Top chemist named new Executive Dean of Science
5 August 2014
Chemist Professor Barbara Messerle has been named Executive Dean of Macquarie University’s Faculty of Science, and will take up the …
Science & nature
Bioinformatics conference explores the data mining potential of the human body
31 July 2014
With exponential increases in the amount of biological data now available to scientists through investigations such as the Human Proteome …
Bees, brains and mutated blooms: new Future Fellows announced
25 July 2014
Three of Macquarie’s leading researchers have been given a boost in research funding this week, with the Minister for Education, …
Astronomers, artists and amateur cosmic enthusiasts join Astronomical Society of Australia’s annual meeting
21 July 2014
Many of the world’s most widely respected astronomers will be joined today by industry peers, students and amateur enthusiasts as …
New exhibition captures astronomy as art – Fields of Vision: Art and Astronomy
18 July 2014
A unique exhibition brings together a fresh, contemporary palette and an individualistic Australian angle to continue a historic and essential …
Duelling robots a FIRST for Auburn and Granville students
18 July 2014
Over the past two months, a combined group of students from Auburn Girls and Granville Boys High Schools have been …
Social learning: birds do it, bees do it, and apparently, lizards do it too
10 July 2014
Young solitary lizards watch and learn from their elders Researchers have found that the Eastern Water Skink, despite its solitary …
Not just herbivores or carnivores anymore: Research calls for a new diet classification for mammals
9 July 2014
The analysis of 139 land mammals’ dietary preferences has led researchers to call for a new classification system, as many …
Calling long distance between superconducting qubits – enabling remote quantum applications and teleportation
7 July 2014
Researchers have developed a way for superconducting quantum chips to talk to each other over large distances through an optical …
Faithful Fido or fickle Felix: what determines our pet preferences?
23 June 2014
By Nick Haslam, University of Melbourne and Beatrice Alba, Macquarie University Pets inspire powerful emotions and strong attachments. They comfort …
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