Teaming up to fight a killer
Until recently, Australian researchers trying to unlock the mysteries of motor neurone disease (MND) worked in relative isolation. Based at universities and laboratories in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, they usually only saw each other at medical research conferences. Then, in 2010 while attending an MND meeting, the leaders of five research teams decided to combine their expertise – gene...
Pioneers of the wired world
These days we take Wi-Fi for granted, but 20 years ago any thoughts of linking computers wirelessly were largely theoretical. A determined and hardworking team of researchers at Macquarie University and CSIRO helped turned Wi-Fi into a reality. In the early 1990s, Dr David Skellern, then head of Macquarie’s Department of Electronics, joined forces with CSIRO and Dr Neil Weste, a professor...
Welcome to this special jubilee blog edition
Welcome to this special 50-year jubilee blog edition of Macquarie Matters, recognising your achievements as alumni and your ongoing connection and importance to Macquarie. Celebrating anniversaries gives us an opportunity to look back on our achievements and see how far we have come. As a university, we have much to be proud of, including a steadily growing international reputation and...
Dragon footprints
The Honourable Helen Sham Ho, OAM, Macquarie University Patron, alumna, and the first Chinese-born Parliamentarian features in a new video series exploring the contributions made to multicultural Australia by Chinese Australians. Chinese Australians have contributed to the fabric of Australian society since the early gold rush days, and their stories reflect one of Australia’s most signif...
The impact of giving
A bequest to the University is all about service – and supplying hope – says alumnus Derek To. One of four founding members of Macquarie University’s Joan and John Lincoln Society – an organisation set up to honour its elder statesmen and women – he’s also one of the founders of the University’s Bequest Program. In 2008 To informed University administrators that he wanted t...
Resilience – the key to coping with emotional distress
Helping people handle stress, deal with change and bounce back from failure is becoming increasingly common everywhere from the military to banks, the sports field – and schools. “All psychology is basically about resilience,” says Professor Ron Rapee, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Centre for Emotional Health (CEH). “Being able to man...