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Sirius competition winners announced
The winners of our Sirius competition have been announced, including Luxembourg-based accountant Ghislaine Nijhuis and Ray Pobjoy, a teacher from northern New South Wales. Ghislaine won a $250 voucher from Amazon. After studying for a Master of Commerce in Finance and Accounting during 2007 and 2008 she moved to Luxembourg where she is currently working as an International Financial Reporti...
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
As the Mid-Autumn Day approaches, we wish you and your family a very happy Mid-Autumn Festival! May the round moon bring you a happy family and a successful future. ...
All hands to the pump for MND fundraising
As understanding about the devastating impact of MND spreads in the community many people are finding new ways of raising funds to support research at Macquarie University Hospital’s Motor Neurone Disease Research Centre and Clinic. Partying for a cure In late May 250 guests attended the MotorOn Ball, raising more than $237,000 during the evening including matching gifts from the Macquarie...
Big History makes history
Big History has gone global with the launch of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Coursera, alongside other courses from leading international universities. The course, comprising six modules and led by Big History founder Professor David Christian, will be accessible on demand to people from all over the world. It takes learners through the history of everything, starting with the...
Alumna Megan Dalla-Camina headlines this year’s Women, Management and Work Conference
Macquarie alumna Megan Dalla-Camina will be speaking on Friday 6 November 2015, at Macquarie University's 27th Women Management Work Conference covering the topic The Power of Inclusive Leadership through Collaboration. Dalla-Camina, who studied Management at MGSM, is the best-selling author of Getting Real About Having It All: Be your best, love your career and bring back your sparkle. A...
A master of giving
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor S Bruce Dowton recently met with alumnus Chenggang Zhou of New Oriental Education and Technology, to thank him for his generous donation of $100,000 to Macquarie’s Soft Power Advocacy and Research Centre (SPARC). The donation will support SPARC and its research initiatives to help develop new theories and debate around models for soft power and public diplo...