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Macquarie makes the grade as one of the world’s most international universities
Macquarie University has cemented its position as one of the world’s most international universities, with the UK’s Times Higher Education placing it equal 9th among the 25 top ranked institutions. The top 25 list was compiled by using a university’s international student numbers, its percentage of international staff and the proportion of its research papers published with a co-author f...
Big History gets even bigger
Big History’s potential for it to be a major turning point in modern education will be the focus when educators, scholars and policy makers as well as multimedia and technology innovators come together at the inaugural Big History and the Future of Education conference. Big History is the brainchild of Macquarie’s Professor David Christian, who developed the concept in 1989 as a way to ...
A University of service and engagement
In August, the University community gathered together in the Campus Hub building for the official launch of our strategic framework, Our University: A Framing of Futures. In conversation with Richard Morecroft, I set out for the university the results of a long, deep consultative process that asked the question: who are we, and where do we see ourselves in the future. The long-term vision f...
New Alumni Relations Director has big plans
Macquarie has a new Director of Alumni Relations, Bruce Mortimer. He joined the university in mid-October, and brings more than a decade’s experience managing alumni programs at the University of Melbourne and Victoria University. Professor David Wilkinson has brought him on board with a mandate to make Macquarie’s alumni program truly world class. “We would like to extend our alum...
Introducing the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Corporate Engagement and Advancement
As alumni relations, philanthropic development and strategic partnerships become increasingly important to the higher education sector, the appointment of Professor David Wilkinson to Macquarie University is a significant milestone. Previously head of Australia's largest medical school at the University of Queensland, Professor Wilkinson joined Macquarie University at the beginning of May 2...
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...