Professor Rorden Wilkinson joins Macquarie University as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Professor Rorden Wilkinson, an expert on international trade, global governance and international development, has been appointed as Macquarie University’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). He will join the University in September 2022 from the University of New South Wales, where he is Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education & Student Experience and Professor of International Pol...
Transforming hearing health
Never have we been so aware of the importance of our hearing and the long-term impact on our overall health. Macquarie donors and alumni recently visited the Australian Hearing Hub in Macquarie University to better understand the multi-disciplinary research and developments in hearing, along with how we can take steps to improve the quality of life of our community. On 7 July alumni were we...
Macquarie University ranks 195 in the world
Macquarie University has solidified its place among the top 200 institutions worldwide, ranking 195th in the latest QS World University Rankings. This is up from 200th in last year’s ranking. The University has steadily moved up over the past decade, rising 68 places since 2014. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) assesses more than 2400 institutions globally on research, teaching, re...
Unique telescope to help determine the fate of the Milky Way
Macquarie University, with support from Canon Australia, unveils the Huntsman Telescope: a ‘first of its kind’ array in the Southern Hemisphere to study the faintest, most elusive clues to better understand galaxy lifecycles. Macquarie University supported by Canon Australia today officially unveils The Huntsman Telescope – a novel telescope concept designed to ‘hunt’ for and st...
Please explain: What’s so scary about the honeybee Varroa mite?
Australia’s strict biological quarantine banning the introduction of honeybee products has kept it the only inhabited continent in the world free of the Varroa mite, a deadly bee parasite that targets the European honeybee (Apis mellifera). Crisis: a Varroa mite infestation threatens the productivity of Australia's beekeepers, who produce about $45 million worth of honey every yea...
A season of beginnings and endings
A Season of Beginnings and Endings May Graduation season marked a new tradition for Macquarie, with the introduction of the Pro-Chancellor role to preside over many of the graduation ceremonies. A purely ceremonial role, the robes have been dutifully filled by Emeritus Professor Nick Mansfield. The University has a very packed Graduation schedule for 2022 after it made a commit...