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Heart Care Centre Comes to Macquarie University Hospital
Macquarie University Hospital (MUH) has opened a new heart care centre that will strengthen the hospital’s capacity in coordinated state-of-the-art treatment for residents of New South Wales. The unique model for heart care is based on a coordinated patient-centred approach that brings together an outstanding group of cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists and physicians. Carol Bryant...
Macquarie sports teams clean up
It’s been a great year for sport at Macquarie University. This year the undefeated Women’s AFL team won the premiership in the Sydney Women’s AFL competition. The team is only four years old, and has seen an exponential improvement since their first season when they finished with the wooden spoon. Player Amanda Farrugia was also awarded the prize for 'best on Ground’ in...
Celebrating 25 Years of the Women and Leadership Conference
2013 marks the 25th anniversary of Macquarie’s Women, Management and Work conference, which was recently held in Sydney. In that time, organisers say there have been great changes and progress made, but there is still work to be done. Event organiser Pam Morpeth, who is Manager of the Centre for Workforce Futures, says that we are seeing a lot more women in executive positions compared wi...
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. ...
Following the money trail
Macquarie University graduate Stephen Dametto is indeed following the money trail. But it’s not what you think. Mr Dametto leads the Australian Federal Police’s Terrorism Financing Investigations Unit (TFIU), a multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency team that includes the police, financial investigators and financial analysts. The unit does the vital work of advancing Australia’s counter-ter...