From The VC's Desk
Macquarie alumni feature in 2018 Australia Day honours
Twenty Macquarie alumni were recognised for their contributions to a range of endeavours in the 2018 Australia Day Honours. Former Australian netball captain and champion, broadcaster and media commentator, Liz Ellis (B Arts / LLB 1997), and Industrial Relations academic, Emeritus Professor Russell Lansbury (Doctor of Laws (HonorisCausa) 2005), received the Officer of the Order of Australia a...
The Vice-Chancellor’s welcome
The first year of our second half-century saw a remarkable step change in our performance across the University. Last year we released our learning and teaching strategic framework, Learning for the future; achieved a 100 per cent rating for research at or above world standard in the Excellence in Research for Australia assessments; received five future fellowship awards from the Australian Rese...
Welcome to 2016
It is a pleasure to write to you at the start of another exciting year. The campus has come back to life after the summer break, with students taking up or resuming their studies for the year. As the world of higher education continues to evolve quickly, this year promises to be full of opportunity and challenge. Increasingly, we find that universities need to be clear about their aspiratio...
Macquarie research successes accelerate
In the past few months, Macquarie University has enjoyed outstanding success in securing funding for projects with the potential for significant impact. Two illustrations of this from many recent notable examples include the accomplishments of Associate Professors Ian Blair and Phil Taylor, and their respective teams. Associate Professor Ian Blair, his research team and his collaborators we...
World Business Forum
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role as Vice-Chancellor is representing the University and its community on the world stage. On a recent trip to Hong Kong to meet with alumni, I also had the opportunity to take part in the World Business Forum and lead a Q&A session for Sarah Lewis, a renowned curator, DuBois Fellow and Assistant Professor at Harvard University. More than 1200 del...
Future calling
The University has been given a new look in more than one way. Connecting the academic and recreational hearts of the campus is central to the University’s master plan Whilst the Shared Identity reinvigoration project has reintroduced the Macquarie Lighthouse across the University community, on the ground definite changes to campus have been taking shape. The biggest changes you wil...