Photo credits
Clockwise from top left: 1. Ancient Egyptian Mummy Mask, Australian Museum Collection. Photo by Paul Wright 2. Glossopteris sp. from Gondwanaland. Photo by Phillipa Janos 3. Shay Docking exhibition at Macquarie University Art Gallery, Song of Earth and Sea: Shay Docking 1955-1996 exhibition. Macquarie University Art Gallery, August 26 – 14 October 2011 Curators: Rhonda Davis a...
Masters graduate helps close indigenous education gaps
Macquarie has marked another milestone with its first Master of Indigenous Education graduate. Sharon Kerr, one of the first students to enrol in the degree, graduated recently and says that she and other Masters students will use their experience to enrich not only their own lives but also the lives of those around them. “As graduates of Macquarie University, we will use our new values and a...
Share your memories
With preparations for Macquarie University’s 50 year Jubilee celebrations now in full swing, we are inviting alumni to share their stories, videos and pictures of Macquarie. “The story of Macquarie’s first 50 years is best told through the eyes of its almost 150,000 alumni,” says Alumni Relations online community specialist Martine Balit. “Many alumni have already submitted the...
A year at a glance
2014 is shaping up as Macquarie’s biggest ever: it is our 50th anniversary and a range of events and activities will be held throughout the year to mark our Jubilee. “We invite all of our alumni to get involved in the celebrations,” says Bruce Mortimer, Director Alumni Relations. “You can help celebrate our past by sharing your stories and images as part of the 50 Stories of Macquarie p...
Narcissist CEOs not necessarily good for business
Cutting-edge research led by Macquarie Graduate School of Management Dean Alex Frino and colleagues about the impact of narcissistic leadership traits on corporate performance is continuing to attract media attention both in Australia and around the world. Their research, which uses natural language technology to identify narcissism, as well as other personality traits, by analysing CEO’s ver...
Macquarie alumna helps demystify the therapy experience
Psychoanalysis has moved a long way from the techniques of Freud. These changes are seldom disseminated to the wider community and are frequently misunderstood, even by university scholars, psychologists and students of psychology. A new book by distinguished Macquarie alumna psychologist Dianna Kenny aims to change that. She has written more than two hundred publications and her new...