Scanning the horizons of the Belt and Road Initiative
29 May 2020
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a project of unprecedented scale and ambition. Spanning 65 countries – with others …
Social sciences
Researchers awarded NHMRC funding to progress important brain and mental health research
21 May 2020
Macquarie University researchers have been awarded almost $4 million in government funding to expand investigations into use of nanotechnology for …
Three Macquarie researchers awarded national dementia Fellowships
19 October 2015
Three Macquarie researchers have been awarded more than $1.5 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) – Australian Research …
Macquarie University linguist elected Fellow of Academy of the Social Sciences
21 September 2015
Macquarie’s Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, Katherine Demuth, has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in …
A (re)Generation of young storytellers for nature
11 August 2015
‘The (re)Generation Project’ recently launched a new program that puts power into the hands of young people to (re)generate an …
Sports betting becoming ‘normal’ – potentially leading to peer pressure and risky gambling
8 July 2015
Sports betting is becoming a normal social group practice but could potentially lead to peer pressure and risky gambling behaviour. …
Philosophers to gather at Macquarie
25 June 2015
The Australasian Association of Philosophy is holding its annual conference at Macquarie University, from 5 to 9 July. The conference …
Adolescent emotions expert awarded Australian Laureate Fellowship
24 June 2015
Distinguished Professor Ron Rapee, Director of the Centre for Emotional Health and a member of the Psychology Department at Macquarie …
New study shows how the echo chamber effect amplifies misinformation about HPV vaccines online
11 June 2015
New research into the spread of misinformation on social media shows that 24 per cent of the messages posted on …
International psychologist to join Macquarie University leadership team
5 May 2015
Following an extensive international search, Professor Simon Handley has been appointed to the role of Executive Dean of the Faculty …
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