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2017 Blues Awards: honouring the green and gold era and elite athletes
In a ceremonial showcase of performance, the Macquarie University 2017 Blues Awards were held on Wednesday 25 October. A number of athletes were recognised for their outstanding achievements athletically and academically while representing Macquarie University, their state or nation across the past year. Former Olympic Gold medallist and OAM Brooke Hanson was the Master of Ceremony, with M...
Dr Jane Goodall DBE shares inspiring message at Macquarie University
As she greeted the sold-out crowd of more than 400 guests at her lecture at Macquarie University, Dr Jane Goodall DBE spoke in a language very familiar to her – that of the chimpanzee. Luckily for the audience, she also provided the translation of the traditional greeting shared among the animals with whom she is so familiar. “This is me. This is Jane.” The world-renowned conse...
Global Leadership Program wins prestigious award
Macquarie University has become the first Australian institution recognised for internationalising its campus through the Global Leadership Program. The Institute of International Education (IIE) has announced the winners of the annual IIE Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education with Macquarie University’s Global Leadership Program (GLP) receiving the award for I...
Macquarie alumnus named Australian of the Year
Macquarie University alumnus and biomedical scientist Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, was named Australian of the Year. Professor Mackay-Sim began his foray into the world of science with an undergraduate degree at Macquarie in 1974, and completed his PhD in behavioural biology in 1980, in what was then known as the Division of Environmental and Life Sciences. Professor Mackay-Sim is renowne...
Seven Deadly Colours: The Genius of Nature’s Palette
Macquarie alumnus Professor Andrew Parker (PhD 1996) has recently revised and updated international bestseller Seven Deadly Colours: The Genius of Nature's Palette. The book uses vivid examples to demonstrate the vital role played by colour in the struggle for life, as well as the variety of methods of producing colour that have evolved in nature, and their implications for animal lifestyle...
Alumnus Justin Morris conquers the desert – on bike
Macquarie alumnus Justin Morris recently completed the annual Simpson Desert Bike Challenge, which is the world's oldest multi day mountain bike race. “It was five days of racing 600km across Australia's largest sand dune desert. I managed to win the race after a gruelling week in the desert. The finish line is in Birdsville, QLD." The Simpson Desert Bike Challenge has been running e...