Wellbeing and lifestyle balance pays cricketing performance dividends
Top athletes talk about ‘flow’, a sense of being lost in the moment where everything just seems to come together for peak performance. But what does it take to find that sense of flow, and how do athletes’ commitment to their sport impact their lives? A pilot study by Macquarie University’s Professor John Sutton, Deputy Director of the Department of Cognitive Science and Associate P...
Embalming study ‘rewrites’ key chapter in Egyptian history
Macquarie researchers have discovered new evidence to suggest that mummification started in ancient Egypt 1500 years earlier than previously thought. Traditional theories on ancient Egyptian mummification suggest that in prehistory — the Late Neolithic and Predynastic periods between c. 4500 and 3100 B.C. — bodies were desiccated naturally through the action of the hot, dry desert sand....
Sign up for executive education at MGSM and bring a friend for free
MGSM Executive Education is pleased to present its ‘bring a friend’ offer to all Macquarie Alumni. For the remainder of the year any alumni registering for one of MGSM’s two-day Executive Education programs in 2014 will be entitled to bring a friend or colleague at no further charge. These programs include: The Innovation Architect Design Thinking Applying Emotional Intelligen...
Snapshot of recent Alumni
Many Macquarie graduates returned to their old stomping ground to share their career building experiences with current students at the Careers Fair in August. The Career and Employment Service took the opportunity to interview some of these young alumni to hear their story on the transition from university to work, and found that everyone’s story was unique. Stephanie Hunter, Bachelor ...
Latest books from your fellow alumni
Macquarie alumni have been busy putting pen to paper with books ranging from an award-winning novel about life in a World War II Japanese internment camp to an expose of the political machinations behind Australia’s first hung parliament in 40 years to a humorous debut novel from the writer of Babe Pig in the City. After Darkness – Christine Piper Macquarie media graduate Christine ...
Organisational psychology makes life a breeze for Macquarie graduate
When James Breeze completed a Master of Organisational Psychology at Macquarie in 2000, he never imagined it would give him the freedom to live in Bali, dividing his time between business, family and surfing. Today Breeze runs three companies from Bali, two based in Singapore and one in Sydney. His business, Objective Experience, creates business insights using eye tracking technology for m...