Award season
It might not be the bright lights of Hollywood, or feature the paparazzi or a red carpet that runs for miles. But to us, awards for academic achievement or community work deserve a brighter spotlight. And this year, the light shone on a number of our extended Macquarie family as they were acknowledged across a variety of awards. Alumnus Dr Philip Foreman AM was selected in this year’s Aus...
Hear today – Australian Hearing Hub
With one in four Australians expected to experience some form of hearing loss by 2050, the recently opened Australian Hearing Hub at Macquarie University is set to improve the lives of millions of people at all stages of life. It brings together some of the country’s best researchers, educators and service providers to help people who experience hearing and language disorders, and is a on...
Supporting Macquarie
Alumni and other donors recently helped raise more than $100,000 in six weeks, with the funds raised earmarked to help fund equity scholarships and research into Motor Neurone Disease. While belts have generally tightened with global economic uncertainty, the need to help those less fortunate has grown. So when the Foundation Office, in association with MGSM and Australian School of Advanc...
Jim Piper we salute you
Professor Jim Piper has retired from Macquarie University after 38 years of service. As Macquarie University nears its 50th Jubilee celebrations, it stands poised to achieve great things. Piper’s legacy is reflected in many facets of Macquarie’s emergence - its outstanding research rankings; its unique Australian Hearing Hub partnership; its pioneering Master of Research degree. ...
The gift that keeps on giving
Greville Anthony Price, a graduate of the Division of Environment and Life Sciences, left a most generous gift in his will to the University. Specifying his desire to support research in plant ecology, his bequest allowed for the publication of research on the native vegetation of Duck River and Rookwood Cemetery in Western Sydney. This is an example of one person’s wish to support a spec...
International Alumni update
Thank you to everyone who has played a role in our international Alumni chapters and networks to date and we hope you will continue to do so. The Our University: A Framing of Futures vision will be revealed soon and Macquarie will be celebrating its Jubilee next year. We invite alumni to celebrate the University’s wonderful achievements to date. If you are interested in being more involve...