Features
The latest books to hit the shelves
Macquarie University alumni and staff have been putting pen to paper – or fingers to keyboards – with a number of new books recently published. Emily eases her wheezes With one in ten Australian children affected by asthma, and many suffering more during the winter months, a new children’s book by Macquarie alumna Katrina Roe is helping families manage their asthma more effectiv...
Macquarie University Hospital welcomes visit from Prince Harry
HRH Prince Harry recently visited Macquarie University Hospital (MUH) to meet with a British soldier who is receiving groundbreaking treatment for wounds received in Afghanistan. The Prince met Lieutenant Alistair Spearing, who lost both of his legs above the knee in an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2011, at MUH’s osseointegration clinic. He is being treated by orthopaedic surgeon, Asso...
Walking Kokoda for a cure
With the incidence of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) increasing by more than 250 per cent in the past 25 years in Australia, the race is on to find a cure. Researchers are thinking outside the lab to help them raise funds to fight the insidious disease. The Ice Bucket Challenge was a hugely successful fundraising initiative for MND research during 2014, raising $103,000 for Macquarie Universit...
The great garden gnome hunt
While there aren’t many garden gnomes around Macquarie today, there was a day back in 1970 when they took over the campus, following what became widely known as the Great Garden Gnome Hunt. According to Dr Brian Spencer (BA (Hons) 1972, DUniv (Honoris Causa) 2004), former Registrar and Vice-Principal of Macquarie University, events unfolded on the eve of the second Conception Day celebrat...
Media for the masses
The media is in a state of paradox where the world increasingly relies on effective communication, while traditional media is cutting journalists and other objective commentary. Macquarie is preparing graduates to carve out careers that creatively combine their passion with entrepreneurial skills and their powers of persuasion across a range of platforms. “The media has been in flux throu...
Australia Day Honours
It was another outstanding year for alumni and staff who were recognised in the Australia Day honours. Four Macquarie University professors were recognised for their contribution to education and to their disciplines. Emeritus Professor Farhat Yusuf, Professor Rosalind Croucher and Professor John Croucher all received Order of Australia (AM) awards, while. Adjunct Professor Jim Patrick A...