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Monthly Archives: September 2014

London calling
London-based graduates celebrated 50 years of achievement at a recent Jubilee alumni reception.

Meet our new Research Pro Vice-Chancellors
Join us in congratulating Professor Lesley Hughes and Professor Peter Nelson on their appointments to these newly established roles.

Minister cites two of our best for outstanding learning
Dr Diane Hughes and Dr Jane Messer are recipients of 2014 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

Our stargazers find supermassive black hole
Dr Richard McDermid and Dr Lee Spitler are changing the way we view the stars.
Scheduled IT maintenance: Sunday 21 September, 5.30am to 2pm
Maintenance is being undertaken to improve resilience and reliability of University IT systems and services.

Conception Day information and Carnivale
Find out more about the event, including temporary access changes to roads and buildings on Friday 19 September.

Timeless fun at Open Day
Future students and their families took time out from subject choices and career paths on Saturday for camels, alchemy and time travel!

Research spotlight
Dr Melanie Porter is focused on the little things that make a massive difference.

More momentum for Motor Neurone Disease
The #IceBucketChallenge continues to raise awareness and funds for our MND research.

In the media
TV, radio, print and online – the achievements of our community are recognised across a range of media outlets.

Google scholars shine
Macquarie and Google experts shared the stage last week to debate the future of ‘Big Data’, and one of our students has won a prestigious Google scholarship.