women are medically treated as if they were men. Macquarie University PhD student Josien de Bie is working to understand the interactions of sex hormones with o...