Macquarie University signs MOU with the US Cancer Moonshot program
21 July 2016
Macquarie University has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the Obama Administration’s prestigious National Cancer Institute to help drive …
Research
New Macquarie University Health Sciences Centre research links rare cancer to breast implant infection
15 July 2016
Macquarie University’s Surgical Infection Research Group (SIRG) has discovered that bacteria are a major cause of complications related to breast …
People who feel too specialised to transfer occupations may be at an increased risk of suicide-related thinking and behaviour
13 July 2016
People who believe their occupational skills are non-transferable to other professions are potentially at an increased risk of suicide-related thinking …
It takes two minutes to change your perception of body size
8 July 2016
A new study from Macquarie University has found that people’s perception of their own and other people’s body weight can …
$10M initiative to change the way we green public spaces
1 July 2016
A future where landscapers, local councils and developers can quickly determine the best plant species to establish for longevity, in …
Pray you don’t get eaten: Mantises make delicious, diligent, dead dads
29 June 2016
A study from Macquarie University and The State University of New York has found that a male praying mantis may …
Australia 20 years after gun reform: no mass shootings, declining firearm deaths
23 June 2016
Since gun law reform and the Firearms Buyback program 20 years ago, Australia has seen an accelerating decline in intentional …
‘Healthy bodies’ best for men, but for women, thin is beautiful
4 June 2016
A new study from Macquarie University being published in PLOS ONE has found that both genders consider an unhealthily low …
Study shows sharks have personalities
27 May 2016
For the first time a study led by researchers at Macquarie University has observed the presence of individual personality differences …
Antarctic wildlife at risk from human derived E. coli
25 May 2016
Human sewage disposal in Antarctica presents a risk of introducing non-native bacterial species, specifically E. coli, into endemic Antarctic wildlife, …
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