Health/Medicine/Wellbeing
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...
New fundraising appeals support worthy causes
New fundraising appeals support worthy causes This November, the Foundation Office is launching an appeal campaign to assist the Lymphoedema Research team raise much-needed funding, and to ensure that an increase number of deserving students are supported in 2014. Equity Scholarships Appeal Scholarships are vital to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their potential in s...
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...
New hope for a cure
In May this year, the Macquarie University Foundation launched its Annual Appeal activity with research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND) forming a key component of the Appeal for the first time. Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a rapidly progressive, terminal neurological disease, with no known cure. An estimated 1400 people have MND in Australia and thousands more carers and families live wi...
Hear today – Australian Hearing Hub
With one in four Australians expected to experience some form of hearing loss by 2050, the recently opened Australian Hearing Hub at Macquarie University is set to improve the lives of millions of people at all stages of life. It brings together some of the country’s best researchers, educators and service providers to help people who experience hearing and language disorders, and is a on...
Supporting Macquarie
Alumni and other donors recently helped raise more than $100,000 in six weeks, with the funds raised earmarked to help fund equity scholarships and research into Motor Neurone Disease. While belts have generally tightened with global economic uncertainty, the need to help those less fortunate has grown. So when the Foundation Office, in association with MGSM and Australian School of Advanc...