Climate change enabled the Polynesian colonisation of the East and South Pacific
30 September 2014
New research shows that the expansion of the tropics and associated changes in Pacific Ocean wind patterns facilitated the Polynesian …
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Heather Ridout AO recognised with honorary doctorate
29 September 2014
Macquarie University has recognised Heather Ridout AO with a Doctor of Business honoris causa, for her considerable contributions to business, industry …
Bioplatforms Australia Partnership on Yeast 2.0
29 September 2014
Macquarie University is excited to announce Bioplatforms Australia as a partner in the synthetic yeast project – Yeast 2.0. Bioplatforms …
Australian Ambassador turns spotlight onto joint Australian / Italian archaeological site
29 September 2014
Recently the Australian Ambassador to Italy, the Right Honourable Mike Rann, visited an international collaboration between Italian and Australian archaeologists …
Experiment makes Schrodinger’s cat choose: things can be real, or certain, but not both
26 September 2014
Experimenting within quantum theory is an extremely complex process, where common intuitions are regularly inverted within shifting reality. Over the …
First Indigenous graduates of the Master of Indigenous Education celebrate their achievements
26 September 2014
Macquarie University’s Master of Indigenous Education program has marked a milestone today, as two inspirational women become the first Indigenous graduates of …
First Indigenous woman with law PhD graduates from Macquarie University
26 September 2014
Doctoral graduate Virginia Marshall has today become the first Indigenous woman to gain a PhD in law from Macquarie University, …
Honorary doctorate for human rights champion Gillian Triggs
26 September 2014
A Doctor of Laws honoris causa was granted to Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs today, in recognition of her lifelong contribution …
Cate Blanchett: What can you do with an Arts degree?
26 September 2014
“When someone asks ‘what the hell can you do with an Arts degree?,’ ask them ‘what can the world do …
Young ambassadors tackle global economics and climate change on the world stage
26 September 2014
Macquarie University Merit scholars Jack Feeney, 20, and Sophie Whitehead, 21, will each embark on the opportunity of a lifetime …
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