Research News
Organisational Psychology in Demand
According to the recently released US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’ ranking of the 20 fastest-growing occupations, organisational psychologists will lead the way with an expected growth rate of 53 percent between now and 2022. Organisational psychologists specialise in human behaviour in the workplace, and are employed because their expertise results in staff that are a better fit for...
Macquarie researchers edge closer to a melanoma cure
After years spent following initially promising melanoma treatments up what became blind alleys, researchers are finally closing in on a cure. “This is an era of rapid change in the prospects of successfully treating this dangerous cancer, and of making realistic progress towards a cure of metastatic disease,” says Professor Richard Kefford of Macquarie University and Melanoma Institute...
New two-tone lizard named after Sir David Attenborough
A research team led by Dr Martin Whiting from the Department of Biological Sciences recently discovered a colourful new species of flat lizard, which they have named Platysaurus attenboroughi, after Sir David Attenborough. This African species is appropriately named Platysaurus (flat lizard) because they are incredibly flat – designed to fit into the narrowest of crevices where they refug...
Innovation districts: Pioneering a new approach to university-corporate engagement in Australia
The 2013 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard shows Australia lags when it comes to active collaboration between universities and business. Only 3.5 per cent of large and 4.1 per cent of small and medium sized firms in Australia were reported to be collaborating with higher education or public research institutions. In com...
Can sex hormones save us from dementia?
Even though we know that a lot of diseases affect men and women differently, traditionally a disproportionate amount of research has been done in males (either in male animals or on male cells/human subjects), which means that often women are medically treated as if they were men. Macquarie University PhD student Josien de Bie is working to understand the interactions of sex hormones with o...
Creating resilient societies
In the midst of ongoing global turmoil, communities are coming under pressure from social, economic, environmental, and religious pressures. Building resilient societies is one of the key focus areas of our Strategic Research Framework 2015 – 2024: World-Leading Research; World-Changing Impact, as Macquarie seeks to understand cultures in our changing world and building ethical, just and inc...